Class of 2026 - Part IX (the last one)

It's been a good run of daily updates on the Class of 2026, but this is the final one.

I will do more of a "deep dive" into this group, potential positional breakdowns and preseason camp competitions that could arise given these additions, next week.

All told, the Class of 2026 has 36 (my favorite Hobart number) new Statesmen players. Here's the final 33-36 players:

We only have to go back about a month to when we first met Syosset HS (NY) OL Quinn Broggy. He's another solid addition to what's been a very strong, if not banner, OL recruiting class this offseason.

Same for Cardinal Hayes HS (NY) OLB/TE Tafari Johnson. I wrote back him back in April also. He's the second of two CHS recruits (the other being Denzel Silver, who we introduced back in Part IV). I find it interesting that Hobart was able to get multiple commits from the same high schools, showing the strength and ability of the Statesmen program to attract great student athletes.

Up next is yet another recruit from the Garden State, a place the coaches clearly made a focused effort to mine talent from this recruiting season. Cranford HS (NJ) Lukas Ruby is an interesting athlete, and apparently, he also stars on the hardwood because you have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of his Hudl account to get to his football highlights. He helped CHS to an undefeated 9-0 season as a H-back, DE/OLB. I could see him being utilized as a blocking TE for Hobart. Time will tell. 

Last but certainly not least, is Noah Chachere an OLB from Salisbury School (CT). Hobart and Salisbury have a long history given both Bobby Wynne '94 and Bill Warder '96 work and coach there. Salisbury Football HC Chris Phelps is no stranger to D3FB, having previously coached at Saint Lawrence. Interestingly enough, Chachere is actually from New Orleans, LA, having attended Brother Martin HS before taking a PG year at Salisbury. You can check out his highlight reel here. At 6' 0" and 210 lbs., Noah looks like a big and fast (4.6 40-yard dash) addition to the Hobart LB corps. 

There you have it! A solid 36 new Hobart College Statesmen as part of the Class of 2026. I hope you've enjoyed "meeting" these incoming players as much as I have. I am looking forward to following their careers as they progress.

I'll have more on this excellent recruiting class next week. 

Thanks as always for reading the blog and go 'Bart!