Coach DeWall Begins Introducing the Statesmen Class of 2029

Hobart Football HC Kevin DeWall '00 has took to twitter/X this week to begin the announcements of the official enrollment / commitment of these new Statesmen student athletes. This is a couple of days' worth of new recruit news, and so I expect it to continue throughout the week and into the weekend. 

This new announcement template features former captain Anthony Romano '25. It's also noticeable that the new players names and schools are mentioned but their recruited and/or potential position is not, so I will be making some assumptions below regarding that based on their highlight/Hudl profiles.

Ok, let's get started with Sean Landry out of LSHS just outside of Boston. Hobart has had a lot of success recruiting student athletes for a variety of sports from this school. Based on his highlight reel Sean played QB and LB at LS. With good size (6' 3", 210 lbs.), speed and strength, he looks like a versatile athlete Hobart can deploy as needed. 

The Pingry School's (NJ) Jack Moye is up next. A 6'0, 175 lbs. WR/CB, Jack appears to be an inside receiver who has good hands and runs strong routes. You can see his highlight reel here. 

Up next is The Hill School's (PA) Jason Micklei. A big DL/OL prospect, Jason could be utilized in Hobart's NG role on the defense or protecting Statesmen QBs. Standing 6' 3" 330 lbs., he has the size to handle college level opposition. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

From nearby Syracuse, Christian Brothers Academy's Amir Butler will join two former HS teammates (SR DB Alex Smith and SO DB Jay Brunson, Jr.) on the Hobart roster. We first met Amir back in February. Butler played MLB for CBA, one of the better HS programs in Central NY. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

Continuing the run on LBs is Ward Mellville HS (NY) OLB Joe Massaro. Based on his highlight reel, he has a good first step, speed and technique as a tackler. Apparently, he is a punter also, so maybe he gets some reps there on the JV squad this season.

Shipping out of Boston College HS (MA) is Sirewl Cox. A versatile player who can be a 1:1 cover CB. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Up next is Centereach HS (NY) Aidan Katz. He looks like a potential rush DE/OLB prospect. Standing 6'2", 235 lbs. Aidan seems to have good pass rush skills based on his highlight reel. 

We met The Hun School's JP Gottschall back in February as one of the very first commitments to the Class of 2029. Another NJ prospect, he looks like a strong OL prospect for Hobart. 

That's it for today. I'll provide more updates as Coach DeWall makes them.

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!