Coach DeWall Announces Class of 2023 - Part One

The Hobart College Statesmen's latest incoming recruiting class has been released by the coaching staff over the past couple of days via social media. So far 16 FY student athletes have been announced with about another 10-14 or so on the way, based on a recent conversation I had with Coach DeWall '00.

11 of these 16 players are ones I had previously blogged about over the past couple of months, so you can scroll down to find out more information on these future Statesmen if you're interested.

They are, in alphabetical order:

Please join me in again welcoming these new Statesmen student athletes to the Hobart Football family! I'll have more on the handful of commits I wasn't able to previously track down in the next post and more to come as more incoming FY are announced through the end of this week (and into next).

Thanks again for reading and go 'Bart!

Statesmen Name Captains for 2019 Campaign

Rising SR RB Brian Haeffner and SR OLB/DB Jayson Prince have been named captains for the Hobart College Statesmen for the 2019 season.

This is the second season Prince has assumed a leadership role for the team. Prince has tallied 88 tackles in his career including five sacks, 5.5 TFL, five forced fumbles and one FR for a TD in 29 career games.

Haeffner has rushed for 647 yards and eight TDs over his 29 game Statesmen career. After two seasons of relatively modest stats and some special teams play, Haeffner had breakthrough performances last season against Shenandoah (nine carries for 55 yards and two TDs), Rochester (nine carries for 81 yards and one TD) and SLU (28 carries for 200 yards and three TDs) in the season finale.

Please join me in congratulating these Statesmen leaders!

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!

Governor's Cremers Selects Statesmen

Governor Academy (Newbury, MA) SR OL/DL Jos Cremers announced on twitter earlier today that he's decided to attend and play football at Hobart College. He stated:

Standing 6'5" and weighing 300 lbs., Jos held down the LT role at GA and excelled as an interior DL given his footwork and strength. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Please join me in welcoming the Cremers family to the Hobart Football one! Thanks as always for reading and go 'Bart (and beat Cuse!).

From Deep in the Heart of Texas - Roberts Decides on Statesmen

Rick Reedy HS (Frisco, TX) SR QB Peyton Roberts announced on his twitter feed today that he's decided to attend Hobart College. He stated:

Roberts comes from the 5A D2 level of Texas HSFB, which is pretty significant. His highlight reel shows the 6'1" 205 lbs QB can throw and run the ball effectively. RRHS ran a pro style offense, and it appears had elements of the popular RPO as well. He also played TE and punted during his HS career. Based on his profile, it appears as though he probably got on the coaches' radar as a participant in the Western NY QB Academy, outside of Buffalo.

Peyton will be the first Statesmen football player from the Lone Star state since Rio Schmidt '18 (I'm struggling to remember others, so drop a reminder in the comments if you do), and the only current player on the roster from Texas.

Please join me in welcoming Peyton and the Roberts family to the Hobart Statesmen one!

Thanks again for reading and go 'Bart!

Norwich's Walsh To Attend Hobart

Norwich HS SR RB/LB Drew Walsh declared from his twitter feed yesterday that he plans to attend Hobart College. While his SR year was cut short due to injury, Walsh did score 12 TDs for the Purple Tornado en route to rushing for 782 yards. He added 37 tackles, including three sacks, on defense.

My Hobart friend Matt Smith '94, who also grew up in Norwich, reports (via his dad) that Drew is "not only a good [football] player, but a good kid" to boot. With a 3.9 GPA and National Honor Society recognition, it sounds like the Statesmen are getting a great student athlete, to say the least.

You can see Walsh's highlight reel here.

A multiple sport athlete, Drew also starred on the hardwood for the Purple Tornado. As an aside, the NHS mascot apparently comes from the Binghamton Press saying Norwich "played so hard it seemed the team was whipped by a purple tornado" circa the 1930s (not unlike how the Statesmen gained their moniker).

As everyone knows, I'm partial to the #36, so I am happy to welcome the Walsh family to the Hobart one. Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!

"The Juice" Will Be Loose in Geneva - Denham Picks the Statesmen

Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, NY) SR RB/CB Tim Denham announced on his twitter feed yesterday that he will be attending and playing football for Hobart College this fall. Denham said:

Denham is a fast and powerful runner (at 5' 11" and 195 lbs he has some size to ward off tacklers on contact, if they can catch) and strong cover corner that lowers the boom on would be ball carriers. You can check out his highlight reel here. In spite of the outstanding offensive tape, Denham was recruited by Coach Hadley so I could see him end up on defense.

Please join me in welcoming "the Juice" and the extended Denham family to the Statesmen one!

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!

Cardinal Hayes Cornerback Abdoulaye Diallo Selects Statesmen

Cardinal Hayes HS (Bronx, NY) SR CB Abdoulaye Diallo announced earlier today via twitter that he was "committed [to] continuing [his] academics and athletics at Hobart and William Smith".

Based on his highlight film Diallo is a strong cover corner with excellent field vision who accelerates to the ball. A sound tackler, Diallo has a knack for causing turnovers too.

Diallo (5'10" 170 lbs) seems to play bigger than he actually is and he should fit in well with the mold of DBs that Coach Hadley has worked with.

Please join me in welcoming Abdoulaye and the Diallo family to the Statesmen Football one!

Thanks again for reading and go 'Bart!