Statesmen Captains Named for the 2024 Season

Hobart College Football HC Kevin DeWall '00 took to Twitter (or X) to announce the Statesmen captains for the 2024 season.

They are, pictured below from left-to-right, SR QB Johnny Columbi, SR LB Cashon Young, SR OL Ethan Kowalski, SR OLB Jamien Bliss, and SR LB Anthony Romano. 

Congratulations to these student athletes and team leaders!

Thanks as always for reading and go 'Bart! 

Welcoming the Class of 2028 - Part IX

Today we move up to 45 new recruits which is exciting, as it hasn't happened for quite some time now. 

Up first is a new Statesmen that attended my old team and roommate's alma mater, Westhill HS (NY). DE/TE Trey Dillabough is a big (6' 3" and 240 lbs.) pass rusher based on his highlight reel.

Out of the Brooks School (MA), Gabriel Nwobi is a tall (6' 3"), rangy DB who has sound technique and an eye for the football. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Another future Statesmen from nearby Irondequoit HS (NY) is Vincent Jiang, an OL/DL prospect, standing 6' 1" and 230 lbs. He looks like a sound blocker and run stuffer at the LOS. You can check out his highlight reel here.

After a lot of new faces, here's a familiar one hailing from Webster Thomas HS (NY). We met TE/DE Sean Meyers back in early March of this year.

Last but not least is a veritable "Swiss army knife" of an athlete in The Haverford School's (PA) RB/PK/LB Matt Brosko. He gained over 3,100 yards and scored 33 TDs in his 28-game varsity career. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Will we get to 50? That's a great question to have to ponder as we wait for another day of future Hobart College Statesmen commitment announcements. 

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!

Welcoming the Class of 2028 - Part VIII

Now this is getting the exciting with an incoming class of at least 40 new Hobart College Statesmen! I'll have to go back, but I'm pretty certain this is the largest recruiting class under HC Kevin DeWall '00 to date. 

Let's meet the next group:

Starting us off today is Irondequoit HS (NY) WR/DB Jordan Nolan. What he lacks in size (5' 7" 170 lbs.) he makes up in strength and speed, boasting a sub-4.4 40-yard dash number in his Hudl profile. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

Another nice get from a strong program, Boys Latin School (MD), FS/DB Tyrell Moore is an athletic student athlete with good field vision and play making ability. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Next is Haldane HS (NY) QB/DB Ryan Van Tassel. Time will tell if he'll end up in the QB group or in the secondary, but Ryan had a lot of success his SR season, passing for almost 600 yards and throwing seven passing TDs. He added another 600+ yards of rushing and nine TDs on the ground. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Somerville HS (NJ) OL/DL Braeden Kaye is likely going to end up on the defensive side of the ball. Standing 6' 2" and weighing 225 lbs., Braeden has quick feet and gets to the ball with the speed of a LB. We met him back in March.

A candidate for "best name", Cardinal Hayes HS (NY)'s DB Corey Rock will be the latest Hobart College Statesmen on the team from CHHS (Abdoulaye Diallo '24 and rising JR DL Denzel Silver being the others). You can check out his highlight reel here.

That's 40 so far. Will see if there any more recruits to talk about tomorrow.

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart! 

Welcoming the Class of 2028 - Part VII

Now comes the "fun part" for me, as most of these new Hobart College Statesmen going forward are new players I haven't seen before on Twitter or otherwise. 

Starting us off today is Pioneer HS (NY) FS/WR Dalton Giboo. Unfortunately the only highlights I could find of him were from basketball, so he's clearly a strong multi-sport athlete. 

Not sure if Gonzaga College HS QB Aidan Conrath is the future leader of the Hobart offense, but he looked impressive when we first met him back in February. 

Whomever ends up the starting QB for the Class of 2028, there's a chance they will be getting the ball from St. Luke's School (CT) C Mark Dodaj. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

From Fort Lee HS (NJ), another new name is LB Kendry Peralta. He looks like a sound tackler with good field vision and closing speed. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

Out of McQuaid Jesuit HS (NY) is RB John Harding. He racked up almost 1,800 yards of offense his senior season and scored 23 TDs! You can check out his highlight reel here. 

That's it for this group. Will we get to 40+ new Statesmen? Time will tell.

Thanks as always for reading and go 'Bart! 

Welcoming the Class of 2028 - Part VI

This next group takes us to 30 new Hobart College Football Statesmen.

Starting us of is a recruit I swear I've seen already, but I don't have a post on him, so maybe not. Sayville HS WR/DB Luke Hansen looks like a strong add to either the offense or defense. You can check out his highlight reel here.

Up next is a nice get from Deerfield Academy (MA), a school that Hobart doesn't get many students out of in recent years. We met Xavier back in February.

Another new recruit for the OL/DL is Emerson-Cresskill HS (NJ) Zack Adams. With imposing size (6' 5" and 280 lbs.), Zack is a nice get for Hobart. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

Tanner Bracchy is the second half of the "Dynamic Duo" Hobart recruited out of Delaware Academy HS (NY). 

Last but certainly not least, is Skyler Simon out of St. Paul's School in MD. Hobart usually doesn't get too many commits from the DMV, so this is a nice get for the Statesmen. Skyler looks like a potential KR, DB or WR based on his speed and ability to allude tacklers. You can see his highlight reel herehis highlight reel here. 

That's it for this latest group. More to come this week.

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart! 

Welcoming the Class of 2028 - Part V

Let's keep it going with the next group from the Class of 2028.

We start off with a brand-new recruit out of the Hill School (PA). A WR/SS in HS, Tristan Reynolds is a strong student (3.9 GPA) who has good size (5' 11" and 190 lbs.) and speed (4.5 forty-yard dash). You can check out his highlight film here. 

Fairport HS two-sport athlete Jackson Rucker committed to play football and baseball at Hobart. We met him back in February. 

Another new recruit from my home state of Florida is Braedon Serna of Cardinal Gibbons HS (Fort Lauderdale area). Braedon is a big and strong LB (6' 2" and 215 lbs) and hard to stop when he blitzes the QB. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

From nearby (Syracuse area), Christian Brothers Academy's WR/FS Jason Brunson is another new recruit we haven't seen before. You can check out his highlight reel here. He looks like a good get for Hobart as a deep safety. 

Getting us up to 25 is another new recruit, Matthew Huliev from DePaul Catholic HS (NJ). He looks like another strong LB that'll fit well into Hobart's defensive system. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

That's it for today. Congratulations to the Class of 2024, who graduated today up in Geneva. May you all lead lives of consequence in your chosen life's pursuits!

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!

Welcoming the Class of 2028 - Part IV

We keep it going with this next extended group of future Hobart College Statesmen.

Up first is Germantown Academy's (PA) Anthony Lara. We met Anthony at the end of March. 

From nearby Jamesville-Dewitt HS is a recruit I haven't seen before, OL Hayden Fleet (great name btw). Hayden seems to be an athletic big guy, able to pull at the LOS and pave the way for his backfield. You can check out his highlights here. 

Tabor Academy's (MA) Perry Goodridge was the second Hobart recruit I reported on back in January. 

Up next is Bernards HS (NJ) DB Jaden Phillips. We met Jaden back in early March. 

The first of two Delaware Academy HS commits, we met Angelo Krzyston back in February.

So that's 20 new Statesmen as of today, with more to come.

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!