Ohio State football lands first pledge in 2028 class with running back Elijah Newman-Hall
Elijah Newman-Hall, a running back from Tampa, Florida, made a verbal commitment to Ohio State on June 13.
Newman-Hall is the first piece in the Buckeyes' recruiting class for 2028, a group that includes rising high school sophomores. He announced his pledge days after visiting Ohio State for a camp.
Dec 29, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; The helmet of Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Devin Brown (33) sits on the sideline prior to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against the Missouri Tigers at AT&T Stadium.
Debuting as a freshman on the varsity team at Blake High School last fall, he ran for 829 yards and eight touchdowns, according to statistics on MaxPreps.
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He does not have a star rating as the major recruiting services have not released their rankings for the class of 2028.
Fifteen of the 18 high school players who are committed to Ohio State are rising seniors as part of the class of 2026 and eligible to sign scholarship agreements as soon as December.
The two commitments in the 2027 class are Jamier Brown, a five-star wide receiver from Dayton, and Brady Edmonds, a four-star quarterback from Southern California.
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com and follow along on Bluesky, Instagram and X for more.
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