HS Recruiting News

[AtownPoke]

Can someone give us a rundown of the new signees?

Matscouts Big Board

#19 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ) - Previous #23 - projected 197. '26 Super32 winner and '25 U17 world bronze

#26 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - Previous #16 - projected 125. 3Xer and '25 Super32 runner up.

#35 Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA) - Previous #19 - projected 165. '26 WNO (lost 2-1 to Crosson)

#39 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT) - Previous #28 - projected 197/HWT. 3Xer who was a '26 S32 runner up.

#79 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Previous #111 - projected 157. 3Xer who took 7th at S32. Nebraska was hard after him when we got him to flip from SDSU

Flo' Big Board

#21 Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA) - Previous #17

#25 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - Previous #10

#32 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ) - Previous # 43

#39 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT) - Previous #31

#79 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)

 

[AtownPoke]

Chase and I have had this convo quite a few times this offseason and we waffle back and forth a bit on the ceiling of this class overall. There are some very very talented and successful wrestler in this class, but with our current roster numbers and the success of so many Fr and Sophomores, I think it’s safe to say the overall goal of this class was to provide solid provide depth competition. Now the caveat to that seems to be that DT has a very good eye and many of these kids have outperformed their early rankings and overall recruiting profiles. There may not be a Jax or Dre in this class but I think we may have a much different view on a few of these kids, once we get alittle further down the road.

 

[Corby2]

Chase and I have had this convo quite a few times this offseason and we waffle back and forth a bit on the ceiling of this class overall. There are some very very talented and successful wrestler in this class, but with our current roster numbers and the success of so many Fr and Sophomores, I think it’s safe to say the overall goal of this class was to provide solid provide depth competition. Now the caveat to that seems to be that DT has a very good eye and many of these kids have outperformed their early rankings and overall recruiting profiles. There may not be a Jax or Dre in this class but I think we may have a much different view on a few of these kids, once we get alittle further down the road.

Zinkin is the guy ahead of villasenor for 4 years

Vega/ Landon the guys for 3 years ahead of Lohr

Landon / Dee are the guys ahead of Romero for 3 years

White is the guy for 4 years ahead of Hodgins if he's 184

Merrill is the guy for 2 years ahead of Holman or Hodgins

So this class will add depth but they will probably struggle to see the line up for years without injuries