Ohio State Lands Extremely Early Commitment From Playmaker

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dave Holcomb | Last updated Jun 14, 2025 2:10 PM ET

It's too early for recruiting websites to have ranked the top players in the 2028 class. But that didn't stop the Ohio State Buckeyes from landing a running back for that cycle.

Buckeye Huddle's Marc Givler reported Friday that 2028 running back Elijah Hall committed to Ohio State.

"The 6-foot, 200-pound prospect was one of the stars of this week’s round of one-day camps at Ohio State and Hall wasted little time in picking the Buckeyes coming out of his visit," wrote Givler.

"Hall chose the Buckeyes over early offers from Florida State, Miami (FL), and others."

According to 247Sports, Hall is just the second 2028 prospect to give a college football program a verbal commitment.

The first 2028 commit was Massachusetts quarterback Ramar Thomas. In January, the signal-caller committed to the Boston College Eagles.

Neither prospect has a star rating. 247Sports' ranking system currently only extends through 2027.

BOOM! Ohio State has landed its first pledge of the 2028 class: RB Elijah Newman-Hall has committed to the Buckeyes.

Talented back from Tampa, Florida, camped in Columbus this week...

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— Spencer Holbrook (@SpencerHolbrook) June 13, 2025

On3's Mick Walker, who attended the Buckeyes' summer camp, called Hall the "most physically imposing running back" Ohio State hosted this past week.

"He is an incredibly well built for a soon-to-be high school sophomore. He also looked good going through drills but still received plenty of feedback from the aforementioned Locklyn about what to work on. In short, the 6-foot, 200-pound Hall is someone Buckeye fans should familiarize themselves with in 2028," wrote Walker.

Hall's commitment comes as the Buckeyes are still trying to land an elite running back in the 2026 class.

Ohio State landed a verbal commitment from running back Favour Akih in the 2026 class on June 8. Akih is a four-star prospect on the 247Sports composite rankings.

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