Recruiting – New England Football Journal®

20 NEPSAC 2026 Prospects to watch at next week’s showcases

May 7, 2025

The 2026 NEPSAC class will be on full display next week during the annual Connecticut and Massachusetts Showcases days. Several private schools in the area have talented players who are primed to impress the over 100 college coaches who are scheduled to attend the workouts. Here are 20 NEPSAC players to watch for during the two showcase days. 1. Marky Walbridge, OT, 6’6 285, St. Sebastian’s: Walbridge remains uncommitted but…

Brown announces 2029 recruiting class

May 6, 2025

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Brown announced the incoming freshman class on Monday. 23 members make up the Class of 2029. The group features recruits from all over the country including Hawaii. Once again, James Perry and his staff emphasized New England recruiting picking commitments from five New England prospects. The emphasis was on restocking the skill positions on offense and the secondary on defense. The Bears were able to do that adding players who……

Harvard welcomes 31 players to the program as part of the Class of 2029

May 2, 2025

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Harvard announces their 2029 recruiting class on Thursday. The class features 14 players on offense, 13 on defense, and four on special teams. The offensive talent coming in includes one quarterback, two running backs, seven pass catchers, and four offensive linemen. On defense, the coaching staff added five defensive linemen, three linebackers, and five defensive backs alongside one kicker, one punter, and two long snappers as specialists. It is a……

Boston College gets commitment from Arlington OT Brady Bekkenhuis

August 3, 2024

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Boston College remains hot with Massachusetts prospects in the class of 2026, as the Eagles got a commitment Saturday from Arlington offensive tackle Brady Bekkenhuis. Bekkenhuis is 6-foot-6, 295 pounds, and has the frame to play either interior offensive line or offensive tackle at the Power 4 level. He is athletic, and once he gets his hands on you, Bekkenhuis is going to finish that block. He can get it…

Harvard announces its 2028 recruiting class

May 18, 2024

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On Friday, Harvard announced its 2028 incoming recruiting class. It is the first class in 30 years that will not play for former Crimson coach Tim Murphy. First year coach Andrew Aurich and his staff did a great job of keeping the class together, adding 30 new players to the roster. The class features gives 16 offensive players, 12 defensive players and 2 special teamers. The offensive group includes three……

Brown announces in coming recruiting class

May 9, 2024

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On Tuesday, Brown Football announced its incoming recruiting class. 28 new faces will be on campus in August for fall camp. As usual, James Perry and his staff did a terrific job recruiting nationally and bringing in some terrific young men. In a statement released by the University, Perry talked about the class and how excited the staff is to get them on campus. “I am excited to welcome our 28……

Bentley coach Saj Thakkar talks recruiting

March 9, 2024

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Recruiting can be a funny thing sometimes. Colleges tend to fall in love with a player that fits every physical category. Is the player 6-foot-2? Does he weigh 225 pounds? Does he run a 4.4-second 40-yard dash? Those are all valid questions, and at some places, if a player does not fit that bill, he won’t play. And, at the end of the day, there’s nothing wrong with those benchmarks…….

O’Brien needs to build a fence around New England in recruiting

February 19, 2024

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Building a fence around Massachusetts and New England in recruiting has been a priority for Boston College football coaches through the years. Unfortunately, most of them have not be able to do it. Despite having national success in recruiting, Boston College football coaches have struggled to land the top talent in the area through the years. From Tom O’Brien to Jeff Jagozinski to Frank Spaziani to Steve Addazio and Jeff……

Transfer portal hurting high school recruits

January 9, 2024

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The transfer portal has unequivocally changed college football. But what many local coaches are talking about now, is how the portal, which facilitates the transfer of college players to new schools, is now impacting the recruitment of high school players. And, right now, the effects are negative, and hurting that high school player’s prospects, whether it is at the FBS, FCS, Division 2, or Division 3 level. Just quickly, to……

Catholic Memorial offensive tackle Guerby Lambert narrows down college list to Boston College, Harvard, Ohio State and Notre Dame

July 13, 2023

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Guerby Lambert/Twitter Catholic Memorial four star offensive tackle Guerby Lambert has narrowed his list of schools down to four. According to 24/7’s Brian Dohn, that list is Boston College, Harvard, Ohio State and Notre Dame. Lambert has made official visits to all four schools and has a time frame in mind in terms of when he will announcement what school he is committing to. #Harvard joins #OhioState #BostonCollege #NotreDame as…

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