Class of 2025 Recruiting Update (7/5/2024)

Verbals continue to fly in and during the last week or so we saw three top-100 recruits come off the board, plus another interesting prospect. While some attention has been turned to the rising juniors in the Class of 2026, we haven’t seen a big verbal from one of them yet. The actual commitments are coming from the Class of 2025 - for now. Here’s some information about the recent Big Boarders from the Class of 2025 that verballed. #59 Micah Hach: Watertown, South Dakota to South Dakota State The precious few top-100 recruits from the Class of 2025 continue to dwindle as another posted a recent commitment. #59 Micah Hach, who was the fourth-highest uncommitted recruit on the Big Board, announced he will stay close to home and attend South Dakota State. Hach is expected to pull double duty and also compete for the Jackrabbits football program which won the FCS national championship in 2023 and has made the playoffs for the last 11 seasons. Last year, around this time, Hach made the short trip to Fargo and earned Junior All-American honors in both styles at 285 lbs. He was sixth in Greco and fourth in freestyle. This spring, Hach captured an NHSCA Junior National Championship in folkstyle. Despite his national credentials, Hach will be seeking his first South Dakota state title in 2024-25. He was a state runner-up in each of the last two years and third as a freshman. The Jackrabbits finished in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships for a second consecutive year and did not have a heavyweight qualify in either of those seasons. They don’t have a pressing need for a 285 lber with two sophomores on the depth chart and a potential freshman on the way in; however, they will need heavyweight depth if Hach continues to attempt to play both sports. Hach is now the fifth member of the 2025 Big Board to verbal to Damion Hahn’s team. He’s the second top-100 recruit, joining #85 Bas Diaz (IA). For South Dakota State’s current Class of 2025 #121 Brady Collins: Clearfield, Pennsylvania to Brown Don’t look now, but Brown is in the process of putting together a really strong Class of 2025. The Bears 2024 Class was solid as well and a huge upgrade over previous recruiting recruits. The Class of 2025 added a fifth Big Boarder with the commitment of Brady Collins this week. Collins is a two-time Pennsylvania AA state placewinner taking third at 152 lbs this season and fourth at 139 lbs last year. After the state tournament, Collins made the NHSCA Junior finals at 160 lbs. Not only is Collins the fifth Big Boarder for Brown, he’s also the third that hails from Pennsylvania - and fourth total in the class. For a second straight year, Brown is cleaning up in assistant coaches Michael Kemerer and Micky Phillipi’s home state. Collins appears to be a 165 lber at the next level. Currently, that seems to be a weight class in high need for Brown during the 2025-26 campaign. For Brown’s current Class of 2025 #154 Noah Weaver: Rossville, Indiana to Purdue Purdue got their second commitment from a Class of 2025 Big Boarder within the last week-plus. Last week, they received a verbal from Ohio’s #101 Brody Saccoccia - this week it’s Noah Weaver. Weaver is no stranger to the Boilermaker program as he goes to high school less than 30 minutes away from Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. During the 2023-24 season, Weaver went undefeated to capture his first Indiana state championship at 190 lbs. As a sophomore, Weaver made the one-class state tournament but was not able to make the podium. Outside of Indiana, Weaver was third at Junior Folkstyle Nationals earlier this year. Weaver projects as a 197/285 lb prospect for the Boilermakers. Although his Junior folkstyle placement was at 190 lbs, he’s signed up for Fargo at 215 lbs. 285 lbs appears to be a weight that Purdue needs to fill desperately as three of their four big men have junior eligibility. After top-20 recruiting classes in 2021 and 2023, Purdue missed the cut in 2024. With Saccoccia and Weaver already in the mix, Purdue could be back on the way to another ranking in 2025. For Purdue’s current Class of 2025 Seth Digby: Lake Forest, Illinois (Northfield Mt. Herman) to Maryland Maryland received their third verbal from the Class of 2025 as Illinois’ Seth Digby committed to the Terps. Digby is a three-time Illinois 2A state qualifier who broke through and placed for the first time in 2024 when he made the state finals. He went 41-3 on the year. Digby was a senior during the 2023-24 school year but will head to New England power, Northfield Mt. Herman, for a post-grad year. With that experience, Digby might be ready to jump into the Maryland lineup immediately in 2025-26. Maryland has some youth in the 165/174 range, but that mainly consists of recruits from the Class of 2024 - so we’re not sure if they could be considered long-term solutions just yet. The Maryland staff has been all over the recruiting trail - casting a wide net. In the Class of 2025 alone, they have verbal from Digby (Massachusetts via Illinois), and others from California and Colorado. For Maryland’s current Class of 2025

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