{"id":326699,"date":"2026-06-07T16:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/326699\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:27:23","slug":"2028-5-star-dl-will-definitely-be-back-after-visiting-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/326699\/","title":{"rendered":"2028 5-star DL will &#8216;definitely be back&#8217; after visiting Texas A&#038;M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, <a href=\"http:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Texas A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> hosted several priority prospects in the No. 1-ranked 2027 recruiting class, which included five-star cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/texas-m-team-beat-2027-100507415.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joshua Dobson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joshua Dobson&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Dobson<\/a>, four-star defensive lineman, and Houston commit Raiden Cook, three-star wide receiver Demani Warren, three-star DL <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/rising-2027-3-star-dl-103031653.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Segun Alexander;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Segun Alexander&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Segun Alexander<\/a>, and four-star running back and Texas Tech commit, SaRod Baker.<\/p>\n<p>Every player listed, outside of Cook and Baker, has received predictions to land with Texas A&amp;M, while coach Mike Elko and his staff also hosted several 2028 prospects, including the No. 1-ranked defensive lineman in the cycle, five-star Kellan Hall, who made his second trip to College Station for an unofficial visit.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>A versatile trench player with experience at right tackle, Hall is an absolute nightmare off the edge, possessing elite athleticism and the physical tools to play guard or full-time on the defensive line at the next level, but according to most recruiting analysts, defense is where his future lies.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with On3 recruiting expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/news\/texas-am-in-middle-of-another-5-star-recruiting-weekend-also-host-and-impress-elite-2028s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steve Wiltfong;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steve Wiltfong&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steve Wiltfong<\/a>, Hall raved about his visit, especially his experience at the A&amp;M camp, where he was able to work with new defensive line coach Elijah Robinson and several other rising juniors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on campus for a few days, so really got the chance to talk to quite a few players and other recruits. However, the highlight was the camp and working with Coach E. Rob, Coach Tony, and Coach Malik. I really like how they are intentional about giving guys work during practice and every player has a coach working with them. I saw this during camp and at practice the day I arrived.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hall also confirmed that he will &#8220;definitely be back&#8221; for a game during the 2026 season, which could come as early as the Aggies&#8217; season-opener vs. Missouri State, or, in Week 2, when Arizona State makes its way to College Station in <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/teams\/idaho\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:program history;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;program history&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">program history<\/a> after both teams faced off in a neutral designation back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aggieswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AggiesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@AggiesWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X\u00a0(formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&amp;M news, notes and opinions.\u00a0Follow Cameron on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CameronOhnysty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@CameronOhnysty;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@CameronOhnysty&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@CameronOhnysty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/recruiting\/2026\/06\/07\/2028-5-star-dl-kellan-hall-discusses-great-visit-to-texas-aggies-football-recruiting\/90442758007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2028 5-star DL Kellan Hall discusses &#039;great!&#039; visit to Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2028 5-star DL Kellan Hall discusses &#039;great!&#039; visit to Texas A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2028 5-star DL Kellan Hall discusses &#8216;great!&#8217; visit to Texas A&amp;M<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This weekend, Texas A&amp;M hosted several priority prospects in the No. 1-ranked 2027 recruiting class, which included five-star&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[79379,44596,20488,116811,116810,116807,32869,116808,27,3042,29,28,1769,116809],"class_list":["post-326699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-defensive-line","tag-defensive-line-coach","tag-defensive-lineman","tag-demani-warren","tag-joshua-dobson","tag-kellan-hall","tag-program-history","tag-raiden-cook","tag-texas","tag-texas-am","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-texas-tech","tag-unofficial-visit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}