Stanford gets OG Herbig Back and Adds CB Obi Eboh to 2016 Class

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

Stanford’s 2016 recruiting class has seen more deflections than in recent years but the staff has done a great job of filling gaps almost as immediate as the loss. On Thursday, the Cardinal added two more to the haul landing Texas 3-star cornerback Obi Eboh and bringing back 3-star Hawaii offensive lineman Nate Herbig.

Herbig (6-3, 320) committed to Stanford on June 25 but opened his recruiting back up on Christmas, not a gift wanted for the Cardinal coaching staff. The St. Louis High School (Honolulu) star had double-digit offers getting pitches from Washington, Cal, Arizona State, Hawaii, San Diego State, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, and Washington State among others. In the end, Herbig took his official to Palo Alto on Jan. 22 recommitting on Jan. 28 after taking a reported official to Cal.

Eboh’s 3-star ranking does not do him justice after the high level of Power 5 Conference teams in pursuit of his services throughout his senior season. The Southlake High School talent had over 30 scholarship offers which kept coming in despite a Sept. 5 commitment to the Texas Longhorns.

An offer came from Stanford on Jan. 9 followed by an official visit on Jan. 15 which brought a decommitment on Jan. 23 from Texas. Eboh was a three-year player for Southlake jumping on the scene as a junior with 56 tackles, 11 pass breakups, and five tackles for a loss. The Dragons went 9-3 in 2015 with Eboh coming up with 31 stops, 16 pass breakups, one fumble recovery, and one tackle for a loss.

Teams offering Eboh included Arkansas, Iowa, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Duke, Cal, Arizona State, Washington, Pitt, and Ohio State. He had reported unofficial visits to Texas and Oklahoma but his only official was to Stanford.

The Cardinal now has 21 verbal commitments ahead of National Signing Day on Feb. 3.

2016 Stanford Commitment List (21)

QB K.J. Costello, 6’4”, 218 lbs, Santa Margarita Catholic, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

RB Trevor Speights, 5’10”, 200 lbs, Memorial HS, McAllen, TX

TE Scotter Harrington, 6’5”, 235 lbs, Greenwich HS, Greenwich, CT

TE Loa Kaufusi, 6’4”, 205 lbs, East HS, Salt Lake City, UT

TE Kaden Smith, 6’5”, 233 lbs, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX

WR Simi Fehoko, 6’3”, 195 lbs, Brighton HS, Salt Lake City, UT

WR Paxton Segina, 6’4”, 200 lbs, Vandegrift HS, Austin, TX

OT Henry Hattis, 6’6”, 265 lbs, Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho, NM

OG Nate Herbig, 6’4”, 320 lbs, St. Louis HS, Honolulu, HI

OT Clark Yarbrough, 6’6”, 270 lbs, Woodberry Forest, Woodberry Forest, VA

CB Treyjohn Butler, 5’11”, 190 lbs, Etiwanda HS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

CB Obi Eboh, 6’2”, 190 lbs, Southlake HS, Southlake, TX

SS Malik Antoine, 5’11”, 185 lbs, Univ. Lab HS, Baton Rouge, LA

DT Bo Peek, 6’3”, 290 lbs, Berkeley Prep, Tampa, FL

DT Jovan Swann, 6’3”, 265 lbs, Center Grove HS, Greenwood, IN

DT Michael Williams, 6’2”, 300 lbs, All Saints Episcopal, Fort Worth, TX

DE Thomas Schaffer, 6’7”, 260 lbs, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL

LB/RB Bailey McElwain, 6’0”, 227 lbs, Hewitt Trussville HS, Trussville, AL

LB Curtis Robinson, 6’3”, 205 lbs, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, CA

P/K Jet Toner, 6’3”, 185 lbs, Punahou High School, Honolulu, HI

LS Richard McNitzky, 6’0”, 210 lbs, MacArthur HS, San Antonio, TX

 

Photo credit: scout.com; No. 25 Obi Eboh.