Texas A&M suffers decommitment from 5-star in-state linebacker

Texas A&M suffered a decommitment on Monday from an in-state linebacker who committed to the Aggies on July 30.

Anthony Hill thanked the Texas A&M staff, but wrote on social media that he would re-open his recruitment.

Hill is from Ryan High School in Denton, Texas and listed at 6-2, 225 pounds. On the 247Sports Composite, Hill is rated 5-stars, the No. 1 linebacker and No. 3 Lone Star State recruit in the class of 2023. A 2021 scouting report from 247Sports describes Hill as an “athletic, physical, violent off-ball linebacker who occasionally steps to the line of scrimmage.”

He was the Aggies’ No. 2-rated recruit in the Class of 2023. He has a reported 33 offers including Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas and USC. He was the seventh player in the class that’s now dropped to 11 commitments.

BREAKING: Five-Star LB Anthony Hill Jr. has Decommitted from Texas A&M.

The No. 1 LB in the ‘23 Class had been committed to the Aggies since July.

Hill tells me he plans on taking his recruitment down to signing day.https://t.co/oOIR7fIQUA pic.twitter.com/GlSGZfSuwG

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) November 7, 2022

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.