Archbishop Hoban football trio receives Ohio State, Tennessee offers

AKRON, Ohio – It has been a busy week for the Archbishop Hoban Knights, and especially for one of their junior standouts and two of their sophomore stars.

Junior linebacker Eli Lee and sophomore wide receiver Payton Cook and defensive back Elbert “Rock” Hill IV all received Power 5 offers this past week..

In Hoban's 57-7 win over Walsh Jesuit on Friday, September 29, Lee, regarded as a 3-star prospect by 247Sports.com and the No. 15 player overall in Ohio's junior class, recorded a safety for the Knights in the first quarter to make it 23-0.

The @HobanFootball defense with a safety as @EliLee12 with the tackle.

Hoban leads Walsh Jesuit 23-0 with 453 left 1Q. pic.twitter.com/mzg5C8AgT4
— Ryan (@Isley23) September 29, 2023

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Watching from the home sideline was Ohio State defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Jim Knowles, who then offered Lee earlier this week.

After a great conversation with @CoachJimKnowles and @JLaurinaitis55 I am honored to say I have received an offer from THE Ohio State University!!!! #GoBucks 🌰 @OhioStateFB @HobanFootball @Birm @alexgleitman @Hoban_Strength @showcaseneohsfb #AGTG pic.twitter.com/nmEnCW4ZtO
— Eli Lee (@EliLee12) October 4, 2023

In the win over Walsh, Cook, a wide receiver, threw a touchdown pass to open the scoring when he took a flip from quarterback Tylan Boykin and then hit Jalen Hightower for the score.

. @HobanFootball with the trick play as @Payton2good takes the flip and throws to @JalenHightower1 for a TD.

Hoban leads Walsh Jesuit 7-0 with 1017 left 1Q. pic.twitter.com/YVOlUxvdPs
— Ryan (@Isley23) September 29, 2023

Later in that game, Elbert “Rock” Hill IV took an end around 42 yards for a touchdown.

.@Rockk114 with a 42-yard @HobanFootball TD.

Hoban leads Walsh Jesuit 37-0 with 24 seconds left 1Q. pic.twitter.com/NA4tDW3T3N
— Ryan (@Isley23) September 29, 2023

The duo then both received offers from the University of Tennessee on Friday, October 6.

I’m am blessed to receive an offer from the university of Tennessee 🍊 pic.twitter.com/I0w8r4plty
— Payton Cook (@Payton2good_) October 6, 2023

Blessed to receive an offer from Tennessee @Vol_Football @HobanFootball @Hoban_Strength pic.twitter.com/nxFz5fVGCF
— Elbert Hill (@Rockk114) October 6, 2023

There is already a connection from Rocky Top to Akron, as senior Hoban offensive lineman William Satterwhite is committed to Tennessee.

-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh

(Feature photo: Archbishop Hoban wide receiver Payton Cook (No. 0) and quarterback Tylan Boykin celebrate a play against Akron East on September 9, 2023. Photo credit: Jeff Harwell)