{"id":918144,"date":"2026-06-13T22:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/918144\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T22:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:36:15","slug":"arizona-wildcats-football-flips-3-star-lb-rome-ewell-from-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/918144\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Wildcats football flips 3-star LB Rome Ewell from Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Brent Brennan and the Arizona Wildcats continue to strike heavy into Texas this recruiting cycle. Earlier on Saturday, they received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdesertswarm.com\/football\/80582\/arizona-wildcats-football-recruiting-curtis-zeno-commitment-texas-running-back-2027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">commitment of Katy (TX) Paetow RB Curtis Zeno Jr.<\/a> A couple hours later, more good news came out of the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\"><a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/rome-ewell-46157683\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rome Ewell<\/a>, a 3-star linebacker from the northeast Dallas-Fort Worth area, announced his decision to flip his commitment from the Houston Cougars to the Wildcats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ewell, who\u2019s from Springtown (TX) High School, is a productive 6-foot-2, 220 pound backer how committed to Houston at the beginning of June after taking his official visit to the school. Ewell flipped his commitment after he took an official visit to Tucson last weekend. He has played 2 seasons of varsity football at Springtown, totaling 24 games. Last year as a junior, Ewell racked up 148 tackles, 13 for a loss, 4 sacks and a fumble recovery. As a sophomore, he tallied 65 tackles, 4 TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Of note, Ewell also competes in track and field in the 100 meter, 200 meter and long jump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ewell has 22 reported offers in his recruitment. He chose Arizona over Arizona State, Boston College, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, Memphis, Michigan State, Texas State and Wisconsin to name a few.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He is rated as a 3-star by 247Sports in both of its ranking systems. Internally, 247 has Ewell as the No. 95 LB and the No. 148 player in Texas. Ewell checks in as the No. 1,051 player nationally, the No. 92 LB and the 138th best player in Texas in the Composite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ewell is the eighth player from Texas in the 2027 class out of 11 total commitments and is the second linebacker, joining 3-star <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/davon-smith-46148331\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Davon Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">You can view his junior season highlights below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brent Brennan and the Arizona Wildcats continue to strike heavy into Texas this recruiting cycle. 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