AJ Newberry, RB recruit out of Texas, flips commitment from Pac-12 to SEC
By Keith Farner
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AJ Newberry was committed to Colorado since April, but recently decommitted from the Buffaloes amid the coaching change and hire of Deion Sanders.
Newberry, a 3-star running back recruit out of Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie), committed to Vanderbilt on Tuesday. He has a reported 15 offers, including Cal, Nebraska, Georgia Tech and Indiana. He visited Vanderbilt last week, and was recruited by Norval McKenzie. Newberry is listed at 6-foot and 200 pounds, and ranked the No. 75 running back in the Class of 2023, according to the 247Sports Composite.
“It’s been quite the process and journey and I’m forever grateful for it all,” he wrote on social media after a post on Monday announcing his decommitment from Colorado.
He’s the 18th commitment for Vanderbilt’s Class of 2023
It’s been quite the process and journey and I’m forever grateful for it all ?? #Committed @VandyFootball pic.twitter.com/1t2ZgvBg5v
— Aj Newberry (@AjNewberry5) December 7, 2022
— Aj Newberry (@AjNewberry5) December 6, 2022
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A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
