Falcons Land Highly Ranked Football Recruit

The news from today is that the Falcons have landed their first very highly ranked recruit in some time, to the extent that you believe anybody's rankings.

His name is Marcus Levy and he is from Ft. Pierce, Florida.  He is a former UC verbal and is the second player the Falcons have picked up since Tuberville came into Cincy and dumped the entire Butch Jones class.

ESPN ranks Levy as a three-star player.  He is the fourth three-star player in our class; the only player that ESPN ranks higher is Michael Rogers, the WR from Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers.

He had Ruggierio and Nick Monroe in his living room yesterday and decided to sign with BG.  He made a comment in the paper in Palm Beach that follows:

"I've been talking to them for a while," Levy said. "I feel like their RB situation gives me an opportunity to come in and play right away. They run a nice offense and they score points and I feel like I can excel in that offense."

I'm going to focus more on the first part of his statement, and not the part where we score points...anyway, I think he is referring to the uncertain Samuel situation.  If Samuel does not return, BG goes from having incredible RB depth to having Jamel Martin coming back from injury, Hopgood and Givens.  So, I suspect that Levy could play right away, just as Samuel did.  Certainly, in the Clawson rotation system, he will get carries, even if Samuel is back.

Levy had closed his recruiting down after committing to UC, and then had an injury during his senior season, according to the paper.  When the coaching change came, he had a hard time generating interest and was frustrated.

He chose BG over FAU, Middle Tennessee State, Temple and USF.

Here's what his coach said:

"It was extremely tough for him," Central coach Josh Shaffer said. "He went from being a highly recruited running back and he thought other (schools) would come in and it didn't happen. There are a lot of good running backs in the state of Florida, it's a numbers game and unfortunately, it happens.

"I told him to, 'Go, be the best you can be and make everyone else regret it in the end."

You know I like numbers....these are pretty good.

Levy led the Cobras with 809 rushing yards, 134 receiving yards and 17 total touchdowns in eight games. He finished his Central career with 2,419 rushing yards and 39 rushing touchdowns and 542 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Levy scored a touchdown in 23 consecutive games, a streak which spanned three seasons.

BG's reported class now has 19 high school players, 1 transfer and 1 JUCO.

Welcome to the Falcons, Marcus.