Falcons Add Florida Transfer for Football

BG football landed a high-profile portal transfer...TE Arlis Boardhingham.

Arlis Boardingham is coming to BG from Florida.  Out of HS, he was highly recruited.

• Ranked a four-star prospect and No. 30 overall in the state of California by 247Sports.
• The No. 20 athlete in the Class of 2022 according to 247Sports.
• Recorded 43 receptions for 836 yards, 23 total touchdowns and 67 tackles his senior year.
• Helped high school reach the 2021 CIF Division 3-A Championship..
• Named the 2021 High School Football Back of the Year by the Los Angeles Times.
• Chose Florida over Oregon, USC and Texas, 15 P5 offers in total.

So he went to Florida and red-shirted.  And then his r-FR year was pretty good.  Finished with 26 catches for 289 yards and four touchdowns. He received some honors...FWAA Freshman All-American (2023), and was CFN Freshman All-American Honorable Mention (2023).

For his sophomore year, he played in the first 11 games while making two starts, finishing with 18 receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns on the season.

Into the portal he went.  This is an important player for BG to add.  Our staff has coached two NFL TEs and I think has a pretty good story to tell.  Alex Bayer's a good coach, I believe.  My guess is he sees an opportunity.

BG will need offensive playmakers and he has the potential to be an immediate focus of the offense.

Welcome to the Falcons, Arlis.