UNLV adds Texas linebacker, cornerback to 2021 class
South Grand Prairie (Texas) senior linebacker Marsel McDuffie and Tyler Lee (Texas) senior defensive back Jakelyn Morgan had scholarship offers from Power Five programs.
They committed to UNLV and coach Marcus Arroyo instead.
McDuffie and Morgan announced their commitments Monday via Twitter, becoming the 11th player and 12th players to join the Rebels’ 2021 recruiting class. Their commitments are nonbinding and won’t be official until they sign national letters of intent.
Football players can sign beginning Dec. 16.
🌟The Decision🌟 pic.twitter.com/NJBVKZ50CC
— Marsel McDuffie 2️⃣ (@Marseling3) August 3, 2020
Extremely excited and blessed to announce my committment to further my education and football career at #UNLV...@unlvfootball @coacharroyo @Damon_Magazu @CoachTreW @TylerLeeFB @CoachJoeWillis #REBELVISION21 pic.twitter.com/MgnoChRIP9
— Jakelyn Morgan (@JakelynMorgan) August 3, 2020
McDuffie, listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 218 pounds, is rated the No. 65 inside linebacker in the senior class, according to 247 Sports. He’s a three-star recruit, the No. 1,464 player nationally and had offers from Baylor, Georgia Tech and Kansas.
Mountain West foe Air Force also offered him a scholarship.
Morgan, listed at 6-1 and 175 pounds, is rated the No. 239 cornerback in the class, per 247 Sports, and had a scholarship offer from Arizona. He also had offers from Mountain West programs Hawaii, New Mexico and Utah State.
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