Morgan State Ranks Among Top in HBCU Recruiting - Morgan State University Athletics

For the seventh time in eight years FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. The rankings are based on the talent that was brought in and research that we did based upon school releases, local newspaper articles, and recruiting boards. This is not an exact science, but an opinion.

When analyzing, researching and trying to break the tie between Alabama State and Tennessee State for the top recruiting class in HBCU Football, it was difficult to pick one over the other. Both filled needs, both have multiple three-star players, etc. It's not a cop out.

T-1. Alabama State
T-1. Tennessee State
3. South Carolina State
4. Morgan State
5. Southern
6. Bethune-Cookman
7. Florida A&M
8. Alcorn State
9. Jackson State
10. Delaware State

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4. Morgan State
Of the 29 Bears signed, only two are from the Washington/Baltimore area. While MSU hasn't recruited the area as well during Hill-Eley's tenure, because of the climate surrounding his “situation”, area recruits went elsewhere. With just two other coaches hitting the road, Hill-Eley pulled 14 players from one of the best high school football states in the country – Texas. Two of those players are offensive linemen and could help the Bears right away in two-star players Brian Williams (Dallas, TX/South Oak Cliff) and Dominique Woods (Dallas, TX/Skyline). Hill-Eley is high on his incumbent quarterback Robert Council who showed promise at times, but at the very least the Bears need depth at the position. The two quarterbacks he brought in are also from Texas including Ricky Fisk (Port Arthur, Texas/ Port Arthur Memorial) who was the Port Arthur News Super Team MVP, threw for 2,025 yards and 20 touchdowns last year and rushed for another 897 yards and 12 touchdowns. He will compete for time at the position but has the opportunity to receive some playing time at receiver. One of the best players in the class for the Bears is running back Orlando Johnson (Memphis, TN/Ridgeway) who rushed for 2,018 yards. The Bears generally have one of the top rushers and this year was no different as Travis Davidson was the MEAC's third leading rusher but will be lost to graduation. As well as the Bears did recruiting on offense, they did equally well on defense signing six two-star players including: defensive backs Darez Diggs (Washington, DC/Friendship), Isaiah Lewis (Cedar Hill, TX/ Cedar Hill), and Jaquatin Victrum (Miami, FL/Northwestern); defensive linemen George Ramos (Lancaster, TX/Lancaster) and JUCO transfer Brad Sanchez (East Los Angeles College); and linebacker Adam Collins (Memphis, TN/Whitehaven).

“Morgan State has been around since 1867,” said MSU head coach Donald Hill-Eley." "Despite what goes on around campus and on campus, it'll still remain for years to come.”

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