Boston College Football Recruiting: LB Christian Lezzer Sticking With The Eagles

With National Signing Day a little over a week away, college football staffs are scrambling to fill the remaining spots to round out their 2014 recruiting classes. Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood made a late push to flip Boston College linebacker commit Christian Lezzer, offering him an opportunity to win Big Ten championships at Rutgers just 10 days ago. While Lezzer gave Flood's offer some thought, he's decided to stay committed to the Eagles.

"I'm staying with BC because I feel extremely comfortable with the coaching staff, and the current commits," Lezzer said. "I have a great relationship with them. I also believe that there are very few schools in the country that has what BC offers both athletically and academically."

In addition to BC, the 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker from Clearfield (Pa.) Area High claims offers from Arizona, Bucknell, Kent State, Rutgers, Temple and Towson. He's a consensus three-star recruit, ranked as the 28th best prospect out of Pennsylvania by Rivals.

The Eagles' 2014 recruiting class is currently 27 strong and ranked 37th nationally by Rivals.com (8th in the ACC). Five of the 27 recruits enrolled early and will count towards last year's class total which allows the program to go over the 25/year max.

2014 Boston College Football Recruiting Class

1. RB Marcus Outlow (Norwich, CT) - 6-0, 199 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, UCLA

2. WR Isaac Yiadom (Worcester, MA) - 6-1, 170 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Bryant, Connecticut, Holy Cross

3. DE Harold Landry (Fayetteville, NC) - 6-4, 228 lbs., ****
Offers: Boston College, Appalachian State, Auburn, Citadel, Clemson, Duke, East Carolina, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Miami (Florida), Missouri, Mississippi, N.C. State, Ohio State, South Carolina

4. QB Darius Wade (Middletown, DE) - 6-2, 190 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Bucknell, Delaware, Massachusetts, Nebraska, N.C. State, Syracuse, Temple

5. ATH Thaddius Smith (Springfield, PA) - 5-11, 170 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, James Madison, Massachusetts, Rutgers, Temple, Toledo

6. OG Jon Baker (Millis, MA) - 6-3, 305 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Harvard, Holy Cross, Massachusetts, Michigan State, Old Dominion, Ohio, Syracuse, Temple, Yale

7. LB Kevin Cohee (West Roxbury, MA) - 6-3, 240 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Massachusetts

8. LB Christian Lezzer (Clearfield, PA) - 6-0, 215 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Arizona, Bucknell, Kent State, Rutgers, Temple, Towson

9. LB Connor Strachan (Needham, MA) 6-2, 240 lbs., ****
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Virginia, Wake Forest

10. ATH Cameron Seward (Atlanta, GA) - 6-1, 200 lbs, ***
Offers: Boston College, California, Cincinnati, Central Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, N.C. State, West Virginia

11. OT James Hendren (Brookline, MA) - 6-7, 278 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Arkansas, Harvard, Massachusetts, Ohio, Old Dominion, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Yale

12. K Mike Knoll (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - 6-1, 200 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Air Force, Miami (Ohio), Purdue, Toledo

13. TE/DL Joe Vitiello (Somervile, NJ) - 6-5, 255 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Buffalo, Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Florida, Temple, Tulane

14. ATH Kamrin Moore (Arlington, VA) - 6-1, 190 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College

15. WR Troy Flutie (Natick, MA) - 6-0, 180 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College

16. DB Kevin Bletzer (West Roxbury, MA) - 6-1, 195 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College

17. WR Gabriel McClary (Winter Park, FL) - 6-3, 185 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Appalachian State, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina

18. LB Ty Schwab (Merritt Island, FL) - 6-2, 208 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Massachusetts, Tulane, UTEP, Western Michigan

19. OL Sam Schmal (Atlanta, GA) - 6-6, 260 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College

20. TE Tom Sweeney (Ramsey, NJ) - 6-6, 225 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College

21. ATH Richard Wilson (Beverly Hills, MI) - 5-1, 210 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan

22. RB Sherman Alston (Montvale, NJ) - 5-6, 161 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Albany, Bryant, Delaware, New Hampshire

23. CB Allen Dawson (Cheshire, CT) - 6-0, 185 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College

24. RB Jonathan Hilliman (Jersey City, NJ) - 6-1, 210 lbs., ****
Offers: Boston College, Alabama, Arkansas, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Maryland, Miami (Florida), Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, N.C. State, Ohio State, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

25. DE Austin Stevens (Montclair, NJ) - 6-4, 245 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Buffalo, Kansas, Massachusetts, Old Dominion, Rutgers, Stony Brook, Temple

26. S Tre Tarpley (Pittsburgh, PA) - 6-0, 195 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Albany, Bucknell, Colgate, James Madison, Lafayette, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Stony Brook, Temple, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Villanova, VMI, Western Michigan, William & Mary, Wofford, Yale

27. DT Noa Merritt (Sparta, NJ) - 6-1, 255 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan