'23 OL Joe Crocker Signs with Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program isn't expected to have a lot going on during the traditional signing day, but they were able to officially welcome their lone unsigned Class of 2023 prospect.
Three days removed from giving his verbal pledge to the Cardinals, Nashville (Tenn.) Franklin Road Academy offensive tackle Joe Crocker has signed his National Letter of Intent to play for first year head coach Jeff Brohm and the Cards.
Crocker had previously been a longtime commitment to Mississippi State, originally committing to the Bulldogs last June before re-opening his recruitment this past December following the passing of head coach Mike Leach. Crocker took an official visit to Louisville this past weekend.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound lineman is ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the state of Tennessee, the No. 44 offensive tackle in the class and the No. 643 prospect in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite.
Related: Highlights & Evaluation: Louisville OL Commit Joe Crocker
Spending the majority of his time at right tackle, Crocker helped Franklin Road Academy rush for 1,178 yards for the season on just 135 attempts, which comes out to 8.7 yards per carry. The Panthers went 10-2 during Crocker's senior season, including a berth in Division II Class 2A quarterfinals.
Louisville has now signed every one of their 14 verbal commitments in the Class of 2023, with seven of them already enrolled. It ranks as high as the No. 31 recruiting class in the cycle, according to 247Sports.
(Photo of Joe Crocker via The Tennessean)
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