Country Roads Confidential

Marcell Lazard, OL, 6-6, 293, Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield HS

Three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Carter at Bloomfield High … 2012 New Jersey All-State Second Team Offense … 2012 All-Group 5 First Team Offense … helped Bloomfield to a 9-3 overall record and an appearance in the New Jersey state championship game … 2011 All-Group 4 Second Team Offense … two-time All-Essex County First Team Offense … 2010 All-Essex County Third Team Offense … three-star rating by rivals and Scout … position ranking of No. 33 nationally by rivals and No. 42 by Scout … ranked as the No. 3 best offensive lineman in New Jersey and No. 13 best recruit in the state by rivals … ESPN ranks him No. 33 nationally at his position and the No. 15-best prospect in his state … Tom Lemming Top 25 among offensive tackles … New Jersey postseason Top 30 … member of the East’s Top 100 … played in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl, featuring senior standouts from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia … also offered by Boston College, Florida, Maryland, Miami, Ohio State, South Carolina, Michigan and Virginia.