Four-Star RB Stacy Gage commits to UCF

Four-star running back Stacy Gage of Tampa (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas announced his commitment to UCF Saturday afternoon.

The 5-foot-11, 205 pounder chose the Knights over Oklahoma, Colorado, Florida, and others.

Stacy Gage’s relationship with the coaching staff and close proximity to family played a huge role in his decision to ultimately commit to UCF.

“My relationship with the staff is amazing,” Gage said. “I feel extremely comfortable around them. I feel as if I can be myself. On the staff I’m closest with coach Kam Martin. Our conversations 9/10 aren’t even about football, they are about life. As far as their plan for me, I’ll be a quick impact guy and we’ll be a run first team.

“I honestly made this decision for my family. I felt like it would be better for me to stay close to home and do my thing.”

The Sunshine State running back joins coach Gus Malzahn and the Knights’ Top 45 class in the 2024 team rankings. He is accompanied by three-star defensive lineman Sincere Edwards, three-star linebacker Sam Robinson, and others.

Gage ranks as the No. 274 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 23 running back and the No. 39 player in the state of Florida.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $86K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.