Came into summer camp szn: North Dakota, Air Force, Navy, Army, South Dakota

Now holds offers from: Minnesota (who he committed to on June 5th)

Summary: The Minnesota Gophers had been in the ear of Chanhassen’s 2024 EDGE Sam Macy Sam Macy 6'5" | 230 lbs | LB Chanhassen | 2024 State MN for a while, and made sure to be transparent that an in-person camp evaluation was going to be key in him potentially earning the in-state B1G offer, and guess what happened? His performance at the Gophers Prospect Camp on June 4th showed the Gophs that Macy was still mobile and had the needed athletic numbers after gaining 25 pounds of good weight between the fall of his junior season and the summer, and his frame still has more room to grow, something that excited the B1G staff as they imagine him in their S&C program. Additionally, Macy is very experienced and goes into his fourth year of varsity action with the MN 5A heavyweight Chan, and possesses a skillset of physicality, closing speed and burst, good pursuit range and speed, and an impressive knack for getting through blocks with force. That experience helps him diagnose and close on the ball quickly, as well as play patiently when needed, and three+ years of varsity action as a standup EDGE/OLB around the LOS has made him very disruptive as both a run and pass defender. Now, he’s a future B1G defender who will rep the hometown team the next 4-5 years. RTB!

Another highly-ranked 2024 prospect, Chanhassen’s 6’5, 205 lb. OLB Sam Macy has been on our radars for a while now and is seeing his hard work begin to pay off this fall as South Dakota offered a FCS scholarship and he visited NDSU, Minnesota, SDSU, and the aforementioned Coyotes this fall. A thunderous hitter as a sophomore, Macy has been a nightmare out on the edge for QBs and RBs and has done a great job of building on his ability to get off blocks. I see his offseason work paying off in that respect, and I love watching him use his hands to violently disengage or attack bigger opponents with his outside shoulder free and still giving himself a chance to make a play on the ball. His closing speed is also great, and Macy got to diversify his portfolio in 2022 by opening some big holes as a TE on offense. He definitely belongs in the Missouri Valley and is working hard to up his game to the FBS and potentially P5 ranks as a prospect.