Fullback Chris Swain was one of the Naval Academy's top recruits in the Class of 2011. The Georgia native was the Macon Touchdown Club Back of the Year as a senior at Mount de Sales Academy and the Navy coaching staff knew he had the size and speed to be something special.
When fullbacks coach Mike Judge called the coaches at the Naval Academy Prep School to check on Swain's progress, he was told in there was another fullback in Newport, Rhode Island, with talent and potential.
"Everybody kind of knew about Chris Swain in that class, but the coaches up at the prep school kept reminding us to not to sleep on Quentin Ezell because he's a competitive kid who would find a way to get the job done," Judge recalled.