ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia football commit Marcellus Young Casario, an 18-year-old defensive lineman, died Friday after a sudden medical emergency, his school announced.

Casario was a senior and boarding student at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in northeast Georgia. He planned to graduate in December and enroll at the University of Georgia in January, the school said.

The school said Casario had a medical emergency Friday morning and was taken to a hospital by local emergency personnel. No further details have been released.

A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Casario came to Rabun Gap as a junior. The school described him as a leader, a loyal friend and a standout student-athlete.

Casario committed to Georgia on June 15. ESPN ranked him as the nation’s No. 49 defensive end and a three-star recruit.

“He was everything a coach wants in a player,” Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White said. “Mar truly embodied our mission to ‘love one another.’ He was known for his relentless dedication, and his journey as a student-athlete was marked by hard work and a true brotherhood with his teammates.”

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