Louisville received its 12th commitment for the 2016 class today when Malik Staples of Peachtree Ridge HS (Suwanee, GA) pledged to Bobby Petrino and staff. Staples recently attended a camp at Louisville and had previously said the Cardinals stood out to him. Staples is also a teammate of Louisville commitment Baylen Buchanan. He announced his commitment on Twitter today.
Staples is a composite three-star running athlete according to 247Sports. They also rate him as the #95 athlete in the country. He's a big back with very good size and strength as you can see in his video below.