UNLV's 2016 recruiting class just keeps getting better.
With the addition of three-star defensive lineman Leevel Tatum, who orally committed to UNLV on Tuesday, the Rebels' recruiting class is now ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West conference by Rivals.com and No. 64 in the country.
Tatum, the 6-foot-2-inch, 270-pound nephew of late Oakland Raiders great Jack Tatum, is UNLV's ninth three-star recruit, including three junior college midyear signees.
"I like how the football team is coming together now," Tatum said. "I see myself going there and being part of the rebuilding stage and being on top of the Mountain West.