For my D2 team, I called the coach of a local recruit that's currently showing under my D1 search. But the coach's message didn't make the usual mention of "backup"...

"Hey Coach, thanks for the call to chat about ABC XYZ. I think that you're going to have to do quite a bit of selling though, another school seems like the frontrunner, at least based on my last conversation with him. "

Does this mean he's ready to be recruited, even though he's showing one level up on recruit search? Or do I need to pull him down?

Ah wait, I think I might've answered my own question. He's under 70 miles away, so he's recruitable even though he's showing up a level higher, isn't he?

That message means he is recruitable now.

Not everyone at a higher division within 70 miles is recruitable right away, but this guys is.