Oak Park (MI) Oak Park WR/TE Maliq Carr (image via 247 Sports)
Now that it’s (basically) the off-season once again, I can catch up on the ridiculous number of developments that have taken place over the last couple months in recruiting. Last week I did an update on the 2021 class (LINK), and here’s the 2020 edition.
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COMMITMENTS
Nick Patterson – TE – San Antonio (TX) Christian: Patterson committed to Michigan (LINK).
DECOMMITMENTS
Tim Baldwin, Jr. – RB – Ashburn (VA) Stone Bridge: Baldwin decommitted from Michigan (LINK).
Denver Warren – DT – Aurora (IL) West: Warren decommitted from Michigan (LINK).
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2020
Sam Adams II – RB – Sammamish (WA) Eastside Catholic: Adams is a 6’2″, 200-pounder who’s the son of former mammoth Texas A&M and NFL defensive tackle Sam Adams. Adams II has offers from Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Washington, and he’s a 3-star, the #28 running back, and #341 overall in the country.
Maliq Carr – TE – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Carr is a 6’6″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #95 wide receiver, and #524 overall. While he’s listed as a wideout, Michigan is recruiting him to play the tight end position, which makes sense for a guy who’s already 6’6″, 215 as a junior. He claims a 4.72 forty. As a junior in 2018, he caught 21 passes for 815 yards and 9 touchdowns, meaning he was averaging almost 40 yards per catch.
Lejond Cavazos – CB – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy: Cavazos, originally from Texas, decommitted from Ohio State in the wake of Urban Meyer “retiring” and Ryan Day being named the new head coach. He’s a 6’0″, 186-pounder with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and USC, along with many others. He’s a 4-star, the #16 cornerback, and #183 overall.
Hit the jump for several more new offers and some guys who went off the board.
C.J. Dixon – QB – Loganville (GA) Grayson: Dixon is a 6’5″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #11 pro-style quarterback, and #295 overall. This past season one of his linemen was Michigan commit Trente Jones, so that may give him a little consideration; however, Grayson is a powerhouse program in Georgia, so lots of his teammates will be scattering to a variety of big-time programs.
Jalin Hyatt – WR – Irmo (SC) Dutch Fork: Hyatt is a 6’2″, 165-pounder with offers from Duke, Indiana, and Virginia. He’s a 3-star, the #90 wide receiver, and #496 overall. He claims a 4.33 forty.
Jakob James – OT – Cincinnati (OH) Elder: James is a 6’5″, 260 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, LSU, and West Virginia, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #64 offensive tackle, and #602 overall.
J.D. Johnson – QB – Phoenix (AZ) Pinnacle: Johnson is a 6’4″, 190 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona, Colorado State, South Carolina, and UNLV. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #25 pro-style quarterback, and #558 overall. He claims a 4.79 forty. Johnson attends the alma mater of current Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke.
Brandon Jones – CB – Harbor City (CA) Narbonne: Jones is a 5’10”, 165-pounder with offers from Oregon, Stanford, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #14 cornerback, and #166 overall.
Cameron Martinez – WR – Muskegon (MI) Muskegon: Martinez is a 5’11”, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Indiana, Kentucky, Northwestern, and a bunch of MAC schools. He’s a 3-star, the #37 athlete, and #465 overall. Despite a fair amount of talent in Muskegon, it’s rare that players from the area end up coming to Michigan. The last prospect to end up in Ann Arbor was defensive tackle Terrance Taylor. Martinez plays quarterback in high school but likely projects to playing slot receiver in college.
Seth McGowan – RB – Mesquite (TX) Poteet: McGowan is a 5’11”, 200-pounder with offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and the three big Texas schools. He’s a 4-star, the #10 running back, and #84 overall. As a junior in 2018, he ran the ball 222 times for 1,610 yards and 25 touchdowns.
Noah Nelson – OT – Gilbert (AZ) Williams Field: Nelson is a 6’7″, 295 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona, Arizona State, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #54 offensive tackle, and #536 overall.
Jonathan Odom – TE – Tampa (FL) Jesuit: Odom is a 6’6″, 240-pounder with offers from Iowa, Nebraska, and South Florida, among others. He’s the son of former Florida Gator and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Jason Odom.
Kevin Pyne – OT – Millis (MA) Milford: Pyne is a 6’7″, 275-pounder who was originally a member of the 2020 class but recently reclassified to 2019. His recruitment appears to be coming down to Notre Dame and Notre Dame, with Notre Dame the odds-on favorite.
Michael Redding III – WR – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy: Redding is a 6’2″, 190 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and Miami, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #79 wide receiver, and #409 overall. He’s a teammate of 2019 cornerback commit D.J. Turner II.
Darius Snow – LB – Carrollton (TX) Hebron: Snow is a 6’1″, 216 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #6 safety, and #122 overall. He’s the son of former Michigan State basketball player Eric Snow (and the nephew of former MSU linebacker Percy Snow).
Rashad Torrence – S – Marietta (GA) Marietta: Torrence is a 6’0″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, and Stanford, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #14 safety, and #272 overall. He’s a teammate of 2020 quarterback Harrison Bailey (see below).
Jake Wray – OT – Marietta (GA) Marietta: Another Marietta product, Wray decommitted from Ohio State, where his brother plays. The decommitment came after the hiring of new head coach Ryan Day. Jake is a 4-star, the #16 offensive tackle, and #123 overall. He also has offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Notre Dame, among others.
John Young – OT – Louisville (GA) Christian: Young is a 6’6″, 280-pounder with offers from Duke, Kentucky, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #33 offensive tackle, and #320 overall.
Zak Zinter – OT – North Andover (MA) Buckingham Browne & Nichols: Zinter is a 6’6″, 300-pounder with offers from Boston College, Duke, Pitt, UMass, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #48 offensive tackle, and #413 overall.
OFF THE BOARD
Harrison Bailey – QB – Marietta (GA) Marietta: Bailey committed to Tennessee. He was Michigan’s top target at the quarterback position, and the Wolverines were thought to have a slight lead for several weeks leading up to the announcement.
Logan Parr – OG – Heliotes (TX) O’Connor: Parr committed to Texas not long after taking a visit to Michigan and earning his offer from the Wolverines on the trip.
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