Tag: Noah Furbush

2014 Season Countdown: #72 Noah Furbush

Noah Furbush

Name: Noah Furbush
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 240 lbs.
High school: Kenton (OH) Kenton
Position: Linebacker
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Furbush was a senior in high school. He made 102 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 3 fumble recoveries. He was a 247 Composite 3-star, the #40 outside linebacker, and #519 overall.
Final TTB Rating: 64

Furbush is one of the more under-the-radar recruits in the 2014 class. He had a decent offer list (Michigan State, Northwestern, Tennessee) and didn’t talk much to the media while playing for a successful small-town school in Kenton. The Wolverines recruited him as a middle linebacker even though most of his high school film shows him playing off the edge, and almost everyone assumed he would be an outside linebacker or a defensive end at the next level. The MIKE position makes a little more sense if Michigan sticks with the Over defense, but even so, Furbush looks like a kid who might be too big and ends up as a weakside end. Michigan’s coaching staff has made a habit of playing young linebackers, and Furbush is more physically ready than a couple of the other guys. He could feasibly be the third-string middle linebacker if he beats out classmate Michael Ferns III.

Prediction: Redshirt

National Signing Day schedule for Michigan commits

Paramus (NJ) Catholic cornerback Jabrill Peppers

Here’s a list of approximate signing/faxing times for Michigan’s commits. When the National Letters of Intent are confirmed to have been sent/received, I will update the post.

Brady Pallante – DT – Naples (FL) Barron Collier: Signed at 7:39 a.m.

Maurice Ways – WR – Detroit (MI) Country Day: Signed at 8:07 a.m.

Ian Bunting – TE – Hinsdale (IL) Central: Signed at 9:40 a.m.

Noah Furbush – LB – Kenton (OH) Kenton: Signed at 8:01 a.m.

Lawrence Marshall – DE – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Signed at 10:53 a.m.

Jared Wangler – LB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Signed at 9:00 a.m.

Jabrill Peppers – CB – Paramus (NJ) Catholic: Signed at 8:00 a.m.

Chase Winovich – LB – Clairton (PA) Thomas Jefferson: Signed at 7:03 a.m.

Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – Paramus (NJ) Catholic: Signed at 8:27 a.m.

Unless Michigan pulls any surprises late in the day (or after today, which is rare), that wraps it up for the 2014 recruiting class.

Recruit Tracker: Noah Furbush

November 15, 2013: Kenton beat Wooster (OH) Triway by a score of 46-6. Furbush had 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss. Furbush now has 103 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries, and 1 pass breakup. Kenton is now 12-0.

November 8, 2013: Kenton beat Galion (OH) Galion by a score of 58-14. Kenton is now 11-0.

November 1, 2013: Kenton beat Defiance (OH) Defiance by a score of 62-8. Furbush had 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss. He finishes the regular season with 89 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 pass breakup. Kenton is 10-0.

October 25, 2013: Kenton beat Celina (OH) Celina by a score of 28-14. Furbush had 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss. He now has 84 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 pass breakup. Kenton is now 9-0.

October 18, 2013: Kenton beat Beath (OH) Bath by a score of 62-6. Furbush had 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 fumble recovery. Kenton is now 8-0.

October 11, 2013: Kenton beat Elida (OH) Elida by a score of 42-2. Furbush had 12 tackles and 3 tackles for loss. He now has 68 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 pass breakup. Kenton improved to 7-0.

October 4, 2013: Kenton beat Ottawa (OH) Ottawa-Glandorf by a score of 34-10. Furbush had 11 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 pass breakup. That gives him 56 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 pass breakup on the year. Kenton is 6-0.

September 27, 2013: Kenton beat Lima (OH) Shawnee by a score of 46-0. Furbush had 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss, bringing him to 45 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks on the year. Kenton is now 5-0.

September 20, 2013: Kenton beat Van Wert (OH) Van Wert by a score of 32-0. Kenton is now 4-0.

September 13, 2013: Kenton beat St. Marys (OH) Memorial by a score of 66-14. Kenton is now 3-0.

September 6, 2013: Kenton beat Wapakoneta (OH) Wapakoneta by a score of 52-16. Furbush had 16 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks. Kenton is now 2-0.

August 30, 2013: Furbush’s Kenton (OH) Kenton beat Coldwater (OH) Coldwater by a score of 22-2. Kenton is now 1-0.

Recruiting Update: July 8, 2013

Noah Furbush

COMMITMENT
Kenton (OH) Kenton linebacker Noah Furbush committed to Michigan. He was recently bumped up from a 3-star on ESPN and is now a 4-star and the #21 inside linebacker.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2014
Tampa (FL) Jefferson linebacker Juwuan Brown was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, and South Florida, along with a couple others. This offer seems to have been extended a while ago, but I did not hear about it until recently. With Furbush committed, I doubt Michigan would accept a commitment from Brown.

OFF THE BOARD
Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake wide receiver Artavis Scott committed to Clemson at The Opening. Scott was long considered a Michigan lean, but leading up to his commitment, he seemed more enamored with Clemson after a visit there. After things started to go in Clemson’s direction, Michigan picked up a commitment from Elkton (MD) Eastern Christian Academy wideout Freddy Canteen and Scott publicly eliminated Michigan.

Bethlehem (PA) Liberty wide receiver K.J. Williams committed to Syracuse. He declared Michigan his leader at one point, but Michigan stopped pursuing him once Canteen committed; Williams may have picked Syracuse either way. Here’s a scouting report that I wrote up on Williams a couple months ago. As you can tell, I wasn’t very high on him.

MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s a list of expected visitors for the BBQ at the Big House, which is taking place at the end of the month.

Noah Furbush, Wolverine

Kenton (OH) Kenton linebacker Noah Furbush (image via Scout)

Kenton (OH) Kenton linebacker Noah Furbush committed to Michigan on Monday morning. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Tennessee, among others.

As a junior in 2012, Furbush had 115 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 1 forced fumble. This spring he attended a combine where he measured in at 6’4″, 236 lbs. He also ran a 4.78 forty, had a 31″ vertical, ran a 4.22 shuttle, had an 8’10” broad jump, ran a 7.37 L-cone, and threw a Powerball 36’9″.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 80 grade, #21 ILB
Rivals: N/A
Scout: 3-star, #59 OLB
247 Sports: 3-star, 87 grade, #53 OLB

Furbush was offered by Michigan back in April. He visited Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, and Tennessee in the meantime, and he camped at Ohio State, but no offer came from the Buckeyes.

Furbush is obviously a big-bodied kid, and he’s a heavy hitter. He does a good job of getting extension and using his hands to shed blocks. That long reach also helps him wrap up ball carriers. He does a good job of staying low and using leverage against blockers, which is pretty impressive for someone as tall as he is. There’s one highlight where he shows nice awareness to get his hand up to bat down a pass and makes the interception after the deflection; otherwise, his pass coverage abilities aren’t really highlighted.

I see good see-ball-get-ball instincts out of Furbush, but he’s a half step slow with his read-and-react skills. Michigan is reportedly recruiting him for the middle linebacker position, so that might be an issue. I also don’t see great change-of-direction skills from Furbush, which is a bit of a concern in pass coverage or if he has to redirect in traffic.

Overall, I’m a bit torn on Furbush. As mentioned above, he’s supposedly being recruited for middle linebacker, and I don’t think he’s a good fit there. I don’t see the play recognition skills to play there, and once he adds more muscle to his frame, he would be very  big for a MIKE. We would be looking at a Brian Urlacher-sized linebacker without as much athleticism. In my opinion, Furbush is a strongside linebacker or a weakside end. He might be one of those guys who should start off at SAM and eventually put his hand down once he develops. I would have a higher opinion of him as a prospect if he weren’t slotted to play in the middle.

This gives Michigan fourteen commitments in the class of 2014, plus grayshirt defensive tackle Brady Pallante. Furbush joins MIKE recruit Michael Ferns III and SAM prospect Chase Winovich in the class. Furbush is the first player from Kenton since Tony Osbun in 1977. Michigan also pursued Kenton quarterback Maty Mauk in the class of 2012, but Mauk chose Missouri instead.

TTB Rating: 64 (ratings explanation)