Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst offensive tackle Andrew Sprague committed to Michigan on Friday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, and USC, plus others.
I wrote a scouting report on Sprague the day before he committed, so you can check out a lot of relevant information there (LINK).
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Name: Andrew Sprague
High school: Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst
Height: 6’8″
Weight: 290 lbs.
Position: Offensive tackle
Class: 2024
Offers: Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Stanford, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin
Commitment: Uncommitted
Notes: ESPN 4-star, #15 OT, #220 overall, #5 in MO…On3 4-star, #14 OT, #142 overall, #4 in MO…Rivals 4-star, #17 OT, #225 overall, #9 in MO…247 Sports 4-star, #12 OT, #133 overall, #4 in MO
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2024
Brandon Baker – OT – Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei: Baker is a 6’5″, 285-pounder with offers from Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, USC, and others. He’s a 4-star, the #1 offensive tackle, and #36 overall. UPDATE: Baker rescheduled his visit to April 24.
Boo Carter – S – Chattanooga (TN) Brainerd: Carter is a 5’11”, 184 lb. athlete with offers from LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, and others. He’s a 4-star, the #20 athlete, and #263 overall. He has one crystal ball in so far for Tennessee.
Ondre Evans – S – Nashville (TN) CPA: Evans is a 6’0″, 183-pounder with offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, plus others. He’s a 3-star, the #76 athlete, and #726 overall.
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Name: James Kavouklis
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 272 lbs.
High school: Tampa (FL) Berkeley
Position: Offensive lineman/Long snapper
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #64
Last year: I ranked Kavouklis #132 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He played in one game.
TTB Rating: N/A
Kavouklis is another player who is listed lighter (in this case, by three pounds) than he was as a true freshman in 2022. He played in the blowout win over UConn, but otherwise, he was able to maintain his redshirt. He is now listed as an offensive lineman with “long snapper” attached on the roster, so that might be a developing skill that lets him get on the field sometime down the road. It’s rare that a school like Michigan would have a 272 lb. punt snapper, because those guys have to get down the field and make tackles, but you do occasionally see larger short snappers (for field goals and extra points) since they usually don’t have to make tackles in space. Regardless, it looks like Kavouklis will once again be a deep bench backup in 2023.
Prediction: Backup lineman/long snapper
Name: Shomari Stone II
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 175 lbs.
High school: Washington (DC) St. John’s
Position: Defensive back
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #37
Last year: I did not rank Stone. He redshirted.
TTB Rating: N/A
Stone’s claim to fame, in a sense, is that he’s the son of Shomari Stone, a CNBC correspondent based in Washington, D.C. The elder Stone is a Michigan alum – though not a former football player – and a big proponent of the Wolverines. The younger Shomari was a solid player at St. John’s, though not a standout, and he came to Michigan in 2022 as a preferred walk-on.
As most preferred walk-ons experience, Stone watched his entire freshman season from the sideline. I do not expect much to change in 2023, as Michigan recruited a large and talented defensive back class in 2022. Players from that class – such as Keon Sabb and Zeke Berry – will probably be taking a step forward in 2023, leaving little room for walk-ons to play.
Prediction: Backup defensive back