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2022 Recruiting Update: March 1, 2021

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2022

Joseph Adedire – DE – Arlington (TX) Mansfield Summit: Adedire is a 6’3″, 250 lb. prospect with offers from Baylor, Colorado, and Indiana, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #35 strongside end, and #525 overall. As a junior in 2020, he made 53 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and 12 sacks.

Kyle Efford – LB – Dacula (GA) Dacula: Efford is a 6’1″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Georgia Tech, Indiana, and Iowa State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #32 inside linebacker, and #973 overall.

Mario Eugenio – DE – Clearwater (FL) Gaither: Eugenio is a 6’3″, 230-pounder with offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, and Iowa State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #19 weakside end, and #366 overall.

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Will Johnson, Wolverine

Grosse Pointe (MI) South cornerback Will Johnson committed to Michigan on Sunday afternoon. He picked the Wolverines over offers from LSU, Ohio State, USC, and a bunch of others.

Johnson is listed at 6’3″ and 190 lbs. He’s a

RANKINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 87 grade, #4 CB, #29 overall
Rivals: 5-star, 6.1 grade, #4 CB, #13 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 95 grade, #6 CB, #33 overall

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Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Northwestern

Here’s a look at the top ten longest plays over the years against the Northwestern Wildcats.

1. Jehu Chesson 96-yard kickoff return touchdown (2015)
2. Jamie Morris 80-yard kickoff return (1984)
3. Anthony Carter 78-yard punt return touchdown (1979)
4. Tyrone Wheatley 74-yard touchdown run (1991)
5. Steve Breaston 67-yard punt return touchdown (2004)
6. Elvis Grbac 65-yard pass to Amani Toomer (1992)
7. Elvis Grbac 64-yard touchdown pass to Desmond Howard (1991)
8. Stan Edwards 62-yard kickoff return (1977)
9. Lawrence Ricks 60-yard touchdown run (1981)
10. Anthony Thomas 60-yard touchdown run (1999)
11. John Kolesar 60-yard punt return (1988)

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Recruiting Update: February 23, 2021

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2022

Quavian Carter – S – Leesburg (GA) Lee County: Carter is a 6’4″, 200 lb. prospect with offers from Penn State and Tennessee, among others. I’m very surprised he doesn’t have a ton of other big offers, because he’s big and fast and aggressive. He might end up growing into a linebacker at the next level.

Jaylen Lewis – CB – Brownsville (TN) Haywood: Lewis is a 6’2″, 175-pounder with offers from Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #46 cornerback, and #462 overall. Michigan has sensed a weakness in Tennessee with the Volunteers facing trouble from the NCAA, so the Wolverines are offering every decent prospect in the state to try to take advantage.

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Review of 2008 Recruiting: Safety

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Reigniting the look at past recruiting classes, here’s a gander back toward 2008. Remember that 2008 was Michigan’s transition class between Lloyd Carr and Rich Rodriguez. The roster had promising players at safety (Brandon Harrison, Stevie Brown, Michael Williams) but no real standouts.

It turned out that Michigan’s best safety would come from the 2008 high school graduating class. But the great Jordan Kovacs would not join the team until 2009 as a walk-on.

THE ROSTER

• Shakir Edwards (RS Sr.)
• Charles Stewart (RS Sr.)
• Brandon Harrison (Sr.)
• Stevie Brown (Jr.)
• Nick Koenigsknecht (RS So.)
• Artis Chambers (So.)
• Jordan Reilly (RS Fr.)
• Karl Tech (RS Fr.)
• Michael Williams (RS Fr.)
• Floyd Simmons (Fr.)

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