Baltimore (MD) Gilman offensive tackle Devery Hamilton flipped from Michigan to Stanford. Hamilton is a 4-star, the #22 offensive tackle, and #244 overall.
Hamilton committed to Michigan in June (LINK) and his offensive line teammate, Stephen Spanellis, flipped from Virginia to Michigan last week. Hamilton congratulated Spanellis on flipping to Michigan, but then left him in the dust for Palo Alto.
Hit the jump for more.
Westerville (OH) South RB Jaelen Gill
With the flurry of activity going on here near signing day, I didn’t think waiting until Monday would be a good idea unless I wanted to type one giant tome. So here’s your third recruiting update of the week.
COMMITMENTS
Plantation (FL) American Heritage tight end Nick Eubanks committed to Michigan (LINK).
McKeesport (PA) McKeesport safety Khaleke Hudson committed to Michigan (LINK).
Winter Garden (FL) West Orange wide receiver Eddie McDoom committed to Michigan (LINK).
Michigan has picked up a few preferred walk-on commitments in Michigan safety Tyler Cochran, Wisconsin tight end Conner Edmonds, Michigan tight end Daniel Jokisch, and Virginia offensive guard Andrew Vastardis.
DECOMMITMENT
Houston (TX) Westside defensive tackle Jordan Elliott decommitted from Michigan (LINK).
Hit the jump for some new 2017 and 2018 offers, as well as some players who went off the board.
Nick Eubanks (image via Scout.com)
Plantation (FL) American Heritage tight end Nick Eubanks committed to Michigan on Thursday. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Oregon, Texas, and USC, among others.
Eubanks is listed at 6’6″, 230 lbs. by 247 Sports. He claims a 4.69 forty, a 4.46 shuttle, and a 33″ vertical. As a senior in 2015, he caught 23 passes for 344 yards and 3 touchdowns. As a junior in 2014, he caught 26 passes for 408 yards and 4 touchdowns.
RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 81 grade, #2 H-back, #258 overall
Rivals: 4-star, #9 TE
Scout: 3-star, #29 TE
247 Sports: 4-star, 91 grade, #11 TE, #291 overall
Hit the jump for more on Eubanks’s commitment.
Brian Cole
Rising sophomore safety Brian Cole has been released from Michigan’s football program. He played in three games this past fall, mustering 1 reception for -1 yard against Utah when he was still playing offense. Later in the year – after a stint in the doghouse and a move to safety – he started earning some hype with his play in practices.
Cole was from Saginaw (MI) Heritage as part of the 2015 class and was a jack of all trades for his high school team. He ran the ball, caught the ball, played safety, returned kicks, punted, etc. His athleticism was good enough that he was ranked as a 247 Composite 4-star, the #5 athlete, and #74 overall. That made him Michigan’s 38th-best recruit in the Rivals era (LINK), which is no small feat. He was an Under Armour All-American and enrolled early at Michigan last winter.
Hit the jump for more on Cole and the state of the roster.
Clinton Township (MI) Chippewa Valley safety Stefan Claiborne (#21)
A few weeks ago, I posted a look at some in-state prospects who could be due for Michigan offers as the 2016 recruiting class wrapped (LINK). At this point the class is filling up with a lot of national recruits, so it’s not clear if any more local offers will be needed. Last year Michigan stole wide receiver Grant Perry from Northwestern late in the process, but that was as Jim Harbaugh was scrambling to fill out his first half of a class. With the final weekend of official visits coming up before National Signing Day, time is running short for Michigan to snake-oil someone.
DEFENSIVE END
Top option: Iowa has typically done a great job of identifying and developing under-the-radar talent, and they have a commit from Detroit (MI) East English Village Prep strongside end Cedrick Lattimore (3-star, #22 SDE, #493 overall). He’s 6’6″, 265 lbs. and could end up playing a few different positions in college. As for weakside ends, a guy getting some late attention is Southfield (MI) Bradford Academy prospect TaMarion Johnson (3-star, #135 WDE, #2571 overall). He decommitted from Miami-OH yesterday, and offers from Iowa State and Minnesota have come in lately.
Other options: Walled Lake (MI) Central outside linebacker Adetokunbo “Ade” Ogundeji (3-star, #42 WDE, #660 overall) is ranked higher than Johnson and committed to Notre Dame, but I think he’s a little less athletic. Southfield (MI) Southfield end Eyioma Uwazurike (3-star, #38 SDE, #832 overall) is 6’6″, 254 lbs. and flipped from Toledo to Iowa State when Matt Campbell was hired to coach the Cyclones.
Hit the jump for the rest of the defense.