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Early Signing Day Thread

I will be posting updates for today on this here thread, with the most recent developments at the top so you can stay abreast of what’s going on without having to scroll too far.

NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT RECEIVED BY MICHIGAN

• QB Dan Villari (LINK)
• WR Roman Wilson (LINK)
• OL Reece Atteberry (LINK)
• DE Jaylen Harrell (LINK)
• WR A.J. Henning (LINK)
• OL Jeffrey Persi (LINK)
• LB Cornell Wheeler (LINK)
• LB Kalel Mullings (LINK)
• LB William Mohan (LINK)
• CB Andre Seldon (LINK)
• DL Aaron Lewis (LINK)
• S Makari Paige (LINK)
• LB Nikhai Hill-Green (LINK)
• S Jordan Morant (LINK)
• DL Kris Jenkins, Jr. (LINK)
• WR Eamonn Dennis (LINK)
• RB Blake Corum (LINK)
• S R.J. Moten (LINK)
• OL Zak Zinter (LINK)
• LB Osman Savage (LINK)
• TE Matt Hibner (LINK)
• DE Braiden McGregor (LINK)

COMMITMENTS ELSEWHERE FOR OFFERED PROSPECTS

• RB Isaiah Jacobs (Maryland)
• RB Jase McClellan (flipped from Oklahoma to Alabama)
• DE Van Fillinger (Utah)
• LB Justin Flowe (Oregon)
• WR Sam Brown (West Virginia)
• LB Phillip Webb (LSU)
• RB E.J. Smith (Stanford)
• WR Bryan Robinson (Florida State)
• CB Arian Smith (Georgia)
• QB C.J. Stroud (Ohio State)
• WR Rakim Jarrett (flipped from LSU to Maryland)
• DT Marcus Dumervil (LSU)
• WR Johnny Wilson (flipped from Oregon to Arizona State)
• WR Johnquai Lewis (Kansas)
• CB Jaiden Francois (Nebraska)
• QB Anthony Romphf (Purdue)
• WR Kentron Poitier (Florida State)
• LB Len’Neth Whitehead (Tennessee)
• OT Tobias Braun (Ole Miss)
• OT Myles Hinton (was already committed to Stanford but signed his NLI)
• CB Malcolm Green (flipped from LSU to Clemson)
• CB Geovonte Howard (Purdue)

Nightly Roundup: December 17, 2019

Shea Patterson is going to play in the Senior Bowl. That means he’s not coming back for a fifth year.

Former Michigan running back Kurt Taylor is going from Iowa Central Community College to Tennessee Tech. This was always kind of a head-scratcher for Michigan. I gave him a TTB Rating of 57.

Hit the jump for more.

National Signing Day Primer

The early National Signing Day for the class of 2020 is coming up tomorrow, December 18, 2019. For the past few years, NSD has lost some of its luster when everything worked up to a froth in February. Now kids can sign in December or January. That’s good in some ways and bad in others.

But for our purposes, we want to know what’s going on tomorrow.

QUESTION #1: WILL THERE BE ANY BAD SURPRISES?
In short, no, I don’t think there will be. We will probably find out that there is a departure from the current commitment list, but not to one of the top-rated commits. The one who has garnered the most hand-wringing is safety Jordan Morant from Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic, who has taken a couple visits elsewhere. There has also been some concern that he would stay home and go to Rutgers. By all accounts he is expected to sign with Michigan.

Hit the jump for more.

2021 Recruiting Update: Offense

In the ever-evolving recruiting world, it’s almost impossible these days to keep up with writing about Michigan’s recruiting. Wrapping up the 2020 class and with 2021 and 2022 offers flying out, there’s just too much going on. There are 345 offers out to 2020 kids, 218 to 2021 kids, and 63 to players in the 2022 class.

So I’m going to try something a little different. If there’s an important offer at a key position, a local kid, a legacy recruit, etc., I will expand on those offers a little bit. If it’s a guy halfway across the country who’s unlikely to give Michigan more than a fleeting glance, I’m just going to note the offer and move on.

Michigan’s current 2021 class looks like this:

• QB J.J. McCarthy
• OT Giovanni El-Hadi

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2021

Caleb Banks – OT – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Banks is a 6’6″, 250 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana and a bunch of MAC schools like Michigan State. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #50 offensive tackle, and #496 overall. He visited Michigan in mid-November and was offered on the trip. Banks is very raw and very athletic; he could also end up playing defensive end, depending on how his body grows.

Ru’Quan Buckley – OG – Grand Rapids (MI) Godwin Heights: Buckley is a 6’5″, 260-pounder with offers from Iowa State, Kentucky, and Nebraska, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #51 strongside end, and #915 overall. His future position is also a little bit unclear: is he an OG, and OT, a DE, or a DT? I see him as an interior offensive lineman right now.

Hit the jump for more.

Alex VanSumeren, Wolverine

Essexville (MI) Garber defensive tackle Alex VanSumeren committed to Michigan on Monday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Central Michigan and Kentucky.

Van Sumeren is listed at 6’3″ and 270 lbs. He was recently named all-state in 6A. As a sophomore in 2019, he made 91 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks.

RATINGS
ESPN: N/A
Rivals: N/A
247 Sports: N/A

Hit the jump for more on VanSumeren’s commitment.