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2018 Recruiting Update: June 5, 2016

Snellville (GA) South Gwinnett DT Robert Cooper (image via Scout)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2018
Snellville (GA) South Gwinnett defensive tackle Robert Cooper was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 362 lb. behemoth with offers from Florida State, Mississippi State, Missouri, and Notre Dame, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #11 defensive tackle, and #85 overall. He claims a 455 lb. bench press and a 505 lb. squat. For such a large kid, Cooper’s quickness of the ball is pretty impressive.

Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Elijah Moore was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’11”, 178 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Mississippi State, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #11 wide receiver, and #97 overall. He claims a 4.47 forty. Moore earned his Michigan offer when he attended the satellite camp at St. Thomas Aquinas a few days ago. He’s a teammate of numerous other prospects who have been offered by the Wolverines.

MISCELLANEY
I’m keeping a running list of Michigan’s satellite camps, participants, etc. (LINK).

I’ve also started a list of the players who earn offers at Michigan’s satellite camps, including Moore (LINK).

2016 Michigan Satellite Camp Offer List

Orlando (FL) Bishop Moore DE Donovan Winter on a swing through Big Ten country (image via Twitter)

Michigan went on a wild run of offering prospects during the 2015 Summer Swarm tour. Some of them committed . . . and then decommitted. So here I’ll track the players who were offered during the 2016 satellite camp tour. That way we can refer back to them as the camps progress and as their recruitment develops.

Keep in mind that players cannot be offered during the camps, since that would be a recruiting violation. The offers have to take place after the camp has finished.

2017

• Michael Harley – WR – Ft. Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas
• Christopher Henderson – CB – Miami (FL) Columbus (Miami commit)
• Anthony Payne – DE – Peculiar (MO) Raymore-Peculiar
• Donovan Winter – DE – Orlando (FL) Bishop Moore

2018

• Elijah Moore – WR – Ft. Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas

2020

• Courtney Holmes – LB – Miami (FL) Columbus

A more in-depth discussion of these prospects will be included in the players’ classes’ respective recruiting updates.

Jalil Irvin, Wolverine

Stone Mountain (GA) Stephenson OG Jalil Irvin

Stone Mountain (GA) Stephenson offensive guard Jalil Irvin committed to Michigan on Friday. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Illinois and Tulane.

Irvin is a 6’4″, 270 lb. prospect.

RATINGS
ESPN: Unranked
Rivals: Unranked
Scout: Unranked
247 Sports: Unranked

Hit the jump for more on Irvin’s commitment.

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Where did Michigan recruit in 2016?

 
Florida: Where football is safer than golf.

By my count, Michigan sent out 257 offers in the class of 2016 (LINK). That was a significantly higher number than any I had seen from Michigan in previous years. The high up until then was the 195 offers sent out in 2011 (LINK). Part of that high number was the fact that the 2016 class saw some carryover from Brady Hoke and then a bunch of additional offers from Jim Harbaugh. The biggest reason for the uptick in offers, though, was simply a different recruiting strategy. Hoke sent out fewer offers in the hopes of building strong relationships with those offered; on the flip side, Harbaugh offers just about anyone who he thinks can play ball. It’s a way to get a foot in the door.

Below are the offers by state (number of commits in parentheses).

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Corey Malone-Hatcher, Wolverine

St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph DE Corey Malone-Hatcher

St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher committed to Michigan on Thursday. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin, among others.

Malone-Hatcher stands 6’3″, 246 lbs. and claims a 4.79 forty. He also has a 425 lb. bench press and a 600 lb. squat.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 80 grade, #20 DE, #254 overall
Rivals: 4-star, #13 SDE
Scout: 4-star, #24 DE, #287 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 92 grade, #12 WDE, #169 overall

Hit the jump for more on Malone-Hatcher’s commitment.

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