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2012 Sound Mind Sound Body Camp Participants

The three quarterback prospects above will be camping this week. (image via ESPN)

Here’s a partial list of the Sound Mind Sound Body camp participants, which will take place today and tomorrow:

Jayru Campbell – QB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech**
Lorenzo Collins – RB – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison*
Johnny Daniels – DT – Chicago (IL) Foreman
David Dawson – OG – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech (Michigan)
Cameron Dillard – OG – Canton (MI) Canton (Florida)
Deon Drake – LB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*

Steve Elmer – OT – Midland (MI) Midland (Notre Dame)
Kenton Gibbs – DT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech (Illinois)
Khalid Hill – TE – Detroit (MI) Crockett (Michigan)

Gary Hosey – LB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*
Jourdan Lewis – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech (Michigan)
Joe Mathis – DE – Upland (CA) Upland
Malik McDowell – DE – Detroit (MI) Loyola*
Shane Morris – QB – Warren (MI) De La Salle (Michigan)
Christopher Murphy – CB – Kennesaw (GA) Harrison*
Michael O’Connor – QB – Ottawa (Ontario) Ashbury**

Devine Redding – RB – Mineral Ridge (OH) Mineral Ridge*
Teo Redding – WR – Warren (MI) Consortium
Jaylon Smith – LB – Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Luers (Notre Dame)
Andrew Spencer – WR – Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Luers
Chance Stewart – QB – Sturgis (MI) Sturgis*

Poet Thomas – DT – Detroit (MI) Country Day
Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Peoria (IL) Manual (Michigan)
Jack Wangler – WR – Warren (MI) De La Salle*
Damon Webb – WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*
William White – LB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*
Jamison Whiting – WR – Minneapolis (MN) Washburn
Csont’e York – WR – Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park (Michigan)

*Indicates a 2014 prospect
**Indicates a 2015 prospect

Recruiting Update: June 11, 2012

Henry Poggi

COMMITMENT

Baltimore (MD) Gilman defensive tackle Henry Poggi committed to Michigan.

Ottawa (IL) Marquette long snapper Scott Sypniewski committed to Michigan

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ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2013
San Diego (CA) Horizon wide receiver Darren Carrington was offered by Michigan on Wednesday.  The 6’3″, 180 lb. athlete does a little bit of everything for his high school team.  As a junior in 2011, he was 55/104 passing for 613 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions; ran 58 times for 290 yards and 1 touchdown; caught 37 passes for 640 yards and 6 touchdowns; and made 49 tackles, forced 1 fumble, and caused 1 fumble.  His father Darren played college ball at Northern Arizona before moving on to a career as a safety for the Broncos, Lions, Chargers, Jaguars, and Raiders; as a Charger, he was on the team that lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.

McDonough (GA) Eagle’s Landing Christian defensive end Isaac Rochell

has a Michigan offer.  The 6’5″, 260 lb. end is likely to stay in the southeast or pick Notre Dame, so Michigan doesn’t seem to have a strong chance here.  Rochell attends the alma mater of Avery Walls, a 2011 defensive back that was strongly considering Michigan before he committed to Cal.



ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2014
Wellington (FL) Palm Beach Central offensive tackle K.C. McDermott was offered by Michigan.  He’s a 6’6″, 285-pounder with offers from Auburn, Florida, Miami, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and several others.  Miami appears to be the front runner.  McDermott had an older brother who played for Michigan offensive line coach Darrell Funk when Funk was at Colorado State, but he also has a brother who currently plays for the Hurricanes.


OFF THE BOARD
Murrieta (CA) Vista Murrieta safety Su’a Cravens committed to USC.  This was not a surprise, since he was known to love USC and trips to Michigan and Ohio State never materialized before his announcement date.  However, he has stated that he still plans to visit Michigan and Ohio State.  I have my doubts about whether those visits will actually take place, but it’s a glimmer of hope.

Matthews (NC) Butler wide receiver Uriah LeMay committed to Georgia.  His brother Christian is a quarterback for the Bulldogs, and the bigger surprise is that it took the younger LeMay so long to commit.

McDonough (GA) Eagle’s Landing Christian defensive end Isaac Rochell, whom I mentioned above, committed to Notre Dame.

Sugar Land (TX) Dulles cornerback Maurice Smith committed to Alabama.  Smith was offered just a few weeks ago, so the coaches are clearly looking for another corner.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see some more offers go out to cornerbacks in the 2013 class in the coming weeks.

Video: Five Opening invitations handed out in Champaign

Weekend Visitors: June 8-10, 2012

Jordan Wilkins

Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central OLB Brandon Lee: Lee, a 2014 prospect, is a 6’3″, 200-pounder who has offers from Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Purdue.  While he doesn’t have an offer from Michigan yet, he may get one down the road.  Maybe not this weekend, though.  He had 85 tackles, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2011.



Cordova (TN) St. Benedict RB Jordan Wilkins: The 6’1″, 200 lb. back visited Auburn last weekend and almost committed.  In fact, there’s a chance that this weekend’s visit to Ann Arbor doesn’t take place.  Reports indicate that Wilkins isn’t enamored with the depth chart at Michigan, and both Wilkins and Virginia’s Derrick Green were put on the back burner a little bit while the coaches pursued Ty Isaac, who committed to USC.  It seems like a long shot that Michigan will get Wilkins, but if he comes to campus, there’s always a chance.  I wrote up a scouting report on Wilkins a couple weeks ago. (UPDATE: Wilkins is not visiting this weekend because he’s taking the ACT.)

Scott Sypniewski, Wolverine

Scott Sypniewski

Ottawa (IL) Marquette long snapper Scott Sypniewski committed to Michigan on Wednesday.  He picked the Wolverines over offers from no one.

Ratings:
Chris Sailer Kicking: 5-star, #2 long snapper

The 6’1″, 230 lb. snapper tweeted that he is going to Michigan on full scholarship, so apparently Michigan’s coaching staff is satisfied enough with their talent at all the other positions to go after a position that is usually filled by walk-on contributions.

This gives Michigan 21 commitments in the class of 2013.  That’s ridiculous.

I really don’t know much about long snapping, so enjoy the following video as much as you can: