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Rivals 250 for 2013 finalized

Jourdan Lewis (left, pictured with once and future teammate Delano Hill) jumped up to the #131 player in the nation

Rivals released its final top 250 players for the class of 2013.  The top 100 was released yesterday:  Here’s what the top 250 looked like on December 4.

Movement for Michigan players:

– Kyle Bosch fell from #99 to #104
– Dymonte Thomas fell from #107 to #109
– Mike McCray fell from #88 to #115
– Jourdan Lewis jumped from #147 to #131
– Chris Fox fell from #123 to #142
– Jake Butt fell from #141 to #144
– Taco Charlton fell from #231 to #237
– Ross Douglas fell from #238 to #241
– Logan Tuley-Tillman fell out of the top 250

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees

104. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
106. Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
107. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana (Mississippi)
109. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
110. E.J. Levenberry – LB – Virginia (Florida State)
112. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
115. Mike McCray II – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
124. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
127. Jake Raulerson – DE – Texas (Texas)
131. Jourdan Lewis – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
133. Cole Luke – CB – Arizona (Notre Dame)
139. Kameron Miles – S – Texas (Texas A&M)
142. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
143. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
144. Jake Butt – TE – Ohio (Michigan)
146. Michael Hill – DT – South Carolina (Ohio State)
147. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
149. Jon Reshke – LB – Michigan (Michigan State)
161. Joe Mathis – DE – California (Washington)
162. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
165. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
174. Darren Carrington – WR – California (Oregon)
175. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
179. Tim Harris – CB – Virginia (Virginia)
181. Na’Ty Rodgers – OT – Maryland (South Carolina)
183. Jordan Cunningham – WR – Florida
186. Devon Allen – WR – Arizona
200. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
202. Nadir Barnwell – ATH – New Jersey (Rutgers)
204. Jayme Thompson – S – Ohio (Ohio State)
209. Ishmael Wilson – OG – Texas (Texas A&M)
210. Sebastian Larue – WR – California
212. Ebenezer Ogundeko – DE – New York (Clemson)
213. Cameron Hunt – OG – California (Cal)
221. Jason Hatcher – DE – Kentucky (USC)
226. Chase Abbington – ATH – Missouri (Missouri)
237. Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
239. Darius Latham – DT – Indiana (Wisconsin)
241. Ross Douglas – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
245. Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
249. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (UCLA)

Rivals 100 for 2013 finalized

Baltimore (MD) Gilman defensive tackle Henry Poggi is Michigan’s highest ranked commit, according to Rivals

Rivals finalized its rankings of the top 100 players for the class of 2013. Here’s what it looked like in December.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Shane Morris fell from #27 to #81 and lost his fifth star
– Henry Poggi fell from #68 to #70
– Patrick Kugler fell from #79 to #82
– Mike McCray II and Kyle Bosch fell out of the top 100

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees:

5-stars:
2. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
3. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
5. Laquon Treadwell – WR – Illinois (Ole Miss)
8. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
9. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Clemson)
11. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
12. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
14. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
21. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California
22. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida (USC)
25. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
27. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
28. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Florida)

4-stars:
34. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
37. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
39. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
44. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
46. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania (Alabama)
47. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
48. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
49. Al-Quadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey (Miami)
50. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
56. Priest Willis – S – Arizona
58. Brendan Mahon – OG – New Jersey (Penn State)
59. Wyatt Teller – DE – Virginia (Virginia Tech)
60. Steve Elmer – OT – Michigan (Notre Dame)
62. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
63. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
70. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
74. John Montelus – OG – Massachusetts (Notre Dame)
76. James Quick – WR – Kentucky (Louisville)
78. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
81. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
82. Patrick Kugler – OG – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
85. Demore’a Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
88. Yannick Ngakoue – LB – Washington, D.C.
89. Eli Apple – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
90. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
96. Justin Manning – DT – Texas (Texas A&M)
97. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
98. Antwuan Davis – CB – Texas (Texas)

Recruiting Update: January 21, 2013

Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius linebacker Kyle Berger

COMMITMENT
Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison cornerback Reon Dawson committed to Michigan.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2013
Cordova (TN) St. Benedict running back Jordan Wilkins decommitted from Auburn. He is now considering Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt.  While Michigan was on his list early in the process, he has expressed reservations about playing in the cold.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2014
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius linebacker Kyle Berger was offered by Michigan. Berger is a 6’3″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, and West Virginia, among others; Ohio State appears to be his current leader.  He current plays outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense, and he looks like a SAM linebacker.  As a junior in 2012, he had 44 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. St. Ignatius is the alma mater of Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan.

Chatham (IL) Glenwood tight end Daniel Helm was offered by Michigan.  He’s a 6’5″, 220-pounder whose only other offer comes from Illinois.  As a junior in 2012, he had 44 catches for 821 yards and 17 touchdowns.  Based on his film, I’m surprised he doesn’t have more offers.  I doubt John Beilein is interested in getting him on the basketball team, though.


OFF THE BOARD
Peoria (IL) Peoria defensive tackle Josh Augusta committed to Missouri.  It’s unclear whether Augusta ever held an actual offer from the Wolverines, but one site (Rivals) listed him, so I include him.  He’s the cross-town rival of Michigan offensive tackle commit Logan Tuley-Tillman, but it looks like their personal rivalry will end now that Augusta is SEC-bound.

Philadelphia (PA) West Catholic offensive tackle Jaryd Jones-Smith committed to Pitt.  The 6’7″, 300-pounder is considered to be quite a project, but his size and athleticism make him a nice developmental prospect for the Panthers.

Crete (IL) Crete-Monee wide receiver LaQuon Treadwell committed to Ole Miss.  At one time Michigan was his leader, but he kept holding off on committing.  Anytime a player has a stated leader but won’t commit for a long time, that’s a bit of a red flag.  Treadwell joins former class of 2012 teammate Anthony Standifer, a cornerback who was committed to Michigan at one time; Standifer redshirted this season.

Detroit News Blue Chip list for 2013

Shane Morris is the top player in Michigan, according to the Detroit News

The Detroit News released its “blue chip” list for 2013, and unsurprisingly, there’s a handful of future Wolverines on the list.  A quick rundown:

1. Shane Morris – QB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Committed to Michigan.
2. David Dawson – OG – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Committed to Michigan.
3. Steve Elmer – OT – Midland (MI) Midland: Committed to Notre Dame.
4. Jourdan Lewis – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Committed to Michigan.
5. Jon Reschke – LB – Birmingham (MI) Brother Rice: Committed to Michigan State.
6. Wyatt Shallman – RB – Novi (MI) Catholic Central: Committed to Michigan.
7. Cameron Dillard – OG – Plymouth (MI) Canton: Committed to Florida.
8. Gerald Holmes – RB – Flint (MI) Carman-Ainsworth: Committed to Michigan State.
9. Delano Hill – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Committed to Michigan.
10. Khalid Hill – TE – Detroit (MI) East English Village: Committed to Michigan.
11. Da’Mario Jones – WR – Westland (MI) John Glenn: Committed to Michigan.
12. Dennis Finley – OT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Committed to Michigan State.
13. Csont’e York – WR – Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park: Committed to Michigan.
14. Kenton Gibbs – DT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Uncommitted.
15. Luke Maclean – LB – Grand Blanc (MI) Grand Blanc: Committed to Pitt.

So Michigan has 8 of the top 15 players in the state for the class of 2013, in addition to 8 of the 15 from last year.

247 Sports: Top 247 finalized

David Dawson made a large jump in the new 247 rankings

247 Sports released its final top 247 prospects on Tuesday.  Here’s what it looked like back in November 2011 when it was originally released.  The following shows the movement for Michigan recruits since October:

– David Dawson jumped from #109 to #65
– Dymonte Thomas dropped from #67 to #80
– Shane Morris dropped from #19 to #81
– Patrick Kugler jumped from #157 to #97
– Henry Poggi dropped from #118 to #120
– Logan Tuley-Tillman dropped from #107 to #129
– Chris Fox dropped from #114 to #137
– Maurice Hurst, Jr. jumps from off the list to #190
– Mike McCray dropped from #181 to #194
– Ben Gedeon dropped from #179 to #199
– DeVeon Smith remained at #218

Here are Michigan’s offerees:

3. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
4. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
5. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
6. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California
10. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
11. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
16. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
18. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania (Alabama)
27. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana
28. Laquon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
31. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Virginia Tech)
32. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Florida)
33. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
42. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida (USC)
43. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
45. Eli Apple – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
47. Priest Willis – CB – Arizona
48. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
50. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
53. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
58. Alquadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey (Miami)
60. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
65. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
72. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
74. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
77. Cole Luke – CB – Arizona (Notre Dame)
80. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
81. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
84. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
85. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
89. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
94. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
96. Elijah Qualls – DT – California (USC)
97. Patrick Kugler – OG – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
99. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
103. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
105. Justin Manning – DT – Texas (Texas A&M)
108. Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
109. James Quick – WR – Kentucky (Louisville)
110. Wyatt Teller – DE – Virginia (Virginia Tech)
116. Demorea Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
119. Dajaun Drennon – DE – New Jersey (North Carolina)
120. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
121. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
123. Darrel Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
125. Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
126. Sebastian Larue – WR – California
127. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
129. Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
130. Darren Carrington – WR – California (Oregon)
131. Mike McGlinchey – OT – Pennsylvania (Notre Dame)
136. Steve Elmer – OT – Michigan (Notre Dame)
137. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
141. Tim Harris – CB – Virginia (Virginia)
148. Gareon Conley – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
152. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
155. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
160. Darius Latham – OT – Indiana (Indiana)
162. Matt Rolin – LB – Virginia (Florida)
167. Jordan Wilkins – RB – Tennessee (Auburn)
172. Jake Raulerson – OC – Texas (Texas)
175. Greg Webb – DT – New Jersey (North Carolina)
180. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (UCLA)
183. Kameron Miles – S – Texas (Texas A&M)
186. Shaq Wiggins – CB – Georgia (Georgia)
188. Durham Smythe – TE – Texas
189. Devin Butler – CB – Washington, DC (Notre Dame)
190. Maurice Hurst, Jr. – DT – Massachusetts (Michigan)
194. Mike McCray II – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
199. Ben Gedeon – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
202. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
206. Josh Augusta – DT – Illinois
208. Nadir Barnwell – ATH – New Jersey (Rutgers)
209. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
211. Jayme Thompson – S – Ohio (Ohio State)
216. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
218. DeVeon Smith – RB – Ohio (Michigan)
221. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
226. Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas (TCU)
233. Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)