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
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.
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.)
COMMITMENT
Westwood (MA) Xaverian Brothers defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, Jr.committed to Michigan.
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2013
Geismar (LA) Dutchtown wide receiver Shelby Christy was offered by Michigan recently. Christy is a 6’3″, 175 lb. wideout with offers from Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mississippi State, and Northwestern. As a junior in 2011, he had 25 receptions for 400+ yards and 7 touchdowns. LSU hasn’t come forward with an offer yet, but if they do, expect him to be a Tiger. ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2014
Hendersonville (TN) Beech athlete Jalen Hurd was offered by Michigan on Wednesday. He also has offers from Alabama, Nebraska, Ohio State, Tennessee, and several others. As a freshman in 2010, he had 57 carries for 459 yards and 3 touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2011, he had 1,606 rushing yards and 437 receiving yards to go with 27 total touchdowns. The 6’2″, 190-pounder could play running back or receiver, but I’m listing him as a running back because he’s built a little bit like 2013 running back target Ty Isaac. Alabama looks like the early leader for Hurd, however.
Midlothian (IL) Marist tight end Nic Weishar was offered by Michigan. Weishar is a 6’5″, 200 lb. wideout/tight end with offers from Illinois, Iowa, Notre Dame, Purdue, and Wisconsin, along with a few others. As a junior in 2011, he had 77 receptions for 1,160 yards and 13 touchdowns. (Highlights here.)
OFF THE BOARD
Lemont (IL) Lemont offensive tackle Ethan Pocic committed to LSU. Back when Michigan filled up on offensive linemen, I was a little disappointed that they wouldn’t have room for Pocic, who was strongly considering Michigan up to that point. Pocic was also considering Illinois (where his brother Graham plays) and Ohio State, so having him play in the SEC means Michigan has just a small chance of facing him at any point. I think Pocic is going to be a very good player.
Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Luers linebacker Jaylon Smith committed to Notre Dame. Smith’s brother Rod is a running back for Ohio State, and it seemed from the beginning that this would be a Notre Dame vs. Ohio State battle; Smith never showed interest in going to Michigan. On the camp circuit this spring, Smith has been consistently mentioned as one of the top performers, working out as a linebacker, defensive end, and even cornerback. I’ll be curious to see how Notre Dame uses him, but hopefully he plays poorly against the Wolverines.
PENDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Murrieta (CA) Vista Murrieta safety Su’a Cravens scheduled a college announcement for Wednesday, June 6th. He stated several weeks ago that he would still take visits to a few Big Ten schools, including Michigan, but when a kid sets an early announcement date without having visited some of his “finalists,” the writing is probably on the wall. In Cravens’s case, a lot of people are going to be eating crow if he doesn’t commit to USC. In any case, here’s the scouting report I put together on Cravens.
Baltimore (MD) Gilman defensive tackle Henry Poggi has scheduled a college announcement for 10:00 this morning. He will reportedly decide between Alabama and Michigan. He has visited Michigan multiple times (for the Purdue game last year and in March), but his most recent visit was to Tuscaloosa. Here’s the scouting report I put together on Poggi back in March.
WEEKEND VISITORS
There were a couple weekend visitors, including Hurst. Cedar Falls (IA) Cedar Falls offensive tackle Ross Pierschbacher, a 2014 prospect, is going to visit Michigan today. He’s a 6’5″, 275 lb. kid with offers from Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, but he doesn’t have a Michigan offer yet. He was the offensive line MVP of the Illinois NFTC this past weekend.
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius OG Jimmy Byrne: Byrne is a 6’4″, 275 lb. lineman from the class of 2014 with offers from Illinois and Ohio State. He does not yet have a Michigan offer, but there’s a strong chance that he gets one at some point . . . unless he commits to the Buckeyes first. St. Ignatius is the alma mater of Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan.
Westwood (MA) Xaverian Brothers DT Maurice Hurst, Jr.: Hurst is a 6’2″, 285 lb. defensive lineman whose father was a cornerback for the New England Patriots. It’s very possible that the younger Hurst will commit to Michigan in the coming days, if not during his visit to Ann Arbor.
