Tag: 2015 recruiting

Visitors: April 25-27, 2014

Lincolnton (NC) Lincolnton defensive end Darian Roseboro doubles as a high school fullback (image via Lincoln Times News)

Darian Roseboro – DE – Lincolnton (NC) Lincolnton: Roseboro is a 6’4″, 265 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Texas, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and numerous others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #8 strongside end, and the #110 player overall for the 2015 class. If his stats are to be believed, he has had quite a three-year run since his freshman year when he had 107 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks. He followed that up with 107 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, and 8 sacks as a sophomore and then 121 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks as a junior. Ace recruiter Roy Manning, who has taken over the mid-Atlantic area for Michigan, has been developing a good relationship with Roseboro and secured a four-day trip to Ann Arbor this week.

Recruiting Update: April 21, 2014

Sicklerville (NJ) Timber Creek wide receiver Cameron Chambers (image via MaxPreps)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2015
Kaplan (LA) Kaplan defensive end Jalen Bates was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 240 lb. prospect with offers from Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Ole Miss, TCU, and Texas Tech. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #12 weakside end, and #340 overall. He’s very raw and needs to work on his stance, footwork, hand use, just about everything – but he does have some physical talent. Bates is the cousin of former Michigan linebacker Jonas Mouton.

Bellevue (WA) Bellevue offensive tackle Henry Roberts was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’6″, 263 lb. prospect with offers from Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, USC, Washington, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #29 offensive tackle, and #236 overall. Roberts is a lanky kid who obviously needs to put on weight, but there’s not a lot of film on him. Bellevue is one of the top programs in the state of Washington and produces quite a bit of talent for the Pacific Northwest, and former Michigan offensive lineman Stephen Schilling came from there.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Sicklerville (NJ) Timber Creek wide receiver Cameron Chambers was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Ohio State, Pitt, Rutgers, Wisconsin, and West Virginia, among others. 247 Sports, which released its 2016 rankings last week, placed him as a 4-star, the #14 wide receiver, and the #83 player overall for his class. He does not quite look 6’3″ in his highlights, although he may have hit a growth spurt this offseason; however, he shows some good straight line speed and claims a 4.59 forty.

Tampa (FL) Catholic wide receiver Nate Craig was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Miami, Ohio State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #18 wide receiver, and #92 overall. Personally, I would rate Craig ahead of Chambers because he looks superior in almost every category.

OFF THE BOARD
Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas cornerback Rashard Causey committed to Florida Atlantic. Causey has offers from Florida, Miami, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and UCLA, along with lots of others, so I don’t quite understand this one. I know little about Causey because he didn’t show much interest in his Michigan offer, but this is a commitment I would watch down the road for a change of heart.

Jersey City (NJ) St. Peter’s Prep cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick committed to Alabama. I wrote a scouting report on him back in February. I mentioned three teams with the best chance to get him, and the Crimson Tide was one of them (with Michigan and Ohio State the others, although South Carolina was also lurking). Michigan held off on offering for a while, which may have hurt their chances, but it’s tough to believe they could have pulled ahead of the Tide.

Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy cornerback Marcus Lewis committed to Florida. Lewis recently transferred from Washington (DC) Gonzaga Prep, which signaled to me a desire to play down south. Not long after that was announced, he committed to the Gators. Lewis could play corner or safety at the next level.

MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s a list of this past weekend’s visitors.

Over at Recruiting Season last week, I profiled Clarkston’s Cole Chewins, Mount Pleasant’s Kalebb Perry, Detroit Country Day’s Justin Hunter, St. Joseph’s Wes French, and Chandler Park Academy’s Jalen Martin.

Visitors: April 18-20, 2014

Avon (CT) Old Farms tight end Chris Clark

2015
Chris Clark – TE – Avon (CT) Old Farms: Clark is a 6’6″, 247 lb. prospect who recently decommitted from North Carolina; he also has offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, along with many others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #3 tight end, and #130 overall. As a junior in 2013, he caught 39 passes for 417 yards and 6 touchdowns. Recruiting gurus are picking Notre Dame, where he visited a couple weekends ago, but he has yet to visit Columbus or Ann Arbor.

Clelin Ferrell – DE – Richmond (VA) Benedictine: Ferrell is a 6’5″, 225 lb. prospect who recently named a top eleven of Clemson, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #8 weakside end, and #84 overall for the class. He plays in the same league as freshman QB Wilton Speight and 2014 cornerback commit Garrett Taylor, and his teammate is 2016 wide receiver offeree Scott Bracey.

Grant Newsome – OT – Lawrenceville (NJ) Lawrenceville School: I typed up a scouting report on Newsome at the end of March. He recently picked up an Arkansas offer and visited Penn State.

2016
Ben Bredeson – OT – Hartland (WI) Arrowhead: Bredeson is a 6’5″, 275 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa State, Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. He visited Michigan for the spring game a couple weekends ago and also took a swing through Columbus and Knoxville. The Badgers are considered to be the leader.

ESPN 300 for 2015 updated

Richmond (VA) St. Christopher’s cornerback Garrett Taylor is Michigan’s top-rated commit

ESPN released its updated top 300 players for the class of 2015. Here’s what it looked like back in November.

Movement for Michigan commits:
– Garrett Taylor appears at #106. He did not have an offer in November, so I’m not sure where he was ranked.
– Shaun Crawford fell from #73 to #154
– Tyree Kinnel jumps into the top 300 at #182 overall

3. Kevin Toliver II – CB – Florida (LSU)
4. Josh Sweat – DE – Virginia
6. Terry Beckner, Jr. – DE – Illinois
7. Mitch Hyatt – OT – Georgia (Clemson)
10. Tim Settle – DT – Virginia
11. George Campbell – WR – Florida
12. Kendall Sheffield – CB – Texas
13. Justin Hilliard – LB – Ohio
16. Jashon Cornell – DE – Minnesota
17. Rasheem Green – DT – California
18. Keisean Lucier-South – DE – California
19. Josh Rosen – QB – California (UCLA)
20. Iman Marshall – CB – California
22. Shy Tuttle – DT – North Carolina
24. Jeff Holland – LB – Florida
26. Tyron Johnson – WR – Louisiana
27. Damien Harris – RB – Kentucky
31. Minkah Fitzpatrick – CB – New Jersey
37. Jarrett Stidham – QB – Texas (Texas Tech)
38. Malik Jefferson – LB – Texas
45. Christian Kirk – WR – Arizona
48. Jacques Patrick – RB – Florida
50. Ronald Jones II – RB – Texas (Oklahoma State)
54. Blake Barnett – QB – California (Notre Dame)
55. Adonis Thomas – LB – Georgia
56. Hale Hentges – TE – Missouri
58. Drew Richmond – OT – Tennessee
63. DaMarkus Lodge – WR – Texas
65. Sterling Jenkins – OT – Pennsylvania
66. Jerome Baker, Jr. – LB – Ohio
69. Devonaire Clarington – TE – Florida
70. Soso Jamabo – RB – Texas
76. Anthony Wheeler – LB – Texas
80. Johnny Frasier – RB – North Carolina
81. Hjalte Froholdt – DT – Ohio (Arkansas)
83. Jake Fruhmorgen – OT – Florida (Clemson)
90. Jalen Dalton – DE – North Carolina
93. Keenan Walker – OT – Arizona
95. Christian Pellage – OT – Florida
100. Ryan Bates – OT – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
101. Clelin Ferrell – DE – Virginia
104. Chris Clark – TE – Connecticut
106. Garrett Taylor – CB – Virginia (Michigan)
116. Devante Peete – WR – Florida
122. Osa Masina – LB – Utah
135. Ty’Son Williams – RB – South Carolina
136. Jordan Whitehead – CB – Pennsylvania
137. Brian Cole – ATH – Michigan
152. Michael Weber – RB – Michigan
154. Shaun Crawford – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
158. Joshua McMillon – LB – Tennessee
159. Darian Roseboro – DE – North Carolina
162. John Reid – CB – Pennsylvania
181. Juwan Johnson – WR – New Jersey (Penn State)
182. Tyree Kinnel – S – Ohio (Michigan)
219. Rashard Causey, Jr. – CB – Florida
235. Grant Newsome – OT – New Jersey
250. Cameron Townsend – LB – Texas
265. Darrin Kirkland, Jr. – LB – Indiana
283. Josh Barajas – LB – Indiana (Penn State)
300. Asmar Bilal – LB – Indiana

Recruiting Update: April 14, 2014

Waco (TX) Midway safety Kahlil Haughton (image via 247 Sports)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2015
Avon (CT) Old Farms tight end Chris Clark decommitted from North Carolina. When Clark committed to the Tarheels, he said he would stop taking visits . . . and he did for about, oh, two weeks. Then he visited Notre Dame, and he’ll be visiting Michigan and Ohio State this week. In a world where college commitments last for shorter periods of time than romantic relationships, never trust it until the National Letter of Intent rolls in on the old fax machine. Currently, prognosticators are putting Notre Dame in the lead, as if that means anything.

Waco (TX) Midway safety Kahlil Haughton was offered by Michigan. Haughton is a 6’2″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, and Texas Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #41 safety, and the #636 player overall. As a junior in 2013, he had 87 tackles and 2 interceptions. Haughton looks like a free safety, but he does not bring his feet when he tackles and does not wrap up well. He appears to be a bit of a reach at this point. Baylor appears to be the leader right now.

OFF THE BOARD
Tampa (FL) Plant offensive tackle Jake Fruhmorgen committed to Clemson. He visited Michigan a couple weekends ago and enjoyed his visit, but it wasn’t enough to sway him away from his previously scheduled announcement date. According to reports, Florida was #2 on his list and Michigan was third. Clemson had previously secured a commitment from 2015 offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt, who also holds an offer from Michigan.

MISCELLANEOUS
Last week on Recruiting Season, I profiled Southfield’s Davontae Ginwright, Western International’s Romello Ross, Southfield Christian’s Bobby Banks, Mendon’s Logan Slaughter, and Loyola’s Paul Engram, Jr.

Here’s a list of this past weekend’s visitors.