Tag: 2016 recruiting

Visitors: Michigan vs. Utah

Donnie Corley

2015
Deshawn Baker-Williams – DT – Westland (MI) John Glenn: Baker-Williams is a 6’4″, 300 lb. prospect who committed to Central Michigan in June. That was and is his only offer so far.

Brian Cole – WR – Saginaw (MI) Heritage: Cole recently was awarded his Under Armour All-American jersey (LINK), although he was suspended for Heritage’s most recent game after receiving two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties last game. He is committed to Michigan.

Jack Dunaway – DE – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice: Dunaway, a teammate of Alex Malzone’s, is a 6’3″, 212 lb. prospect who recently committed to be a walk-on at Michigan. His father was a tight end at Michigan in the mid-1980’s.

Alex Malzone – QB – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice: On Friday night, Malzone went 14/20 for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 28-21 win over Shane Morris’s old team, the Warren (MI) De La Salle Pilots. He is committed to Michigan.

Jalen Martin – WR – Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park Academy: Martin is a 6’1″, 192 lb. prospect with offers from Akron, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #65 wide receiver, and #390 overall. He attends the alma mater of former Michigan wide receiver Csont’e York.

Jon Runyan, Jr. – OG – Philadelphia (PA) St. Joseph’s: Runyan, Jr. committed to Michigan in June 2013 (LINK).

Mike Weber – RB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Weber sat out last night’s 50-0 win over Detroit (MI) Douglass. He is committed to Michigan.

Hit the jump for 2016, 2017, and 2018(!) visitors.

2016
Donnie Corley – WR – Detroit (MI) King: Corley is a 247 Composite 4-star who has recently picked up offers from Michigan State and Pitt. He transferred from Wyandotte to King in the off-season, and things have paid off nicely in the first few games.

Matt Falcon – RB – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Falcon is a 6’1″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Akron, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Toledo, and Wake Forest. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #25 running back, and #274 overall. He missed last season with a torn ACL but was a teammate of Michigan freshman defensive end Lawrence Marshall.

Brendan Ferns – LB – St. Clairsville (OH) St. Clairsville: Ferns is a 6’3″, 223 lb. prospect with offers from Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Penn State, among others. He’s the younger brother of Michigan freshman linebacker Michael Ferns, but the Wolverines have not shown a ton of interest in Brendan yet. The feeling is that if the Wolverines offered now, they would still have a serious uphill battle for Brendan’s services.

Michael Jordan – OT – Plymouth (MI) Plymouth: Jordan is a 6’5″, 278 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan and Ohio State. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #36 offensive tackle, and #478 overall.

Kalebb Perry – WR – Mt. Pleasant (MI) Mt. Pleasant: Perry is a 6’2″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Central Michigan and Western Michigan. He appears to be a notch below Corley, but he’s still a 247 Composite 3-star and the #87 wide receiver in his class.

Nik Urban – OG – Willoughby (OH) South: Urban is a 6’4″, 280 lb. prospect with offers from Duke and a few MAC schools. He camped at Michigan last summer. He might be a fine player, but his name is “Urban.” Ick.

2017
Johnathan Berghorst – DE – Zeeland (MI) East: Berghorst is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with no offers at this point. He has visited Michigan several times and camped in Ann Arbor this past June.

Andre Jackson – CB – Bridgeport (MI) Bridgeport: Jackson is a 5’10”, 170 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

Corey Malone-Hatcher – DE – St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph: Hatcher is a 6’3″, 235 lb. prospect with an offer from Ohio State. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #3 weakside end, and #104 overall.

Bruce Mann – QB – Bay City (MI) Western: Mann is a 6’2″, 180 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. His father recently moved to the outskirts of Chicago to take on a new job, so it may be just a matter of time before the younger Mann becomes an out-of-state prospect.

Willie Rodgers – DE – Saginaw (MI) Arthur Hill: Rodgers is a 6’4″, 205 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

2018
Jimmy Bell – OT – Saginaw (MI) Arthur Hill: Bell is a 6’7″, 310 lb. ninth grader. He has no offers at this time, but he is very large.

Recruiting Update: September 17, 2014

Cincinnati (OH) Elder offensive tackle Tommy Kraemer

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Cincinnati (OH) Elder offensive tackle Tommy Kraemer was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 305 lb. prospect with offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s an early 247 Composite 5-star, the #4 offensive tackle, and #18 overall. Kraemer has pretty good feet and overall technique, and he looks like a tackle at the next level. He’s not a mauler but he gets the job done and reminds me a little of Erik Magnuson. The relationship between Michigan and Kraemer has reportedly been somewhat strained. He didn’t want to visit Michigan without having an offer, and the coaches don’t like to offer regional prospects (Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, etc.) who don’t show their interest by visiting. It appears that the coaches have ceded their position a little bit for the #18 player in the class, and he is considering a visit for the game against Penn State.

Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha offensive tackle J.P. Urquidez was offered by Michigan. Urquidez is a 6’6″, 299 lb. prospect with offers from Baylor, Florida State, LSU, Maryland, Penn State, Texas, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #15 offensive tackle, and #164 overall. Urquidez looks like a guard to me, because he doesn’t have the best feet. He does have a good initial punch and could play right tackle, too. He moved to Maryland from Texas, so any regional allegiance to the east coast may be non-existent.

OFF THE BOARD
Memphis (TN) University School offensive tackle Drew Richmond committed to Ole Miss. Richmond tweeted out that Ohio State will always be #1 in his heart, but he chose Ole Miss instead. He’s headed to the same school as LaQuon Treadwell. You may be able to draw your own conclusions.

MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s the list of visitors from the Miami-OH game (LINK).

You can check out the Recruit Tracker posts (LINK), which give updates on Michigan’s current commits in the 2015 and 2016 classes.

Visitors: Michigan vs. Miami-OH

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech cornerback Lavert Hill

2015
Brian Cole – WR – Saginaw (MI) Heritage*

Jack Dunaway – DE – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice


Tyree Kinnel – S – Huber Heights (OH) Wayne*

Darrin Kirkland, Jr. – LB – Indianapolis (IN) Warren Central*


Alex Malzone – QB – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice*


Grant Perry – WR – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice


Michael Weber – RB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*


2016
Lavert Hill – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech#


Joshua Jackson – QB – Saline (MI) Saline


Michael Onwenu – DT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech#

Justin Rigg – TE – Springboro (OH) Springboro


Eric Rogers – LB  – Warren (MI) De La Salle

Dylan Stackhouse – LB – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park


2017
Johnathan Berghorst – DE – Zeeland (MI) East


Carter Dunaway – TE – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice

Rodney Hall – QB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech


Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech


Joshua Ross – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s#

*Committed to Michigan
#Offered by Michigan

Recruiting Update: September 9, 2014

Savannah (GA) Christian wide receiver Demetris Robertson

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Savannah (GA) Christian wide receiver Demetris Robertson was offered by Michigan. Robertson is a 6’1″, 165 lb. prospect who committed to Alabama in July; he also holds offers from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Ohio State, and USC, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 5-star, the #1 athlete, and #23 overall. Robertson could play wide receiver or corner at the next level, and he has dynamic speed.

OFF THE BOARD
Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake wide receiver George Campbell, Jr. committed to Florida State. Campbell was a teammate of Michigan freshman lineman Mason Cole and was at one time committed to Michigan himself, but that affinity wore off. Campbell is rated as a wideout, but his hands have been questioned and he could end up at safety or linebacker. At 6’3″, 184 lbs. with a 4.36 forty, there are numerous options.

Bellevue (WA) Bellevue offensive tackle Henry Roberts committed to Washington. Roberts attends the alma mater of former Michigan lineman Steve Schilling. He expressed interest in visiting Michigan, but plans never materialized.

Recruit Tracker: Messiah DeWeaver

Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison quarterback Messiah DeWeaver (image via 247Sports.com)

October 3, 2014: DeWeaver went 13/20 for 220 yards and 5 touchdowns. Trotwood-Madison beat Sidney (OH) Sidney by a score of 80-21. Trotwood-Madison is now 5-1.

September 12, 2014: DeWeaver went 11/17 for 170 yards and 3 touchdowns, including the game-winner with 40 seconds remaining. He also had 40 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown. Trotwood-Madison beat Cincinnati (OH) Sycamore by a score of 33-30. Trotwood-Madison is now 3-0.

September 6, 2014: Trotwood-Madison beat Dayton (OH) Thurgood Marshall by a score of 28-21. Trotwood-Madison is 2-0.

August 29, 2014: DeWeaver was 9/15 for 109 yards and 1 touchdown through the air, and he had 15 rushing yards and 1 touchdown. His Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison team beat Springfield (OH) Springfield by a score of 34-7. Trotwood-Madison is 1-0.