Tag: 2017 recruiting

Visitors: June 13-15, 2014

St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham defensive end Jashon Cornell (image via 247 Sports)

Several of these players will be in Detroit for the Sound Mind Sound Body camp, but these ones in particular are planning trips up I-94 to see Michigan’s football facilities and meet with the coaching staff.

2015
Jashon Cornell – DE – St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham: Cornell is a 6’4″, 260 lb. prospect with a top five of Alabama, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #3 weakside end, and #37 overall. As a junior in 2013, he had 70 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries (1 returned for a touchdown). Cornell recently named Michigan State his #1, but Michigan has consistently been in his top few schools.

Javaris Davis – CB – Jacksonville (FL) Ed White: Davis is a 5’9″, 173 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #45 running back, and #611 overall. He also claims a 4.47 forty. His brother Bryan was a safety at Georgia.

Jeffery Holland – LB – Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian: Holland is a 6’2″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, UCLA, and USC, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #4 outside linebacker, and #40 overall. He’s committed to play in the Under Armour All-American Game. Holland traveled to Michigan with Davis (above).

Darrin Kirkland, Jr. – LB – Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central: Kirkland committed to Michigan in May (LINK).

Jacques Patrick – RB – Orlando (FL) Timber Creek: Patrick is a 6’3″, 233 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, and USC, along with many others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #2 running back, and #44 overall. As a junior in 2013, he ran the ball 231 times for 2,153 yards and 30 touchdowns. Patrick’s cousin is a coach for Detroit (MI) King whom Jacques visits fairly regularly. The 247 Sports Crystal Ball is 97% in favor of Florida State at this time, and chances are slim that Patrick comes up north to play football.

John Reid – CB – Philadelphia (PA) St. Joseph’s: Reid is a 5’10”, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Rutgers, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #11 cornerback, and #109 overall. He claims a 4.43 forty. Reid is also the teammate of 2015 Michigan offensive guard commit Jon Runyan, Jr.

Auden Tate – WR – Tampa (FL) Wharton: Tate is a 6’4″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, and South Carolina, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #38 wide receiver, and #302 overall. As a junior in 2013, he had 49 receptions for 815 yards and 5 touchdowns. He recently released a top group “in no particular order” that had Michigan as the team listed first, which may or may not mean anything. Either way, the Wolverines are in the thick of it, and the 247 Sports Crystal Ball has Michigan with a plurality of votes.

D’Andre Walker – DE – Fairburn (GA) Langston Hughes: Walker is a 6’2″, 218 lb. defensive end with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, USC, and numerous others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #12 weakside end, and #161 overall.


2016
Kjetil Cline – WR – St. Paul (MN) East Ridge: Cline is a 6’0″, 193 lb. prospect with offers from Pitt and Western Michigan. He claims a 4.45 forty. As a sophomore in 2013, he had 630 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns.

K.J. Costello – QB – Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) Catholic: Costello is a 6’4″, 213 lb. prospect with offers from Florida State, Miami, Michigan, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #5 pro-style quarterback, and #139 overall. Costello is one of five quarterbacks Michigan has offered so far in the 2016 class, and he seems the most likely to choose Michigan at this early juncture.

Dylan Crawford – WR – La Canada Flintridge (CA) St. Francis: Crawford is a 6’1″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Oregon State, Tennessee, UCLA, and USC, among others. He is good friends and will be traveling with Costello, but seems less enthused about Michigan than some west coast schools.

Jovanny Garcia – DT – St. Paul (MN) East Ridge: Garcia is a 6’3″, 270 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan State and Minnesota. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #16 defensive tackle, and #118 overall. He’s a teammate of Cline (above) and plays in the same league with Jashon Cornell.

Patrice Rene – S – Ottawa (Ontario) St. Peter: Rene is a 6’1″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Ohio State, Rutgers, and Syracuse, among others. He is reportedly moving from Canada to Virginia before his junior year to attend Alexandria (VA) Episcopal. Rene camped at Michigan in 2013.

Naseir Upshur – TE – Philadelphia (PA) Imhotep: Upshur is a 6’3″, 232 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Michigan, Michigan State, Pitt, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #5 tight end, and #166 overall. As a sophomore in 2013, he had 8 receptions for 240 yards and 4 touchdowns, along with 40 tackles and 12 sacks as a defensive end.

2017
Jonathan Sutherland – WR – Ottowa (Ontario) Pearson: Sutherland is a 5’10”, 175 lb. prospect with an offer from Rutgers.

Luiji Villian – DE – Ottowa (Ontario) Pearson: Villian is a 6’3″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Minnesota and Rutgers. He attended the Sound Mind Sound Body football camp with teammate Sutherland (above).

Craig Yeast II – WR – Fremont (OH) Ross: Yeast is a 5’11”, 160 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati and Kentucky. He claims a 4.5 forty, a 36.5″ vertical, a 265 lb. bench, and a 415 lb. squat. Yeast is the son of former Kentucky wide receiver Craig Yeast, who at one time was the SEC’s all-time leader in receptions (208) and second-leading receiving yardage leader (2,899 yards) after teaming up with future #1 draft pick Tim Couch. Yeast went on to be a 3rd round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals and played for the Jets before moving on to the Canadian Football League.

2014 Sound Mind Sound Body Camp Attendees

St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham defensive end Jashon Cornell (image via MGoBlog)

The Sound Mind Sound Body Camp will be taking place on June 12th and 13th at Chandler Park Academy in Harper Woods, MI. This event continuously attracts a lot of the top talent in the midwest and some big-time prospects from around the country, too. Lots of college coaches will be in attendance, and the two head coaches of the in-state powers (Michigan’s Brady Hoke and Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio) will both be speaking. Several of these prospects will capitalize on the opportunity to head up the road and see the local universities.

This list includes players who intend to visit. There are too many to profile each one, but an asterisk denotes an offer from the Wolverines.

2015
Joshua Alabi – DE – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*
Brian Alsobrooks – QB – Livonia (MI) Churchill
Kei Beckham – QB – Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison
Avonte’ Bell – RB – Lansing (MI) Sexton
Levante Bellamy – RB – Indianapolis (IN) Brebeuf Jesuit
Shahid Bellamy – DT – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: committed to Central Michigan
Jamal Brown – S – Chicago (IL) Phillips: committed to Western Michigan
Ray Buford – CB – Southfield (MI) Southfield
Jayru Campbell – QB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: committed to Michigan State
Jordan Colbert – LB – Griffin (GA) Griffin: committed to Auburn
Brian Cole – ATH – Saginaw (MI) Heritage*
Jashon Cornell – DE – St. Paul (MN) Cretin Derham*
Daniel Crawford – TE – Macomb (MI) Dakota: committed to Northern Illinois
Anton Curtis – WR – Detroit (MI) East English Village
Paul Engram – LB – Southfield (MI) Southfield: committed to Western Michigan
Wesley French – OG – St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph
Neville Gallimore – DT – St. Catharines (Ontario) Canada Prep Football Academy
Davontae Ginwright – S – Southfield (MI) Southfield
Eric Glover-Williams – CB – Canton (OH) McKinley: committed to Ohio State
Alex Grace – RB – Saginaw (MI) Swan Valley
DaQuan Hawkins – DT – Atlanta (GA) Westlake
Joshuwa Holloman – RB – Avondale (MI) Avondale
Obbie Jackson – WR – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield
Abdallah Jaffal – LB – Dearborn (MI) Fordson: committed to Western Michigan
Dior Johnson – S – Southfield (MI) Southfield
Shaq Jones – Philadelphia (PA) Imhotep
John Kelly – RB – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park
Darrin Kirkland, Jr. – LB – Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central*: committed to Michigan
Alex Malzone – QB – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice*: committed to Michigan
Carter Masek – LB – Grand Rapids (MI) East Grand Rapids: committed to Miami-OH
Armani McNulty – CB – Bolingbrook (IL) Bolingbrook
Tyrone Miller – S – Saline (MI) Saline
D.J. Moore – WR – Philadelphia (PA) Imhotep
David Moorman – OT – Northville (MI) Northville: committed to Wisconsin
James Morgan – QB – Green Bay (WI) Ashwaubenon
Alec Murphy – RB – Nixa (MO) Nixa*
Alex Mussat – QB – Troy (MI) Troy
Riley Neal – QB – Yorktown (IN) Yorktown
Stanley Norman – CB – Junipero (CA) Serra
Michael Oliver – LB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Jacques Patrick – RB – Orlando (FL) Timber Creek*
Grant Perry – WR – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice
Kyle Pugh – LB – Chicago (IL) Bloom
T.J. Rahming – WR – Powder Springs (GA) McEachern
Reggie Rogers – S – Massillon (OH) Washington
Romello Ross – RB – Detroit (MI) Western
Matt Skibinski – OT – Livonia (MI) Churchill: committed to Miami-OH
Tyson Smith – CB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s: committed to Michigan State
Equanimeous St. Brown – WR – Anaheim (CA) Servite
Kyonta’ Stallworth – OT – Detroit (MI) King: committed to Michigan State
Jayson Stanley – WR – Fairburn (GA) Creekside
Immanuel Stinson – DE – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park
Damon Terry – WR – Lansing (MI) Everett: committed to Central Michigan
Tyriq Thompson – LB – Detroit (MI) King*
Brandon Tiassum – DT – Indianapolis (IN) Park Tudor: committed to Notre Dame
D’Andre Walker – DE – Fairburn (GA) Langston Hughes
Mike Weber – RB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*
Delvin Weems – RB – Tucker (GA) Tucker: committed to Marshall
Tyrone Wheatley, Jr. – TE – Canisius (NY) Manlius*
Darryl Williams – OT – Bessemer (AL) City
Preston Williams – WR – Hampton (GA) Lovejoy*

2016
Hassan Belton – LB – Blythewood (GA) Bluthewood
Messiah DeWeaver – QB – Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison
Matt Falcon – RB – Southfield (MI) Southfield
Jojo Garcia – DT – Woodbury (MN) East Ridge
Seth Green – QB – Woodbury (MN) East Ridge
Dele’ Harding – LB – Elkton (MD) Eastern Christian Academy
Mecole Hardman – CB – Elberton (GA) Elbert County
Daelin Hayes – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s*
Jesse Johnson – S – Detroit (MI) King
Juanye Johnson – OG – Muskegon (MI) Muskegon
Thiyo Lukusa – OT – Traverse City (MI) West*
Jalen Martin – WR – Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park Academy
Ostell Martin – OT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Michael Onwenu – DT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Kalebb Perry – WR – Mount Pleasant (MI) Mount Pleasant
Martell Pettaway – RB – St. Clair Shores (MI) South Lake
David Reese – LB – Farmington (MI) Farmington
Patrice Rene – S – Ottawa (Ontario) St. Peter
Naseir Upshur – WR – Philadelphia (PA) Imhotep*

2017
Donovan Johnson – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Emani Mason – OT – Detroit (MI) East English Village
Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Joshua Ross – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s*
Jamyest Williams – RB – Archer (GA)

Visitors: May 30-June 1, 2014

East St. Louis (IL) East St. Louis defensive tackle headlines an impressive group of campus visitors (image via Maxpreps)

2015
Terry Beckner, Jr. – DE – East St. Louis (IL) East St. Louis: Beckner is a 6’4″, 293 lb. prospect with offers from all over the country and a top group that includes Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Missouri, and USC, with Missouri the declared leader. He’s a 247 Composite 5-star, the #3 strongside end, and #21 overall. Beckner started off as an end prospect but with the size he’s already added, he’s more likely to play defensive tackle, in my opinion. Michigan’s coaching staff does not seem to be recruiting defensive tackles heavily in the 2015 class, but they would almost surely take a commitment from someone as talented as Beckner, regardless of his position.

Miles Boykin – WR – New Lenox (IL) Providence Catholic: Boykin is a 6’4″, 212 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, and Oregon, among others. He’s 247 Composite 4-star, the #22 wide receiver, and #185 overall. Boykin visited Michigan for the spring game in early April and was offered shortly thereafter. He was supposed to visit next week but changed plans.

Natereace Strong – RB – East St. Louis (IL) East St. Louis: Strong is a 6’1″, 210 lb. prospect who committed to Missouri in April; he also has offers from Florida State, Illinois, Michigan State, and Ohio State. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #18 running back, and #238 overall. As a junior in 2013, he had 67 carries for 595 yards and 5 touchdowns. He’s pretty solid in his commitment and wants to stay close to home so his family members can see him play, but you never know what might happen with a good campus visit. Michigan has been expanding its running back offer list, and Strong would seem to fit in line with what Michigan wants – a big, physical running back with good straight line speed.


2016
Brendan Ferns – LB – St. Clairsville (OH) St. Clairsville: Ferns is a 6’3″, 223 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Pitt, Virginia, and West Virginia. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #5 athlete, and #51 overall. He’s also the younger brother of current Michigan freshman linebacker Michael Ferns. Despite no offer from either school, Penn State was considered to be ahead of Michigan early in the process. He will be getting a visit from the coaching staff early this week and then heading up to campus at the end of the week.

2017
Jeff Thomas – WR – East St. Louis (IL) East St. Louis: Thomas is a 5’10”, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Florida State, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. As a freshman in 2013, he had 54 catches for 944 yards and 12 touchdowns. He claims a 4.45 forty time. Michigan was his first offer and he grew up as a Michigan fan, so that was a big deal for him. This will be his first time on campus. As you may have noticed, he will be visiting with teammates Beckner and Strong. Michigan also recruited East St. Louis in 2014 with an offer to linebacker Kyron Watson (Kansas).

May 2014 Coach Visits

Wayne (NJ) De Paul running back Kareem Walker

I’m going to start a running list of the prospects Michigan has stopped by to see during the month of May. There may be some spillover from late April as I find out about coach visits. Like last month’s post, the newest additions will be placed at the top of each year’s list of prospects. Offered players are denoted by an asterisk.

2015
Auden Tate – WR – Tampa (FL) Wharton*
Damien Harris – RB – Berea (KY) Madison Southern*
Ray-Ray McCloud III – RB – Tampa (FL) Sickles*
Devante Peete – WR – Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas*
Jordan Scarlett – RB – Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas
Deon Cain – WR – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
Henry Roberts – OT – Bellevue (WA) Bellevue*
Amari Henderson – CB – Charlotte (NC) Mallard Creek
Hunter Dale – S – New Orleans (LA) John Curtis
Juval Mollette – WR – Randleman (NC) Randleman*
Johnny Frasier – RB – Princeton (NC) Princeton*
Darian Roseboro – DE – Lincolnton (NC) Lincolnton*
Tyriq Thompson – LB – Detroit (MI) King*
Iman Marshall – CB – Long Beach (CA) Poly*
Kendall Sheffield – CB – Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend Marshall*
Tyrone Wheatley, Jr. – TE – Manlius (NY) Canisius*
Chris Clark – TE – Avon (CT) Old Farms*
Michael Weber – RB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech*
Mikell Lands-Davis – RB – Douglasville (GA) Alexander*
Osa Masina – LB – Salt Lake City (UT) Brighton*
Jake Pickard – TE – Millburn (NJ) Millburn
Keisean Lucier-South – DE – Orange (CA) Lutheran*
Brandon Knight – OG – Noblesville (IN) Noblesville
Vic Thomas – DE – Orlando (FL) First Academy
Garrett Williams – TE – Orlando (FL) First Academy
Garrett Thomas – OT – Many (LA) Many*
Dexter Williams – RB – Orlando (FL) West Orange (Miami commit)*
Michael Ojemudia – LB – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison
T.J. Simmons – RB – Lakeland (FL) Christian
DaMarkus Lodge – Cedar Hill (TX) Cedar Hill*
Kyle Marcincik – WR – Dublin (OH) Coffman
Sotonye Jamabo – RB – Plano (TX) West*

This post is getting long, so hit the jump for 2016 and 2017 prospects.

2016
Janarius Robinson – DE – Panama City (FL) Bay*
Brendan Ferns – LB – St. Clairsville (OH) St. Clairsville
Elijah Cunningham – QB – Springboro (OH) Springboro:
Justin Rigg – TE – Springboro (OH) Springboro
Price Sammons – DE – Cincinnati (OH) Hills Christian Academy
Joshua Brown – DE – Charlotte (NC) Mallard Creek
Liam Eichenberg – OT – Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius*
Isaac Garcia – DE – Bellevue (WA) Bellevue
Treyjohn Butler – CB – Rancho Cucamonga (CA) Etiwanda
Willie Allen – OT – New Orleans (LA) John Curtis*
Robert Washington – RB – Huntersville (NC) Southlake Christian
Taleni Suhren – OT – Charlotte (NC) Ardrey Kell
Shea Patterson – QB – Shreveport (LA) Calvary Baptist
Shaquille Quarterman – LB – Orange Park (FL) Oakleaf*
Austin Mack – WR – Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Luers
Antonio Williams – RB – New London (NC) North Stanly
Jarrett Guarantano – QB – Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic
Jared Mayden – CB – Sachse (TX) Sachse
Greg Little – OT – Allen (TX) Allen*
Rashan Gary – DT – Scotch Plains (NJ) Timber Creek*
Trent Maynard – OT – Indianapolis (IN) Decatur Central
Kendell Jones – DT – Killeen (TX) Shoemaker*
Kareem Walker – RB – Wayne (NJ) De Paul Catholic*
Roddrick Bryant – WR – St. Louis (MO) Christian Brothers
Sonny Abramson – QB – Sparta (NJ) Pope John XXIII
Malik Harrison – S – Columbus (OH) Walnut Ridge
Brennen Wooten – QB – Marble Falls (TX) Marble Falls
Jacob Eason – QB – Lake Stevens (WA) Lake Stevens
Jordan Overton – CB – Lyndhurst (OH) Brush
Miles Sanders – RB – Pittsburgh (PA) Woodland Hills*
Khaleke Hudson – RB – McKeesport (PA) McKeesport
Tyrece Speaight – CB – Akron (OH) St. Vincent-St. Mary’s
Ellison Jordan – DT – Baltimore (MD) Gilman

2017
Kasim Hill – QB – Baltimore (MD) Gilman
Camaron Spence – DT – Baltimore (MD) Gilman

Recruiting Update: May 19, 2014

Evans (GA) Eastlake safety Rashad Roundtree (the one catching the ball) (image via Columbia County News-Times)

COMMITMENTS
Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central linebacker Darrin Kirkland, Jr. committed to Michigan (LINK).

Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice quarterback Alex Malzone committed to Michigan. Later last week, Rivals released an article that placed Malzone as the #6 quarterback they saw on the Rivals Camp Series.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2013
Huh? Why does this say 2013? Well, it’s because former Michigan target Ty Isaac, a running back who spent last year at USC, is transferring closer to his hometown in Illinois. I wrote a full piece on him on Friday (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2015
Jacksonville (FL) Ed White cornerback Javaris Davis was offered by Michigan. You may also see him listed as “Javarius” but his Hudl profile says “Javaris,” so I’m inclined to trust that, since it’s posted by his own school. He’s a 5’9″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Pitt, South Florida, and Wisconsin, along with several others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #46 running back, and #588 overall. Davis could play running back at the next level, but he does not appear to fit what Michigan wants from that position; Davis is more of a small, speed guy, whereas Michigan has preferred bigger backs in recent years. The coaches weren’t specific about position and said they wanted him as an “athlete.” Because the offer went out around the same time that news broke about Shaun Crawford visiting other schools, I’m inclined to believe they see him as a potential replacement for Crawford at corner in the class.

Lithonia (GA) Hapeville defensive end Arden Key was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 221 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon, South Carolina, and USC, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 weakside end, and #125 overall. He has a top five consisting of southern schools and Oregon, and I think it would be very difficult for Michigan to sway him.

Evans (GA) Eastlake safety Rashad Roundtree was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, and several others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 safety, and #63 overall for 2015. Roundtree (no relation to former Michigan receiver Roy Roundtree, as far as I know) claims a 4.65 forty and is a big hitter with good ball skills. Georgia is far and away the leader, so I expect to see him become a Bulldog sooner or later.

Coppell (TX) Coppell offensive lineman Connor Williams was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 275 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, and UCLA, along with several others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #8 center, and #609 overall. Williams is a very interesting prospect because, based on his junior film, I think he could play any position on the line, including tight end. I don’t know that I’ve been able to say that about any other prospects. He plays tight end in high school and has the quickness to play the position, albeit as a blocking sort. He also has the feet to play tackle, the quickness to play center, and the pad level to be effective at center or guard. Of course, that doesn’t mean he will be great at any or all of those positions, but the versatility is impressive. Williams immediately placed Michigan his top five but has not made plans to visit. If his high school sounds familiar, he was the teammate of 2014 defensive end Solomon Thomas (Stanford), whom Michigan also recruited.

This is a long update, so hit the jump for 2016 and 2017 prospects, along with miscellaneous tidbits.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Cincinnati (OH) Moeller tight end Jake Hausmann was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Penn State, and Tennessee, along with several others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #6 tight end, and #183 overall. Hausmann’s parents went to Ohio State, his sister is a sophomore Buckeye, and former teammate Sam Hubbard – who also held a Michigan offer – is headed to Columbus. Odds are that he ends up wearing scarlet and gray.

Suwanee (GA) North Gwinnett wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 202 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, and Vanderbilt, along with a couple others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #36 wide receiver, and #211 overall. Imatorbhebhe has a 4.1 grade point average and is attracted to the Wolverines in part because of the academic reputation, which is the same reason Vanderbilt is on his radar.

San Jose (CA) Valley Christian wide receiver Collin Johnson was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 180 lb. prospect who committed to Texas approximately a month ago; he also has offers from Oregon State, TCU, and USC, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #16 wide receiver, and #85 overall.  Johnson isn’t particularly fast, but he has good leaping ability, body control, and hands.

Killeen (TX) Shoemaker defensive tackle Kendell Jones was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 295 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M. He’s a 247 Sports 5-star, the #5 defensive tackle, and #21 overall. As a sophomore in 2013, he had 22 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks. I expected to see more quickness out of Jones, but he mainly looks like a space eating nose tackle.

Cleveland (OH) Benedictine wide receiver Justin Layne was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 173 lb. prospect with offers from Miami, Michigan State, Pitt, and West Virginia. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #18 wide receiver, and #88 overall. (Is it stupid to anyone else that there are 18 wide receivers among the top 88 players in the country? That’s roughly the same number of scholarships on a football team, so imagine having 17 or 18 wideouts on one team.) Layne is a teammate of 2015 linebacker Jerome Baker, whom Michigan is recruiting but will likely end up elsewhere, probably at Ohio State. While Baker has had several visits fall through, Layne is planning to visit Michigan for a basketball camp in early June.

Fort Worth (TX) All Saints Episcopal defensive tackle Michael Williams was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 290 lb. prospect with offers from Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and UCLA, among others. As a sophomore in 2013, he made 60 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 pass breakups, and 1 forced fumble. Williams is a little quicker than Jones but not as powerful.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips offensive tackle Calvin Ashley was offered by Michigan. He was offered in April but it only came out recently. He’s a 6’7″, 260 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, and South Carolina, among others. In case you don’t remember, Michigan recruited Dr. Phillips heavily in the Rodriguez years when they pursued Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (Alabama), Demetrius Hart (Alabama), LaQuentin Smith (Pitt), and Kenny Shaw (Florida State), plus Ricardo Miller, who transferred to Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer for his senior year, attended Michigan, and then transferred to UMass.

OFF THE BOARD
Augusta (GA) Christian offensive guard Zach Giella committed to Clemson. Giella is the third Michigan-offered offensive lineman to commit to Clemson, joining fellow Georgian Mitch Hyatt and then Floridian Jake Fruhmorgen.

MISCELLANEOUS
Last week on Recruiting Season, I profiled Traverse City St. Francis TE Matt Seybert, St. Clair Shores South Lake RB Martell Pettaway, Livonia Churchill QB Brian Alsobrooks, West Bloomfield WR Obbie Jackson, and Muskegon Mona Shores QB Tyree Jackson.

Here’s a list of players Michigan has been visiting this month (LINK).

Here’s a bit on Darrin Kirkland, Jr., who visited Michigan this weekend (LINK).