Tag: 2018 recruiting

Visitors: July 17-23, 2017

Luke Ford (image via Scout)

2018

Luke Ford – TE – Carterville (IL) Carterville: Ford is a 6’6″, 248 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and Michigan, among others; he was previously committed to Arkansas. He’s a 4-star, the #3 tight end, and #76 overall. The Army All-American’s Crystal Ball is 76% in favor of Alabama at this point.

2019

Luke McCaffrey – QB – Littleton (CO) Valor Christian: McCaffrey is a 6’1″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Colorado, Colorado State, Michigan, Ohio State, UCLA, and Washington, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #23 athlete, and #202 overall. He’s the younger brother of freshman quarterback Dylan McCaffrey.

7-12-17 Recruiting Update: The White Whale is Gone

Cameron McGrone (image via Indy Star)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2018

Miami (FL) Central running back James Cook decommitted from Florida State. He’s a 4-star, the #3 running back, and #33 overall. At 5’11” and 181 lbs., he runs a 4.51 forty. The brother of Dalvin Cook, he was expected to continue the Cook legacy at FSU, but now it appears he’s likely to end up signing with Georgia.

Ontario (CA) Colony tight end Michael Ezeike was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA, and USC, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #17 tight end, and #413 overall. This appears to be a wide-open race right now, but Michigan does need a tight end or two in this recruiting class.

Valdosta (GA) Lonwdes offensive tackle Jalen Goss was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 250 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Maryland, Mississippi State, and Oregon, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #66 offensive tackle, and #781 overall. He’s a teammate of 2018 running back Michael Barrett, whom Michigan is recruiting as a running back and Wildcat quarterback.

Hit the jump for a couple more new offers, along with several players who committed elsewhere.

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Nike’s The Opening 2017 roster

Buford (GA) Buford RB Christian Turner

The Opening Finals will take place from June 28-July 3. A chunk of it will be broadcast on ESPNU. Here’s a link to the full roster (LINK), and below you will find all the players who have been offered by Michigan:

Bryan Addison – WR/S – CA
Jayson Ademilola – DE – NJ (Notre Dame)
Derrik Allen – S – GA (Notre Dame)
Kamryn Babb – WR – MO
Al Blades – CB – FL (Miami)
Amari Burney – S – FL (Florida)
Tyson Campbell – CB – FL
Jackson Carman – OT – OH
Anthony Cook – CB – TX
James Cook – RB – FL (Florida State)
Matt Corral – QB – CA (USC)
Aashari Crosswell – S – CA
Devontae Dobbs – OT – MI*
Curtis Dunlap, Jr. – OG – FL
Emil Ekiyor – OG – IN (Michigan)
John Emery, Jr. – RB – LA
Daniel Faalele – OT – FL
Luke Ford – TE – IL
B.J. Foster – S – TX (Texas)
Palaie Gaoteote – LB – NV (USC)
Kalon Gervin – CB – MI
Jaelen Gill – RB – OH (Ohio State)
Richard Gouraige – OT – FL
Gemon Green – CB – TX (Michigan)
Olaijah Griffin – CB – CA
Houston Griffith – CB – IL
Jalen Hall – WR – CA
Zach Harrison – DE – OH*
K.J. Henry – DE – NC
Brian Hightower – WR – FL
Trey Hill – OG – GA
Talanoa Hufanga – S – OR
Kearis Jackson – WR – GA
D’shawn Jamison – CB – TX
Tank Jenkins – OG – AL
Josh Jobe – CB – CT (Miami)
Tyreke Johnson – S – FL
Brevin Jordan – TE – NV (Miami)
Trevor Lawrence – QB – GA (Clemson)
A.J. Lytton – CB – MD
Will Mallory – TE – FL (Miami)
Cade Mays – OT – TN (Tennessee)
Cameron McGrone – LB – IN
Kyler McMichael – CB – GA (Clemson)
Teradja Mitchell – LB – VA (Florida State)
Elijah Moore – WR – FL
Ovie Oghoufo – LB – MI (Notre Dame)
Owen Pappoe – LB – GA*
Micah Parsons – DE – PA
Ronnie Perkins – DE – MO
T.J. Pledger – RB – FL (Oklahoma)
Jalen Preston – WR – TX
Josh Proctor – S – OK (Ohio State)
Brendan Radley-Hiles – CB – FL (Nebraska)
David Reese – LB – FL
Justyn Ross – WR – AL
Jeremy Ruckert – TE – NJ
Mychale Salahuddin – RB – DC (USC)
Jamaree Salyer – OG – GA
Tyrone Sampson – C – MI (Syracuse)#
Asante Samuel, Jr. – CB – FL
Rick Sandidge – DT – FL
Anthony Schwartz – WR – FL
Ray Scott – LB – CA (USC)
Penei Sewell – OT – CA
Justin Shorter – WR – NJ (Penn State)
Tyler Shough – QB – AZ (North Carolina)
Shayne Simon – S – NJ
Myles Sims – CB – GA (Michigan)
Chris Smith – CB – GA (Georgia)
Tyreke Smith – DE – OH
Amon-Ra St. Brown – WR – CA
Caden Sterns – S – TX (Texas)
Patrick Surtain II – CB – FL
Alontae Taylor – WR – TN (Tennessee)
Isaac Taylor-Stuart – CB – CA
Xavier Thomas – DE – FL (Clemson)
Michael Thompson – DT – MO
Dorian Thompson-Robinson – QB – NV (UCLA)
Solomon Tuliaupupu – LB – CA
Christian Turner – RB – GA (Michigan)
Christian Tutt – CB – GA
Taron Vincent – DT – FL (Ohio State)
Atanza Vongor – S – TX
Brey Walker – OT – OK (Oklahoma)
Rasheed Walker – OT – MD
Xavier Williams – WR – FL (Alabama)
Jaiden Woodbey – S – CA (Ohio State)

*2019 prospect
#Not offered by Michigan

Visitors: June 19-25, 2017

Noah Cain (image via Scout)

I updated the visitors list with a bunch of players who camped over the weekend. It was too hard to tell from social media who was camping and who was just visiting, so I clumped them all together.

2018

Emil Ekiyor – OG – Indianapolis (IN) Cathedral:

Aidan Hutchinson – DE – Dearborn (MI) Divine Child:

Jalen Mayfield – OT – Grand Rapids (MI) Catholic Central:

Cameron McGrone – LB – Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central: McGrone is a 6’1″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #17 outside linebacker, and #251 overall. He does not have a Michigan offer yet, but he is likely to get one on this trip.

Raiqwon O’Neal – OT – Conway (SC) Conway: O’Neal is a 6’5″, 265 lb. prospect with offers from Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, and South Carolina, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #70 offensive tackle, and #876 overall. He runs extremely well for a big guy, and I’m very surprised that he’s only the #876 overall recruit in the country. Conway is the alma mater of former Michigan wide receiver Junior Hemingway.

Hit the jump for several more 2018 and 2019 visitors.

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6-19-17 Recruiting Update: Is there an echo in here?

Gardena (CA) Junipero Serra WR Bryan Addison (image via The Spun)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2018

Gardena (CA) Junipero Serra wide receiver Bryan Addison was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 172 lb. prospect with offers from Nebraska, Oregon, UCLA, and USC, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #9 athlete, and #221 overall. Addison could play receiver or safety at the next level. It’s next to impossible to pull someone from Junipero Serra since it’s USC territory, but miracles can happen . . . right?

Long Beach (CA) Poly quarterback Matt Corral decommitted from USC. I broke him down in my preview of 2018 quarterback recruiting (LINK), ranking him #2 of Michigan’s offers at the time. He’s a 4-star, the #2 pro-style quarterback, and #17 overall. Alabama, Florida, and Georgia have risen up on his list, and it’s not clear right now whether Michigan will pursue him or not.

Hit the jump for a couple more new offers and some other tidbits.

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