Tag: 2024 recruiting

2024 Recruiting Update: May 8, 2023

COMMITMENTS

Charlotte (NC) Providence Day wide receiver Channing Goodwin committed to Michigan (LINK).

Michigan got a commitment from Mississippi State walk-on transfer Hudson Hollenbeck (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

Upper Marlboro (MD) Charles Herbert Flowers cornerback Lloyd Irvin III was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Maryland, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and others.

OFF THE BOARD

Charlotte (NC) Christian wide receiver Micah Gilbert (4-star, #38 WR, #260 overall) committed to Notre Dame.

Atlanta (GA) Woodward Academy wide receiver Ben Grice committed to Wake Forest. Michigan just offered him last week.

Springfield (MO) Glendale defensive end Kellen Lindstrom (4-star, #27 DL, #228 overall) committed to Tennessee.

Tampa (FL) Carrollwood Day wide receiver Izaiah Williams (4-star, #48 WR, #325 overall) committed to Florida.

2024 Recruiting Update: May 1, 2023

COMMITMENTS

Rochester (MI) Adams tight end Brady Prieskorn committed to Michigan (LINK).

And so did Cheshire (CT) Cheshire Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith (LINK).

And so did Ponte Vedra Beach (FL) Ponte Vedra offensive lineman Jake Guarnera (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

New Orleans (LA) John Curtis defensive tackle Jowhar Franklin, Jr. was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 300 lb. nose tackle prospect with offers from Miami, Ohio State, and Ole Miss, among others.

Atlanta (GA) Woodward Academy wide receiver Ben Grice was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, and others. He’s currently unranked, but . . . he should be. Grice is also a standout lacrosse player who would have a chance to play lacrosse in college.

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Jake Guarnera, Wolverine

Ponte Vedra Beach (FL) Ponte Vedra center Jake Guarnera committed to Michigan on Friday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Florida, Miami, Ole Miss, and Penn State, among others.

I wrote up a full scouting report on Guarnera Friday before his commitment, so feel free to check that out (LINK).

I had been working on an “If I Had My Druthers” post regarding finishing out the offensive line class, but there’s only so much time in a day, so I ran out of real estate for getting that posted. I still may complete the post now that Guarnera is in the fold, but . . . he was not particularly high on that list. The amazing thing is that it’s not even that he’s a bad prospect, but he was low on the list because so many high-quality linemen are interested in Michigan.

Guarnera will have to transition from playing left tackle in high school to playing center (or guard) in college, and it’s always difficult to gauge how those moves will go. For example, Reece Atteberry was another tackle who was slated for center, but he does not seem to have gained much traction there and now plays exclusively at guard.

Michigan now has five offensive linemen in the class and will probably try to land a sixth, if not a seventh. Guarnera is the best bet to play center. He is the third lowest ranked commit in the class, ahead of only German native Manuel Beigel and little known Zach Ludwig.

Guarnera would be the first player from Ponte Vedra High to play for Michigan.

Scouting Report: 2024 C Jake Guarnera

Name: Jake Guarnera
High school: Ponte Vedra Beach (FL) Ponte Vedra
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 290 lbs.
Position: Center
Class: 2024
Offers: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Boston College, Coastal Carolina, Duke, East Carolina, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, Rutgers, Tennessee, Troy, UCF, USF, Virginia, Wake Forest, Wisconsin
Commitment: Uncommitted

Notes: ESPN 3-star, #16 OG, #65 in FL . . . On3 3-star, #30 IOL, #61 in FL . . . Rivals 3-star, #18 OG, #74 in FL . . . 247 Sports 3-star, #25 IOL, #54 in FL . . . Father Jim Guarnera played defensive line at Rutgers

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Jerod Smith, Wolverine

Cheshire (CT) Cheshire Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith committed to Michigan on Tuesday evening. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Texas, among others.

Smith is listed at 6’3″ and 265 lbs. As a junior at Windsor (CT) Loomis Chaffee, he made 63 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception. He has a twin brother named Jacob, who is a defensive end prospect being pursued by an almost identical list of schools, including Michigan.

RANKINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 82 grade, #9 DT, #169 overall
On3: 3-star, 88 grade, #50 DL
Rivals: 4-star, 5.8 grade, #23 SDE
247 Sports: 4-star, 90 grade, #30 DL, #270 overall

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