Suwanee (GA) North Gwinnett DT Kayden McDonald (image via 247 Sports)
2023
Brooks Bahr – DT – Wilmette (IL) Loyola: Bahr is committed to Michigan (LINK).
Kayden McDonald – DT – Suwanee (GA) North Gwinnett: McDonald is a 6’3″, 310 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #35 defensive lineman, and #243 overall. Right now there are three crystal ball picks, and they’re all in favor of Clemson, which recruits the state of Georgia very well. This is an official visit.
Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy DE Samuel M’Pemba (image via 247 Sports)
2023
Collins Acheampong – DE – Anaheim (CA) Fairmont: Acheampong is a 6’7″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Miami, and Michigan, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star and the #27 tight end in the class. Acheampong is also a high-level basketball player, and I have seen reported height measurements of 6’8″ and even 6’9″.
Brooks Bahr – DE – Chicago (IL) Loyola: Bahr is a 6’6″, 270 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #68 defensive lineman, and #504 overall. UPDATE: Bahr committed to Michigan (LINK).
Anthony Brown – WR – Springfield (OH) Springfield: Brown, a former Minnesota commit, is a 5’10”, 170-pounder with offers from Kentucky, Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #39 wide receiver, and #293 overall.
Jackson Carver – TE – Windsor (CT) Loomis Chaffee: Carver is a 6’6″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. He’s a 3-star, the #29 tight end, and #565 overall. He reclassified from 2022 to 2023, and the Indiana native is now prepping at Windsor (CT) Loomis Chaffee, the same school as 2022 signee Alessandro Lorenzetti.
Michael Hawkins, Jr. – QB – Allen (TX) Allen: Hawkins is a 6’1″, 181 lb. prospect with offers from North Carolina State and SMU. He’s the son of former Oklahoma cornerback Mike Hawkins, who also played with the Packers, Browns, Vikings, and Raiders after being drafted in the 5th round. As a sophomore in 2021, the younger Hawkins completed 161/249 passes for 2,807 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions; he also ran 104 times for 730 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Brady Prieskorn – TE – Rochester (MI) Adams: Prieskorn is a 6’6″, 215-pounder with offers from Arkansas, Florida State, and Penn State, among others. He’s the younger brother of Memphis tight end Caden Prieskorn, who graduated from Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s. Rochester Adams is the school that outgoing cornerback Vincent Gray attended.
Desmond Ricks – CB – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy: Ricks is a 6’2″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Florida State, and Georgia, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #1 cornerback, and #2 overall for the 2024 class.
Zina Umeozulu – DE – Allen (TX) Allen: Umeozulu is a 6’4″, 210-pounder with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 edge player, and #25 overall. His brother Neto is a 4-star player who signed with Texas A&M in the 2022 class.
