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2017 Recruiting Update: July 21, 2016

Iowa City (IA) West wide receiver Oliver Martin (image via (Iowa City Press-Citizen)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017

Miami (FL) Columbus cornerback Trajan Bandy decommitted from Oklahoma. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #27 cornerback, and #235 overall. Even though former high school teammate Joshua Uche is now in Ann Arbor, Bandy named a top group he would be considering going forward, and Michigan is not in that group.

Iowa City (IA) West wide receiver Oliver Martin was offered by Michigan. Martin is a 6’0″, 188 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #65 wide receiver, and #436 overall. He was a teammate of a handful of Michigan and targets on Team Hypercool at The Opening a couple weekends ago, and some of Michigan’s commits supposedly lobbied for the coaching staff to offer him. Michigan State and Wisconsin are the biggest competitors for his services right now. He’s visiting for the BBQ at the Big House in August (LINK).

OFF THE BOARD

Fayetteville (AR) Fayetteville defensive tackle Akial Byers committed to Alabama. You don’t often hear about Arkansas producing top-notch talent, but he’s a 4-star and #228 overall in the 2017 class. I like his quickness off the ball, and I think he should be a good player for Crimson Tide down the road.

After the jump are several more players who committed elsewhere, the BBQ at the Big House visitors list, and other tidbits.

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Visitors: May 27-29, 2016

Greensboro (NC) Grimsley safety Brelin Faison-Walden (image via Scout)

2017

Brelin Faison-Walden – S – Greensboro (NC) Grimsley: Faison-Walden is a 6’1″, 200 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, and North Carolina, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #32 safety, and #417 overall. He will be in the area for a 7-on-7 tournament and plans to stop by Michigan on Saturday or Sunday.  I think he would be a very good fit for Don Brown’s SAM linebacker position.

Deron Irving-Bey – DE – Flint (MI) Southwestern: Irving-Bey is a 6’5″, 271 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #12 strongside end, and #289 overall. He was supposed to visit Ann Arbor a couple weeks ago, but that trip got postponed, so this will be his first time visiting the staff. He will be in town on Thursday. UPDATE: Irving-Bey is no longer visiting this week.

Ambry Thomas – CB – Detroit (MI) King: Thomas is a 5’11”, 174 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #14 cornerback, and #135 overall. I originally heard he was supposed to visit this weekend but then he went to Michigan last weekend, so this visit may not be happening now.

Recruiting Update: April 12, 2016

Brelin Faison-Walden

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ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Murrieta (CA) Valley wide receiver Maurice Bell was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’0″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa and Nebraska, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #92 wide receiver, and #603 overall. He’s a solid receiver with decent quickness who is tough to take to the ground.

Greensboro (NC) Grimsley linebacker Brelin Faison-Walden was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 197 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida State, and Georgia, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #33 safety, and #431 overall. I think Faison-Walden would fit in at Don Brown’s SAM linebacker position, where he could support the run and cover a little bit. I was unaware of him prior to Michigan’s offer, but I would not be disappointed if he joined Michigan’s class.

Hit the jump for a new 2018 offer, a commitment elsewhere, and some random bits.

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