Recruiting Update: May 14, 2012

Tag: Csont’e York


14May 2012
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Recruiting Update: May 14, 2012

Six degrees of Kevin Bacon: Maurice Hurst, who spawned 2013 defensive
tackle Maurice Hurst, Jr., tries to tackle former Michigan running back
Leroy Hoard

COMMITMENT
Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park wide receiver Csont’e York was offered by and committed to Michigan. (Commitment post here.)

ADDED TO THE BOARD (2013, 2014)
Seffner (FL) Armwood wide receiver Alvin Bailey was offered by Michigan.  The 5’11”, 170-pounder has also been targeted by Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn State, and South Carolina, among others.  He plays quarterback for Armwood, passing for 872 yards and 12 touchdowns, rushing for 872 yards and 6 touchdowns, and catching 22 passes for 404 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Bailey is the teammate of fellow Michigan target Leon McQuay III, a safety.

Piscataway (NJ) Piscataway cornerback Nadir Barnwell was offered by Michigan.  The 5’11”, 180-pounder is a lefty quarterback for his high school, but his quarterback days are likely over when he hits college.  He also holds offers from Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Rutgers, along with many others.  During his junior season, he passed for 1,364 yards, ran for 452, and made 40 tackles to go with 3 interceptions.  (Highlights here.)

Brooklyn (NY) Poly Prep offensive tackle Jay Hayes, a 2014 prospect, was offered by Michigan last week.  The 6’5″, 270 lb. athlete, who could also play defensive line, holds offers from Connecticut, Rutgers, and UCLA, too.

Westwood (MA) Xaverian Brothers defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, Jr. was offered by Michigan.  Hurst is a 6’2″, 285 lb. lineman with offers from Nebraska, Ohio State, and many others.  He is the son of former New England Patriots cornerback Maurice Hurst, who had 27 career interceptions from 1989 to 1995.  As a junior in 2011, “Junior” had 65 tackles and 11 sacks.

Mansfield (TX) Timberview safety Edward Paris, a 2014 prospect, was offered by Michigan.  He stands 6’2″ and 188 lbs. and claims a 4.4 forty.  Teams like Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma are already after him.  He carried the ball 12 times for 179 yards (14.9 yards per carry) and 3 touchdowns, but he also broke up 20 passes and notched 8 interceptions.  That’s pretty good production for a sophomore defensive back. (Highlights here.)

Tuscaloosa (AL) Northridge athlete Bo Scarbrough, a 2014 prospect, was offered by Michigan.  The 6’1″, 215 lb. is projected by some sites as a running back and as a linebacker by others, but after I watched his highlights, he looks like a running back to me.  He also doesn’t look like he’s 215 lbs. unless he’s put on some serious weight since football season, but oh well – he’s only a sophomore.  Scarbrough already holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Clemson, UCLA, and a few others, but since he’s in the Crimson Tide’s back yard, I won’t hold my breath that he’ll head to Michigan.

Olathe (KS) South offensive tackle Braden Smith, a 2014 prospect, was offered by Michigan.  The 6’6″, 285 lb. lineman also shows offers from Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Stanford. 

Chandler (AZ) Williams Field wide receiver Dionte Sykes, a 2014 prospect, was offered by Michigan.  He’s currently about 6’1″ and 175 lbs.  As a freshman in 2010, he was timed at 4.69 seconds in the forty and had a 245 lb. bench press, both of which are very impressive numbers for a freshman (and maybe too good to believe).  He also has offers from Arizona State, Colorado, and UCLA.  (Highlights here.)

Saluda (SC) Saluda defensive tackle Dexter Wideman, a 2014 prospect, was offered by Michigan.  He’s 6’3″, 276 lbs. as a sophomore and also holds offers from Clemson and South Carolina.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 61 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery.

9May 2012
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Csont’e York, Wolverine

Csont’e York looks like a good prospect, despite his apparent love for the Yankess
instead of the Tigers
(image via 247 Sports)

Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park wide receiver Csont’e York committed to Michigan on Wednesday, one day after receiving an offer from the Wolverines.  He picked Michigan over offers from Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Syracuse, and Toledo.

York stands 6’3″ and weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 185 lbs.  Since he is an under-the-radar recruit, no statistics or forty times are immediately available.

Ratings:
ESPN: Unranked WR
Rivals: Unranked WR
Scout: 3-star WR, #67 WR
247 Sports: 3-star WR, 88 grade, #69 WR

Okay, so there’s not much to go on.  No stats, not many measurements, and only a couple recruiting sites really have a clue who he is.  (UPDATE: York had 36 catches for 587 yards, which averages out to 16.3 yards per catch, and 11 touchdowns.)  Here’s my analysis then:

York is tall, long, lean, and can jump.  He has good straight-line speed and gets on top of corners pretty quickly, which makes them panic a little bit.  This will not only help him threaten deep, but it should also be an asset for setting up corners for shorter routes; he’ll get them to flip their hips, he can throttle down, and then come back for a dig, hitch, or comeback.  York goes up and gets the ball well, which should make him a very tough red zone threat.  I am also impressed with York’s routes.  He is very adept at setting up routes and not just going from point A to point B in a straight line.  There aren’t any highlights of him blocking, but with his size and wingspan, he should be helpful on the edge.  While he’s probably a little thin right now, I’m not worried about him getting to a good weight at Michigan; he has a good frame and should be able to hold 210-215 lbs. without any problems.  I also like the fact that York’s coaches and quarterback obviously see him as a go-to guy.  There are times when the play call in the huddle appears to be “Throw it somewhere near Csont’e and watch him score a touchdown.  On two.  Ready, break.”

On the negative side, York does not seem to be a threat to run much after the catch.  While he accelerates well and can threaten deep when unimpeded, he doesn’t seem to have an extra gear.  And if he makes anyone miss, that’s on the defensive guy, because he just doesn’t have much lateral quickness.  Dennis Norfleet should not feel threatened that York might steal his punt return reps.  I would also like to see York do a little less posing after big plays.

There are some questions about York’s opponents.  Well, not really.  The league is not very talented.  His team went 8-3 on the season, but the average point differential over eleven games was 28 points per game.  So if Chandler Park wasn’t trouncing someone else, they were getting trounced themselves.  There are some kids on that highlight film who just aren’t very good athletes, period, and those are some of the guys he’s beating like a drum; Warren (MI) Michigan Collegiate athlete Teo Redding is the only other significant college recruit in the league, as far as I know.

York joins Jaron Dukes as the two wide receivers in the 2013 class, and Michigan probably wants one more.  His commitment might put a little pressure on a player like Crete (IL) Crete-Monee wideout Laquon Treadwell, who wants to wait until January to decide but might not have that freedom if he wants to come to Michigan.  Things might get interesting from here, just like they did with cornerback Terry Richardson last year, offensive tackle Logan Tuley-Tillman a few months ago, etc.  Things are always fluid in recruiting.

This give Michigan 18 commitments in the class.  Technically, there are only 19 spots open as of now, but attrition will almost certainly occur between now and February.  When York hits campus, he will join a receiving corps that includes redshirt senior Jeremy Gallon, senior Drew Dileo, senior Jeremy Jackson, redshirt junior Jerald Robinson, sophomore Jehu Chesson, sophomore Amara Darboh, and fellow freshman Dukes.

TTB Rating: 79 (rating system)