Toward the end of the video below, you’ll see a few clips of David Dawson and Taco Charlton:
Starting today and for the next couple days, The Opening will be taking place in Eugene, OR. It’s essentially a combine for the elite players in the 2013 class and a few more from 2014. Events will be broadcast from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on ESPNU tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.
Here’s a look at the Michigan offerees who are attending the event (Logan Tuley-Tillman was invited but did not accept), listed in order of their rankings on ESPN:
Vernon Hargreaves – CB – Florida
Eli Woodard – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
Cam Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland
Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
Shaq Wiggins – CB – Georgia (Georgia)
LaQuon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
Leon McQuay III – S – Florida
Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida
Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California
Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)
Priest Willis – S – Arizona
Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania*
Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
Demore’a Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
Matt Rolin – LB – Virginia (South Carolina)
Jake Raulerson – OT – Texas (Texas)
Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana (Clemson)
Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
Colin McGovern – OT – Illinois (Notre Dame)
David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
Jourdan Lewis – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
Mike McCray II – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
Ebenezer Ogundeko – DE – New York
Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
Tashawn Bower – DE – New Jersey (Auburn)
Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
Sebastian Larue – WR – California (USC)
Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (USC)
Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
Devin Butler – CB – Washington, D.C. (Notre Dame)
Jayme Thompson – S – Ohio (Ohio State)
Jake Butt – TE – Ohio (Michigan)
Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
Joe Mathis – DE – California
Darius Latham – DT – Indiana (Wisconsin)
Jason Hatcher – DE – Kentucky
Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
James Onwualu – WR – Minnesota (Notre Dame)
Steve Elmer – OT – Michigan (Notre Dame)
Darren Carrington – WR – California (Oregon)
Tre Bell – CB – Florida (Florida)
Ross Douglas – CB – Ohio (Penn State)
Elijah Qualls – DT – California (Washington)
Christian Lacouture – DE – Texas (Nebraska)
Da’shawn Hand – DE – Virginia**
* Planning to announce during The Opening
** 2014 prospect
The following Michigan commitments have been invited to the second annual The Opening, a Nike-sponsored program that takes place in Oregon from July 5-8. Michigan has the most invitees committed. They are:
Kyle Bosch – OT – Wheaton (IL) St. Francis
Jake Butt – TE – Pickerington (OH) North
Taco Charlton – DE – Pickerington (OH) Central
David Dawson – OG – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Jourdan Lewis – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Mike McCray – LB – Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison
Shane Morris – QB – Warren (MI) De La Salle
Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Peoria (IL) Manual
Other state of Michigan invitees are Midland offensive tackle Steve Elmer (Notre Dame) and Cass Tech safety Delano Hill (Iowa).
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| Csont’e York went from unknown to the #8 prospect in the state |
By comparison, Michigan State has #7 and #10, who are LB John Reschke and RB Gerald Holmes, respectively.
Other players of note on the list:
13. Berkley Edwards – RB – Chelsea (MI) Chelsea: There has been a lot of noise about Michigan not offering Braylon Edwards’ younger brother, but he’s not really a need at this point. If for some reason a roster spot opens up for a small-ish running back, he might get an offer.
24. Teo Redding – WR – Warren (MI) Collegiate: Redding is skinny and needs time to develop, but I wouldn’t be totally surprised if he ends up being the Dennis Norfleet of 2013 – a late offer to a local kid who’s a bit of a project.