2020 Defensive Recruiting Update: February 22, 2018

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2020 Defensive Recruiting Update: February 22, 2018

West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield safety Makari Paige (image via The D Zone)

Michigan has now offered 81 players in the class of 2020. Here are a bunch of the newest offers:

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2020

St. Louis (MO) Lutheran North defensive end Kevon Billingsley was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois, Iowa State, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, among others. He could play anywhere from strongside end to defensive tackle to interior offensive line.

Valdosta (GA) Lonwdes cornerback Josh Brown was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’11”, 165 lb. prospect, and Michigan is his first and only offer. Brown is a teammate of 2018 Michigan signee Michael Barrett.

Powder Springs (GA) McEachern defensive tackle Jamil Burroughs was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 280 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Mars (PA) Mars defensive end Michael Carmody was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’6″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Maryland, Pitt, and Temple.

Hit the jump for several more new offers.

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Visitors: February 2-4, 2018

Zeeland (MI) East DE Adam Berghorst (image via 247 Sports)

2018

Tariq Reid – RB – Davison (MI) Davison: Reid is a 5’10”, 205 lb. prospect who is committed to Grand Valley State University. He’s a 247 Sports 2-star, the #159 running back, and #2589 overall. He has been offered a preferred walk-on spot at Michigan. As a senior in 2017, Reid ran 141 times for 1,149 yards and 12 touchdowns.

2019

Adam Berghorst – DE – Zeeland (MI) East: Berghorst is a 6’7″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Michigan State, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #38 strongside end, and #469 overall. His brother, Johnathan Berghorst, just finished his freshman year as a defensive end at Central Michigan. Adam Berghorst also visited Michigan last weekend.

Marcel Lewis – LB – Clinton Township (MI) Chippewa Valley: Lewis is a 6’1″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Purdue, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #17 inside linebacker, and #519 overall. This is his first visit to Michigan as an offered prospect.

Nolan Rumler – OG – Akron (OH) Hoban: Rumler is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Mazi Smith – DT – Kentwood (MI) East Kentwood: Smith is a 6’3″, 290 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #8 defensive tackle, and #120 overall. While Notre Dame has 50% of the Crystal Ball picks right now, I’ve heard Michigan is the leader for him.

Paul Tyson – QB – Trussville (AL) Hewitt Trussville: Tyson is a 6’4″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, Oregon, and USC, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #6 pro-style quarterback, and #293 overall. He was offered by Pep Hamilton on Wednesday and plans to visit this weekend. As a junior in 2017, he threw for 3,392 yards and 36 touchdowns with just 4 interceptions. As an Alabama native, right now 100% of the Crystal Ball picks are in favor of the Crimson Tide.

2020

Caden Clark – TE – Akron (OH) Hoban: Clark is a 6’4″, 241 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, West Virginia . . . and now Michigan, who offered during his visit. Clark is a teammate of Rumler (see above).

Justin Rogers – OG – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Rogers is a 6’2″, 289 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona and Ohio State, along with several others. He picked up an offer from Michigan on this weekend’s visit.

DeaMonte Trayanum – LB – Akron (OH) Hoban: Trayanum is a 6’0″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and West Virginia. He’s another teammate of Rumler (see above).