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National Signing Day schedule for Michigan commits

Paramus (NJ) Catholic cornerback Jabrill Peppers

Here’s a list of approximate signing/faxing times for Michigan’s commits. When the National Letters of Intent are confirmed to have been sent/received, I will update the post.

Brady Pallante – DT – Naples (FL) Barron Collier: Signed at 7:39 a.m.

Maurice Ways – WR – Detroit (MI) Country Day: Signed at 8:07 a.m.

Ian Bunting – TE – Hinsdale (IL) Central: Signed at 9:40 a.m.

Noah Furbush – LB – Kenton (OH) Kenton: Signed at 8:01 a.m.

Lawrence Marshall – DE – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Signed at 10:53 a.m.

Jared Wangler – LB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Signed at 9:00 a.m.

Jabrill Peppers – CB – Paramus (NJ) Catholic: Signed at 8:00 a.m.

Chase Winovich – LB – Clairton (PA) Thomas Jefferson: Signed at 7:03 a.m.

Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – Paramus (NJ) Catholic: Signed at 8:27 a.m.

Unless Michigan pulls any surprises late in the day (or after today, which is rare), that wraps it up for the 2014 recruiting class.

2014 Under Armour All-American Game analysis

Michael Ferns, Wilton Speight, Jabrill Peppers, Juwann Bushell-Beatty, Bryan Mone, and Jared Wangler at the 2014 Under Armour All-American Game

The 2014 Under Armour All-American Game took place on Thursday afternoon, and it was a showcase for four current Michigan commits. All of Michigan’s commits were on Team Nitro, which lost the game by a score of 31-21. Some brief analysis of what I saw:

LB Michael Ferns: Ferns didn’t even record a single tackle in this game. Probably because he sat it out due to injury.

QB Wilton Speight: Speight was named a captain for Team Nitro and earned the start at quarterback. He finished just 2/6 for 63 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. He also had 3 carries for 8 yards. Offensive lines consistently struggle in these games because they don’t have time to work together, and that was pretty obvious as Speight never really had a chance to set his feet and scan the field. I thought Speight did a nice job of keeping his eyes downfield when the pressure was coming, which was often. He shows a little bit of mobility, but that’s mostly going to be when defenses completely forget about him being 6’6″ and able to run a little bit. He’s a better runner than John Navarre was, but perhaps a notch below Steven Threet. Speight has a nice overhand delivery from the pocket that defenders will probably struggle to bat down, but he can throw from different angles on the move. He made a poor read on a redzone passing attempt that resulted in a pick for Gardena (CA) Junipero Serra cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, but he also made a very nice throw while running to his right for a long gain.

CB Jabrill Peppers: Peppers didn’t really make any highlight-reel plays in the game, but he didn’t get embarrassed, either. Well, except for one play on which he showed very nice change-of-direction skills only to dive at the Team Highlight receiver’s ankles and miss the tackle. Aside from coming up quickly, what I liked about that play was that Peppers hopped right up and attempted to chase down the receiver as he raced down the left sideline. The New Jersey native ended the game with 2 kickoff returns for 65 yards, 3 tackles, and 1 pass for -2 yards out of a Wildcat formation in the first half. Peppers also blocked a field goal at the end of the first half, but that’s not exactly allowed in all-star games like this one. Overall, it was a solid but unspectacular showing.

OT Juwann Bushell-Beatty: Of the guys who played, I thought Bushell-Beatty looked like the biggest project. He looked overweight, out of shape, and slow of foot. Of course, he’s a high schooler coming off of a long run to a state championship, so I don’t expect him to be in peak physical condition at this point in the year. However, he looks like he has a long way to go. He was standing up way too high while run blocking, which severely limited his lateral movement and left him flailing at air. He was also beaten badly on a speed rush that resulted in getting Speight blindsided. It should also be noted that Bushell-Beatty is generally considered a 3-star prospect who was facing some elite talent, and I don’t think it’s a stretch or an insult to say that he was overmatched.

DT Bryan Mone: I saw less of Mone than anyone else, partly because it was just difficult to see jersey numbers at times. He’s large and solidly built, but he’s more about power than anything else at this time. Mone has added a lot of weight in the past year or so, and he’s lost some of the athleticism that made him such a beast as an underclassman. He does not appear to be a huge threat to be a penetrator, as he mostly eats space at the line of scrimmage. That resulted in 2 tackles during the game.

LB Jared Wangler: Wangler was wandering the sidelines due to a separated shoulder.

WR Drake Harris (not pictured): Harris sat out his entire senior season due to a nagging hamstring injury. Since he was not going to be able to play, he did not attend the game.

2014 Under Armour All-American Game Rosters

The 2014 Under Armour All-American Game rosters were announced the other day. All of Michigan’s current commits are on Team Nitro, so that’s who you should be rooting for; that includes Wilton Speight, whose competitors for Michigan’s lone quarterback offer in the class both will play for Team Highlights (Alabama-bound David Cornwell, Penn State-bound Michael O’Connor). The game will be played on January 2, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN.

Here’s a list of all of Michigan’s offerees on the rosters:

TEAM HIGHLIGHT
Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
Myles Garrett – DE – Texas (Texas A&M)
Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
Jamarco Jones – OG – Illinois (Ohio State)
Melvin Keihn – LB – Maryland
Tyler Luatua – TE – California
Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
Jermaine Roberts – CB – Louisiana (Texas)
Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana (Alabama)
Bo Scarbrough – RB – Alabama (Alabama)
John Smith – S – California
Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, DC
Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina (Florida State)

TEAM NITRO
Jamal Adams – S – Texas
Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Missouri)
Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina (Georgia)
Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia (Virginia)
Juwan Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
K.C. Crosby – TE – South Carolina (South Carolina)
Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
Michael Ferns – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
Corey Holmes – WR – Florida (Notre Dame)
K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
Isaiah McKenzie – WR – Florida
Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
Sam Mustipher – OG – Maryland (Notre Dame)
Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey (Michigan)
Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
Wilton Speight – QB – Virginia (Michigan)
Jared Wangler – LB – Michigan (Michigan)
Nick Watkins – CB – Texas (Notre Dame)
Quincy Wilson – S – Florida (Florida)

Visitors: Michigan vs. Nebraska

Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central LB Darrin Kirkland, Jr. will be the biggest 2015 fish to fry this coming weekend.

Trevon Avery – CB – Grand Blanc (MI) Grand Blanc: Avery is a 6’1″, 165 lb. prospect for 2015 with no offers at this time. Scout lists him as a 3-star quarterback. He’s the younger brother of Michigan defensive back Courtney Avery and attends the alma mater of redshirt sophomore running back Justice Hayes.

Sam Beal – WR – Grand Rapids (MI) Ottawa Hills: Beal is a 6’2″, 170 lb. prospect for 2015 with no offers at this time.

Ray Buford – CB – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Buford is a 5’11”, 170 lb. prospect for 2015 with offers from Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Toledo, and Western Michigan. He’s the teammate of 2014 Michigan defensive end commit Lawrence Marshall.

Stefan Claiborne – WR – Clinton Township (MI) Chippewa Valley: Claiborne is a 6’1″, 165 lb. prospect for 2016 with no offers at this time.


C.J. Conrad – TE – La Grange (OH) Keystone: Conrad is a 6’5″, 225 lb. prospect for 2015 with offers from Akron, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Toledo. 247’s Composite ranking places him as a 4-star, the #8 tight end, and the #256 overall player for his class. As a junior in 2013, he had 59 receptions for 924 yards and 14 touchdowns. (Highlights.)

Noah Furbush – LB – Kenton (OH) Kenton: Furbush committed to Michigan in July. Here’s a look at his senior season.

Drake Harris – WR – Grand Rapids (MI) Christian: Harris committed to Michigan in April. He suffered a hamstring injury in August and has not played yet in his senior season.

Jeremy Harris – DE – Temperance (MI) Bedford: Harris is a 6’3″, 230 lb. prospect for 2014 with no offers at this time. (Highlights.)

Darrin Kirkland, Jr. – LB – Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central: Kirkland is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect for 2015 with offers from Illinois, Indiana, and Louisville, among others. 247’s Composite ranking has him as a 4-star, the #8 inside linebacker, and the #250 player overall for 2015. (Highlights.)

Daelin Hayes – RB/LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s: Hayes is a 6’2″, 210 lb. prospect for 2016 with no offers at this time. He’s the younger brother of Michigan running back Justice Hayes and attends the alma mater of sophomore linebacker James Ross. (Highlights.)

Joshua Jackson – QB – Saline (MI) Saline: Jackson is a 6’1″, 185 lb. prospect for 2016 with no offers at this time. He’s the younger brother of senior wide receiver Jeremy Jackson and the son of running backs coach Fred Jackson. Joshua himself transferred from Ann Arbor Huron to Saline in the middle of this 2013 season and was therefore ineligible to play for most of the year.

Thiyo Lukusa – OT – Traverse City (MI) West: Lukusa is a 6’5″, 300 lb. prospect for 2016 with a lone offer from Michigan State. (Highlights.)

Evan Mallory – OG – Brownsburg (IN) Brownsburg: Mallory is a 6’5″, 295 lb. prospect for 2015 with no offers at this time. He camped at Michigan in June. (Highlights.)

Corey Malone-Hatcher – DE – St. Joseph’s (MI) St. Joseph’s: Malone-Hatcher is a 6’3″, 205 lb. prospect for 2017 with no offers at this time. (Highlights.)

Alex Malzone – QB – Birmingham (MI) Brother Rice: Malzone is a 6’2″, 185 lb. prospect for 2015 with an offer from Bowling Green. He does not appear to be an upper echelon priority for the Wolverines, but he is rumored to be in the running for an offer from the staff if other options fall through. (Highlights.)

Lawrence Marshall – DE – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Marshall committed to Michigan in May. Here’s a look at how his senior season went.

Malik McDowell – DE – Southfield (MI) Southfield: McDowell is a 6’7″, 290 lb. prospect with offers from all over the country, but is generally considered a Michigan lean. 247’s Composite ranking places him as a 4-star, the #3 strongside end, and the #38 player overall.

David Moorman – OT – Northville (MI) Northville: Moorman is a 6’6″, 285 lb. prospect for 2015 with offers from Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Illinois. He was at Michigan State last weekend for their win over Michigan and is generally considered an MSU lean if he gets an offer from the Spartans. (Highlights.)

Brent Morris – WR – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Morris is a 6’3″, 195 lb. prospect with no offers. He’s the younger brother of freshman quarterback Shane Morris and the teammate of 2014 Michigan commit Jared Wangler.

Giovanni Rescigno – QB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Rescigno is a 6’3″, 220 lb. prospect with no offers. He attends the same school as freshman quarterback Shane Morris and 2014 linebacker commit Jared Wangler. (Highlights.)

Joshua Ross – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s: Ross is a 6’0″, 194 lb. prospect for 2017 with offers from Michigan State and Oklahoma. He’s the younger brother of sophomore linebacker James Ross III.

Grant Sherman – QB – Kenton (OH) Kenton: Sherman is a 6’4″, 190 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. He’s a teammate of 2014 Michigan linebacker commit Noah Furbush.

Jared Wangler – LB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Wangler committed to Michigan in August. Here’s a look at how his senior season is going, but a separate shoulder has limited him lately.

Maurice Ways – WR – Detroit (MI) Country Day: Ways committed to Michigan in April. Here’s a look at the recruit tracker post for his senior season.

Recruit Tracker: Jared Wangler

October 24, 2013: De La Salle beat Detroit (MI) Consortium by a score of 42-20. Wangler did not play due to an injured shoulder. De La Salle is now 5-4.

October 18, 2013: De La Salle lost to Novi (MI) Catholic Central by a score of 20-14. Wangler had 13 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery; on offense, he caught 6 passes for 30 yards. De La Salle is now 4-4.

October 11, 2013: De La Salle beat Detroit (MI) U of D Jesuit by a score of 49-7. Wangler had 6 tackles. De La Salle is now 4-3.

October 4, 2013: De La Salle beat Dearborn (MI) Fordson by a score of 36-0. Wangler had 4 receptions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown, plus 6 tackles on defense. De La Salle has shut out its last two opponents and is 3-3 on the year.

September 27, 2013: De La Salle beat Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s by a score of 7-0. Wangler had 5 tackles and 1 pass breakup in the game. De La Salle is now 2-3.

September 20, 2013: De La Salle lost to Birmingham (MI) Brother Rice by a score of 26-24. Wangler had 7 tackles and 1 sack, plus 9 receptions for 111 yards. De La Salle is now 1-3.

September 13, 2013: De La Salle beat Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park Academy by a score of 42-14. Wangler had 4 tackles and caught a 5-yard pass. De La Salle is now 1-2.

September 6, 2013: De La Salle suffered a forfeit loss. They are now 0-2.

August 31, 2013: Wangler’s Warren (MI) De La Salle team lost to Toledo (OH) Central Catholic by a score of 21-14. Wangler had 13 tackles and 1 sack, plus 3 receptions for 16 yards on offense. De La Salle is 0-1 on the year.