Tag: Jerod Smith

Visitors: June 23-25, 2023

2024

Gatlin Bair – WR – Burley (ID) Burley: Bair is a 6’2″, 180-pounder with offers from Michigan, Oregon, and TCU, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #10 wide receiver, and #44 overall. As a junior in 2022, he caught 73 passes for 1,073 yards and 18 touchdowns. Because he plans to go on a mission after high school, he will not plan to enroll until 2026, so this is a recruitment for the long-term. In other words, by the time he would enroll at Michigan, Jadyn Davis would be a junior. This is an official visit for Bair, whose coach was Colston Loveland’s high school coach.

Michai Boireau – DT – Hampton (GA) Creekside: Boireau is a 6’5″, 390 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #97 defensive lineman, and #998 overall. This is an official visit. UPDATE: Boireau canceled his official visit plans and committed to Florida.

Blake Frazier – OT – Austin (TX) Vandegrift: Frazier is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Jameer Grimsley – WR – Tampa (FL) Catholic: Grimsley is a 6’3″, 185-pounder with offers from Alabama, Florida State, Michigan, North Carolina, Penn State, and others. He’s a 4-star, the #18 cornerback, and #231 overall. This is an official visit, and he has officials scheduled to all the aforementioned schools.

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Visitors: June 2-4, 2023

2023 TRANSFER PORTAL

Josh Wallace – CB – UMass: Wallace is a 6’1″, 190-pounder who has started 34 games over the past few seasons at UMass and was a two-time team captain. He has one year of eligibility remaining and was coached at UMass by former Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown.

2024

Marquis Gallegos – S – West Hills (CA) Chaminade: Gallegos is a 6’1″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Cal, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, UCLA, and USC, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #23 safety, and #252 overall. This is his official visit.

Brian Robinson, Jr. – DE – Austintown (OH) Fitch: Robinson is a 6’5″, 255-pounder with offers from Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #10 edge, and #132 overall. All four crystal ball picks have come in for Michigan, but he also has official visits set up for Kentucky and Penn State after he visits Ann Arbor.

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Jerod Smith, Wolverine

Cheshire (CT) Cheshire Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith committed to Michigan on Tuesday evening. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Texas, among others.

Smith is listed at 6’3″ and 265 lbs. As a junior at Windsor (CT) Loomis Chaffee, he made 63 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception. He has a twin brother named Jacob, who is a defensive end prospect being pursued by an almost identical list of schools, including Michigan.

RANKINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 82 grade, #9 DT, #169 overall
On3: 3-star, 88 grade, #50 DL
Rivals: 4-star, 5.8 grade, #23 SDE
247 Sports: 4-star, 90 grade, #30 DL, #270 overall

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2023 Spring Game Visitors

NOTE: The list below includes some players who will be visiting during the week of March 27-31, as well as some players who will attend the spring game. If you want to support TTB, please donate through Paypal or by using the Amazon links on the site:

2024

Caleb Brewer – OT – Reading (PA) Wyomissing: Brewer is a 6’4″, 275 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pitt, Tennessee, and others. He’s a 3-star, the #31 interior offensive lineman, and #547 overall.

Brandon Davis-Swain – DT – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Davis-Swain is a 6’4″, 240 lb. prospect who decommitted from Notre Dame. He’s a 4-star, the #19 defensive lineman, and #146 overall.

Hogan Hansen – TE – Bellevue (WA) Bellevue: Hansen is committed to Michigan (LINK).

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2024 Recruiting Update: January 17, 2023

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

Tayshawn Banks – CB – Cincinnati (OH) Taft: Banks is a 6’0″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Penn State, Pitt, and Purdue, among others.

Jay’Quan Bostic – WR – Cincinnati (OH) Taft: Bostic is a 6’3″, 180-pounder with offers from Kentucky, Pitt, West Virginia, and more.

Darrion Dupree – RB – Chicago (IL) Mount Carmel: Dupree is a 5’10”, 190 lb. back with offers from Iowa, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #32 running back, and #405 overall. He has so-so speed and explosiveness, but his contact balance is outstanding.

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