2012 Recruiting: Senior Year Statistics

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17Nov 2011
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2012 Recruiting: Senior Year Statistics

Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer got a statistically dominant season out of Drake Johnson (#2 in white and purple)



Blake Bars – OT – Nashville (TN) Montgomery Bell
54 pancake blocks

Joe Bolden – LB – Cincinnati (OH) Colerain
86 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception returned for a touchdown; 1 receiving touchdown, 1 rushing touchdown, and a 39.0 yard average on 25 punts

Ben Braden – OT – Rockford (MI) Rockford
No stats available.

Pharaoh Brown – TE/DE – Lyndhurst (OH) Brush**
31 receptions, 499 yards (16.1 yards per catch), 7 touchdowns; 33 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 pass breakup, 1 forced fumble

Jehu Chesson – WR – St. Louis (MO) Ladue Horton Watkins
53 receptions, 757 yards, 6 touchdowns; 57 tackles, 2 interceptions

Jeremy Clark – S – Madisonville (KY) North Hopkins
70 tackles, 15 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble, 3 interceptions (3 touchdowns), and 1 fumble recovery (1 touchdown)

Devin Funchess – TE/LB – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison
21 receptions, 452 yards (21.5 yards per catch), 5 touchdowns; 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups

Allen Gant – S/WR – Sylvania (OH) Southview
79 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles; 12 carries, 106 yards (8.8 yards per rush); 24 receptions, 419 yards (17.5 yards per catch), 4 touchdowns

Matt Godin – DE – Novi (MI) Catholic Central
90 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss

Willie Henry – DT – Cleveland (OH) GlenvilleNo stats available.

Sione Houma – FB – Salt Lake City (UT) Highland
93 carries, 790 yards (8.8 yards per carry), 8 touchdowns; 1 kickoff return touchdown

Royce Jenkins-Stone – LB/FB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
84 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries; 309 yards rushing, 5 touchdowns; 4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 touchdown

Drake Johnson – RB – Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer
343 carries, 2,805 yards (8.2 yards per carry), 37 touchdowns; 5 receptions, 83 yards (16.6 yards per catch), 1 touchdown; 5-for-9 passing, 90 yards

Kyle Kalis – OL – Lakewood (OH) St. Edward’s
No stats available.

Erik Magnuson – OL/DE – Carlsbad (CA) La Costa Canyon
69 pancake blocks

Dennis Norfleet – RB – Detroit (MI) King2,033 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns

Mario Ojemudia – DE – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison
80 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked punt

Ondre Pipkins – DT – Kansas City (MO) Park Hill
60 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 3 pass breakups

Terry Richardson – CB/WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
49 tackles, 7 pass breakups; 24 receptions, 425 yards (17.7 yards per catch), 2 touchdowns; 1 kickoff return touchdown

Kaleb Ringer – LB – Clayton (OH) Northmont
59 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup

James Ross – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s
138 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery; 1 touchdown reception

Caleb Stacey – OL – Cincinnati (OH)**
38 pancake blocks, 0 sacks allowed

Anthony Standifer – CB – Crete (IL) Crete-Monee**
46 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions (1 touchdown), 2 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery

Tom Strobel – DE – Mentor (OH) Mentor
55 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 33 quarterback hurries

A.J. Williams – TE – Cincinnati (OH) Sycamore
No stats available.

Jarrod Wilson – S – Akron (OH) Buchtel
71 tackles, 3 interceptions (1 touchdown), 1 blocked punt

Chris Wormley – DE – Toledo (OH) Whitmer
66 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup

**Decommitted from Michigan

23Oct 2011
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Recruiting Update: October 23, 2011

Arik Armstead sitting down.  Because that’s the only way you can fit him in the frame.



ADDED TO THE BOARD

Elk Grove (CA) Pleasant Grove DE Arik Armstead decommitted from USC.  His older brother, Armond, has had some shady dealings at USC and the Armstead family seems pretty peeved at the coaches and administration.  Despite being 6’8″, which is almost unheard of for a defensive player, Armstead wants to play defense in college.  It seems he would be better suited to play offensive tackle in college, where his length would be a positive.  Regardless, there’s very little chance that Armstead comes to Michigan.  Alabama, Cal, Notre Dame, and Texas look like strong contenders.

Wheaton (IL) St. Francis OT Kyle Bosch, a 2013 prospect, received a verbal offer from Michigan this week.  Bosch is a 6’5″, 275 lb. lineman with offers from Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Stanford, and West Virginia, among others.  Rivals’ midwest recruiting analyst Josh Helmholdt named Bosch one of the top seven prospects he’s scouted so far this year, in the same company as LB Joe Bolden (Michigan), WR Aaron Burbridge (Michigan State), 2013 CB Cam Burrows, and DE Adolphus Washington.  Bosch visited Michigan back in August and again for the Notre Dame victory in mid-September, so the interest level on his end is pretty high.

Columbus (IN) East QB Gunner Kiel is exploring his options.  Kiel is regarded by many as the #1 quarterback in the class of 2012, and he surprised many by picking the home state Indiana Hoosiers back in July.  That decision seemed largely based on the chance to play with his older brother Dusty, also a quarterback.  Indiana is 1-7 on the year under new head coach Kevin Wilson, with that lone victory coming against FCS team South Carolina State.  More recently, though, the Hoosiers have been losing in blowout fashion to Big Ten teams; they have been outscored 131-61 in their four Big Ten contests.  The 6’4″, 220 lb. signal caller was rumored to have strong interest in Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma before committing to Indiana.

San Diego (CA) Westview TE Taylor McNamara decommitted from Arizona this past week.  Alabama, California, Colorado, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Stanford were also high on his list before committing to the Wildcats, who fired head coach Mike Stoops and caused some of their commits to go looking elsewhere.  McNamara showed some early, passing interest in the Wolverines, but nothing strong enough to suggest that Michigan will get a second look now.

NEW ESPN 150 RELEASED

Just in case you missed it, I broke down the new ESPN 150 for the class of 2012 that was released last week.

27Sep 2011
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Recruit Tracker (updated)

Cass Tech linebacker/fullback Royce Jenkins-Stone had a big night on Friday

OL Blake Bars and Montgomery Bell Academy (2-4) beat Pearl-Cohn by a score of 32-13.

LB Joe Bolden and Colerain (4-1) beat Middleton by a score of 21-13. Bolden helped cause a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, which you can see below. (Bolden is #7 in white.)  He also had 8 tackles.

OL Ben Braden and his team the Rockford Rams (4-1) beat Muskegon by a score of 29-26. Braden was excellent in pass protection, according to Allen Trieu, who attended the game.
DE Pharaoh Brown and the Brush Arcs (1-4) lost to Twinsburg – the alma mater of Zoltan Mesko – by a score of 48-27 last night. Brown had 2 receptions for 112 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown reception.  On defense he had 11 tackles and 1 sack.
S Jeremy Clark of North Hopkins (5-1) beat Owensboro by a score of 49-6.
TE Devin Funchess of Farmington Hills Harrison (5-0) beat Southfield Lathrup by a score of 43-0.
S Allen Gant and the Southview Cougars (4-1) won by a score of 45-27. Gant had 6 tackles, 1 pass breakup, and 1 reception for a 19-yard touchdown.
DL Matt Godin and Detroit Catholic Central unleashed their defensive furry in the second half to grab a 14-10 victory over 2013 QB commit Shane Morris and Warren De La Salle. Matt told me that he recorded 7 tackles and had 4 QB hurries.
FB Sione Houma’s Highland Rams (4-2) lost by a score of 27-3 to Bountiful.
LB Royce Jenkins-Stone and Detroit Cass Tech (4-1) beat Cincinnati commit Dennis Norfleet and Detroit King on Friday night by a score of 20-18. Jenkins-Stone had 75 yards rushing, including 2 touchdowns on runs of 39 and 4 yards. He also helped hold Norfleet to 24 yards rushing on 17 carries, although Norfleet had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown.  Jenkins-Stone finished with 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss.

OL Kyle Kalis and the Lakewood-St. Edward’s Eagles play today.
OL Erik Magnuson and his team the La Costa Canyon Mavericks (2-2) beat Redlands by a score of 21-13.
2013 QB Shane Morris and Warren De La Salle were defeated by Matt Godin and Detroit Catholic Central by a score of 14-10 on Saturday night after holding a 10-0 lead halfway through the second. Morris was effective but unspectacular, going 14-25 for 120 yards and one pick.
DL Mario Ojemudia and Farmington Hills Harrison (5-0) beat Southfield Lathrup by a score of 43-0.  He had 6 tackles and 2 sacks on the day.
DT Ondre Pipkins and his Park Hill Trojans (3-2) lost to Jefferson City by a score of 42-0 on Friday.  He had 5 tackles in the game.
CB Terry Richardson helped Detroit Cass Tech (4-1) to beat Detroit King by a score of 20-18.
LB Kaleb Ringer and his Northmont High School squad (2-3) won by a score of 40-33. Ringer had 10 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss.
LB James Ross and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (4-1) beat Columbus DeSales – alma mater of Patrick Omameh and Chris Rock – by a score of 42-21.
CB Anthony Standifer and his Crete-Monee team (5-0) beat Kankakee by a score of 35-7. Standifer had 3 tackles and 1 forced fumble.  LaQuon Treadwell, Standifer’s teammate and a 2013 wide receiver prospect, had two touchdown receptions of 58 and 53 yards.
DE Tom Strobel and his Mentor team (5-0) beat Parma in a nailbiter, 49-0 victory. Strobel helped limit Parma to 65 total yards on the night.  He finished with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 quarterback hurries.
2013 S Dymonte Thomas and Marlington (4-1) beat Salem by a score of 42-7. Thomas had a relatively quiet night offensively with 9 carries for 46 yards.  But on defense he had 16 tackles on the evening.
S Jarrod Wilson and his Akron squad Buchtel (3-2) beat Akron East by a score of 32-6 on Thursday night.  He had 4 tackles on the night.
DL Christopher Wormley and the Toledo Whitmer Panthers (5-0) beat St. John’s by a score of 35-7 on Friday night. Chantel Jennings was at the game and tweeted that Wormley had 5 tackles, including 2 sacks, on the night, giving him 27 tackles, 7 for a loss and 4 sacks on the season. She also notes that Wormley is listed as 6’7”, 270.
Stats will be updated as they’re found. Please let us know if you have any additional information for the compilation. Thanks!
31Aug 2011
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New Rivals 250 Released for 2012

James Ross is the #158 prospect in the nation

The new Rivals 250 was released on Tuesday.

Here’s what the rankings looked like back in mid-May.

Since then, here’s what happened for Michigan recruits:

– James Ross dropped from #143 to #158

– Joe Bolden dropped from #167 to #184

– Terry Richardson dropped from #195 to #214

– Tom Strobel dropped from #231 to outside the top 250

The following players have been offered by Michigan:

101. Keith Brown – LB – Florida (Miami)
103. Dillon Lee – LB – Georgia (Alabama)
104. Zeke Pike – QB – Kentucky (Auburn)
106. Greg McMullen – DE – Ohio (Nebraska)
111. JaQuay Williams – WR – Georgia (Auburn)
113. Vince Biegel – LB – Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
118. Jordan Payton – WR – California
120. Faith Ekakitie – DE – Illinois
121. Peter Jinkens – LB – Texas (Texas)
122. Max Tuerk – OT – California (USC)
125. LaDarrell McNeil – S – Texas (Tennessee)
127. Drae Bowles – WR – Tennessee (Tennessee)
129. Elijah Shumate – S – New Jersey
132. Ty Darlington – C – Florida (Oklahoma)
141. Bri’onte Dunn – RB – Ohio (Ohio State)
143. Raphael Kirby – LB – Georgia (Miami)
145. Dalvin Tomlinson – DT – Georgia
146. Evan Boehm – OG – Missouri (Missouri)
148. Jake Rodrigues – QB – California (Oregon)
149. Aaron Burbridge – WR – Michigan (Michigan State)
151. Paul Thurston – OT – Colorado (Nebraska)
154. Danny O’Brien – DT – Michigan
155. Jaleel Johnson – DT – Illinois (Iowa)
158. James Ross – LB – Michigan (Michigan)
161. Devonte Fields – DE – Texas (TCU)
162. Michael Starts – DE – Texas (Texas Tech)
163. Dwayne Stanford – WR – Ohio
165. Deontay McManus – WR – Maryland (West Virginia)
168. Kyle Dodson – OG – Ohio (Wisconsin)
169. Dan Voltz – OT – Illinois (Wisconsin)
170. Kwon Alexander – LB – Alabama
172. Brent Wilkerson – DE – Maryland (Penn State)
173. Cyrus Jones – CB – Maryland
174. Connor Brewer – QB – Arizona (Texas)
175. Matt Jones – RB – Florida (Florida)
180. Sean Price – TE – Florida (South Florida)
183. Brock Stadnik – OT – North Carolina (South Carolina)
184. Joe Bolden – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
188. Jonathan Williams – RB – Texas (Missouri)
196. Michael Moore – DE – Maryland (Virginia)
197. Derek Edinburgh – OT – Louisiana (LSU)
198. Adam Bisnowaty – OT – Pennsylvania
203. Ken Ekanem – DE – Virginia
204. Armani Reeves – CB – Massachusetts (Penn State)
205. Martin Aiken – DE – South Carolina (Clemson)
206. Shane Callahan – OT – Colorado
207. Ryan Watson – DE – Maryland
209. Jarontay Jones – DE – Georgia (Virginia Tech)
211. Amara Darboh – WR – Iowa
212. Latroy Pittman – WR – Florida (Florida)
214. Terry Richardson – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
226. Jordan Diamond – OT – Illinois
227. Jody Fuller – WR – North Carolina (South Carolina)
229. Leonte Carroo – WR – New Jersey (Rutgers)
230. Warren Ball – RB – Ohio (Ohio State)
233. Reginald Davis – WR – Texas (Texas Tech)
234. Troy Hinds – DE – Utah (BYU)
240. I’Tavius Mathers – RB – Tennessee (Mississippi)
246. Darius Powe – WR – California

25May 2011
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Poll Results: Most likely All-America linebacker?

Terry Richardson, Shane Morris, Mario Ojemudia, and James Ross
at the Nike Football Training Camp in May (image via MGoBlog)

Last week I put up a poll about Michigan’s four linebacker recruits for 2012.  I asked the question, “Which of Michigan’s four linebacker commits is most likely to be an All-American?”

The results:

44% James Ross
37% Royce Jenkins-Stone
12% Joe Bolden
5% Kaleb Ringer

In case you haven’t been able to tell from my comments and commitment posts, I voted for Ross.  He’s the best athlete of the bunch, and while he might be the smallest (Ringer is listed at the same height but a few pounds heavier), that doesn’t matter a whole lot in college football.  In fact, this voting finished in the exact same order that I would rank these players.

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