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ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2015
Lee’s Summit (MO) Lee’s Summit quarterback Drew Lock was offered by Michigan late in the 2015 recruiting cycle. A Missouri commit who signed with the Tigers, it appears Jim Harbaugh really tried to pull him away from Missouri, but Lock turned him down. He was the 247 Composite #7 pro-style quarterback and #96 overall in the class.
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Wayne (NJ) DePaul defensive end Quayshon Alexander was offered by Michigan. Alexander is a 6’3″, 222 lb. prospect with offers from Miami, Pitt, and Rutgers, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #18 weakside end, and #350 overall. Alexander is a pretty versatile athlete who could end up being a rush linebacker, a weakside end, or a tight end at the next level. Right now he’s a lithe athlete who shows good speed and some smooth route running. Alexander is the teammate of the #1 running back in the class, Kareem Walker, whom Michigan has offered but is committed to Ohio State.
Phenix City (AL) Central cornerback John Broussard was offered by Michigan. Broussard is a 6’0″, 164 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Mississippi State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #5 cornerback, and #55 overall. Broussard is a speedy guy who shows an ability to break on the ball, but players in the deep south are notoriously difficult to pull out of the south when those big-time schools down there come calling.
Houston (TX) Alief Elsik safety Chris Brown was offered by Michigan, his first and only one so far. Brown is a 6’0″, 183 lb. prospect who’s unranked by the recruiting services. As a junior in 2014, he made 43 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 5 pass breakups. Brown is a hard-hitting, ball-hawking safety who is a teammate of linebacker Dontavious Jackson, another Michigan offeree in the class.
Hit the jump for a ton more 2016 prospects, a new 2017 offer, and some miscellaneous bits.
Edmond (TX) Santa Fe linebacker Calvin Bundage was offered by Michigan. I had to do a double-take at first after immediately thinking of former Michigan basketball player Carlton Brundidge. Bundage the football player is a 6’3″, 190 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, and Texas Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #37 safety, and #557 overall. I don’t see any way he stays at safety in college, so he should probably be rated as a linebacker. Do yourself a favor and watch his highlights, because you won’t see many more violent hitters.
Pembroke Pines (FL) Flanagan linebacker Devin Bush, Jr. was offered by Michigan. Bush is a 6’0″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #23 outside linebacker, and #293 overall. As a junior in 2014, he made 67 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks. He’s a shortish guy with good instincts and he’s a very good tackler. His father, Devin Bush Sr., was a first round pick as a safety out of Florida State in 1995, getting drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Bush Sr. also played for the Rams and Browns before his career ended in 2002. He is now the head football coach at Flanagan.
Waco (TX) Waco cornerback Eric Cuffee was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’11”, 187 lb. prospect with offers from Baylor, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Stanford, and Tennesee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #33 cornerback, and #316 overall. He claims a 4.47 forty, a 38″ vertical, and a 4.1 shuttle. Cuffee is a physical corner who excels at press coverage. Cuffee is the cousin of 49ers cornerback Perrish Cox, who played for Harbaugh and defensive backs coach Greg Jackson in San Francisco.
Prattville (AL) Prattville running back Kingston Davis was offered by Michigan. Davis is a 6’1″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Louisville and Mississippi State, among others. He’s unranked as a fullback by 247 Sports, but I believe he has the necessary athleticism to be a jumbo tailback. As a junior in 2014, he rushed for 1,407 yards and 17 touchdowns in a backfield with 2015 Michigan signee Keith Washington, who was the quarterback for the team. The teammates led Prattville to a state championship. He claims a 4.5 forty, a 300 lb. bench, and a 615 lb. squat.
Norfolk (VA) Lake Taylor cornerback Wayne Davis was offered by Michigan. Davis is a 5’11”, 177 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, Ohio State, Tennesee, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #40 cornerback, and #430 overall. Davis is a solid tackler with good speed and ball skills.
Compton (CA) Dominguez safety Marquel Dismuke was offered by Michigan. Dismuke is a 6’1″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Cal, and Mississippi State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 safety, and #149 overall. Dismuke is a heavy-hitting center fielder with good ball skills and nice speed.
Temecula (CA) Great Oak wide receiver Demetric Felton was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’10”, 170 lb. speedster whose lone other offer came from Utah. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #33 athlete, and #513 overall. Felton could play several positions in college, including wide receiver, running back, cornerback, or kick returner. He has very good speed and some impressive strength for such a small kid. In my opinion, this is a very underrated player.
Manor (TX) Manor outside linebacker Erick Fowler was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Baylor, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 weakside end, and #95 overall. As a junior in 2014, he made 75 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. Fowler looks like the type of player who would be a rush linebacker in D.J. Durkin’s defense with a good combination of size and athleticism.
Westwood (NJ) Old Tappan wide receiver Jordan Fuller was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 190 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #7 athlete, and #136 overall. This Fuller is a quarterback/wide receiver who could follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Devin, who is a similar athlete and plays wide receiver at UCLA.
Washington (DC) St. John’s defensive end Terrell Hall was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 218 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #16 weakside end, and #343 overall. Hall is a big kid who looks like he’ll grow into a strongside end by the time all is said and done.
Orlando (FL) Oak Ridge linebacker Jonathan Jones was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Duke, Miami, South Florida, and UCF, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #44 outside linebacker, and #591 overall. Despite being ranked as an outside linebacker, he looks like an inside guy through and through, a heavy hitter who makes quick reads and can take on lead blockers.
Monroe (LA) Wossmann safety Cameron Lewis was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from LSU and others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #11 safety, and #248 overall. In addition to being a ballhawking safety, Lewis is also a pretty dynamic quarterback with excellent running skills. He’ll play safety or maybe even linebacker in college, but he’ll be dangerous if he gets the ball in his hands. He is very likely to commit to LSU soon.
Allen (TX) Allen defensive end Levi Onwuzurike was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 243 lb. prospect with offers from Baylor, TCU, and Texas Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #18 weakside end, and #297 overall. As a junior in 2014, he made 67 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. He’s teammates with #1 overall prospect Gregory Little, an offensive tackle who’s committed to Texas A&M.
Avon (IN) Avon quarterback Brandon Peters was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Iowa, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 pro-style quarterback, and #306 overall. As a junior in 2014, he went 148/263 for 1,876 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. He also ran for 244 yards and 6 scores. Peters has a cannon for an arm when he can step into his throws, and he has some surprisingly nifty feet when he’s on the move, although he does not have great speed. It sounds like Peters was very intrigued by the Michigan offer and could be one to watch for a commitment at some point.
Gardena (CA) Junipero Serra safety C.J. Pollard was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, USC, Utah, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #12 safety, and #271 overall. He claims a 4.5 forty and looks like a true safety prospect with good fundamentals and athleticism. Junipero Serra is the same school that has produced DT Rasheem Green (USC), WR Deontay Burnett (USC), CB Adoree’ Jackson (USC), and LB Dwight Williams (UCLA) in the past couple classes, all of whom were Michigan targets. It’s very tough to pull these kids away from southern California, although Pollard already said he would take an official visit to Michigan. Those early promises don’t always stick, but that’s a positive sign.
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei linebacker Curtis Robinson was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Nebraska, Notre Dame, USC, and Washington, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #19 outside linebacker, and #255 overall. As a junior in 2014, he made 40 tackles, 4 sacks, and 1 interception. Robinson is a long, athletic kid who looks like a 3-4 outside linebacker.
Killeen (TX) Shoemaker defensive end Rahssan Thornton was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 220 lb. prospect with an offer from Cal. He’s not ranked right now by the major recruiting services, so not a whole lot of information is available. Thornton is skinny and raw according to his junior film, but he has some impressive athletic skills that should earn him a lot more offers.
Orangeburg (SC) Orangeburg-Wilkinson cornerback James Valdez, a North Carolina State commit, was offered by Michigan. Valdez is a 5’10”, 175 lb. prospect who also holds offers from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #34 cornerback, and #337 overall. He committed to the Wolfpack in late January after being offered in April of 2014, but he does seem interested in some of the other offers he’s receiving.
St. Petersburg (FL) Gibbs safety Craig Watts was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #13 safety, and #274 overall. He claims a 4.4 forty. Watts named a top nine back in the fall that obviously did not include Michigan, but he has received lots of new interest since then. He also said that distance will not be a factor in his college decision, although Florida appears to be the early leader.
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Lawrenceville (GA) Archer safety Isaiah Pryor was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 190 lb. prospect with offers from Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #5 safety, and #70 overall. He claims a 4.5 forty. He’s a big kid who may even grow into an outside linebacker by the time he hits college. Pryor is the teammate of 2017 cornerback offeree Jamyest Williams as well as 2016 offensive tackle E.J. Price, who reportedly has Michigan in his top two with Auburn.
OFF THE BOARD
Brandenton (FL) IMG Academy wide receiver Tavares “T.J.” Chase committed to Clemson. The #28 wide receiver and #121 overall player holds offers from lots of powerhouse schools, but it’s hard to argue with the job Clemson has done producing players at the position.
Detroit (MI) King cornerback Lavert Hill committed to Penn State on an unofficial visit. The younger brother of Michigan safety Delano Hill, Lavert is a 247 Composite 4-star, the #21 cornerback, and #214 overall. He recently transferred from Cass Tech to King, and Michigan will likely stay on his trail, but this is a fairly significant early recruiting loss for Michigan, which needs corners badly in the 2016 class.
MISCELLANEOUS
I gave an update on the 247 Sports Top 247 for 2016 (LINK).
I posted recruiting awards for Michigan’s 2015 class (LINK) and recruiting grades for the offense (LINK). My grades for the defense will be coming tomorrow morning.
Over on Recruiting Season, I updated profiles for:
