Visitors: Michigan vs. Northwestern

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11Nov 2012
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Visitors: Michigan vs. Northwestern

Leon McQuay III is the highest touted uncommitted prospect
headed to town this weekend

Adam Bertke – QB – Marion (OH) Local: Bertke is a 6’5″, 190 lb. prospect for 2014.  He threw for about 2,300 yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2011.  He has no offers at this time.

Jacob Betschel – TE/LB – Jackson (OH) Jackson: Betschel is a 6’4″, 230 lb. kid from the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this point.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 33 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, and 3 fumble recoveries. (Highlights.)

Ian Bunting – TE – Hinsdale (IL) Central: Bunting is a 6’7″, 215 lb. tight end prospect from the class of 2014.  He has good speed and obviously a large frame, and he could be a U-back prospect in the same vein as freshman Devin Funchess.  He has a lone offer from Purdue. (Highlights.)

Daniel Cage – DT – Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods: Cage is a 6’3″, 265 lb. defensive tackle from the class of 2014.  He has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, and Tennessee, and he attends the alma mater of redshirt freshman linebacker Antonio Poole. (Highlights.)

Jamitreus Crockham – RB – Fishers (IN) Hamilton Southeastern: Crockham is a 6’2″, 205 lb. back from the class of 2014.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 131 carries for 1,009 yards and 16 touchdowns.  His lone offer comes from Toledo. (Highlights.)

Cario Davison – S – Galion (OH) Galion: Davison is a 6’2″, 190 lb. safety from the 2015 class.  He is teammates with Dareian Watkins, a junior prospect who could very well be on his way to an offer.

Garrett Dickerson – TE – Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic: Dickerson is a 6’4″, 240 lb. tight end from the class of 2014 who holds offers from Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pitt, Stanford, and several others.


Logan Dziak – DT – Delaware (OH) Buckeye Valley: Dziak is a 6’3″, 275 lb. defensive tackle from the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this point, and does not appear to be a Michigan-caliber athlete. (Highlights.)


Andrew Ford – QB – Camp Hill (PA) Cedar Cliff: Ford is a 6’3″, 190 lb. signal caller from the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this point, but he has visited Michigan previously and is the teammate of 2013 tight end Adam Breneman, who was offered by Michigan but committed to Penn State.  As a sophomore in 2011, Ford had 1,362 yards passing, 12 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and completed 67.3% of his passes.  (Highlights.)

Bruce Hall – OT – Leslie (MI) Leslie: Hall is a 6’5″, 255 lb. offensive lineman with a preferred walk-on offer. (Highlights.)

Nathan Hall – S – Sylvania (OH) Southview: Hall is a 6’3″, 200 lb. prospect for 2014 with offers from Bowling Green and Toledo.  He’s the former teammate of freshman safety Allen Gant. (Highlights.)

Jaleel Hytchye – CB – Cincinnati (OH) La Salle: Hytchye is a 5’11”, 170 lb. cornerback with offers from Arizona State, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Penn State, Pitt, and several others.  He’s the teammate of 2014 wide receiver Derek Kief, who may (or may not) be offered by Michigan.

Jake Johnson – QB – DeWitt (MI) DeWitt: Johnson is a 6’2″, 170 lb. prospect for 2015.  He grew up as a Michigan fan and visited back in April, too, so he could be an in-state prospect to watch down the road.

Da’Mario Jones – WR – Westland (MI) John Glenn: Jones committed to Michigan last week.

John Kelly – S – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Kelly is a 5’11”, 180 lb. prospect for 2015.  He has no offers at this time.

Derek Kief – WR – Cincinnati (OH) La Salle: Kief is a 6’5″, 185 lb. receiver with offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, and Northwestern.  As of a couple weeks ago, he had 856 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns in his junior campaign.  Kief has visited Michigan previously and really seems to be angling for an offer, but he hasn’t received one yet. (Highlights.)

Josh Krok – OT – Warren (OH) Harding: Krok is a 6’8″, 310 lb. tackle for the class of 2014.  He does not have any scholarship offers at this point, and he looks more like a preferred walk-on type of recruit. (Highlights.)

Jared McCray – OG – Minford (OH) Minford: McCray is a 6’4″, 305 lb. guard from the class of 2014.  He has offers from Akron and Kent State, but I don’t think he’s a Michigan-caliber lineman. (Highlights.)

Leon McQuay III – S – Seffner (FL) Armwood: McQuay is a 6’2″, 185 lb. safety/big corner with offers from just about every powerhouse program in the country.  Florida State, Michigan, USC, and Vanderbilt have been mentioned as possibilities recently, with FSU receiving an uptick in optimism lately.  As a junior in 2011, he had 66 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 12 pass breakups.  Here’s a scouting report I wrote up on him from July.

Bryan Mone – DT – Salt Lake City (UT) Highland: Mone is a 6’4″, 315 lb. tackle for the class of 2014. He put on a bunch of weight between his sophomore and junior seasons, getting up above 300 after being about 260 last year.  Mone was the first class of 2014 prospect to have been offered by the Wolverines, and he’s the former teammate of freshman fullback Sione Houma.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 39 tackles and 3 sacks. (Highlights.)

Brent Morris – WR – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Morris is Shane’s class of 2014 brother.  He has no offers at this time, and I would not expect him to receive a Michigan offer.

Shane Morris – QB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Morris committed to Michigan last year. Here are his junior highlights.

Kyle Rachwal – TE – Lapeer (MI) East: Rachwal has visited Michigan several times periously.  He’s a 6’3″, 225 lb. tight end for the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this time. (Junior highlights.)

Travis Smith – QB – Ithaca (MI) Ithaca: Smith is a 6’2″, 200 lb. prospect for 2014.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 2,378 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions; he also ran for 969 yards and 25 touchdowns.  He has no offers at this time, but he looks like a kid who will be getting some attention from the MAC schools, if not the higher levels. (Highlights.)

Scott Sypniewski – LS – Ottawa (IL) Marquette: Sypniewski committed to Michigan back in June.

Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Peoria (IL) Manual: Tuley-Tillman committed to Michigan back in February.  Here’s a look at highlights from his senior season.

Jared Wangler – S – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Wangler is the son of former Michigan quarterback John Wangler.  He might be a future walk-on player at Michigan, but he likely doesn’t have the talent to be offered a scholarship.

Dareian Watkins – WR – Galion (OH) Galion: Watkins is a 6’2″, 192 lb. wide receiver prospect from the 2014 class.  He has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Northwestern, and Purdue, among others.  As a sophomore playing quarterback in 2011, he had 100 carries for 559 yards and 10 touchdowns, along with 1,256 yards passing, 16 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.  Watkins isn’t a real blazer, but he is a decent runner after the catch and is solidly built; he looks like a guy who could come in and play in the slot for Al Borges.

Parrker Westphal – CB – Bolingbrook (IL) Bolingbrook: Westphal is a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect for the class of 2014.  He has offers from Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and several others.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 56 tackles, 20 pass breakups, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.  He’s a solidly built corner with decent speed, and it sounds like the coaches want him to play boundary corner and/or slot corner.  Michigan reportedly set the tone for his visit experiences and is generally considered to be his leader.  Former Michigan cornerback Todd Howard is his position coach at Bolingbrook. (Highlights.)

Csont’e York – WR – Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park: York committed to Michigan back in May.

12Jul 2012
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Scouting Report: Leon McQuay III

Leon McQuay III

Name: Leon McQuay III
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 185 lbs.
Position: Safety
High school: Seffner (FL) Armwood

Notes: Holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Florida, Stanford, Tennessee, UAB, UCF, UCLA, USC, Vanderbilt, Washington, West Virginia . . . Claims a 4.57 time in the forty . . . 4.35 time in the pro agility shuttle . . . 32″ vertical . . . ESPN 4-star S, 87 grade, #3 S, #39 overall . . . Rivals 4-star S, #3 S, #33 overall . . . Scout 4-star S, #7 S . . . 247 Sports 4-star S, 95 grade, #5 S, #41 overall . . . As a junior in 2011, had 66 tackles, 12 pass breakups, and 4 interceptions . . . Teammate of fellow Michigan offeree and wide receiver Alvin Bailey

Strengths: Tall and long with a good reach . . . Shows ability to elevate and disrupt passes . . . Very good hitter for his size . . . Should become even more intimidating with added muscle mass . . . Solid open-field tackler . . . Enough speed to track down ball carriers from behind and cover deep . . . High points the ball and shows good hands . . . Decent playmaking ability with ball in hands . . . Very competitive with ball in air . . . Works very hard not to get beat

Weaknesses: Doesn’t show particularly fluid hips . . . Occasionally mis-times leaps . . . Good speed but not a true blazer . . . Occasionally lowers head or hits ball carrier’s head, which could take some adjusting to avoid penalties at next level

Projection: Free safety.  The coaches have talked to McQuay about getting a shot at playing cornerback, but I don’t really see that being his best position.  I see him more as a free safety and he could even play strong safety well.  I would like to see him patrolling the deep middle of the field, because he has good ball skills when the ball is in the air and he can be an enforcer from that spot.  He also has plenty of speed to play sideline to sideline and fill the alley, although he’s not in the category of having elite speed.  I really enjoy the way he competes and he seems to take football seriously.  He shows the ability to come in and contribute even as a freshman, but there would be some growing pains along the way; right now he’s typically the best athlete on the field, and when big receivers come along who can jump with him, he’s going to have to perfect his coverage technique.  He has the athleticism to play in the NFL someday if he continues to add some mass and refine some technique issues.

Reminds me of: Ha’sean Clinton-Dix (Alabama)

19May 2012
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Weekend Visitors: May 18-20, 2012

Leon McQuay III

Akron (OH) St. Vincent-St. Mary’s LB Dante Booker, Jr.: Booker received a Michigan offer this past week.  Ohio State also recently offered, and Buckeyes cornerback Doran Grant came from St. Vincent-St. Mary’s.  Booker’s father (Dante, in case you were wondering) played defensive line for the Auburn Tigers.  Many assume that Auburn and Ohio State are the two leaders for the younger Booker’s services, but we’ll see if Michigan’s coaches can create some momentum with the 6’3″, 210 lb. linebacker.  He had 157 tackles and 11 sacks as a sophomore last season.

Washington (OH) Massilon OT Nathan Devers: Devers is a 2014 prospect who does not yet have an offer.

Seffner (FL) Armwood CB Leon McQuay III:
McQuay is a 6’2″, 185 lb. defensive back with offers from just about everywhere.  While that size would preclude most players from playing cornerback at the next level, that’s the position for which Michigan is recruiting him.  It is assumed by most that McQuay will end up staying in SEC country, and his recent fellow Armwood grads haven’t ventured farther north than North Carolina or Tennessee except a couple MAC-level recruits who headed to Akron, Penn, Toledo, or Western Michigan.  The big-time recruits who have a choice generally seem to like the warmer weather.

Sturgis (MI) Sturgis QB Chance Stewart: The 6’6″, 205 lb. Stewart only has one offer so far (from Western Michigan), but more are surely on the way.  Whether one comes from Michigan or not might be a different question.  He threw for 1,361 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions as a sophomore in 2011.