Berea (KY) Madison Southern running back Damien Harris
The U.S. Army All-Combine Team was selected by Rivals, and numerous Michigan targets are on the list. These are underclassmen who visit San Antonio and work out without pads, but it gives us a look at recruiting for 2014, 2015, and beyond. Players of note:
FIRST TEAM David Cornwell – QB – Jones (OK) Jones: No offer yet, but will perhaps be Michigan’s first QB offer for 2014. Damien Harris – RB – Berea (KY) Madison Southern: Offered, class of 2015, Michigan currently leads. Joe Mixon – RB – Oakley (CA) Freedom: Offered, class of 2014. L.J. Scott – RB – Marion (OH) Harding: Offered, class of 2014. Josh Malone – WR – Gallatin (TN) Station Camp: Offered, class of 2014. Jackson Barton – OT – Salt Lake City (UT) Brighton: Offered, class of 2014, committed to Utah.
SECOND TEAM Kaden Smith – TE – Flower Mound (TX) Marcus: Class of 2016, alma mater of Stephen Hopkins. Austin Hall – OG – Phoenix (AZ) Brophy Prep: Class of 2014, teammate of 2013 WR target Devon Allen.
HONORABLE MENTION Trace McSorley – QB – Ashburn (VA) Briar Woods: Teammate of 2013 target Matt Rolin (Florida). Matthew Domer – RB – Chicago (IL) Mt. Carmel: Attends alma mater of 2012 DT target Vontrell Williams (Illinois). Cordell Broadus – WR – Diamond Bar (CA) Diamond Bar: Class of 2015, son of Snoop Dogg/Lion. Kaelin Deboskie – WR – Colleyville (TX) Heritage: Class of 2014, brother of former Michigan RB target Covaughn Deboskie (Arizona/Cal). Jalen Embry – WR – Detroit (MI) King: Class of 2014, attends alma mater of RB/CB Dennis Norfleet. Chigozie Onyekwere – WR – Washington (DC) Friendship: Attends alma mater of former Michigan targets Yannick Ngakoue, Eddie Goldman (Florida State), and Malcolm Crockett (Pitt). Keon Paye – WR – Olney (MD) Good Counsel: Class of 2015, attends alma mater of Blake Countess and former Michigan targets Kendall Fuller (Virginia Tech), Dorian O’Daniel (Clemson), and Stefon Diggs (Maryland). Ryan Crozier – OC – Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas: Class 0f 2014, teammate of 2014 WR offeree Corey Holmes, as well as 2013 DE target Joey Bosa (Ohio State).
Marion (OH) Harding running back L.J. Scott was offered by Michigan. Scott is a 5’10”, 210 lb. tailback who also holds an offer from Kent State. He had 700 yards and 8 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2011. For better or worse, he reminds me of 2013 commit DeVeon Smith.
Milwaukee (WI) Marquette University defensive tackle Conor Sheehy was offered by Michigan on Sunday. Sheehy is a 6’4″, 255-pounder whose only other offer comes from the home state Wisconsin Badgers. He also camped at Michigan back in late June, so two visits in the span of a little over a month indicates he has serious interest in Michigan. Sheehy is listed everywhere as a defensive end, but he moves like a defensive tackle, so I’m guessing the coaches would want him as a 3-tech DT.
OFF THE BOARD
Sicklerville (NJ) Timber Creek defensive end Dajaun Drennon committed to North Carolina. He mentioned early interest in Michigan, but the Wolverines wrapped up their recruiting of defensive ends a while ago. Drennon is the teammate of fellow offeree Greg Webb, who also committed to UNC.
Olney (MD) Good Counsel cornerback Kendall Fuller committed to Virginia Tech. I’ve been expecting this for a while since his older brothers have all attended VT, but Michigan finished third behind the Hokies and Clemson. Fuller is the #1 cornerback in the country according to Rivals, although I did a scouting report on him a few months ago that didn’t blow me away.
Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central offensive guard Tim Gardner committed to Ohio State. Gardner never seemed particularly interested in his Michigan offer.
Tampa (FL) Wharton cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III committed to Florida. Hargreaves was always unlikely to leave the state of Florida, but some thought he was ticketed for South Florida, where his father coaches defensive backs. I wrote up a scouting report on him a couple weeks ago.
Louisville (KY) Trinity defensive end Jason Hatcher committed to USC. Hatcher is the teammate of two fellow Michigan offerees, cornerback Ryan White (Louisville) and wide receiver James Quick (undecided). None of them visited Michigan, and Quick’s interest in the Wolverines tailed off some time ago.
Honolulu (HI) Moanalua defensive tackle Scott Pagano committed to Clemson. Michigan was one of Pagano’s first big offers a few months ago, but since then, he racked up offers from virtually every big-time program in the country. I have to admit that I was never a big fan of what I saw from Pagano on film, but Clemson has a way of churning out NFL prospects.
Sicklerville (NJ) Timber Creek defensive tackle Greg Webb switched his commitment from Penn State to North Carolina. Webb was one of Michigan’s earliest targets for the nose tackle position and Michigan was in his top few schools before he committed to PSU, but the Wolverines didn’t seem to be pursuing him once he started to waver.
WEEKEND/BBQ VISITORS
I put together a list of visitors for Michigan’s BBQ at the Big House. It was an ever evolving list, so there are several additional updates from when it was posted on Thursday.
On top of those guys, there were a couple more visitors over the past few days:
Burke (VA) Lake Braddock quarterback Caleb Henderson, a 2014 prospect, visited Michigan for a second time on Saturday; he also camped at Michigan back in June. No 2014 quarterbacks have earned offers from the Wolverines yet, so Michigan is still searching for a few guys to heavily recruit. Henderson is a 6’4″, 223 lb. pocket passer with offers from Maryland, Michigan State, Virginia, and Virginia Tech; the Hokies appear to have the lead so far.
Wellington (FL) Palm Beach Central offensive guard K.C. McDermott, a 2014 prospect, visited Michigan on Friday. He has already been offered by the Wolverines, along with Auburn, Florida, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and several others. (Highlights.)
Middletown (OH) Middletown tight end Chance Sorrell, a 2014 prospect, visited Michigan on Thursday. He’s 6’6″ and 229 lbs. I could only find highlights of him blocking, so he either plays for a run-oriented team or he’s not much of a pass receiver. The recruiting sites don’t know much about him yet, so it’s unlikely that he’ll be a big-time prospect.
And here’s a picture from the BBQ:
I’m not sure who everyone is, but here’s a stab: #32 Khalid Hill, #14 Dymonte Thomas, #6 Ross Douglas, #27 Derrick Green, #2 Jourdan Lewis, #5 Da’mario Jones, #8 Jaron Dukes, Kyle Bosch (backwards white hat), #26 Ben Gedeon, Logan Tuley-Tillman (back right in blue hat), Chris Fox (middle right in white hat), #55 David Dawson, #9 Mike McCray, #17 Wyatt Shallman, #4 DeVeon Smith, #56 Scott Sypniewski, #24 Jake Butt, #33 Taco Charlton
