Visitors: June 19-24, 2018

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19Jun 2018
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Visitors: June 19-24, 2018

Lewis Center (OH) Olentangy Orange DE Zach Harrison (image via 247 Sports)

2019

Erick All – TE – Fairfield (OH) Fairfield: All is a 6’4″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #22 tight end, and #504 overall.

Karsen Barnhart – OT – Paw Paw (MI) Paw Paw: Barnhart is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is an unofficial visit.

Zach Carpenter – OG – Cincinnati (OH) Moeller: Carpenter is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is an unofficial visit.

Zach Charbonnet – RB – Westlake Village (CA) Oaks Christian: Charbonnet is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, UCLA, and USC, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #15 running back, and #306 overall. He also visited in mid-March, and this is his official visit.

Lewis Cine – S – Cedar Hill (TX) Trinity: Cine is a 6’2″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from virtually every big-time program in the country, including Michigan. He’s a 4-star, the #3 safety, and #43 overall. He transferred from Massachusetts to Texas after his junior season. Penn State has 100% of the crystal ball picks. This is his official visit to Ann Arbor.

Hit the jump for a bunch of other official and unofficial visitors.

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31Mar 2018
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Visitors: March 30-April 1, 2018

Steele Chambers (image via MDJ Online)

2019

Spencer Brown – OT – Walled Lake (MI) Western: Brown is a 6’6″, 295-pounder who has been committed to Michigan State since July of 2017; he also has offers from Iowa, Miami, Michigan, and Pitt, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #42 offensive tackle, and #401 overall.

Steele Chambers – LB – Roswell (GA) Blessed Trinity: Chambers is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #30 athlete, and #340 overall. As a junior in 2017, he had 198 carries for 1,301 yards and 23 touchdowns; he also made 70 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception.

Lance Dixon – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Dixon is a 6’3″, 195-pounder with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #18 outside linebacker, and #286 overall. Right now 83% of the Crystal Ball picks are for MSU.

Dontay Hunter – DE – Westerville (OH) Central: Hunter is a 6’4″, 228 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and Pitt, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #36 strongside end, and #509 overall. He claims a 4.72 forty. There are 9 predictions for Kentucky, which are the only Crystal Ball picks so far.

Adisa Isaac – DE – Brooklyn (NY) Canarsie: Isaac is a 6’5″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Michigan, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #26 strongside end, and #304 overall.

Sam Johnson III – QB – Walled Lake (MI) Western: Johnson is a 6’3″, 195-pounder with offers from Boston College, Indiana, and Michigan, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #20 pro-style quarterback, and #670 overall. He’s a teammate of Spencer Brown (see above). Many thought he would commit to Michigan after the offer, but Cade McNamara may have beaten him to the punch and stolen his spot. Regardless, 61% of the Crystal Ball picks are in favor of Michigan at this point.

George Karlaftis – DE – West Lafayette (IN) West Lafayette: Karlaftis is a 6’5″, 260 lb. Purdue legacy who committed to the Boilermakers in October of 2017; he also has offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #13 strongside end, and #171 overall.

Tre Mosley – WR – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Mosley is a 6’2″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Indiana, Michigan, and Michigan State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #91 wide receiver, and #679 overall. He’s a teammate of Dixon (see above), Paige, and Wheeler (see below).

Gabe Newburg – DE – Clayton (OH) Northmont: Newburg is a 6’5″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers, and some MAC programs. He’s a 3-star, the #53 weakside end, and #799 overall. In the wake of his visit – which resulted in an offer – he is now favored to go to Michigan with 100% of the 247 Sports Crystal Ball picks.

Brandon Smith – LB – Mineral (VA) Louisa: Smith is a 6’5″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 5-star, the #1 inside linebacker, and #19 overall. Some people have pegged him for defensive end, but he says he wants to play a linebacker, and Michigan is recruiting him as a linebacker. He’ll be visiting on April 3.

Dylan Wright – WR – Mesquite (TX) West: Wright is a 6’3″, 192-pounder with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Oklahoma, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #31 wide receiver, and #185 overall.

Hit the jump for several 2020 visitors.

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3Mar 2018
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Visitors: March 2-4, 2018

Kalel Mullings (image via TexasAgs)

2019

Lance Dixon – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Dixon is a 6’3″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #17 outside linebacker, and #278 overall. Right now his Crystal Ball is 83% in favor of MSU and 17% for Michigan.

Tre Mosley – WR – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Mosley is a 6’2″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #76 wide receiver, and #562 overall. He’s a teammate of Dixon (see above).

2020

Kalel Mullings – LB – Boston (MA) Milton Academy: Mullings is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Maryland, Michigan, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #4 outside linebacker, and #30 overall. It’s very early in the process, but it looks like Michigan leads early. He visited Ann Arbor for the Ohio State game last fall.

Makari Paige – S – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Paige is a 6’3″, 182 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Minnesota, among others. He has four Crystal Ball predictions, all for Michigan.

Cornell Wheeler – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Wheeler is a 6’1″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Syracuse, and Toledo.

22Feb 2018
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2020 Defensive Recruiting Update: February 22, 2018

West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield safety Makari Paige (image via The D Zone)

Michigan has now offered 81 players in the class of 2020. Here are a bunch of the newest offers:

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2020

St. Louis (MO) Lutheran North defensive end Kevon Billingsley was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois, Iowa State, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, among others. He could play anywhere from strongside end to defensive tackle to interior offensive line.

Valdosta (GA) Lonwdes cornerback Josh Brown was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’11”, 165 lb. prospect, and Michigan is his first and only offer. Brown is a teammate of 2018 Michigan signee Michael Barrett.

Powder Springs (GA) McEachern defensive tackle Jamil Burroughs was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 280 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Mars (PA) Mars defensive end Michael Carmody was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’6″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Maryland, Pitt, and Temple.

Hit the jump for several more new offers.

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8Feb 2018
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Visitors: February 9-11, 2018

West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield LB Lance Dixon (image via 247 Sports)

2019

Adam Berghorst – DE – Zeeland (MI) East: Berghorst is a 6’7″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Michigan, and Michigan State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #40 strongside end, and #525 overall, according to 247 Sports.

Lance Dixon – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Dixon is a 6’2″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #25 outside linebacker, and #430 overall. He plays for a former Wolverine (Ronald Bellamy), and Michigan has extended offers to several of his teammates, including WR Tre Mosley, LB Cornell Wheeler, and S Makari Page.(February 8)

Kenyatta Watson II – S – Loganville (GA) Grayson: Watson is a 6’2″, 177 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, and Michigan, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #13 safety, and #216 overall. Grayson is a powerhouse program in Georgia, and it’s where Michigan running back Kurt Taylor spent his senior season. UPDATE: Watson did not end up making the trip.

2020

Makari Paige – S – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Paige is a 6’3″, 182 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Kentucky, and Michigan, among others. He’s a teammate of Dixon (see above).