Recruiting Update: June 22, 2015

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22Jun 2015
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Recruiting Update: June 22, 2015

Lawrenceville (GA) Archer offensive tackle E.J. Price decommitted from Georgia

COMMITMENTS
Hartland (WI) Arrowhead offensive tackle Ben Bredeson committed to Michigan (LINK).

Pembroke Pines (FL) Flanagan safety/linebacker Devin Gil committed to Michigan (LINK).

Pembroke Pines (FL) Flanagan safety Josh Metellus committed to Michigan (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Sioux Falls (SD) Washington offensive tackle Matt Farniok was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’6″, 290 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Florida State, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn State, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #22 offensive tackle, and #210 overall. Farniok is a pretty athletic, high-effort kid who destroys the South Dakota competition, which is not known for being all that talented. Regardless, it’s easy to see why high-level teams are intrigued.

Lawrenceville (GA) Archer offensive tackle E.J. Price decommitted from Georgia. He’s a 6’6″, 311 lb. prospect who holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and USC, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #9 offensive tackle, and #54 overall. Price grew up on the west side of Michigan, and the Wolverines were expecting to at least get a visit from him before he surprised a lot of people by committing to Georgia. He does plan to visit family in Michigan this summer, and a stop in Ann Arbor could very well happen at that time. Price’s teammates include 2017 defensive backs Isaiah Pryor and Jamyest Williams, both of whom have Michigan offers.

Hit the jump for a couple new 2017 offers, some guys who committed elsewhere, and some random bits.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Nashville (TN) Oakland wide receiver Jacoby Stevens was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 200 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #4 athlete, and #44 overall. Stevens could play anywhere from receiver to safety to linebacker at the next level.

New Orleans (LA) Brother Martin cornerback Tre Swilling was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect whose other offer comes from LSU. His brother, Bruce Jordan-Swilling, was offered by the Wolverines a couple weeks ago, and they are the sons of former New Orleans Saints linebacker Pat Swilling.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2018
Paramus (NJ) Catholic quarterback Allan Walters was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 200 lb. prospect with offers from Rutgers and Temple. Walters is a pro-style quarterback with a pretty strong arm and good mechanics for such a young player. He’s the second quarterback offered in the 2018 class, joining Floridian Joey Gatewood, who is expected to end up at Florida State. Walters is also the teammate of several offerees, including 2016 defensive tackle Rashan Gary, 2016 wide receiver Donald Stewart, 2017 defensive end Corey Bolds, and 2017 linebacker Drew Singleton. Their former coach is Michigan’s recruiting coordinator.

OFF THE BOARD
Brownsburg (IN) Brownsburg running back Toks Akinribade committed to Iowa. Michigan was recruiting Akinribade even after Chris Evans committed a couple weeks ago, but a crowded backfield may have scared him off. Or maybe he just liked Iowa better. Akinribade did take a spring visit to Michigan, and he’s a teammate of offered 2017 quarterback Hunter Johnson.

Wayne (NJ) De Paul Catholic defensive end Quayshon Alexander committed to Nebraska. He’s a teammate of top running back Kareem Walker (Ohio State).

Carson (CA) Calabasas safety Marquel Dismuke committed to Nebraska. He was a recent decommit from Cal.

Downey (CA) Downey linebacker Darrian Franklin committed to Oregon. Franklin was initially excited about his Michigan offer, but he never visited. Michigan has also offered his teammate, Daevon Vigilant, who could play running back, wide receiver, cornerback, or returner.

Fayetteville (NC) Sanford cornerback Mark Gilbert committed to Duke.

Mililani (HI) Mililani running back Vavae Malepeai committed to Oregon. After the good vibes Marcus Mariota received from the fans and the school, Oregon probably earned a lot of favors in the state of Hawaii. Malepeai might not be a total burner, but he’s a sturdy running back with good vision. I think he’ll fit in well in Eugene.

West Hartford (CT) Kingswood-Oxford linebacker Koby Quansah committed to Duke. Previously, he had named Michigan to his top ten. Duke is pulling in quite a class, including three players (Gilbert, Quansah, and Virginia WR Scott Bracey) who had Michigan offers. They currently have the #16 class in the country using 247’s Composite rankings.

Jacksonville (FL) Trinity linebacker Dominique Ross committed to North Carolina. Michigan was not heavily involved in his recruitment.

Green Bay (WI) Bay Port offensive tackle Cole Van Lanen committed to Wisconsin. According to the 247 Composite, Van Lanen is the #2 player in the state for 2016. Who’s #1? Ben Bredeson. Interestingly, the top four  players in Wisconsin are offensive tackles.

MISCELLANEOUS
Norfolk (FL) Lake Taylor cornerback Wayne Davis named Michigan to his top three. The other two schools are Ohio State and Virginia Tech, and he has not visited Michigan yet, although he plans to do so this summer.

Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison defensive end Khalid Kareem is announcing his college decision – for a second time – on Wednesday, June 24th. Over on 247 Sports, 88% of the Crystal Ball picks are in favor of Michigan. He has taken visits in the last week and a half to Alabama, Mississippi State, and South Carolina.

Allen (TX) Allen defensive end Levi Onwuzurike named Michigan to his top ten. He and Greg Mattison have developed a good relationship, although probably not quite good enough to reel him in.

Tons – literally, I guess – of football prospects showed up for Michigan’s Exposure U and Aerial Assault camps over the last week (LINK). At the link you’ll find lots of the bigger names to attend, along with brief info blurbs about most of them.

Several players took visits to Michigan this past weekend (LINK).

Lots of stuff is going on with in-state recruiting. I’ll have several new profiles up this week as a lot more 2017 prospects have started earning offers at summer camps. Over on Recruiting Season . . . :

15Jun 2015
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2016 Recruiting Update: June 15, 2015

Norco (CA) Norco quarterback Victor Viramontes (image via Press Enterprise)

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COMMITMENTS
Delray Beach (FL) Atlantic cornerback Antwaine Richardson committed to Michigan on Friday (LINK).

Cooper City (FL) Cooper City defensive end Rashad Weaver committed to Michigan on Sunday (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Carson (CA) Calabasas safety Marquel Dismuke decommitted from Cal. He’s a 6’1″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan and Nebraska, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 safety, and #246 overall. Dismuke was an early offer by the Jim Harbaugh staff, and he committed to Cal surprisingly early when Michigan thought they had a chance. The Wolverines still might be able to pull him in, but the decommitment came a couple weeks after Nebraska offered, and the Cornhuskers have 89% of the Crystal Ball votes.

Norco (CA) Norco safety Troy Dye was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 200 lb. prospect with offers from Colorado and Oregon, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #41 safety, and #634 overall. He earned his offer at the satellite camp in Mission Viejo. Listed as a safety, he moves like a linebacker and should probably be reclassified by 247 Sports. Regardless, he has some upside as an outside linebacker and still probably slots in as a 3-star prospect. Michigan was his favorite school growing up. His father was born in Michigan and played football at San Jose State (so why not go play for Al Borges and Greg Robinson?), where he also had a baseball career that led to the Houston Astros organization.

Cartersville (GA) Cartersville tight end Miller Forristall was offered by Michigan and then committed to Alabama. He’s a 6’5″, 220 lb. prospect who’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #20 tight end, and #486 overall. As a junior in 2014, he caught 32 passes for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns. The home state Bulldogs never stepped forward with an offer.

Hit the jump for a couple more 2016 offers, some guys who committed elsewhere, and some random bits and pieces.

Pembroke Pines (FL) Flanagan safety/linebacker Devin Gil decommitted from Miami. He’s a 6’1″, 205 lb. prospect who also holds offers from Colorado, Louisville, and South Florida, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #63 safety, and #941 overall. Gil visited Michigan with a couple teammates this past weekend, and he decommitted from the Hurricanes during the visit, saying he wanted to see who else would show interest in him. He plays safety and that’s where 247 Sports has him pegged, but he looks like he’ll be a linebacker at the next level. His Crystal Ball is 100% in favor of Michigan right now.

Pembroke Pines (FL) Flanagan safety Josh Metellus decommitted from Georgia Southern. He’s a 6’0″, 187 lb. prospect with offers from Florida International, Miami-OH, Middle Tennessee State, and South Alabama. He’s a 247 Composite 2-star, the #139 safety, and #1957 overall. He is a teammate of Gil and 2016 linebacker Devin Bush, Jr. and visited Michigan this past weekend.

Norco (CA) Norco quarterback Victor Viramontes was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Colorado, Nebraska, Washington State, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #48 athlete, and #676 overall. A teammate of Dye’s, Viramontes attended the second California satellite camp, in Fresno, and earned his offer after Harbaugh saw him run and throw. As a junior in 2014, he was 123/228 passing (53.9%) for 1,784 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions; more impressively, he ran the ball 214 times for 1,757 yards (8.2 yards/carry) and 18 touchdowns. Even better is that his nickname is “Vicious Vic,” so if he ever decides to pursue MMA, he’s got a pretty nice, alliterative name for it: Vicious Vic Viramontes. (You can hear Michael Buffer saying that name, can’t you?) Anyway, Viramontes is a veritable virtuoso on the field who has various valuable skills, like vision and a vibrant arm, to victimize a defense on his way to taking a viselike, victorious grip on a quarterback job. (That’s my way of saying that Vicious Vic can probably go somewhere and be The Man at quarterback in this class, rather than possibly playing second violin fiddle to Brandon Peters.) If quarterback doesn’t work out for him, he could probably play running back, fullback, H-back, linebacker, or maybe strong safety at the college level.

Fort Lauderdale (FL) Cooper City tight end Rashad Weaver was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois and Syracuse, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 2-star, the #112 defensive tackle, and #1803 overall. He claims a 4.9 forty. Weaver has decent speed but has a lot of technical holes in his game; he’s also a big body who could project anywhere from tight end to defensive end to defensive tackle to perhaps even offensive tackle. He reminds me of New Jersey athlete Jake Pickard from the 2015 class, who was committed to Wisconsin, earned a late offer from Michigan, and ended up signing with Syracuse. Weaver almost immediately named Michigan his top school. The Wolverines are recruiting him as an “athlete” but saying he can play tight end to start his career.

OFF THE BOARD
Manor (TX) Manor defensive end Erick Fowler committed to LSU. He initially showed some interest in the Wolverines, but nothing had transpired in recent weeks between the two parties.

Cranford (NJ) Cranford offensive tackle Will Fries committed to Penn State. He had recently visited Michigan and put the Wolverines in his top group, but that seemed like a formality before a looming commitment to the Nittany Lions.

Mechanicsville (VA) Atlee safety Jaqui “J.J.” Givens committed to South Carolina. The co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina is Jon Hoke, the older brother of former Michigan head coach Brady Hoke.

Converse (TX) Judson defensive end Alton Robinson committed to Texas A&M.

Byesville (OH) Meadowbrook offensive guard Josh Sills committed to West Virginia.

New Orleans (LA) Brother Martin tight end Irvin Smith committed to Texas A&M on an unofficial visit. He is the son of former Notre Dame and NFL tight end Irv Smith. He is also a teammate of 2016 tight end Peyton Aucoin and 2017 linebacker Bruce Jordan-Swilling, both of whom have Michigan offers.

Chesapeake (VA) Indian River linebacker Jaquan Yulee committed to Alabama. Despite listing Michigan early as one of his top schools, he never visited. Recently, the Wolverines dropped out of his top five, and then he became a Crimson Tide. Which sounds weird.

MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s a list of some (but not nearly all) of the participants in Michigan’s Exposure U camp (LINK).

Here are the notable prospects who took part in Michigan’s 2015 Summer Swarm tour, which ended last week (LINK).

Here’s yet another list, this one of visitors from this past weekend and Sound Mind Sound Body campers (LINK).

Scout released a new top 300 for 2016 (LINK).

Houston (TX) Aldine MacArthur defensive end Isaiah Chambers named Michigan to his top ten.

Abbotsford (BC) Abbotsford tight end Chase Claypool named Michigan to his top three.

Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) Rancho Santa Margarita wide receiver Dylan Crawford named Michigan to his top ten.

Los Angeles (CA) Loyola cornerback David Long, Jr. named Michigan to his top ten. The guys at 247 Sports have said at times that Long is the staff’s top cornerback target.

Avon (IN) Avon quarterback Brandon Peters, a Michigan commit, was named a finalist for the 2015 Elite 11.

Florence (AL) Florence fullback/linebacker Erroll Thompson named Michigan to his top five. Michigan is recruiting him to play both positions. He is believed to be a strong Alabama lean, however.

Over on Recruiting Season, I updated profiles for:

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Recruiting Update: February 10, 2015

Avon (IN) Avon quarterback Brandon Peters (image via IndyStar.com)

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: