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2013 Rivals 5-star Challenge

The 2013 version of the Rivals 5-star Challenge will take place this weekend at Soldier Field in Chicago.  Somewhat like Nike’s The Opening, it’s an invitation-only camp for some of the top prospects from around the country.  There will be lots of reports and news coming out of the camp, so here’s a rundown of the Michigan targets who will be participating:

Jamal Adams – S – Texas
Kalen Ballage – ATH – Colorado
Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
Terry Beckner, Jr. – DE – Illinois*
Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia
Jalen Brown – WR – Arizona
Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
Daniel Helm – TE – Illinois (Tennessee)
Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
Sterling Jenkins – OT – Pennsylvania*
Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
Marshon Lattimore – ATH – Ohio
Tyler Luatua – TE – California
Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
Iman Marshall – CB – California*
Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
Joe Mixon – RB – California
Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
Sam Mustipher – OG – Maryland (Notre Dame)
Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
Jacques Patrick – RB – Florida*
Adarius Pickett – CB – California
Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
Josh Rosen – QB – California*
Bo Scarbrough – WR – Alabama (Alabama)
Artavis Scott – WR – Florida
Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
Kevin Toliver II – CB – Florida (LSU)*
Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
Dwight Williams – LB – California

*Denotes a 2015 prospect. All others are from the class of 2014.

Scout 300 for 2014 updated

Paramus (NJ) Catholic cornerback Jabrill Peppers is Scout’s #7 overall player

Scout updated its top 300 players for the class of 2014. Here’s what it looked like back in March.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Jabrill Peppers jumped from #11 to #7
– Drake Harris dropped from #24 to #28
– Bryan Mone jumped from #97 to #94
– Lawrence Marshall fell from #87 to #103
– Michael Ferns dropped from #134 to #146
– Mason Cole from #193 to #251

5-stars:
1. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
2. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
3. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
4. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
6. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
7. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey (Michigan)
8. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
9. Juju Smith – S – California
12. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
15. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
17. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
20. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
22. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia
25. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida
26. Joe Mixon – RB – California
27. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana

4-stars:
28. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
30. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
32. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
33. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
34. Marshon Lattimore – WR – Ohio
35. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
40. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
44. Edward Paris – CB – Texas (LSU)
47. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
48. Jalen Brown – WR – Arizona
52. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois
54. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
56. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
58. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
60. Bo Scarbrough – RB – Alabama (Alabama)
63. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona
69. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
70. Sam Mustipher – OG – Maryland (Notre Dame)
74. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
75. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
81. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
84. Sam Hubbard – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
88. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Colorado (Stanford)
91. Dravon Henry – CB – Pennsylvania
92. Brandon Simmons – S – Texas (Stanford)
94. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
95. Andy Bauer – OG – Missouri (Mississippi)
100. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
103. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
108. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia (Clemson)
113. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
115. Shai McKenzie – RB – Pennsylvania
118. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
125. Dwight Williams – LB – California
139. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida
140. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
143. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia
146. Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
147. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
149. Ja’Von Harrison – S – Florida (Virginia Tech)
152. Erick Smith – S – Ohio
162. Kiy Hester – S – New Jersey
163. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
169. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
171. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
172. Daniel Helm – TE – Illinois (Tennessee)
175. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
186. Jay Hayes – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
187. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
190. Richard Yeargin III – DE – Florida
192. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
197. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
201. Corey Holmes – WR – Florida
205. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, D.C.
214. Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
215. Connor Sheehy – DE – Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
216. Marcus Allen – S – Maryland (Penn State)
219. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina (Georgia)
225. Petera Wilson – LB – Tennessee
230. Chase Winovich – LB – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
248. K.J. Williams – WR – Pennsylvania
251. Mason Cole – OT – Florida (Michigan)
252. T’Kevian Rockwell – LB – Texas
256. Juwann Winfree – WR – New Jersey
259. Jackson Barton – OT – Utah (Utah)
266. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
273. Troy Vincent, Jr. – CB – Maryland
292. Malik Hooker – WR – Pennsylvania
298. Andrew Williams – DE – Georgia

Rivals 250 for 2014 updated

The Rivals 250 for the class of 2014 was released on Tuesday (the Rivals 100 was released yesterday).  Here’s what it looked like back in February.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Mason Cole dropped from #107 to #118
– Michael Ferns dropped from #84 to #128
– Bryan Mone dropped from #172 to #181

Here are the rest of the Michigan’s targets on the list:

108. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio
109. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
114. Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
118. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
119. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
121. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
122. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
123. Sam Mustipher – OG – Maryland (Notre Dame)
124. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
127. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
128. Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
136. Kalen Ballage – ATH – Colorado
139. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida
142. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
150. Quincy Wilson – CB – Florida
152. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
154. K.J. Williams – WR – Pennsylvania
164. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
168. Dravon Henry – S – Pennsylvania
169. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
175. Daniel Helm – TE – Illinois (Tennessee)
176. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina (Georgia)
177. Shai McKenzie – RB – Pennsylvania
181. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
184. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
198. Erick Smith – S – Ohio
199. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
204. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
206. D’Andre Payne – CB – Tennessee
208. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Colorado (Stanford)
216. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
227. T’Kevian Rockwell – LB – Texas
228. Corey Holmes – WR – Florida
229. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
231. Brandon Simmons – S – Texas (Stanford)
235. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
250. Kiy Hester – CB – New Jersey

Top 247 for 2014 updated

247 Sports released its updated top 247 yesterday.

Here’s a list of Michigan’s targets:

5-stars:
1. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
2. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
3. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
4. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia
6. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
7. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
8. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey
9. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
11. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
15. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
16. Edward Paris – S – Texas (LSU)
17. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
22. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
23. John Smith – ATH – California

4-stars:
26. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
28. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
30. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
31. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
32. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
33. Marshon Lattimore – CB – Ohio
36. Joe Mixon – RB – California
37. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
40. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
43. Jamarco Jones – OG – Illinois
46. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
49. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
51. Braden Smith – OG – Kansas
52. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida
55. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
60. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona
70. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
77. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
79. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
81. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Ole Miss)
84. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio
91. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
99. Dwight Williams – LB – California
101. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
106. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
113. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
114. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
117. Garrett Dickerson – DE – New Jersey
126. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida
129. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
131. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
136. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
139. Jalen Brown – WR – Arizona
142. Jay Hayes – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
152. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
159. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia (South Carolina)
162. K.J. Williams – WR – Pennsylvania
167. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
172. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
173. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
174. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
179. Michael Ferns – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
180. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, D.C. (Tennessee)
188. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
189. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia
191. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
192. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
200. Andrew Williams – DE – Georgia
210. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
217. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
220. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
222. Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
223. Sam Hubbard – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
226. Nic Weishar – TE – Illinois (Notre Dame)
228. T’Kevian Rockwell – LB – Texas
229. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia
236. Juwann Winfree – ATH – New Jersey
245. Dravon Henry – ATH – Pennsylvania
247. Petera Wilson – LB – Tennessee

Visitors: May 10-12, 2013

Cleveland (OH) St. Benedictine athlete Jerome Baker

Jerome Baker – ATH – Cleveland (OH) Benedictine: Baker is a 6’1″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Ohio State, Penn State, and Tennessee, among others.  He also claims a 4.52 forty, which is impressive for a rising junior of his size.  The class of 2015 prospect does not yet have a Michigan offer, but he will probably get one on the visit.  Baker plays running back and linebacker for Benediction, but he looks most like an inside linebacker (MIKE or WILL) from Michigan’s eyes.  UPDATE: Baker is no longer visiting this weekend.


Michael Ferns III – LB – St. Clairsville (OH) St. Clairsville: Ferns committed to Michigan last August. He recently accepted an invitation to play in the 2014 Under Armour All-American Game.


Drake Harris – WR – Grand Rapids (MI) Christian: Harris committed to Michigan last month.  He was recently invited to Nike’s The Opening and will also play in the Under Armour game.

Lawrence Marshall – DE – Southfield (MI) Southfield:  Marshall is a 6’4″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, among others.  He committed to Ohio State for a couple days, but he’s no longer considering the Buckeyes.  He recently announced a top five of Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and USC, but most analysts think MSU leads with Michigan a step behind.

Wilton Speight – QB – Richmond (VA) Collegiate: Speight committed to Michigan in February.  He, too, will play in the Under Armour game.


Maurice Ways – WR – Detroit (MI) Country Day: Ways committed to Michigan last month.


Chase Winovich – LB – Clairton (PA) Thomas Jefferson: Winovich is a 6’4″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, and Pitt, among others.  He claims a 4.65 forty and checks in on 247’s Composite ranking as a 3-star, the #41 OLB, and the #551 player overall.  Winovich was offered by the Wolverines in early April, immediately after a couple other SAM prospects (Kyle Berger, Sam Hubbard) committed to Ohio State.  He visited Michigan last fall and shortly after being offered last month, so this will be his third visit in the last seven months.  Ohio State and Pitt appear to be the two biggest contenders, along with Michigan.