2024 Recruiting Update: January 29, 2023

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29Jan 2023
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2024 Recruiting Update: January 29, 2023

Springfield (MO) Glendale defensive end Kellen Lindstrom (image via Twitter)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

Martreece Dillard – DE – Buford (GA) Buford: Dillard is a 6’5″, 263 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Florida, and Mississippi State. Also, Charlotte – the new home of former Michigan staffer Bigg Poggi – offered Dillard four days after Michigan did. Coincidence? I don’t believe in coincidences!

Kellen Lindstrom – DE – Springfield (MO) Glendale: Lindstrom is a 6’5″, 240-pounder with offers from Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and USC, among others. He’s a 3-star and the #35 defensive lineman to 247 Sports.

Makai Saina – OG – Arlington (OH) Martin: Saina is a 6’4″, 300 lb. guard with offers from Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Miami, Penn State, and USC, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #20 interior offensive lineman, and #382 overall. The last time Michigan landed a player from Martin, it was quarterback Russell Bellomy in the class of 2011.

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14Feb 2022
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2024 Recruiting Update: February 14, 2022

Rochester (MI) Adams TE Brady Prieskorn (image via 247 Sports)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

Michael Hawkins, Jr. – QB – Allen (TX) Allen: Hawkins is a 6’1″, 181 lb. prospect with offers from North Carolina State and SMU. He’s the son of former Oklahoma cornerback Mike Hawkins, who also played with the Packers, Browns, Vikings, and Raiders after being drafted in the 5th round. As a sophomore in 2021, the younger Hawkins completed 161/249 passes for 2,807 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions; he also ran 104 times for 730 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Brady Prieskorn – TE – Rochester (MI) Adams: Prieskorn is a 6’6″, 215-pounder with offers from Arkansas, Florida State, and Penn State, among others. He’s the younger brother of Memphis tight end Caden Prieskorn, who graduated from Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s. Rochester Adams is the school that outgoing cornerback Vincent Gray attended.

Desmond Ricks – CB – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy: Ricks is a 6’2″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Florida State, and Georgia, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #1 cornerback, and #2 overall for the 2024 class.

Ben Roebuck – OT – Lakewood (OH) St. Edward’s: Roebuck is a 6’7″, 320 lb. Penn State, Pitt, and West Virginia have also offered.

Michael Smith – TE – Savannah (GA) Calvary Day School: Smith is a 6’4″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee, among others.

Zina Umeozulu – DE – Allen (TX) Allen: Umeozulu is a 6’4″, 210-pounder with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 edge player, and #25 overall. His brother Neto is a 4-star player who signed with Texas A&M in the 2022 class.