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Recruiting Update: January 4, 2016

Michigan RB Kareem Walker (#6)

THOUGHTS ON UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA GAME
Hartland (WI) Arrowhead offensive lineman Ben Bredeson played right tackle, even though he said he would begin his Michigan career at left guard. Bredeson was mentioned throughout the week as one of the more impressive linemen during practices, and he did a good job for Team Highlight, who won the game in a 27-0 blowout. Team Highlight had the more impressive running game, and they protected the quarterback better than team Armour. Bredeson was able to get to the second level, and he did not look out of place among the nation’s elite players. I think this week was confirmation of his ranking.

Pembroke Pines (FL) Flanagan linebacker Devin Bush, Jr. didn’t get quite the same hype as Bredeson throughout the week, but he was mentioned multiple times for his physicality. I didn’t count snaps, but Bush did not seem to play as much as some other guys. That’s probably a fair allotment of playing time. I think Bush is a good linebacker prospect, but he’s not the type of athlete who outshines a lot of people at these types of events. He’s a guy who needs to get in the weight room and learn a system before he can really be effective, in my opinion.

Wayne (NJ) DePaul Catholic running back Kareem Walker had a bit of a rough week. Rivals’s Mike Farrell didn’t really mince words when he said that Walker did not look like the #1 running back or the #41 prospect in the country, which…like…duh. I’m not sure how he got that ranking in the first place. That being said, Walker earned the start for the Armour team that included Miles Sanders (Penn State), so he must have done a few things right. One criticism as a senior was Walker’s indecision, and I saw more of that when he got the ball in space, as opposed to when he was running up the middle. It’s tough to gauge players in this type of situation, especially running backs behind a porous offensive line. However, I think I saw confirmation of what I have said previously, that Walker’s not the best back in the class. Sanders is more explosive, Devway Whaley (Arkansas) is more powerful, and B.J. Emmons (Alabama) is more elusive. I still think Walker is a welcome addition to a class and a team that needs help at the running back position.

Hit the jump for several players who committed elsewhere and some random tidbits.

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Scouting Report: Terrance Davis

Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha offensive guard Terrance Davis

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Name: Terrance Davis
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 305 lbs.
High school: Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha
Position: Offensive guard
Class: 2016

Notes: Holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, and Virginia Tech . . . ESPN unranked OG . . . Rivals 4-star, #5 OG, #124 overall . . . Scout 4-star, #10 OT, #71 overall . . . 247 Sports 4-star, #3 OG, #148 overall . . . Teammate of 2017 RB offeree Anthony McFarland, Jr.

Strengths: Huge body . . . Size is college-ready . . . Understands angles . . . Has good feel for sealing off defenders . . . Decent pass protector . . . Understands stunts and maintains pocket integrity . . . Too big and sturdy to bull rush . . . Moves feet consistently in pass pro

Weaknesses: Poor footwork . . . Too many false steps . . . Plays too upright . . . Stands straight up at the snap . . . Mediocre athlete . . . Lacks straight-line speed . . . Also lacks lateral agility when working up to second level . . . Reaches too much . . . Needs to work on hand placement . . . Gets out-leveraged by smaller opponents . . . Does not finish blocks consistently

Projection: Offensive guard. Davis has a great body for the college level, but his athleticism doesn’t match up. He has some bad weight on him, and a college strength and conditioning program will obviously help. But he needs a lot of technique work in the run game, and he plays too high to be very successful, which can be a difficult problem to fix. Davis needs to be in a pro-style system where his size and strength in confined spaces can be an asset. Frankly, I believe the three sites to have ranked him so far have placed him too high on their lists. He is certainly an FBS prospect but has somewhat limited utility until he refines his technique and gets in better shape.

Reminds me of: Brett Gallimore. Perhaps this is an odd comparison, but Gallimore was a 6’5″, 290 lb. offensive tackle in high school who was a Rivals 4-star, the #10 tackle, and #96 overall. He was large and pushed people around, but a couple years ago when I was reviewing the class of 2004, I looked back on his film. And boy, oh boy, he was a big kid who just didn’t understand leverage, moving his feet, etc. I think Davis is a bit more refined, but Gallimore is who I was reminded of initially. (For those who don’t remember, Gallimore spent four years on the team, barely played, and left the team when Lloyd Carr did, forgoing a fifth year.)

Likelihood of committing to Michigan: Strong. Davis has been tweeting about Michigan a lot, loved his visit this spring, has 56% of his Crystal Balls in favor of the Wolverines, and wore Michigan gear to camp last weekend (with his mom wearing a matching “M” cap). If National Signing Day were today, there’s a very good chance he would be signing with Michigan.

Highlights:

2015 Spring Game Visitors

Houston (TX) Alief Elsik linebacker Dontavious Jackson

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Michigan’s spring game will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Jim Harbaugh has announced plans to draft up teams, which will take place this coming Saturday, March 28. Spring games usually attract a lot of prospects, and Michigan already has some good ones lined up to visit.

2015
Commits: Andrew David, Karan Higdon, Shelton Johnson, Tyree Kinnel, Grant Newsome, Grant Perry, Nolan Ulizio, Keith Washington, Tyrone Wheatley Jr.

2016
Toks Akinribade – RB – Brownsburg (IN) Brownsburg: Akinribade is a 6’0″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan, plus a bunch of MAC schools. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #63 running back, and #797 overall. As a junior in 2014, he had 220 carries for 1,579 yards and 15 touchdowns. He won’t be in town for the spring game, but he visited on Tuesday and was offered by the Wolverines while in town. His high school teammate is 2017 quarterback Hunter Johnson (see below).

Austin Anderson – OG – Mineola (TX) Mineola: Anderson is a 6’4″, 285 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Michigan, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, and TCU, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #74 offensive tackle, and #846 overall.

Riley Anderson – OG – Mineola (TX) Mineola: Anderson, Austin’s twin brother, is a 6’5″, 285 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Michigan, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, and Ole Miss, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #76 offensive tackle, and #877 overall.

Chris Brown – S – Houston (TX) Alief Elsik: Brown is a 5’11”, 183 lb. prospect with offers from Houston, Louisville, Michigan, Purdue, and others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #56 safety, and #855 overall. As a junior in 2014, he had 45 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 5 pass breakups. He will be in town with teammate Dontavious Jackson (see below).

Hit the jump for lots and lots more prospects.


Tony Butler – CB – Lakewood (OH) St. Edward’s: Butler is a 6’2″, 195 lb. prospect who committed to Pitt in March; he also has offers from Arizona State, Maryland, and Rutgers, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #57 cornerback, and #611 overall. He is visited Michigan on Thursday, so he will not be in Ann Arbor for the spring game, but his former high school coach is Rick Finotti, who was recently hired as Michigan’s director of football operations.

Jalen Cochran – OLB – Plymouth (MI) Canton: Cochran is a 6’4″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa and several MAC schools. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #72 outside linebacker, and #994 overall. He claims a 4.79 forty. Cochran could be in line for a Michigan offer sooner or later.

Donnie Corley – WR – Detroit (MI) King: Corley is a 6’2″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #20 wide receiver, and #110 overall. I have him rated as the #1 player in the state. This will be Corley’s fifth visit to Michigan since Jim Harbaugh was hired..

Kingston Davis – RB – Prattville (AL) Prattville: Davis is a 6’1″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Louisville, Michigan, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #3 fullback, and #981 overall. As a junior in 2014, he had 1,407 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns on his way to a state championship. The quarterback on his team was incoming freshman Keith Washington, who plans to play corner at Michigan. On a related note, Michigan will be holding a summer camp in Prattville, which will likely attract Davis and others from a pretty strong football area.


Terrance Davis – OG – Hyattasville (MD) DeMatha: Davis is a 6’4″, 305 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, and others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #3 offensive guard, and #170 overall. [Side note: Former teammate, offensive tackle J.P. Urquidez, also holds a Michigan offer but transferred from DeMatha to Copperas Cove (TX) Copperas Cove in January.]

Camilo Eifler – LB – Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd: Eifler is a 6’2″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Cal, Michigan, and Washington, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #16 outside linebacker, and #196 overall. His high school head coach is former Washington running back Napoleon Kaufman, who went on to play for the Oakland Raiders. Eifler’s travel plans do not have him arriving in Ann Arbor until Monday, so he will miss the spring game but will see campus on April 6-7.

Matt Falcon – RB – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Falcon is a 6’1″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Ohio State, and Tennesee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #13 running back, and #235 overall. He has proclaimed Tennessee as his outright leader, although he has been making pretty regular visits to Michigan.

Desmond Fitzpatrick – WR – Farmington (MI) Farmington: Fitzpatrick is a 6’2″, 194 lb. prospect who committed to Louisville last October; he has since earned more offers, including one from the Wolverines. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #57 wide receiver, and #336 overall. Despite being committed to the Cardinals, area recruiting analysts believe it’s only a matter of time until Fitzpatrick (and his offered teammate, David Reese) commit to Michigan.

Jaqui “J.J.” Givens – S – Mechanicsville (VA) Atlee: Givens is a 6’2″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Michigan, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #46 safety, and #693 overall. This will be his first visit to Michigan, and most have him pegged for Virginia Tech.

Dele’ Harding – LB – Elkton (MD) Eastern Christian Academy: Harding committed to Michigan under Brady Hoke, and this was his first visit to campus since Jim Harbaugh was hired.

Daelin Hayes – LB – Ann Arbor (MI) Skyline: Hayes is a 6’4″, 250 lb. prospect who is committed to USC; he also holds offers from Michigan and numerous others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 outside linebacker, and #82 overall. Hayes says he is 100% committed to USC, and he was visiting with his whole high school team for the game, a team that includes Hunter Rison (see below).

Lavert Hill – CB – Detroit (MI) King: Hill is solidly committed to Penn State, but his brother – Michigan safety Delano Hill – likely drew him to see the spring game.

Dontavious Jackson – LB – Houston (TX) Alief Elsik: Jackson is a 6’2″, 248 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #4 inside linebacker, and #123 overall. He is a teammate of Chris Brown (see above). Brown and Jackson bought airline tickets to Michigan specifically, so this is not a multiple-stop trip through the midwest. That would seem to indicate a strong interest in attending Michigan.

Khalid Kareem – DE – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison: Kareem is a 6’4″, 252 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #14 strongside end, and #226 overall. He has visited Michigan numerous times, despite being a short-lived commit to Michigan State back in February.

Quinn Nordin – K – Rockford (MI) Rockford: Nordin is a 6’1″, 200 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Miami-OH, Penn State, and Western Michigan. He’s currently unranked by the major recruiting sites, but he is #1 in his class according to Chris Sailer. This is his first visit to Michigan. The Wolverines only have one scholarship kicker scheduled to be on the roster in 2015, and that will be true freshman placekicker Andrew David. UPDATE: Nordin was offered by Michigan on Saturday.

Brandon Peters – QB – Avon (IN) Avon: Peters is a 6’5″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Indiana, LSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 pro-style quarterback, and #272 overall. Back in February I wrote up a scouting report on Michigan’s 2016 quarterback targets (LINK), so check that out for the scoop on his game. As for his recruitment, the 247 Sports Crystal Ball is 86% in favor of Michigan, and he seems to be the most likely QB for Michigan’s class with K.J. Costello choosing between Stanford and USC this afternoon. UPDATE: Peters committed to Michigan on Friday night (LINK).

David Reese – FB – Farmington (MI) Farmington: Reese committed to Michigan on Saturday morning (LINK).

Josh Sills – OG – Byesville (OH) Meadowbrook: Sills is a 6’5″, 319 lb. prospect who earned a Michigan offer on his visit; he also has several MAC offers. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #70 offensive guard, and #1279 overall.

Will Small – LB – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Small is a 6’0″, 205 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

Darrius Stokes – WR – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Stokes is a 6’0″, 160 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

Abdullah Yaseen – CB – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Yaseen is a 5’10”, 170 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

2017


Carter Dunaway – TE – Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice: Dunaway is a 6’6″, 225 lb. prospect who was offered by Michigan on Saturday at the spring game. He is the brother of incoming freshman preferred walk-on defensive end Jack Dunaway, and he is also the son of tight end Craig Dunaway, who played for Michigan in the mid-1980s.

A.J. Epenesa – DE – Edwardsville (IL) Edwardsville: Epenesa is a 6’5″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Florida State, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and USC, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 5-star, the #1 strongside end, and #2 overall. He has claimed Iowa as his early leader. This will be his first visit to Michigan.

Jordan George-Nwogu – DE – Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer: George-Nwogu is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. He claims a 4.85 forty.

JaRaymond Hall – OT – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Hall is a 6’5″, 255 lb. prospect with no offers right now.

Rodney Hall – QB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Hall is a 6’3″, 185 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. He was Cass Tech’s quarterback this past season and led them to the state championship game.

Derrick Hubbard – LB – Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer: Hubbard is a 6’2″, 202 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. As a sophomore in 2014, he made 58 tackles, 5 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery. He claims a 4.69 forty.

Donovan Johnson – WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech:

Hunter Johnson – QB – Brownsburg (IN) Brownsburg: Johnson is a 6’3″, 197 lb. prospect with offers from Northwestern, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #1 pro-style quarterback, and #9 overall in the 2017 class. Along with Akinribade (see above), Johnson visited Ann Arbor on Tuesday but won’t be present for the spring game. As a sophomore in 2014, he completed 122/226 passes for 1,434 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.

Jaylen Kelly-Powell – S – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Kelly-Powell is a 6’0″, 183 lb. prospect with offers from Miami-OH and Northwestern. He claims a 4.49 forty and has visited Michigan a couple times recently.

Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Peoples-Jones is a 6’1″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 wide receiver, and #12 overall. Peoples-Jones claims a 4.4 forty and is the son of former Wolverine Shonte Peoples.

Isaiah Pryor – S – Lawrenceville (GA) Archer: Pryor is a 6’2″, 190 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, and Michigan State, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #5 safety, and #70 overall. He visited Michigan the last weekend in March with 2017 cornerback teammate Jamyest Williams, who also holds a Michigan offer, and Pryor plans to return for the spring game with his family. Archer is also the home of 2016 offensive tackle E.J. Price, who has named Michigan his leader.

Hunter Rison – WR – Ann Arbor (MI) Skyline: Rison is a 5’11”, 183 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. He transferred to Ann Arbor from Arizona. He claims a 4.5 forty. Rison is the son of Andre Rison, the former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver; he now coaches at Skyline.

Josh Ross – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s: Ross is a 6’1″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Oklahoma. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 inside linebacker, and #56 overall. Ross is the younger brother of Michigan senior linebacker James Ross III.

Todd Sibley, Jr. – RB – Akron (OH) Hoban: Sibley is a 5’11”, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He is currently unranked by the recruiting services since he’s a 2017 prospect. As a sophomore in 2014, he ran for 1,576 yards and 17 touchdowns. Sibley was excited about his Michigan offer but Ohio State still probably holds a lead.

Antjuan Simmons – RB – Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer: Simmons is a 6’1″, 205 lb. prospect with an offer from Miami-OH. He is currently unranked and claims a 4.55 forty. Simmons is the best skill player I’ve seen in the 2017 class, as he could be a running back or linebacker at the next level.

Taurus Simpson – LB – Saginaw (MI) Heritage: Simpson is a 5’10”, 178 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. He was a high school teammate of Michigan freshman Brian Cole.

Dylan Stackhouse – RB – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park:

Allen Stritzinger – RB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Stritzinger is a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Toledo, and Western Michigan. As a sophomore in 2014, he ran the ball 244 times for 1,356 yards and 20 touchdowns, plus he caught 9 passes for 238 yards and 1 touchdown. Along with Simmons, he’s one of several outstanding in-state skill players for 2017. He attends the alma mater of junior quarterback Shane Morris.

2018
Robert Daniel, Jr. – CB – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park:

Emil Ekiyor – OG – Indianapolis (IN) Cathedral: Ekiyor is a 6’3″, 285 lb. prospect with an offer from Michigan. He visited Ann Arbor the last weekend of March and came away with his lone offer so far. He is the son of former UCF and Atlanta Falcon defensive end Emil Ekiyor.

Kalon Gervin – CB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech:

Marquan McCall – OG – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: McCall is a 6’3″, 280 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

Ovie Oghoufo – WR – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison:

Taron Vincent – DT – Baltimore (MD) Gilman: Vincent is a 6’3″, 285 lb. prospect with offers from Maryland, North Carolina State, and Ohio State; he also reported a Michigan offer at one point. His father is Troy Vincent, who played cornerback at Wisconsin and then in the NFL for the Dolphins and Eagles. Taron’s brother, Troy Jr., plays cornerback for North Carolina State. One Michigan connection is that Taron plays for Biff Poggi, Henry Poggi’s dad, at Gilman.

Recruiting Update: November 18, 2014

Long Beach (CA) Poly cornerback Colin Samuel

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2015
Long Beach (CA) Poly cornerback Colin Samuel was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 186 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Illinois, Purdue, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star but unranked in the position rankings. He has been hit with a flurry of offers the past few days, which indicates that he sent out some impressive senior film. Indeed, Samuel is big, fast, and aggressive with good hips; unfortunately, he is pretty raw and does not have great instincts. Samuel is a teammate of 2015 corner Iman Marshall, who has tentative plans to visit Michigan but seems likely to end up at USC. Michigan has had some success in the past at Poly, which sent Donovan Warren to Ann Arbor.

Hit the jump for a slew of 2016 offers, a 2017 offer, and some miscellaneous tidbits.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Charlotte (NC) Mallard Creek defensive end Josh Brown was offered by Michigan. He’s a a 6’3″, 220 lb. prospect who committed to Florida State in September, along with another Michigan offeree, Janarius Robinson; Brown also has offers from North Carolina and UCLA. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #12 weakside end, and #194 overall for his class. Brown plays some linebacker and could stay there in a 3-4 scheme, but he looks more like a weakside end. I really like his athleticism, change of direction skills, and aggression. He has said that he will visit Michigan, and his primary recruiter is ace sweet-talker Roy Manning. Michigan has recruited kids out of Mallard Creek before (Marquez North, D.J. Humphries, Marquise Williams) but unsuccessfully so far.

Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha offensive guard Terrance Davis was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 305 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #4 offensive guard, and #164 overall. Davis is a big body with a good frame, but he has numerous technical issues that need to be sorted out, including a need to play lower. DeMatha is a huge talent producer out of Maryland, but Michigan has largely avoided recruiting from the school for some reason.

Downey (CA) Downey linebacker Darrian Franklin was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’0″, 202 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Miami, UCLA, and USC. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 outside linebacker, and #147 overall. Franklin is also a wide receiver and has some upside there, but he looks like a more natural defensive player. Some growth would be necessary, but he has the look of an exciting outside linebacker.

Baltimore (MD) Gilman offensive tackle Devery Hamilton was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’6″, 270 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, LSU, Maryland, Michigan State, and South Carolina, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #18 offensive tackle, and #215 overall. Hamilton also plays defensive end, but he looks as if he’ll outgrow that position, and he plays more like an offensive tackle, anyway. He plays for head coach Biff Poggi, whose son, Henry, is a redshirt freshman defensive end for Michigan. Even so, it appears that it would be an uphill battle for Michigan to secure his commitment.

Pittsburgh (PA) Central Catholic cornerback Damar Hamlin was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’0″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and Pitt, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #11 cornerback, and #127 overall. Hamlin claims a 4.5 forty, and he shows some nice speed on film. I don’t know that he has the change-of-direction chops to play corner at the next level, but he is a decent tackler that could play safety.

Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian linebacker Dominique Ross was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Miami, North Carolina, Pitt, and Wisconsin, among others. Ross looks like a speedy SAM linebacker in an Under defense, or perhaps a weakside end type of player if he gains some weight. Either way, he’s fast and aggressive with good athleticism. He’s a teammate of Jeffery Holland (undecided) and Kevin Toliver II (LSU), two 2015 Michigan offerees.

Baltimore (MD) Gilman offensive guard Stephen Spanellis was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 295 lb. prospect with offers from Georgia Tech, Maryland, Michigan State, South Carolina, and West Virginia, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #40 offensive tackle, and #494 overall. He claims a 385 lb. bench press and a 395 lb. squat. A little less athletic than teammate Hamilton, Spanellis plays tackle in high school but probably projects to guard in the long-term, with the possibility of playing the frontside tackle spot.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian cornerback Shaun Wade was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’2″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 cornerback, and #14 overall in his class. A teammate of Ross (and Holland and Toliver), I have yet to find any football film on him.

OFF THE BOARD
Clemmons (NC) West Forsyth defensive end Jalen Dalton committed to North Carolina. Things had been trending toward Virginia Tech for a while, so I can only assume that UNC’s insistence that their athletes do very little classwork led to a change of heart.

Thousand Oaks (CA) Westlake quarterback Malik Henry committed to Florida State. Henry was one of the few quarterbacks Michigan offered in the 2016 class, but that pursuit ended when Messiah DeWeaver committed to the Wolverines. Interestingly, Henry joins a list of verbal commits that includes three (3!) quarterbacks for the 2015 class. With four quarterbacks spread across two class, it would not be surprising to see at least one of them decommit or transfer early on. Henry is the #1 pro-style quarterback and #4 overall player in his class, according to the 247 Composite rankings.

MISCELLANEOUS
Over on Recruiting Season, I updated the profile of Detroit Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, plus I added profiles of Walled Lake Northern WR Chris Cliff and West Bloomfield QB Trishton Jackson.