Saturday, June 20, 2015

Visitors: June 19-21, 2015

Montgomery (AL) Greenville defensive end Marlon Davidson (image via Scout)
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Jhonathon Williams - DE - Notre Dame: Williams, who graduated from Berrien Springs (MI) Berrien Springs, was recruited by Michigan out of high school in the 2014 class. He was a 247 Composite 3-star, the #46 strongside end, and #984 overall. Aside from a few MAC schools, Missouri, San Diego State, and Washington also pursued him. He was listed at 6'4", 260 lbs. on Notre Dame's roster but did not play at all, redshirt in 2014. Williams did not grow up in Michigan so he does not have a strong affinity for the in-state schools. He has been granted his release from the Fighting Irish, and he is also looking at Duke, Missouri, and Toledo.

2016
Tony Butler - CB - Lakewood (OH) St. Edward: Butler is a 6'2", 195 lb. prospect who committed to Pitt in March; he also has offers from Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Rutgers, among others. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #55 cornerback, and #609 overall. Butler is a former player of newly minted director of football operations Rick Finotti at St. Edward, and the Wolverines are thought to be making a push. However, Butler also covets an Ohio State offer, and while it may not be coming anytime soon, that would probably be his preferred destination. UPDATE: Butler had some car trouble and was unable to visit. He said on Twitter that he would reschedule.

Marlon Davidson - DE - Montgomery (AL) Greenville: Davidson is a 6'4", 260 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, and USC, among others. He's a 247 Composite 5-star, the #3 strongside end, and #23 overall. Davidson recently camped at Michigan's satellite stop in Prattville, AL, but his Crystal Ball is 100% in favor of the home state Auburn Tigers. UPDATE: Davidson corrected the recruiting sites by saying he'll visit on July 19, not in June.

Jonathan Jones - LB - Orlando (FL) Oak Ridge: Jones is a 6'1", 220 lb. prospect with offers from Duke, Georgia, LSU, Miami, and Michigan, among others. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #28 outside linebacker, and #403 overall. Jones recently had a good visit to Duke, but he is expected by many to commit to Michigan, perhaps even as early as this visit, which is taking place on June 17th. He has already set his official visit date for September 25th.

Hit the jump for another couple 2016 prospects and several 2017 players who will be on campus.


Josh Mueller - DE - Thiensville (WI) Homestead: Mueller is a 6'6", 260 lb. prospect with offers from Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa State, Nevade, and some MAC programs. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #76 strongside end, and #1584 overall.

Jimmie Taylor - DE - Jacksonville (NC) Southwest: Taylor is a 6'3", 220 lb. prospect with offers from Duke, Michigan, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Tennessee, among others. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #48 weakside end, and #777 overall. He is considered to be leaning toward North Carolina.

2017
Tarik Black - WR - Cheshire (CT) Cheshire Academy: Black is a 6'3", 185 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Duke, Maryland, Michigan, Rutgers, and UConn, among others. He's a 247 Sports 4-star, the #15 wide receiver, and #99 overall. On his swing through the midwest, he also plans to visit Ohio State.

Jack Coan - QB - West Sayville (TX) Sayville: Coan is a 6'3", 190 lb. prospect with offers from Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Rutgers, and Syracuse. He's a 247 Sports 3-star, the #12 pro-style quarterback, and #291 overall. As a sophomore in 2014, he completed 195/327 passes for 3,431 yards and 40 touchdowns. This will be Coan's first visit to Michigan. As of right now, he and Dylan McCaffrey appear to be the two most likely quarterbacks to end up in Michigan's 2017 class.

Jake Moretti - OT - Arvada (CA) Pomona: Moretti is a 6'5", 285 lb. prospect with offers from Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, and USC, among others. He's a 247 Sports 4-star, the #10 offensive tackle, and #69 overall. His Crystal Ball has two votes for Colorado, but an Oregon offer last month may have propelled the Ducks beyond the Buffaloes.

Josh Palmer - WR - Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas: Palmer is a 6'3", 190 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan and Temple. He participated in the International Bowl last year and is transferring from a school in Canada to St. Thomas Aquinas, so he's new to the south and doesn't have allegiances down there. He attended the Sound Mind Sound Body camp two weeks ago in Macomb, MI.

Drew Singleton - LB - Paramus (NJ) Catholic: Singleton is a 6'2", 215 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He's a 247 Sports 4-star, the #11 outside linebacker, and #142 overall. He is a teammate of 2016 defensive tackle Rashan Gary, 2016 wide receiver Donald Stewart, and 2017 defensive end Corey Bolds, all of whom have Michigan offers, and his former head coach is Michigan recruiting coordinator Chris Partridge. Singleton's Crystal Ball is 100% in favor of Michigan.

Brock Wright - TE - Cypress (TX) Cy-Fair: Wright is a 6'4", 243 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Baylor, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M, among others. He's a 247 Sports 4-star, the #1 tight end, and #57 overall. As a sophomore in 2014, he caught 17 passes for 369 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wright attended Michigan's satellite camp in Houston, so he is familiar with the coaching staff already. He will be in town on Thursday, June 18.

2018
Allan Walters - QB - Paramus (NJ) Catholic:
 Walters is a 6'2", 200 lb. prospect with offers from Rutgers and Temple. A teammate of Singleton's, Walters will likely be the starting quarterback this fall for the perennial powerhouse. UPDATE: Walters was offered on his visit to campus.

2 comments:

  1. I'll take Jonathan Jones all day long.

    Having way too much time on my hands, I've lately been looking at kids other than the featured kid on these videos. You hear all the time about the quality of high school football in Ohio, Texas, California and Florida. I'm thinking that the state of Florida is at the very top of that list. All 11 kids on that Oak Ridge defense are tough, athletic and way coached up. The only problem with most of them is that they are small. The big CB/maybe safety #21, does some nice stuff on this vid, a couple others just destroy blocks and clear space for Jones to blow through.

    Just really good football at the high school level..

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    1. I think you're talking about Xavier Walker. Not a great deal of speed, but he looks like a tough football player.

      http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1574993/highlights/184420376/v2

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