University of Louisiana-Lafayette cornerback Caleb Anderson committed to Michigan on Sunday evening.
Anderson is a 6'3", 200 lb. corner who started twelve total games as a Ragin' Cajun from 2020-2024 while playing in 39 total games. He made 18 tackles and 1 quarterback hurry this past season while earning a 63.7 grade from Pro Football Focus. He has 2 career interceptions, one of which he returned for a 54-yard touchdown against Rice in 2022 (video below):
Anderson will be a sixth-year senior in 2025. Coming out of Jackson (LA) East Feliciana, he was a high school quarterback who was a 3-star, the #67 athlete, and #1103 overall in his class. He got a COVID exemption in 2020 and then redshirted in 2021. He was coached by Michigan defensive backs coach Lamar Morgan when Morgan was at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2022-2023.
Michigan has been looking for help at cornerback after losing Will Johnson to the NFL and Aamir Hall to expired eligibility. The Wolverines have also lost a couple cornerbacks in the transfer portal, like Myles Pollard and Kody Jones, both of whom committed to Memphis. They did sign Tevis Metcalf from Arkansas, but he's very young and unproven.
Along with Morgan's experience coaching in Louisiana, Michigan also signed two Louisiana natives in the 2025 class (WR Jacob Washington and RB Jasper Parker) and has a Louisiana product in wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy.
Depth. I was hoping for a Starter or a CB to push the younger guys hard
ReplyDeleteI see we also got the UMass WR, Simpson ... looks like adding & "emphasizing size" didn't mean abandon every other trait
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a YEAR after I questioned our WR room, the MGoPodcast is talking about the urgency of that portal need, and even joking about the lights being off
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Early namechange ... that was easy
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Nice get. He should be a key part of competition at CB along with Hill, Berry, Edmonds, maybe Earls. Need 3 guys there at least.
ReplyDeleteAnderson seems like he fits the system pretty well. Familiarity with Morgan is a big advantage. He continues a theme on this 2025 defense of age and experience. We've got a lot of proven guys, older guys, who have played as seemingly reliable high-floor options. So any young guys who get a chance will earn it and be merit-based.
Big thing to watch now at CB is getting confirmation that Hill will return and seeing which position Berry focuses on. Berry's positional versatility is nothing but a good thing though.
Not worried about depth here at all. You also have Ricky Johnson and Travis Metcalf in the mix, coming in from other schools and in house youngsters like Lowe and Sanders as well. We've got numbers, just need guys we can trust.
Secondary is looking very strong if they get Moore and Hill back! Optimism for 2025!