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COMMITMENT
West Des Moines (IA) Dowling Catholic wide receiver Amara Darboh committed to Michigan on Monday. You can read his commitment post here.
ADDED TO THE BOARD
Olney (MD) Good Counsel cornerback Kendall Fuller, a 2013 prospect, was offered by Michigan last week. He's 6'0", 185 lbs. and has reported 4.5 speed in the forty. Fuller already has offers from Cal, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and several others. Fuller is a speedy corner with excellent ball skills, but he lacks maturity on the field. He doesn't run his feet when he tackles, he doesn't wrap up, and he's a little DeSean Jackson-ish with the way he jogs into the endzone on breakaways. These issues are correctable, but they're a bit concerning.
Seffner (FL) Armwood safety Leon McQuay III, a 2013 prospect, was offered by Michigan this past week. McQuay is a 6'1", 177-pounder with offers from Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, among others. Michigan has unsuccessfully recruited Armwood before and McQuay is likely to stay in state, so I won't be getting my hopes up.
Olney (MD) Good Counsel linebacker Dorian O'Daniel, a 2013 prospect, received a Michigan offer last week. He's a 6'1", 205 lb. weakside linebacker prospect with excellent speed. He holds offers from Cal, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and several others. O'Daniel attends the alma mater of freshman cornerback Blake Countess and is teammates with a couple of 2012 prospects Michigan has offered, wide receiver Stefon Diggs and running back Wes Brown, neither of whom is expected to commit to the Wolverines.
Warren (OH) Howland running back DeVeon Smith, a 2013 prospect, was offered by Michigan late last week. The 5'11", 195 lb. Smith ran for approximately 2,200 yards and averaged around 13 yards per carry, according to him. Michigan is Smith's first offer. His older brother, Lance Smith, played running back for Wisconsin a few years ago but was kicked off the team for legal issues.
Crete (IL) Crete-Monee cornerback Anthony Standifer decommitted from Michigan late this week. Rumors swirled that the departure was grade-related, although Standifer's mother has refuted that claim. Standifer is the second prospect to exit Michigan's class in recent weeks, following Lyndhurst (OH) Brush tight end/defensive end Pharaoh Brown.
OFF THE BOARD
Lake Forest (IL) Lake Forest Academy defensive tackle Faith Ekakitie committed to Iowa on Wednesday. Ekakitie is a 6'2", 255-pounder who was offered by the Wolverines several months ago but never showed significant interest. He also held offers from Arizona, Illinois, Nebraska, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. He joins Lombard (IL) Montini defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson, who was also offered by Michigan, as part of Iowa's recruiting haul.
Lakewood (CA) Lakewood wide receiver Darius Powe committed to Cal on Friday. Powe is a 6'2", 186 lb. wideout who held offers from Arizona, Nebraska, Oregon, and Stanford, among others. He ought to combine with quarterback Zach Kline and fellow wide receiver Bryce Treggs to create a very nice passing attack for the Golden Bears over the next few seasons. Looking at Cal's recruiting class, they also have a linebacker named Hardy Nickerson, Jr., whose father played for several teams in the NFL, most notably the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Couple of questions/observations:
ReplyDelete1) Do you know the names of these models before hand or do you just type in "hot bikini babe" into Google and pick one at random?
2) Is it just me, or does that woman's head look really big in relation to the size of her body? (I'm not complaining, mind you, just noticed it is all.)
3) Actual football stuff...Darius Powe is the 3rd player listed as a WR to commit to Cal. I wonder if that will eliminate them as an option for Jordan Payton. Recent indications are that Jehu Chesson will commit before Payton decides anyway, but it is still something to consider.
@ Anonymous 11:12 a.m.
ReplyDelete1. I know their names ahead of time.
2. I didn't notice the head/body proportions. Maybe it's just the hair.
3. Cal is taking a bunch of wide receivers this year because they're losing a bunch of wide receivers. They're actually expected to take 6 of them and already have 4 of them in the fold (Powe, Bryce Treggs, Kenneth Walker, and Cedric Dozier). Payton is still an option for Cal and vice versa.
Dave Brandon is complaining about the Buckeyes being allowed by the NCAA to run with two staffs of coaches during bowl season.
ReplyDeleteThe NCAA says they've allowed staff waivers before under similar circumstances.
Has anybody ever heard of this having happened before?
Magnus,
ReplyDeleteDo you know anything about this David Perkins (ATH, 2012) kid out of South Bend who decommitted from Notre Dame. He's a four-star, #155 overall on Rivals and has ties to Michigan. It seems like the coaching staff would be on him to fill that RB need, especially since things are looking down for Dunn.
@ Magnum PI 5:01 p.m.
ReplyDeleteI know that a lot of schools think Perkins might be a better fit on defense than offense. He's 6'2" and 209 lbs. with plenty of room left to grow. When I watch him run the ball, he looks like a defensive player with the ball in his hands. His cuts aren't particulary sharp and he runs kind of recklessly. Don't get me wrong - he's a very good high school running back. But that's because most elite athletes are good at everything they do, whether it's offense, defense, basketball, baseball, track, whatever. Perkins looks like a SAM linebacker to me, so I don't expect Michigan to pursue him for RB.