Hello Again: David Dawson; Hello: Delano Hill
Per Sam Webb, Michigan has picked up two commitments today in Cass Tech teammates David Dawson and Delano Hill. Dawson is a consensus four-star lineman whose commitment to and decommitment from Michigan have been well-covered. Hill is a four-star safety to all but ESPN (three stars) and had previously been committed to Iowa; the Wolverines offered him within the last week.
Informative updates forthcoming.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:12 PM ^
Delano Hill looks like he's 50.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:26 PM ^
He looks like Fred jackson's middle aged son.
But older and wiser.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 2:41 PM ^
Oh yeah! One of my favorite shows as a kid!
And as an adult!
December 15th, 2012 at 4:06 PM ^
YOU CAN'T DISAPPOINT A PICTURE
December 15th, 2012 at 2:52 PM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
THAT'S RACIST!
December 15th, 2012 at 3:00 PM ^
And besides, we all know 50's the new 18.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:13 PM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 2:24 PM ^
Plus, the kid lost his dad. I can't imagine what that would be like for a high school kid. David made a mistake like we all did at that age. He is now in grief couseling and moving ahead with his life.
December 15th, 2012 at 3:28 PM ^
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December 15th, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
Personally I think some people ended up a little too high on the star things. Hill comes in as a 4* who can play multiple types of DB and Jones comes in as a 3* with a 4.4 that is has the physical tools for WR or DB. There's nothing wrong with this kind of depth.
For example if we get a pair of lights out safeties from Hill, Clark, Wilson, and Gant, while having a depth issue at RB, that opens the door for Thomas to move to RB where he is damn near a 5* prospect as well.
The other thing to consider is that even if we do get a 5*, injuries happen. I like how we're bringing in a couple 3*/4* guys who can kind of flow to where the injury strikes and replace depth there. That's extremely valuable (remember the pain when Avery went down and thus height issues at corner began).
December 15th, 2012 at 2:25 PM ^
I'm extremely happy about Dawson. Before he decommitted, he was one of the people I thought was going to be great from this class. I was extremely sad when he left, but am not extremely happy that he has recommitted.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^
Wait, so are you extremely happy or not extremely happy? Or extremely sad? I'm confused.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:34 PM ^
How about extremely confused?
December 15th, 2012 at 3:40 PM ^
Haha, it was meant to be **now.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:26 PM ^
thanks for editing the title...
will just leave at that and put the outrage back in the closet.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:46 PM ^
The Big Ten just admitted Tulsa and South Dakota State.
December 15th, 2012 at 3:26 PM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 2:27 PM ^
The Hill commit is really exciting. Obvious 40 times vary from camp to camp and service to service, but overall it seems he has elite straightline speed. Treiu lists his hips flexibility as an issue, but also cites him for having excellent jamming ability. So being a big old physical corner with lots of speed seems to be in the cards. I'm excited with how we've brought in some solid talent to cover our bases while we wait to see where a few key five stars drop.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:57 PM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 2:41 PM ^
They DO come in pairs! Welcome to the Michigan family, guys!
December 15th, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^
Delano Hill looks like Red from the first Friday movie. I wish him a very fine career here!!
December 16th, 2012 at 6:33 AM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 3:00 PM ^
Too tall for Cass Tech miniature DB. Suspect height fraud
December 15th, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
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December 15th, 2012 at 4:15 PM ^
With Norfleet moving to CB I can see one of the two moving to the offense
December 15th, 2012 at 3:15 PM ^
December 15th, 2012 at 3:27 PM ^
Congratulations to Dawson on the commitment- for figuring out where he really belonged and being big enough to admit a mistake. And good job to Coach Hoke, even though we were told, "That ship has sailed," he let that ship dock once it returned back to port.
December 15th, 2012 at 3:39 PM ^
So, ESPN "updated" Dawson's profile after he decommitted from Michigan? Somehow, I'm not surprised.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
December 18th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
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