Double Hello: Freddy Canteen & Brandon Watson
According to Adam Friedman from Rivals we apprently received commitments from both Freddy Canteen (2014 WR) and also his teammate Brandon Watson (2014 CB).
EDIT: Confirmed by Sam Webb.
#Michigan picked up commitments Freddy Canteen and Brandon Watson from Eastern Christian Academy
Well, well. Scott for sure to Clemson?
Well this is a perfect way to start my 21st birthday! Welcome fellas!
Why are you posting here and not drinking!
Why not both? It only takes one hand to type.
Amateur. Voice-to-text and double fisted drinking FTW!
No. Voice-to-text implies there is a moment when his throat is not full of alcohol. Unacceptable.
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime - you better lose yourself - spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti
Straight up the butt!
That'll make you drunk off your ass.
This is Michigan, not Tennessee.
My best friends neighbor represented the Pikes in that case
laughing. thanks.
I don't drink so I'm leaving it up for the MGoCommunity to drink for me, which I have no doubt in my mind that you guys will.
Respect for staying strong to your self. Happy birthday. Go enjoy a nice dinner instead.
course you don't drink yet. You have only just now become legal to do so.
To be honest I don't drink much anymore, either. Those days are mostly behind me. Props to you and all the money you'll save!
I got you covered.
Kudos to you, and happy birthday!
Maybe he's recovering from last night
Just don't end up in Bolivia!
What say you couch talent evaluators?
From my understanding there isn't a ton of junior film out there on either of them because their high school played so few games.
Back to the "commitments in pairs" meme
You say it like it's a bad thing.
This is awesome news. Welcome Freddy and Brandon.
And it never hurts to open up a pipeline with a talent producing school like theirs.
What are the general opinions on these two?
From what I read you should be VERY excited about Freddy Canteen. He is supposedly one of the best route runners in the country and proven to be one of the toughest covers in recent camps.
Watson is basically unranked by every service but Rivals, who ranked him as a 3-star. Canteen is unranked to ESPN, a 3-star to Scout and a 4-star to Rivals.
My guess is these kids were only seen by Rivals...where/how? Not sure.
Canteen did a Rivals camp this spring in New Jersey.
Thanks - I also saw that Watson took the #1 spot in a 7-on-7 event in PA recently over a bunch of other 4-star Top 250 kids (including Montae Nicholson, KJ Williams, etc.) on Rivals. Pretty impressive.
Canteen is ranked #43 of 48 (!) 4-star receivers on Rivals. Of course a few will get their 5th stars (i.e. Harris), but many will also drop down to 3-star status.
Sam Webb just confirmed via his Twitter page. WELCOME TO THE BIG BLUE FREDDY & BRANDON!
Farewell Artavis Scott, we hardly knew ye :-(
You guys did get the memo the coaches are looking at 4 wr right and were extremely light on slots?
Sam Webb has explicitly stated that the 4 WR thing is NOT happening barring some really odd circumstances. The coaches probably got confirmation from Scott's "camp" that he will be committing to Clemson at The Opening and decided to give Canteen the go ahead to commit.
sounds very plausbible. Was not willing to concede Scott to Clemson yet, but now i think its a certainty
The last time I'm saying this: WE ARE NOT BIG BLUE!
Next time, I'm turning this blog around, kids.
We ARE NOT big blue!
They did not commit to the NFL Giants
So these guy committed to a Chess and Jeopardy playing IBM super computer?
Correction that was "deep blue" according to the travel channel the other night.
...feeder "school"?
Such refreshing news!
Ht:5'11"
Wt:185 lbs
40:4.5 secs
Class:2014 (High School)
Expect to see the recruitment of Brandon Watson to take off soon. The defensive back out of Elkton (Md.) Eastern Christian Academy recently camped at Michigan and came away with some good news.
Clearly these guys have skills that caused the coaches to jump at the chance to offer them at Michigan's camp. Did not have my seatbelt on today...no warning.
I like when they come in pairs.
That's what she said?
Commitments come in pairs, but now at exact same time? Nice.
I'm more curious for what this means for Westphal than Scott actually. Are we out of spots for DB or is there more room?
I am by no means locked in on this like Magnus or others but I would find it hard to believe the coaches would not take a Westphal commitment. I'm guessing that the coaches had a flier spot open for this class and Watson fit that. They'll still target McDowell, Westphal, Hand, Smith, Jackson (longshot) in my opinion.
I would guess maybe on DB spot left? The first of Westphal, Smith, and Nicholson?
What do you mean by "flier"? If you mean an unknown commodity, "flier" doesn't seem to be apt here. The coaches saw them up close and personal and immediately offered, in spite of being in on several other highly rated kids. These kids are legit players it would seem to me.
Michigan wants at least one safety in this class. They were recruiting Westphal for the slot corner position. I'm not sure if they'll start recruiting him for safety now or not. Regardless, Westphal has had his chances to commit, and he hasn't done so. I'm not a huge fan of Westphal's abilities, so I don't think it would be a huge loss of Michigan stopped recruiting him. I do think Michigan will still keep recruiting guys like Adoree' Jackson (though he'll go elsewhere), John Smith, and Montae Nicholson.