Hello: Reon Dawson
Via:
Reon Dawson is a WOLVERINE. He just committed to Michigan. Story coming on http://Scout.com
OH DB Reon Dawson has committed to Michigan. The former Illinois commit was planning on calling both coaching staffs Wednesday. I dunno what changed that, this just came across my twitter feed. I hope it's not a journalist ruining a kid's moment, but I don't actually have a scout subscription, so we'll see what news comes out from here.
Welcome Reon, and Go Blue
EDIT: Confirmed by TomVH
Michigan picks up commit No. 26: http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/michigan/forums/_/the-den#!/topic/1358216850-882-457 …
January 15th, 2013 at 2:13 AM ^
We asked 100 people who will go Blue next......survey says: ....DERRICK GREEN!!!
January 14th, 2013 at 10:54 PM ^
big beautiful eyes
January 14th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
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January 14th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
I thought he was commit 26 and wears #24.
Disclaimer: I am not a numerologist nor do I play one on TV. Also didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
Derrick Green wears #27. But your numerology appears to be spotless.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
Is it safe to say that Michigan now has a confirmed Trotwood-Madison pipeline?
January 14th, 2013 at 11:47 PM ^
No. In 2008, Michigan landed three modestly regard recruits out of Trotwood: Moore, Roundtree, and Shaw. In the four recruiting classes between 2008 and this year, not one recruit from Trotwood signed with Michigan. To be fair, there weren't any highly-touted recruits coming out of there during that time, but the first and most-decorated recruit to emerge from Trotwood in a while, Cameron Burrows, is committed to OSU.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
I told you, I even went as far as to ChuckWoodson2 it!
January 14th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
Anyone who saw Trotwood this year...how did he do while being opposite Burrows? Was he attacked a lot....I remember the one ESPN game but I dont remember hearing his name at all.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^
He has no offer from major programs. Any thoughts on his overall talent?
January 14th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
Scout isn't always accurate, but this isn't a bad offer sheet.
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January 14th, 2013 at 11:56 PM ^
Must disagree. There isn't a single school that's offered him that should realistically compete with Michigan for his services. If Penn State wasn't sanctioned to Bolivia, maybe they could, but they're the only one. (And don't even bring up West Virginia; successful team the past couple of years, but their defense couldn't stop butter from melting in Siberia, and Tony Gibson's their new seconday coach.)
January 15th, 2013 at 6:21 AM ^
There's nothing very impressive about that offer list.
I'm not very excited about this one, particularly with our numbers limitations right now. I think we need to accept this as a middlin' prospect taken on because of need.
January 15th, 2013 at 5:59 AM ^
that's a solid looking list. Including Michigan, he had 10 offers from BCS schools.
Edit: Oops, I mean 11. Sorry Purdue, forgot you were a BCS school.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
I don't think you're trolling, I view this as a legitimate question. Regardless if he has other major offers or not, this coaching staff has been very good at finding under the radar talent.
Even if it is just weeks until signing day, you can't be unhappy with a 6'2 corner with 4.4 speed. Yes, I know the 4.4 time probably was just hand timed but this is a guy that can come in and give us depth at best, and at worst he will RS and get the necesarry year to refine his technique. IMO he is a raw athlete. You can't teach athleticism, you CAN teach someone how to be a better corner.
Welcome aboard Reon, happy to have you!
January 14th, 2013 at 10:16 PM ^
I don't think we can say that yet about this staff. I'd LIKE to say it, but they've taken 2 classes (1.5, really) and most of the guys who have contributed and looked like future starters have been 4-stars with good offer lists.
The 'sleepers' (e.g., Rawls, Carter) have yet to impress. Frank Clark is probably the best 'surprise' candidate so far.
The ability of this staff to recruit is still TBD, though they have done well in the rankings in '12 and '13.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:26 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 11:34 PM ^
Okay, but look at a guy like Pipkins. For a long time he was a 3-star on most of the sites with a number of players ranked ahead of him. Yet Pipkins was also pretty clearly the #1 guy that the coaches wanted. Then Pipkins goes to a bunch of camps and dominates, so the sites bump him to 4- and 5-star level a couple months before signing day.
January 15th, 2013 at 6:18 AM ^
That's all well and good, but Pipkins had a decent offer list...and he hasn't really done anything in college yet. I do think he'll be good, but a guy with 7 tackles and 1/2 a tackle for loss counts as a true success story.
January 15th, 2013 at 1:37 PM ^
I thought Jake Ryan was considered a "sleeper", or was he recruited by the previous staff?
January 15th, 2013 at 6:28 PM ^
and redshirted
January 14th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
He's like the #64 rated CB...so his offers reflect that.
He'll most definitely redshirt.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:48 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
Magnus; is his name pronounced REE-on? ree-ON? RAY-on? ray-ON?
January 17th, 2013 at 12:30 PM ^
I haven't heard it pronounced aloud, but my interpretation is "REE-on." However you pronounce "Deion" except with a different initial consonant.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:39 PM ^
some 6'2'' CB (assuming he plays that position).
Almost kinda not really heals my Conley wound
January 14th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Assuming he's that tall.
January 15th, 2013 at 6:19 AM ^
He looks pretty tall on film. If he's not 6'2", he's probably at least 6'0" or 6'1". Either way, he has good height/length for a corner.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:39 PM ^
Welcome to the fold!
January 14th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
Excellent athletes are worth their scholarship in gold on special teams. I have had enough of our crappy coverage units, myself.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 10:58 PM ^
unfilled positions are what happen when you're waiting for five-stars who never come. If the guy has impressed the coaching staff enough to deserve an offer, then he probably has a good deal of upside.
January 14th, 2013 at 11:41 PM ^
You couldn't be more of a douche.
January 15th, 2013 at 2:44 AM ^
Jake Ryan, Jordan Kovacs, Thomas Gordon, Courtney Avery, Perry Dorrestein, Patrick Omameh, Mark Hyuge, etc, all say hi
January 15th, 2013 at 6:23 AM ^
I don't know what Perry Dorrestein has to do with anything. He never started on a good team, and he didn't turn his college play into an NFL career. Not a terrible player, but he was just a guy.
January 15th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
I don't mean that he was a superstar or anything but him being on the field means that his scholarship wasn't a total waste, he was one of our best 5 lineman at the time or he wouldn't have played, even being a meh player, Drew Dileo also comes to mind, the kids read this kind of stuff...
January 14th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
I respect how you feel, but maybe you should wait a couple days. This is probably a very happy moment for Reon and his family and we should be welcoming our new wolverine.
Go Blue!
January 14th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
Mature comment. Is that why Sheridan is up for MVP?
January 14th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
When you say "no other major offers" what do you mean? When I hear "major offer" I think BCS conference offers and according to Scout he had BCS offers from (besides Michigan) Arizona, Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and West Virgnia. Not a bad offer sheet and I bet if he ends up mking a big play in a big game for Michigan you won't be bitching about his offers. Let the kid develop and see where his career goes.
January 14th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
You're the Blue Uper! (...allegedly)
January 14th, 2013 at 10:16 PM ^
I'm pretty sure the coaches give exactly zero weight to a recruits star rating and only a bit more to their offer sheet. They liked what they saw, they offerred and accepted said offer. You either trust this coaching staff and thus are happy with the commitment or else you do not trust them or their player evaluation in which case go ahead and question what commitments they accept. I think most people here trust Hoke and Mattison's judgement.