New offer: 2019 OT/DT Devontae Dobbs

Submitted by Magnus on

Michigan offered 2019 Belleville (MI) Belleville OT/DT Devontae Dobbs at the BBQ at the Big House today. He's 6'4", 270 lbs. going into his sophomore year and has offers from Auburn, Florida, and Ohio State, among others. 247 Sports has him as the #1 OT and #14 overall player in 2019. IIRC, the last Belleville player to come to Michigan was one Ian Gold back in the late 1990s.

Magnus

August 6th, 2016 at 4:57 PM ^

BTW, Belleville seemed to go through a bit of a talent drought for a decade or so, but Jermain Crowell (Cass Tech's former DC) was hired not long ago and suddenly kids from Belleville are getting a lot of looks. Jordan Ulmer, Devonni Reed, Patrick Lupro, M.J. Griffin, Andre Seldon Jr., and Julian Barnett are just some of the names to watch in the 2017-2020 classes. And that doesn't even include 2019 QB Dwan Mathis, who transferred from Belleville to Oak Park this off-season.

Wolfman

August 6th, 2016 at 5:03 PM ^

Many felt Bellville to be the best team in the state that year. Ian was, of course, a stud RB on that squad. Damn, I miss the mobile lbers such as he and Dhani. They could get places quickly. If Ty wouldn't have been a world class RB, he would have been an exceptional lber as well. 

Wolfman

August 7th, 2016 at 4:17 AM ^

But the OL unit is normally comprised of multiple classes. My point was getting a MI dominated OL. I don't know if it's because UM has, since Bo, been a power running team but this state does produce a lot of good linemen. Both of the in-state BIG schools prove that and there are a number of players from other P5 teams and even the MAC that end up playing on Sundays, all of whom are rooted in the state of Michigan. Would love the three in discussion.