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Below is a list of all the scholarship offers handed out to class of 2013 recruits.
A few points to make about the chart:
1. It isn't meant to be a comprehensive recruiting board. It isn't going to keep people posted on where we stand with each kid or which are most likely to commit. It's just here to track offers so make sure to keep up with the recruiting posts Ace or some of the other posters make to keep fully on top of recruiting.
2. Heights and Weights come from Scout. I'm not sure if they're the most accurate or not but from what I've seen in keeping up the 2012 board they seem to have the least egregious errors. I pull 40 times from any of the recruiting sites. In any case, take the measurables with a couple extra grains of salt since these guys are still juniors in high school.
3. Players are listed alphabetically except for our commits which I'm going to put at the top of each position list. This will make it easier on those just looking to peruse the Michigan commits so that they don't need to sort through 200 names to find what they're looking for.
| Targets | Ht. | Wt. | 40 | High School | Scout Rank | Rivals Rank | Commit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | ||||||||
| Shane Morris | 6'3" | 190 | 4.63 | De La Salle Collegiate HS, Warren, MI | 5 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Shane Cockerille | 6'1" | 195 | 4.7 | Gilman School, Baltimore, MD | 3 Star | 3 Star | Maryland | |
| Riley Ferguson | 6'2" | 190 | 4.8 | Butler HS, Matthews, NC | 3 Star | 3 Star | Texas | |
| Kevin Olsen | 6'3" | 189 | Wayne Hills HS, Wayne, NJ | 4 Star | 4 Star | Miami | ||
| Running Backs | ||||||||
| Wyatt Shallman | 6'3" | 245 | 4.95 | Detroit Catholic Central HS, Novi, MI | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| DeVeon Smith | 5'11" | 210 | Howland HS, Warren, OH | 4 Star | 3 Star | MICH | ||
| Justin Davis | 6'1" | 195 | Lincoln HS, Stockton, CA | 5 Star | 4 Star | USC | ||
| Keith Ford | 5'11" | 195 | Cypress Ranch HS, Cypress, TX | 5 Star | 4 Star | OU | ||
| Derrick Green | 5'11" | 220 | 4.31 | Hermitage HS, Richmond, VA | 4 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Kyle Hicks | 5'10" | 185 | Martin HS, Arlington, TX | 4 Star | 4 Star | Texas | ||
| Ty Isaac | 6'2" | 220 | Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet, IL | 5 Star | 4 Star | USC | ||
| JoJo Kemp | 5'10" | 190 | Deland HS, Deland, FL | 4 Star | 3 Star | USF | ||
| Jordan Wilkins | 6'0" | 205 | St. Benedict at Auburndale HS, Cordova, TN | 3 Star | 4 Star | Auburn | ||
| Wide Receivers | ||||||||
| Jaron Dukes | 6'4" | 200 | 4.6 | Marion-Franklin HS, Columbus, OH | 4 Star | 3 Star | MICH | |
| Csont'e York | 6'3" | 190 | 4.52 | Chandler Park Academy, Harper Woods, MI | 3 Star | 3 Star | MICH | |
| Da'Mario Jones | 6'2" | 185 | 4.4 | John Glenn HS, Westland, MI | NR | NR | MICH | |
| Devon Allen | 6'1" | 190 | 4.5 | Brophy College Prep, Phoenix, AZ | 4 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Marcell Ateman | 6'4" | 190 | 4.5 | Wylie East HS, Wylie, TX | 3 Star | 4 Star | Ok. St. | |
| Alvin Bailey | 5'11" | 175 | 4.7 | Armwood HS, Seffner, FL | 3 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Richard Benjamin | 6'1" | 180 | Middleton HS, Tampa, FL | 3 Star | 3 Star | UCF | ||
| Zach Bradshaw | 6'3" | 205 | 4.6 | Damascus HS, Damascus, MD | 3 Star | 3 Star | PSU | |
| Shelby Christy | 6'3" | 190 | Dutchtown HS, Geismar, LA | 3 Star | 3 Star | Miss St | ||
| Jordan Cunningham | 6'3" | 175 | 4.5 | University School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 3 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Darrell Daniels | 6'3" | 210 | 4.5 | Freedom HS, Oakley, CA | 4 Star | 4 Star | U Wash. | |
| Robert Foster | 6'2" | 190 | 4.49 | Central Valley HS, Monaca, PA | 5 Star | 4 Star | Alabama | |
| Kevin Gladney | 6'2" | 185 | Firestone SHS, Akron, OH | 3 Star | 3 Star | Nebraska | ||
| Paul Harris | 6'4" | 190 | 4.60 | Frederick Douglass HS, Upper Marlboro, MD | 3 Star | 4 Star | Tenn | |
| Kyle LaPorte | 5'10" | 175 | Piscataway HS, Piscataway, NJ | 2 Star | 3 Star | |||
| Sebastian LaRue | 6'0" | 185 | Santa Monica HS, Santa Monica, CA | 4 Star | 4 Star | |||
| Uriah LeMay | 6'2" | 188 | 4.54 | Butler HS, Matthews, NC | 3 Star | 4 Star | Georgia | |
| Eldridge Massington | 6'3" | 205 | 4.5 | West Mesquite HS, Mesquite, TX | 4 Star | 4 Star | USC | |
| Eric Moate | 5'11" | 170 | Spoto HS, Tampa, FL | NR | NR | |||
| Marquez North | 6'3" | 210 | 4.48 | Mallard Creek HS, Charlotte, NC | 4 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Jake Oliver | 6'3" | 185 | 4.59 | Jesuit College Prep School, Dallas, TX | 4 Star | 4 Star | Texas | |
| James Onwualu | 6'1" | 185 | 4.75 | Cretin-Derham Hall HS, St. Paul, MN | 3 Star | 3 Star | Notre Dame | |
| James Quick | 6'1" | 175 | 4.41 | Trinity HS, Louisville, KY | 5 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Demore'ea Stringfellow | 6'3" | 195 | Rancho Verde HS, Moreno Valley, CA | 3 Star | 4 Star | U Wash | ||
| Laquon Treadwell | 6'3" | 190 | Crete-Monee HS, Crete, IL | 4 Star | 4 Star | |||
| Rob Wheelwright | 6'2" | 170 | 5.1 | Walnut Ridge HS, Columbus, OH | 4 Star | 3 Star | Wisc | |
| Tight Ends | ||||||||
| Jake Butt | 6'6" | 220 | Pickerington North HS, Pickerington, OH | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | ||
| Khalid Hill | 6'3" | 235 | 5.11 | Crockett Technical HS, Detroit, MI | 3 Star | 3 Star | MICH | |
| Adam Breneman | 6'5" | 220 | Cedar Cliff HS, Camp Hill, PA | 5 Star | 4 Star | PSU | ||
| Standish Dobard | 6'5" | 230 | 4.72 | Edna Karr Magnet School, New Orleans, LA | 4 Star | 4 Star | Miami | |
| Jacob Matuska | 6'4" | 220 | 4.7 | Bishop Hartley HS, Columbus, OH | 3 Star | 3 Star | ND | |
| Scott Orndoff | 6'5" | 240 | Seton La Salle HS, Pittsburgh, PA | 3 Star | 3 Star | Pitt | ||
| Durham Smythe | 6'6" | 230 | 4.8 | Belton HS, Belton, TX | 3 Star | 3 Star | Texas | |
| Offensive Linemen | ||||||||
| Kyle Bosch | 6'5" | 280 | St. Francis HS, Wheaton, IL | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | ||
| David Dawson | 6'4" | 290 | 5.4 | Cass Technical School, Detroit, MI | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Chris Fox | 6'5" | 285 | 5.5 | Ponderosa HS, Parker, CO | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Patrick Kugler | 6'4" | 270 | 5.1 | North Allegheny SHS, Wexford, PA | 5 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Logan Tuley-Tillman | 6'7" | 301 | Manual HS, Peoria, IL | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | ||
| Dan Samuelson | 6'5" | 275 | 5.3 | Plymouth, IN | 4 Star | 3 Star | MICH | |
| Cameron Hunt | 6'4" | 267 | 5.4 | Corona, CA | 4 Star | 4 Star | CAL | |
| Hunter Bivin | 6'7" | 287 | Apollo HS, Owensboro, KY | 4 Star | 4 Star | ND | ||
| Steven Elmer | 6'6" | 297 | 5.15 | Midland HS, Midland, MI | 4 Star | 4 Star | ND | |
| Tim Gardner | 6'5" | 320 | Lawrence Central HS, Indianapolis, IN | 2 Star | 3 Star | OSU | ||
| J.J. Gustafson | 6'6" | 270 | Jesuit College Prep School, Dallas, TX | 4 Star | 3 Star | TAMU | ||
| Kenny Lacy | 6'6" | 270 | Mountain Pointe, Phoenix, AZ | 4 Star | 4 Star | UCLA | ||
| Marcell Lazard | 6'5" | 280 | Bloomfield HS, Bloomfield, NJ | 3 Star | 3 Star | WVU | ||
| Evan Lisle | 6'6" | 275 | Centerville HS, Centerville, OH | 4 Star | 4 Star | OSU | ||
| Brendan Mahon | 6'5" | 300 | Randolf HS, Randolf, NJ | 3 Star | 4 Star | PSU | ||
| Mike McGlinchey | 6'7" | 265 | 5.0 | William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA | 4 Star | 3 Star | ND | |
| Colin McGovern | 6'6" | 280 | Lincoln-Way West HS, New Lenox, IL | 4 Star | 3 Star | ND | ||
| John Montelus | 6'5" | 295 | Everett HS, Everett, MA | 4 Star | 4 Star | ND | ||
| Ethan Pocic | 6'6" | 280 | Lemont HS, Lemont, IL | 4 Star | 4 Star | LSU | ||
| Jake Raulerson | 6'5" | 250 | 4.9 | Celina HS, Celina, TX | 4 Star | 4 Star | Texas | |
| Laremy Tunsil | 6'6" | 282 | Columbia HS, Lake City, FL | 5 Star | 5 Star | |||
| Ishmael Wilson | 6'5" | 275 | 5.0 | Bishop Dunne HS, Dallas, TX | 4 Star | 4 Star | TAMU | |
| Defensive Ends | ||||||||
| Taco Charlton | 6'6" | 235 | 4.8 | Pickerington Central HS, Pickerington, OH | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Jonathan Allen | 6'3" | 225 | 4.5 | Stone Bridge HS, Ashburn, VA | 4 Star | 4 Star | Alabama | |
| Josh Augusta | 6'5" | 260 | Peoria HS, Peoria, IL | 3 Star | 3 Star | |||
| Joey Bosa | 6'5" | 262 | St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL | 5 Star | 4 Star | OSU | ||
| Tashawn Bower | 6'5" | 228 | 4.8 | Immaculata HS, Somerville, NJ | 4 Star | 4 Star | Auburn | |
| Reginald Carter | 6'2" | 230 | 4.95 | South Gwinnett HS, Snellville, GA | 3 Star | 3 Star | Georgia | |
| Elijah Daniel | 6'3" | 230 | 4.7 | Avon HS, Avon, IN | 4 Star | 4 Star | Clemson | |
| Dajuan Drennon | 6'4" | 230 | 4.7 | Timber Creek HS, Sicklerville, NJ | 3 Star | 3 Star | UNC | |
| Jason Hatcher | 6'3" | 230 | 4.7 | Trinity HS, Louisville, KY | 4 Star | 4 Star | USC | |
| Christian Lacouture | 6'4" | 240 | A&M Consolidated HS, College Station, TX | 4 Star | 3 Star | Nebraska | ||
| Joe Mathis | 6'4" | 250 | 4.69 | Upland HS, Upland, CA | 4 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Alquadin Muhammad | 6'4" | 230 | 4.65 | Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, NJ | 4 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Wyatt Teller | 6'5" | 253 | 5.0 | Liberty HS, Bealeton, VA | 3 Star | 4 Star | Va Tech | |
| Defensive Tackles | ||||||||
| Maurice Hurst Jr. | 6'2" | 290 | 4.88 | Xaverian Brothers HS, Westwood, MA | 4 Star | 3 Star | MICH | |
| Henry Poggi | 6'4" | 260 | 4.7 | Gilman School, Baltimore, MD | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Montravius Adams | 6'3" | 285 | Dooly County HS, Vienna, GA | 5 Star | 4 Star | |||
| Rod Crayton | 6'1" | 285 | Dadeville HS, Dadeville, AL | 3 Star | 4 Star | |||
| Jay Ellison | 6'1" | 278 | 5.21 | Harris County HS, Hamilton, GA | 3 Star | 3 Star | ||
| Michael Hill | 6'2" | 315 | Pendleton HS, Pendleton, SC | 4 Star | 4 Star | OSU | ||
| Darius Latham | 6'5" | 285 | North Central HS, Indianapolis, IN | 4 Star | 4 Star | Indiana | ||
| Justin Manning | 6'2" | 275 | 5.0 | Kimball HS, Dallas, TX | 5 Star | 4 Star | TAMU | |
| Scott Pagano | 6'3" | 280 | 5.31 | Moanalua HS, Honolulu, HI | 4 Star | 3 Star | Clemson | |
| Billy Price | 6'4" | 265 | 5.01 | Fitch HS, Austintown, OH | 4 Star | 4 Star | OSU | |
| Elijah Qualls | 6'2" | 260 | Casa Grande HS, Petaluma, CA | 4 Star | 3 Star | Wash | ||
| Eddie Vanderdoes | 6'4" | 285 | 4.9 | Placer HS, Auburn, CA | 5 Star | 4 Star | USC | |
| Hardreck Walker | 6'2" | 282 | Westfield HS, Houston, TX | 4 Star | 3 Star | TAMU | ||
| Greg Webb | 6'3" | 290 | Timber Creek HS, Sicklerville, NJ | 4 Star | 4 Star | PSU | ||
| Linebackers | ||||||||
| Ben Gedeon | 6'2" | 200 | Hudson HS, Hudson, OH | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | ||
| Michael McCray | 6'2" | 220 | 4.6 | Trotwood-Madison HS, Trotwood, OH | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Alex Anzalone | 6'3" | 220 | Wyomissing Area SHS, Wyomissing, PA | 4 Star | 4 Star | ND | ||
| Larenz Bryant | 6'2" | 205 | 4.63 | Zebulon B. Vance HS, Charlotte, NC | 4 Star | 4 Star | South Carolina | |
| Michael Hutchings | 6'1" | 210 | De La Salle HS, Concord, CA | 5 Star | 4 Star | USC | ||
| Shane Jones | 6'1" | 215 | Moeller HS, Cincinnati, OH | 3 Star | 4 Star | MSU | ||
| Peter Kalambayi | 6'2" | 235 | 4.5 | Butler HS, Matthews, NC | 4 Star | 4 Star | Stanford | |
| E.J. Levenberry Jr. | 6'3" | 220 | C.D. Hylton HS, Woodbridge, VA | 4 Star | 4 Star | FSU | ||
| Yannick Ngakoue | 6'2" | 225 | Friendship Charter School, Washington, DC | 3 Star | 4 Star | Maryland | ||
| Dorian O'Daniel | 6'2" | 205 | 4.6 | Our Lady of Good Counsel HS, Olney, MD | 4 Star | 4 Star | Clem | |
| Jon Reschke | 6'2" | 229 | Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield, MI | 4 Star | 4 Star | MSU | ||
| Matt Rolin | 6'4" | 205 | 4.6 | Briar Woods HS, Ashburn, VA | 4 Star | 3 Star | South Carolina | |
| Jaylon Smith | 6'3" | 225 | 4.55 | Bishop Luers HS, Fort Wayne, IN | 5 Star | 4 Star | ND | |
| Cornerbacks | ||||||||
| Ross Douglas | 5'10" | 180 | 4.5 | Avon HS, Avon, OH | 3 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Jourdan Lewis | 5'9" | 160 | 4.4 | Cass Technical School, Detroit, MI | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Channing Stribling | 6'2" | 165 | 4.6 | Butler HS, Matthews, NC | 3 Star | 2 Star | MICH | |
| Nadir Barnwell | 5'11" | 188 | 4.4 | Piscataway Twp. HS, Piscataway, NJ | 4 Star | 4 Star | Rutgers | |
| Tre Bell | 5'11" | 170 | St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City, NJ | 3 Star | 3 Star | Florida | ||
| Cameron Burrows | 6'2" | 195 | 4.46 | Trotwood-Madison HS, Trotwood, OH | 4 Star | 5 Star | OSU | |
| Devin Butler | 6'1" | 170 | Gonzaga College HS, Washington, DC | 3 Star | 3 Star | ND | ||
| Gareon Conley | 6'2" | 170 | 4.5 | Washington HS, Massillon, OH | 4 Star | 3 Star | OSU | |
| Antwuan Davis | 6'1" | 171 | 4.4 | Bastrop HS, Bastrop, TX | 4 Star | 4 Star | Texas | |
| Kendall Fuller | 6'0" | 185 | 4.5 | Our Lady of Good Counsel HS, Olney, MD | 5 Star | 5 Star | Va Tech | |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | 5'11" | 181 | 4.45 | Wharton HS, Tampa, FL | 5 Star | 5 Star | Florida | |
| Tim Harris | 6'2" | 169 | 4.62 | Varina HS, Richmond, VA | 3 Star | 4 Star | Virginia | |
| Chris Hawkins | 6'0" | 170 | Rancho Cucamonga HS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4 Star | 4 Star | USC | ||
| Cole Luke | 6'0" | 165 | 4.45 | Hamilton HS, Chandler, AZ | 4 Star | 4 Star | ND | |
| John Ross | 5'11" | 175 | Jordan HS, Long Beach, CA | 4 Star | 4 Star | Wash | ||
| Maurice Smith | 5'11" | 178 | Dulles HS, Sugar Land, TX | 4 Star | 3 Star | Alabama | ||
| Cameron Walker | 5'11" | 180 | Loyola HS, Los Angeles, CA | 3 Star | 3 Star | Cal | ||
| Ryan White | 5'9" | 175 | 4.96 | Trinity HS, Louisville, KY | 4 Star | 3 Star | L'Ville | |
| Shaquille Wiggins | 5'10" | 160 | 4.49 | Sandy Creek HS, Tyrone, GA | 4 Star | 3 Star | UGA | |
| Priest Willis | 6'2" | 190 | 4.4 | Marcos De Niza HS, Tempe, AZ | 4 Star | 4 Star | ||
| Eli Woodard | 6'1" | 180 | 4.4 | Eastern HS, Voorhees, NJ | 4 Star | 4 Star | OSU | |
| Safeties | ||||||||
| Delano Hill | 6'0" | 198 | 4.44 | Cass Technical School, Detroit, MI | 4 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Dymonte Thomas | 6'1" | 180 | 4.53 | Marlington HS, Alliance, OH | 5 Star | 4 Star | MICH | |
| Su'a Cravens | 6'1" | 205 | Vista Murrieta HS, Murrieta, CA | 5 Star | 5 Star | USC | ||
| Tray Matthews | 6'1" | 191 | 4.53 | Newnan HS, Newnan, GA | 4 Star | 4 Star | UGA | |
| Leon McQuay III | 6'1" | 175 | 4.57 | Armwood HS, Seffner, FL | 4 Star | 4 Star | USC | |
| Long Snappers | ||||||||
| Scott Sypniewski | 6'1" | 230 | Ottawa Township HS, Ottawa, IL | 2 Star | 2 Star | MICH | ||
Michigan has made 132 offers.
Latest Revision: 01/12/13
First, Bud, thanks for doing this!
Second, do you have an educated guess you can share as to where Taco might end up being rated? I am in the "I Am A Dope" category when it comes to guessing next-level potential for kids and always appreciate a little help from someone with some actual talent for it.
I do rate him very highly for his excellent nickname, of course.
Not sure where Charlton will end up rated. He's one of those kids who will get a lot of offers based on his future potential (he's raw; only played for a couple years). Those kids also usually have a lot of variance in where they're ranked.
I'd say he's a high 3*/low 4* type similar to how Ojemudia is rated in 2012.
I figured this was coming soon. Thanks for all your super obsessive work, wlubd!
Seen this kid play. He is probably in the low 4* category with his play last year, but this is they type of kid that could blow up.
is that only 3 of them are from Michigan.
Dantonio's gonna be pissed.
I was at this kid's game last week and thought to myself he'd be a great fit at UM. He makes you take notice when he's on the field.
I was surprised to see Wyatt Shallman's 40 time at 4.95. I've read elsewhere he was more in the 4.7 range. If it is 4.95, that's more DE speed than RB. But generally, I'd like to see us getting some more offers out to elite running backs. I'm sure the coaches are working on it when time allows.
I really don't think Shallman is a future tailback at Michigan, at least not a feature back. He's too slow, whether he runs a 4.7 or a 4.95.
If the 4.95 is legit, as in it's laser-timed, then I wouldn't worry about it too much. Any kid who weighs 255lbs won't be running much under 4.95 before his junior season unless he's a total freak. Brionte Dunn runs about a 4.7 and he's a year older and weighs 40 pounds less.
I'd expect Shallman to run in the 4.8 range as a senior, and that's plenty fast for a guy that size. Ron Dayne and Jerome Bettis weren't outrunning DBs, Shallman doesn't need to either.
Dayne and Bettis both ran around 4.5 at the combine. Hopefully shallman can make more of a climb than 4.8.
First of all - what is "around" 4.5? 4.6? Either way, we're not talking about what Shallman will run after college, we're talking about what he'll run before college, as a recruit. I don't expect Wyatt Shallman to run as a 17 year old what Ron Dayne ran at the NFL combine.
EDIT: According to this website:
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=60641&draftyear=2000&genpos=RB
it says that Ron Dayne ran a 4.65 pre-draft. I'm not sure if that's pro day or combine, but that's what is listed. I can't find any definitive from Bettis but most of the stuff I've seen show him closer to the 4.5 you suggest.
Either way, these are times taken just months before those guys were taken 11th and 10th, respectively in the NFL draft. Shallman right now is a 255lb 16 year old. To put things into persepctive a little, here are some NFL combine times for RBs you might find interesting:
Allen Bradford, USC - 4.58
Knowshon Moreno, UGA - 4.62
Javon Ringer, MSU - 4.60
Beanie Wells, OSU - 4.59
Those are all good college running backs who are much smaller than Shallman who ran in the 4.6 range after college. If Shallman is running a 4.7 as an upperclassman he'll be very good and if he's running a 4.6 then he'll be a first round draft pick. So if he's running a 4.8 or so by the time he shows up I'm cool with that.
I would love to see him go 4.7. Also, dayne and Bettis were freaks so no worries if you don't match up to them.
so are we going to go after another QB besides shane?
Wouldn't surprise me if we did since we're almost certainly not taking one in 2012.
If we don't, 2013 depth would consist of:
Devin Gardner (Sr. (or RJr.))
Russell Bellomy (RSo.)
Shane Morris (Fr.)
Landing a decent QB in the same class as a 5* kid is easier said then done of course.
Another great name: E.J. Levenberry, Jr.
If we only land E.J. Levenberry Jr. and Reginald Carter, I will consider this class a success.
Thanks for putting this together, wlubd.
Reginald Carter just tore his ACL a week or two ago, so we'll see how his recovery goes.
Man, that sucks. Hope his recovery goes well.
But, if it doesn't, hopefully we can still bring him on as an assistant or a waterboy or something. Imagine how great it would be to say, "'Ello, Reginald, 'ol chap. Care to give me a swig of the ol' H2O?"
I had just started building this today myself. I listened to the Recruiting Round Up this morning and knew it was time.
I guess great minds think alike. You beat me to it.
+1
LOL. Definitely on the same page.
Also while you're here, thank you for drawing up the table in the 2012 list. Made things a lot easier for me doing this since I only had to c&p that post and go from there. Would have been lost trying to do that from scratch.
We still don't know how many WRs we'll take in this class, so if we take 2, we'll be looking at 1-2 in the next class. We have a couple offers out to receivers and a couple more that we're high on (Treadwell comes to mind). It's really not good or all that important to throw out many offers before the previous class signs, except to the guys you want no matter what.
EDIT: Also keep in mind that the likelihood of a guy committing affects how many other guys at his position get offers. For example, if the coaches like Shallman, think it's likely that he'll commit, and only plan on taking one or two running backs, then there's not much of a need to offer more guys. RB is still a big ? in 2012, and once that gets resolved one way or another we'll have a better read on who we should offer for 2013. If Dunn or Garmon go blue, then we might not need to offer more than just Shallman.
I think you should wait until NSD to find out whether positions are being neglected or not. Rodriguez offered lots of linemen, but he didn't pull them in (for whatever reason). Meanwhile, Hoke offered 7 safeties in the class of 2012 so far, and 2 of them have committed.
A couple points to retort that:
Our offense has been good and our defense bad the last couple years. Maybe we need more help on defense? Also, more of our attrition has been on defense - Turner, Dorsey, CC, Vinopal, Kellen Jones, LaLota, Talbott, I'm sure there are more. Right now, our D is behind the O in both quantity and quality. I'm glad he's focusing on the D.
Also, both our HC and our top recruiter (Mattison) are defensive guys. It's not a surprise that those guys both prefer and appeal to defensive recruits. Most teams are stronger on one side of the ball than the other. I would expect that to be defense for us under Hoke.
All that said, we have commitments from 5 OL and 2 TE in this class already, plus a much needed FB, most of whom are highly rated a sought after. And be patients, it sounds like this class will have one, maybe two more defensive commits and the rest will be offense. Bringing in 11-12 offensive commits in one class is hardly neglect.
Has there been an update on Elmer lately? Where are we with him?
After the night game Michigan is in good standing with Elmer, it seems his top 3 are Michigan, ND and I think Wisconsin. MSU has slipped down a notch below those 3 and doesn't seem to be recruiting him as hard as the others listed have. 3 soild academic schools with good football history he is choosing from though.
Recent indications are that U-M is probably #1 on that list.
Nice to hear, I wasn't sure if that was just post game euphoria or a true lead for Michigan.
I heard that before the ND game, so take it FWIW.
Was it Elmer's father who said that he compiled some weighted data, crunched the numbers using a formula he devised, and Michigan kept coming out on top? I am pretty sure I read that in one of his earlier interviews...
Jelani Jenkin's family did that. But yes, I read that about Mr. Elmer too.
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Never posted a link here, but this is a non-paywalled 247 article that says Elmer has a leader. It also sounds like he may be looking to end this sooner rather than later. Elmer doesn't state who the leader is, but you can probably figure it out, with all the other info out there.
http://michiganstate.247sports.com/Article/Elmer-Has-Silent-Leader-40273
I saw on twitter that he supposedly committed to ND on Saturday. still waiting on the official announcement from one of our guys.
Laquon Treadwell is who you're thinking of and he doesn't have an offer....yet.
Has anyone heard any scuttlebutt regarding Tristan Nickelson? I know it's tough to steal a kid like that from Texas, but he sure is an intriguing prospect.
Big thanks to wlubd for putting this all together for us. It makes life so much easier . . . .
I don't care if he's a 2* -- Taco must be ours.
the Lines takes time to develop phsyically, skill positions you can get guys who can step into the 2 deep as freshmen more easily. so yeah we might be light at WR in 13 but if we get 1 this year and 2 next year i'm not too worried. they will only have 5-6 scholies on the roster i'm guessing going forward.
^^^This.
Stud WRs step in more frequently than OL or DL. I'm with you brotha.
Jeremy Clark?
I left Clark on the 2012 list since he is a 2012 kid, just with a promise of a scholarship in 2013. Truthfully it would be most accurate not to include him in either list since he'd initially be a preferred walk-on. Just my 2 cents.
Makes sense. Just wondering where he was. Thanks.
Shallman can't be that slow I can't see a 4* RB run that slow really I'm hoping he's not that slow
There is a lot of top end talent on this list. Heard somewhere that Michael Hutchings listed us as his leader a while back. Could definitley be wrong about that though.
We were his early leader, but I don't think that's the case anymore.
With the jumpstart in verbal commits Hoke & Co. have on 2013, I have definitely been curious about the other offers. Can't wait for the rest of the intial rankings to come out. Saw commentaries on ESPN Recruiting today about a potential early signing period. I think this could be extremely beneficial to U of M recruiting to sign future kids early, and not have to worry about verbal commitments changing at a later point in time.
