Michigan offers 4* DB Chris Hawkins
Michigan has offered California DB Chris Hawkins. TomVH did an interview and posted it on WN (LINK, $). He's on ESPN's top-150 watchlist, Rivals ranks him a 4*, #159 overall, and 24/7 ranks him a 4*, #211 overall. He's got offers from a bunch of schools, mostly left-coasters, including Stanford, Cal, UCLA, the Arizonas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Boise State, among others. He seemed pretty excited about the offer and indicated that he'd like to make it out to UM for a visit at some point. He says the coaches want him to play corner.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:15 AM ^
Perfect name for a Safety.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:25 AM ^
Ah, thank you. Updated.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:39 AM ^
I noticed the other day that DT Eddie Vanderdoes is missing from the offer list.
He's a 4-star DE and #21 overall in Rivals' 250 http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Eddie-Vanderdoes-130591
He's a NR DT to Scout: http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=5824901
FWIW he's also on the ESPN 150 Watch List and a 4-star #45 overall in 24/7's top 247 for 2013
February 21st, 2012 at 10:42 AM ^
and I couldn't save since someone else made a change. Argh :(((
February 21st, 2012 at 12:12 PM ^
Not sure what it is, might be his big head or how mean he looks but I just want Eddie Vanderdoes on our squad. He just looks like a such a mean mean man I can't imagine how terrified opposing QB's would be with a senior Pipkins lined up alongside a junior Vanderdoes.
Plus he is from the mountains so you know he's a wild man.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:17 AM ^
So we're going to take one more safety in addition to Demonte?
February 21st, 2012 at 10:19 AM ^
DYMONTE!
February 21st, 2012 at 11:32 AM ^
My appologies to Dymonte. Also the OP's update answers my question. Thanks!
February 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM ^
Redshirt maybe? I thought we needed only one as well
February 21st, 2012 at 10:45 AM ^
It would be a lot easier to figure our needs at safety if I had an actual understanding of their independent roles.... Does Mattison want to run a traditional FS - SS (like Vada and Tripp!!!?); Or two SS (like T. Gordon and Kovacs in 2011); Two FS (like Wilson and D. Thomas in 2013).
T. Gordon seems to me like a very athletic SS that can cover. Kovacs more of a stereotypical SS. This will work, as we've obviously seen, but it isn't ideal. Wilson was a huge get as that center-field FS.
If Mattison is aiming to move towards a more traditional SS/FS format... I think we need a SS in this class as our depth after T. Gordon graduates is pretty thin (even if Furman and M. Robinson are SS they will be Srs the year after T. Gordon)
Any insight on this would be appreciated...
February 21st, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
I think the way the safeties were used in 2011 is pretty much what Mattison wants to do. He's always seemed to have a "traditional" strong safety who's more of a run supporter (like Kovacs) and a free safety who's more of a cover guy. The free safeties in 2011 weren't great at coverage, but they were at least deployed to be good at it.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:23 AM ^
Didn't feel like this was thread worthy, but TVH tweeted that LTT has been bumped up into the ESPNU 150 watchlist. Michigan now has 8 commits on the list. Nice to see him get deserved praise.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:27 AM ^
And Rivals lists him as a cornerback, so we might be recruiting him there.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:28 AM ^
Rivals has him listed as a CB, might be the reason for the offer.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:33 AM ^
Yep, you're right. He actually says in the interview that the coaches are recruiting him for corner.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:29 AM ^
I doubt we'll get him, we barely ever land any 4* ESPN 150 watch-list guys. Might as well move on.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:50 AM ^
Sparty troll?
February 21st, 2012 at 10:30 AM ^
Per Tom VH, Hawkins is a lot of what the coaches want in a cornerback, and he's well aware of those qualities.
To see what Hawkins has to say: http://espn.go.com/colleges/michigan/index
February 21st, 2012 at 10:37 AM ^
Has he committed yet?
/spoiled
February 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
I think we want him for CB, as many have already said.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:59 AM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 11:03 AM ^
Run support CB. SS. SLB. 2 WRs. TB. And two preferred walk-on LS.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:02 AM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 11:48 AM ^
I wouldn't be surprised if Jarrod Wilson gets a shot at cornerback since Michigan missed out on Anthony Standifer. They're going to need a boundary corner in two years, and Richardson doesn't really fit there. So they might be looking to take another safety if they feel the need to play Wilson at CB.