Hello: Matt Brown
Michigan adds a PWO from Ohio - decommitted from Quinnipiac Lacrosse to play LB/FB for Michigan. 2016 Ohio Defensive Player of the Year. Welcome!
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/04/michigan_adds_preferr…
...Joe Kerridge? That would be cool! Welcome to Ann Arbor, Matt.
As Mgofish pointed out on twitter, Brown was first team MaxPreps All American on defense with players like Aubrey Soloman, Dylan Moses, and Jaelen Phillips. Wouldn't be surprised to see him become a real contributor in some way.
Granted I don't know this guy that well, but I can think of several possible reasons.
1.) Maybe the kid was a late bloomer. Every college has their big board made at the conclusion of kids junior year. Obviously their is some late shuffiling, but perhaps this kid wasn't noticable as a junior, and blew up his senior year once he grew physically and mentally.
2.) Probablly didn't camp much.
3.) Maybe he played bad competition?
4.) He might have been focused on lacrosse and spent time training for that. Maybe he told coaches that is the sport he wanted to play.
5.) Maybe he benefited from a system or the players around him.
6.) Every coach but Harbaugh sucks.
OTOH, it looks like he's good at football and making good football plays.
He goes to Solon, a remember a few years back they would go 10-0 / 9 -1 every year then get bounced early in the playoffs. Their competition seems so-so till they get to the playoffs.
So he's basically a 5 star
BOOM! You just got Jackson'd.
Solomon. I know it's minor, but it really isn't.
Was just about to say the same. Kid's probably already looking to transfer thanks to that comment :(
Sorry guys
Was he POY in all of Ohio or just his division? IIRC, Dymonte Thomas and DeVeon Smith were both offensive players of the year in their divisions.
He was Division I - Defensive Player of the Year and Division I - All Defense:
Thanks for the link. I assumed he must have been in a division with smaller schools. If the divisions are the same as Michigan, I would think that could get at least an offer from a MAC school.
If you remember Graham Glasgow's senior film, he looked like a player worthy of an offer. Having one season of football kept him from getting anything better than PWO offers.
Seems weird. Oh well. Our gain is everyone's loss.
Or is that POTY in lacrosse?
Yep. I remember a few years back there was a kid playing in our county that was a first team all state player, set some records, etc and wound up going to a DIII school because he was considered small and slow. None of the local MAC schools even offered him - not even Akron or Kent which are right around the corner and not exactly powerhouse programs.
Same thing happens in basketball. Some kid averages 30ppg in HS, but can't get a sniff at a big program because no one wants to recruit a 6'1" power forward with mediocre athleticism even if he did take his team to states.
Tim Hardaway Jr averaged 30/ game, wasn't short and still had hardly any offers. He never got higher than a 3*.
Right. And that's a guy that obviously had some serious upside - no offense to Matt Brown, but almost certainly more than him.
Some guys dominate in high school and just don't have the physical tools to make that translate into DI stardom.
I assume the OHSAA a smaller division in Ohio? How does it compare to the others?
Regardless, outstanding for him & I hope he has great success.
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Sounds like a kid who will play and contribute in a major way in a few years. Feels like a kid who will finish his career on scholarship.
Liked seeing all those picks in the beginning. Seems to have good instincts. Not saying this guy is going to be a starter at some point but definitely would think to be a contributor in 3-4 years.
That sounds sooo Ohio.
so is he playing this September?
this year
That's not your average walk on. That's a guy who may contribute at a decent clip. I hope they keep him on defense.
Has good speed, his plays jump out on tape and just from watching a few of his linebacker snaps, you can tell he has the coordination and ability to get the angles he needs to at 220 lbs. Adding 20 lbs. of muscle shouldn't hurt this kids speed. He could get the right angles for great blocks at fullback and if he added that weight, those 300lb. d-line guys will remember his pop. Especially after he's had a 5 to 10 yard head start. I could be wrong but he doesn't look like your Joe Bolden or Desmond Morgan type of talent. Here's to hope.
"Playing With 9000 lb Heavy Loading Equipment®" it'll be fine.