Post-spring Summary: Defensive Backs
| Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | FS | SS | Nickel | CB |
| Warren (So) | S. Brown (Jr) | Stewart (rSr) OR Harrison | Harrison (Sr) | Trent (rSr) |
| Harrison (Sr) | Williams (rFr) | Chambers (So) | Dutch (rSr) | Woolfolk (So) |
| Williams (rFr) |
Arriving in the fall: Boubacar Cissoko (CB), JT Floyd (Nickel), Brandon Smith (SS).
| Committed Safeties | ||||||||
| Name | Measurables | Rating | Hometown | School | Player Notes | Recruiting Notes | ||
| Isaiah Bell | 6-3, 205 | *** | Youngstown, OH | Liberty | Junior Film. | Michigan's fourth commit, on 3-31-08 | ||
| Class of '09 Safeties | ||||||||
| Name | Measurables | Rating | Hometown | School | Offer? | Timetable | Player Notes | Recruiting Notes |
| Devonte Holloman | 6-2, 200 | ***** | Charlotte, NC | Independence | Offer | Post-officials decision, potential early enroll | SS prospect. He also plays QB in high school, but is unlikely to toss the rock in college. Fluffy fluff. | Notre Dame, Florida, and Clemson are the top 3. He has said he wants to stay close to home. He wants to get down to 5 schools by the end of summer. |
| Jonathan Scott | 6-3, 190, 4.6 | *** | Daytona Beach, FL | Seabreeze | Offer | Strong safety prospect. | He has family at both Georgia Tech and Ohio State. Michigan in his top 5. | |
| Dorian Berry | 6-3, 200 | *** | Baldwyn, MS | Baldwyn | A big dude who projects as a SS. He may have trouble qualifying for college. | Hopson-Mississippi connection. | ||
| Rod Woodson | 6-1, 200 | **** | Olive Branch, MS | Olive Branch | Jay Hopson gives Michigan the ability to recruit Mississippi. | |||
| Shamari Benton | 5-11, 175 | *** | Birmingham, MI | Brother Rice | Early decision | Plays OLB and standup DE in HS. He'll need to add tons of weight to be on LB, or show faster 40 times to be a safety. | Favors Michigan State over Michigan. | |
| Brock Reynolds | 5-11, 175 | *** | Battle Creek, MI | BC Central | Thin safety prospect. He'll need to add more weight to get high-DI offers. | |||
A ton of safety prospects out there right now.
| Committed Cornerbacks | ||||||||
| Name | Measurables | Rating | Hometown | School | Player Notes | Recruiting Notes | ||
| Justin Turner | 6-2, 200 | **** | Massilon, OH | Washington | Junior Film. | Michigan's second commit, on 3-28-08 | ||
| Class of '09 Corners | ||||||||
| Name | Measurables | Rating | Hometown | School | Offer? | Timetable | Player Notes | Recruiting Notes |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 6-2, 180, 4.5 | ***** | Gadsden, AL | Gadsden City | Offer | Signing day decision | Scout's top defensive back early in the recruiting game. | Looking mostly at southern schools. He visited Auburn 2-22 weekend Going to Bama 3-8 weekend. |
| Brandon McGee | 6-0, 180, 4.45 | **** | Plantation, FL | Plantation | Offer | He is a HS QB as well. | Grew up an FSU fan, but is also interested in Ohio State. | |
| Travis Hawkins | 5-11, 185, 4.42 | **** | Gaithersburg, MD | Quince Orchard | Offer | Early enroll | A lot of big-time offers imply that he will be a very good prospect. | Plans to visit Ann Arbor. |
| DJ Hunter | 6-0, 190 | **** | Middletown, OH | Middletown | Favors Indiana and Ohio State, along with Miami of Florida. He claims offers from the entire Big Ten except OSU and Michigan. | |||
| Tony Graham | 5-11, 185, 4.44 | **** | Trotwood, OH | Trotwood-Madison | Michigan's emerging pipeline into T-M can only help with Graham. He plans to attend Michigan's summer camp. | |||
| Corey Brown | 6-2, 185, 4.58 | **** | Monroeville, PA | Gateway | Offer | Also plays WR on offense. Sam Webb video interview. | He is friends with some Pitt players (Shayne Hale, Cam Saddler), and his HS coach is a Pitt supporter. | |
| David Conner | 6-0,200 | *** | Batesville, MS | South Panola | Offer | Plays safety in high school, but will probably grow into an OLB in college. He's a little short for the position. He was a first team all-state selection in 2007 according to the Clarion Ledger. | Michigan is among his first offers. | |
| Javanti Sparrow | 6-0, 170, 4.49 | *** | Chesapeake, VA | Western Branch | Super-fast track star who is a HS teammate of Kevin Newsome. | Interested in attending the same school as teammate Newsome. | ||
| Ryan Campbell | 6-0, 175, 4.38 | *** | Columbus, GA | Shaw | Super-fast track star who is a HS teammate of Kevin Newsome. | Jim Stefani notes that he is originally from Michigan. | ||
| Varmah Sonie | 5-10, 160 | *** | Apple Valley, MN | Apple Valley | A friend of WR Bryce McNeal | Visited Michigan with McNeal last weekend. | ||
Michigan will like at least one super.
Labels: depth chart, football, personnel, recruiting
This entry was posted by Tim, on
Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
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4/23/2008 03:15:00 PM
thigpen is a vol
4/23/2008 04:37:00 PM
need to change your heading - says committed defensive tackles. Other than that, thanks for the info.
4/24/2008 08:29:00 AM
Removed Thigpen - this was written before he committed (he is already off the main recruiting board).
Lichty, thanks for the heads up. That is fixed as well.
4/24/2008 06:48:00 PM
says that Ryan Campbell from Columbus, GA (a nice little military town, i might add) is a "Super-fast track star who is a HS teammate of Kevin Newsome." Any relevant notes, besides being originally from Michigan?