Varsity Blue: Post-spring Summary: Linebackers

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Post-spring Summary: Linebackers

Linebackers
WLB	MLB	SLB
Mouton (rSo)	Thompson (rSr) OR Ezeh (rSo)	Ezeh (rSo) OR Evans (So)
Logan (Sr)	Panter (Sr)	Patilla (rSo) OR Herron (rFr)
Demens (Fr) OR Witherspoon (Fr)	Fitzgerald (Fr)	Hill (Fr)

Arriving in the fall: Kenny Demens, Marcus Witherspoon, J.B. Fitzgerald, Taylor Hill.

With a fair amount of depth here, and not much at DE, someone among the linebackers who played DE in high school may start bulking up and change positions. Michigan loses a few seniors, but only one of them (Johnny Thompson) is a projected starter. In recruiting, Michigan can probably hold out for a top guy or two unless they lose a couple players to defensive end.

Class of '09 Linebackers
Name	Measurables	Rating	Hometown	School	Offer?	Timetable	Player Notes	Recruiting Notes
Jelani Jenkins	6-1, 200, 4.45	*****	Wheaton, MD	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Offer		Student-athlete with a 4.0. Washington Post all-Met 1st team as a junior.	Virginia wants him like it's their job. Will he stay closer to home?
Julius Ferrell	6-1, 230, 4.55	****	Youngstown, OH	Liberty			Hits like a ton of bricks. Described as David Harris-like.	Ohio State may not have room for him in their class. His teammate Isaiah Bell is committed.
Jonathan Pippin	6-1, 210, 4.5	***	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis			From the program that sent Joe McKnight to USC.	He lists a lot of SEC schools and Michigan.
Dan Mason	6-1, 223, 4.59	***	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills				Pitt is his early leader, and he lists West Virginia, which may translate to new-UM.
John Michael Davis	6-1, 220, 4.59	***	Los Flores, CA	Tesoro			Dropped from a 5-star after Scout's first re-evaluation.	Grew up a Michigan fan. He is currently listing Michigan, but how well will New-UM recruit California after the departure of Ron English?
Dan Fox	6-3, 215	***	Cleveland, OH	St. Ignatius			Attended UM junior day.

After a very large 2008 LB class, this isn't a huge area of priority. Michigan can hold out for higher-level prospects.

Labels: depth chart, football, personnel, recruiting

This entry was posted by Tim, on Thursday, April 24, 2008. You can leave your response.

3 responses to “Post-spring Summary: Linebackers”

Anonymous Says:
4/24/2008 09:31:00 AM
Dorian Bell already committed to the Shmuckeyes.
Unknown Says:
4/24/2008 10:52:00 AM
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Tim Says:
4/24/2008 01:04:00 PM
Jacques,

Thanks. The post was written before his commitment. Updated accordingly.