After
last Tuesday’s version of The Future Huddle, the coaching staff continued to
offer new recruits. The 2015 and 2016 classes both saw offers to multiple lineman,
a wide receiver, and a running back.
Which prospects received offers? Which ESPN Top 300 recruit is going to delay
their announcement? Find out in this Fridays version of The Future Huddle.
First off, The 2015 recruits that were offered;
On Wednesday, the offers continued
to pour in as Offensive Tackle Zach Giella received an offer from the Michigan coaching staff.
Offer from Michigan today! #GoBigBlue
#wolverines
—
Zach Giella (@gellocup177) April
23, 2014
Height:
6’6
Weight:
285
Current
High School: Augusta Christian Schools (Augusta, Georgia)
Position:
Offensive Tackle
24/7
Rating: 3 Stars, #87 OT
ESPN
Rating: 4 Stars, #28 OT, #299 overall
Rivals
Rating: NR
Scout
Rating: 3 Stars, #79 OT
Other
Offers: LSU, Clemson, Kentucky, South Carolina, Duke
In my opinion,
Zach seems like a very far reach to go to Michigan. Pulling a kid out of SEC
territory is hard enough for a school in the Big 10, but when a kid has offers
from schools such as LSU and South Carolina, it makes the task that much more
difficult. I put Michigan’s chances at
slim to none.
Also on Wednesday, Michigan
offered 2015 wide receiver Preston Williams. Williams committed to Tennessee last September but has since visited Clemson,
Georgia, and Auburn. Preston is now the
third Florida receiver to be offered after Auden Tate was offered on Monday.
Height: 6’4
Weight:
190
Current
High School: Lovejoy (Hampton, Georgia)
Position:
Wide Receiver
24/7
Rating: 5 Stars, #1 WR, #20 overall
ESPN
Rating: 4 Stars, #2 WR, #28 overall
Rivals
Rating: 4 Stars, #16 WR
Scout
Rating: 5 Stars, #1 WR, #13 overall
Other
Offers: Auburn, Alabama, Florida, South
Carolina
Preston
becomes the second 5 star wide receiver Michigan has offered for the 2015
recruiting cycle; George Campbell being the other. Williams is the real deal at
the wideout position and will have no problem being a constant threat in the
college game. He has excellent size and
great speed as evident by his highlight tape above. In his junior season of high
school, Preston had 59 receptions for 1388 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Although
Preston has made visits since committing, I have the same feeling regarding him
as I have with Zach Giella. I think it’s way too late for the Michigan coaching
staff to have gotten in on his recruitment, and I think with the talent he
possesses, that he will land up in SEC country.
While
the coaching staff was in Florida, they stopped by to see 2015 Offensive
Lineman Tyler Jordan. Jordan is currently committed to the Florida Gators.
Height: 6’4
Weight:
280
Current
High School: Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Florida)
Position: OL
24/7
Rating: 3 Stars, #5 Center #381 overall
ESPN
Rating: 4 Stars, #8 G, #103 overall
Rivals
Rating: 3 Stars
Scout
Rating: 3 Stars, #39 OT
Other
Offers: Florida, California, Georgia,
Ohio State, South Carolina
As you
can see from the video, Tyler is a very strong lineman. He has a high motor and
it’s rare to see him get beat. He has great speed for a lineman and, can get
down field and set blocks for receivers.
He’s a little undersized to play tackle in college, but I think he could
end up as a great guard or even center; all positions he played in high school.
On Tuesday, 2015 RB Dexter Williams
was offered a scholarship as well. Dexter is a fantastic looking running back that
has explosive speed and a knack for finding holes. He also possesses good hands while catching
balls out of the backfield. If I could describe Dexter’s game in one work it
would be elusive. Williams constantly makes defenders miss and has excellent
cuts in his running. While he is
currently committed to Miami, I suspect Michigan to step up their recruitment
of him and possibly get him on campus in the summertime.
Height: 6’0
Weight: 192
Current
High School: West Orange (Orlando,
Florida)
Position: RB
24/7
Rating: 4 Stars, #4 RB, #60 overall
ESPN
Rating: 4 Stars, #5 RB, #78 overall
Rivals
Rating: NR
Scout
Rating: 4 Stars, #15 RB, #103 overall
Other
Offers: Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame,
Ohio State, USC
Thursday
the coaching staff reached out to 2015 Offensive Tackle Isaiah Prince to offer
him a scholarship.
Height: 6’6
Weight: 275
Current
High School: Eleanor Roosevelt
(Greenbelt, MD)
Position: OT
24/7
Rating: 4 Stars, #12 OT, #98 overall
ESPN
Rating: 4 Stars, #23 OT, #227 overall
Rivals
Rating: 4 Stars, #18 OT, #173 overall
Scout
Rating: 4 Stars, #4 OT, #57 overall
Other Offers: Maryland, Florida, Ohio State, Penn State,
Auburn
Prince fits the description of the prototypical
left tackle. He’s got great size at 6’6 and has filled out to 275 lbs. Prince
reminds me of a slightly more polished high school version of 2014 commit Juwan Bushell-Beatty. Prince is going to have to get a bit better defending the pass rush, but other
than that; looks like a fine looking talent and will make any team he chooses
better.
2016
2016 WR Tavares (TJ) Chase was offered by Coach Hecklinksi on Tuesday.
Blessed To Say
I Received My 8th Offer from Michigan ! #Wolverines
—
⚡️BeHumble!!!⚡️
(@tjchase3) April
22, 2014
Chase plays both sides of the ball,
but I would suspect that Michigan is recruiting him as a wide receiver. TJ spoke
with Steve Lorenz from 24/7 shortly after being offered and had this to say
about visiting Michigan at some point.
"My dad likes Michigan and said it's a good school,"
he said. "I don't know a lot about them myself, but my dad wants to take
me up there to show me what it's all about. I'm definitely interested in
learning more."
It’s always good to hear when recruits
parents are fond of the school and want him to visit.
Chase finished his sophomore year of high school with 28 receptions
for 562 yards and 4 touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball he had 43
tackles with 3 interceptions.
Height: 6’2
Weight: 167
Current High School: Plant City
High School (Plant City, Florida)
Position: WR, DB
24/7 Star Rating: 4 Stars, #37 ATH,
# 217 Overall
ESPN Rating: NR
Rivals Rating: NR
Scout Rating: NR
Other Offers: Clemson, Kentucky,
Miami, UCF, South Florida
The
offers didn’t stop there either. On Wednesday, 2016 Offensive lineman target
Ben Cleveland was
offered by Coach Funk in person.
Height: 6’7
Weight: 322
Current
High School: Stephens County (Toccoa, Georgia)
Position: Offensive Tackle
24/7
Rating: 5 Stars, #2 OT, #6 overall
ESPN
Rating: NR
Rivals
Rating: NR
Scout
Rating: 4 Stars
Other
Offers: Auburn, Georgia, Clemson,
Florida, Texas
Cleveland
is an intriguing prospect, as he has great size to play the tackle position in
college, yet doesn’t have a big offer list. Although his offer list is small,
it does comprise of some big named schools. I suspect that Cleveland’s
recruitment will blow up in the next few months and, whoever lands him come NSD
is going to have a great recruit. While speaking with 24/7’s Steve Lorenz, Cleveland
had this to say about the Michigan coaching staff.
"Their
coaches have shown they can develop an offensive lineman into a quality one,
and that's important to me. They've been a winning program for a long time.
There's a lot to like about Michigan, but there's still more to learn about
them going forward."
Bens Hudl highlights can be found here.
Cleveland
wasn’t the only 2016 Offensive Tackle target to be offered this week. 4 star Jauan Williams was also offered a scholarship by Coach Funk on Thursday.
Height: 6’7
Weight: 275
Current
High School: Archbishop Carroll
(Washington, DC)
Position: Offensive Tackle
24/7
Rating: 4 Stars, #5 OT, #11 overall
ESPN
Rating: NR
Rivals
Rating: NR
Scout
Rating: NR
Other
Offers: Maryland, Ohio State, Clemson,
Florida State
24/7 was one of the first to talk to Williams after his offer, and regarding Michigan
this is what he had to say.
"I don't really know anything about them
specifically," he noted. "The only school I know a lot about is
Maryland because I went to a three-day camp there last summer. I haven't really
started looking into any schools very hard, but I will soon. I will see what
Michigan has to offer."
Currently
it looks like Maryland is the front-runner for his services, but look for that
to change once the 2016 recruiting cycle takes full force. He really doesn't
have high knowledge about any school other than Maryland as they were the first
to recruit him. Williams plans to camp at Ohio State and visit Florida this
summer. Have to think that Michigan is trying to go for the home run in 2016.
Other Notes:
2015 RB target Jacques Patrick was visited by Michigan on Tuesday. Jacques holds over 50(!) scholarships at the
moment, with Michigan being one.
2015 DT
Target Tim Settle plans to announce his Top 20 schools by the middle of August. I’ll be shocked if Michigan doesn't make the
cut. And, yes that did say Top 20.
2015 DT
Du’Vonta Lampkin has re-opened his recruitment after de-committing from Oklahoma on
Tuesday. Michigan offered him in late
January.
2015 LB
Darrin Kirkland announced a couple weeks ago that he would be committing at the end of May.
Darrin has since changed him mind and will make his decision in August. While talking to 24/7’s Steve Wiltfong, Darrin had this to say about why he postponed his announcement “Just want to give the
school that I haven't seen a fair shake” I still think
Michigan stands a great chance with him.
2015 DE
Darian Roseboro is
scheduled to visit Ann Arbor for four days this week. According to his twitter
he arrived yesterday and will stay until Sunday. He seems to be enjoying himself
so far. Check back next week for a full update on his visit.
2015 TE
target Tyrone Wheatley Jr will be visited by Coach Ferrigno on Friday. Wheatley Jr. was on campus for the
spring game last month.
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