Michigan 2012 Recruiting

2012 Michigan Wolverines ... Head Coach: Brady Hoke

Michigan Wolverines

2011 Record: 11-2

Sep. 3 Western Mich W 34-10
Sep. 10 Notre Dame W 35-31
Sep. 17 Eastern Michigan W 31-3
Sep. 24 San Diego State W 28-7
Oct. 1 Minnesota W 58-0
Oct. 8 at Northwestern W 42-24
Oct. 15 at Michigan St L 28-14
Oct. 22 OPEN DATE
Oct. 29 Purdue W 36-14
Nov. 5 at Iowa L 24-16
Nov. 12 at Illinois W 31-14
Nov. 19 Nebraska W 45-17
Nov. 26 Ohio State W 40-34
Sugar Bowl
Jan. 3 Virginia Tech W 23-20 OT

2010 CFN Prediction: 7-5
2010 Record: 7-6

Sept. 4 Connecticut W 30-10
Sept. 11 at Notre Dame W 28-24
Sept. 18 UMass W 42-37
Sept. 25 Bowling Green W 65-21
Oct. 2 at Indiana W 42-35
Oct. 9 Michigan St L 34-17
Oct. 16 Iowa L 38-28
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 at Penn State L 41-31
Nov. 6 Illinois W 67-65 3 OT
Nov. 13 at Purdue W 27-16
Nov. 20 Wisconsin L 48-28
Nov. 27 at Ohio State L 37-7
Gator Bowl
Jan. 1 Miss State L 52-14
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The Entire 2012 Recruiting Class

Top 5 Michigan Recruits To Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com

1. OT Kyle Kalis
6-5, 305, Scout.com 6th ranked, five-star offensive tackle. Kalis is a tough, strong lineman who dominates consistently. He plays the game hard and is an excellent run blocker and drive blocker. He plays with good leverage and finishes his blocks strong. He shows the ability to pull and lead, and is coordinated and athletic in the open field. He has good feet all around, which is also evident in pass pro. If there's a knock, it's that he may not be long enough for left tackle.

2. LB Royce Jenkins-Stone
6-2, 215, Scout.com 2nd ranked, four-star middle linebacker. Has solid size and good speed and athleticism. An aggressive player who is best when in attack mode and shooting gaps. Good ability in coverage, as he has good ball skills and length. Improved as a junior in reading plays, but can still have a tendency to over run some plays. Often times, he is beating blocks with speed and sheer aggressiveness, so he will have to learn to take on and shed blockers at the college level.

3. LB Joe Bolden
6-3, 230, Scout.com 4th ranked, four-star outside linebacker. Underrated athlete who can really run sideline to sideline and arrives at ball carriers with bad intentions. He's a great tackler and a big hitter that likes contact. He'll have to adjust to taking on bigger, stronger blockers at the college level, but he's a tough kid that won't shy away from it. In coverage, he does a nice job and made a number of plays dropping into zones and showing good ball skills in high school.

4. DT Ondre Pipkins
6-3, 320, Scout.com 7th ranked, four-star defensive tackle. Ondre’s strong, quick off the ball, and when he can latch on to an opponent and stay low, he can take care of his gaps. He gets double, sometimes triple-teamed, which allows linebackers to flow freely. He plays with a good motor. His job is to draw the double and triple team, but he is very disruptive in the backfield. Throw in the fact that he is a good tackler and can move and you can see why he held offers from all over.

5. LB James Ross
6-1, 215, Scout.com 7th ranked, four-star outside linebacker. Smart, instinctive backer who does a great job of taking plays head on, getting rid of blockers and finding the ball. Measureables are not super, but football smarts, toughness and fundamentals are. Does a solid job in coverage, and is physical when asked to cover backs and tight ends. More of a finished product, than an upside guy, but a kid who has always been productive and should continue to be so in college.

The 2012 Class Was Heavy On... Next level talents. Now this is the class Michigan is used to bringing in. This is a class that’s the base of a special team. It’ll be a total shock if the Wolverines don’t have one of the nation’s top linebacking corps in a few years after this haul, while the speed and athleticism on the defensive front is as good as any class in over a decade. Head coach Brady Hoke has the offensive tackles for the future, while the defensive line is loaded with top-shelf pass rushers.

Team Concerns For 2012: The defensive line loses heart-and-soul tackle Mike Martin and two other starters. This year’s class isn’t going to fill in the gaps right away, but a few of the top ones will get a look for the rotation. Center David Molk is a huge loss, as is the departure of right tackle Mark Huyge and tight end Kevin Koger, but the offense will be explosive as long as Denard Robinson is healthy.

Looking Ahead To The 2012 Season: One more year. It might take one more season for Michigan to truly be back to being Michigan, but everything is on the right track with one of the nation’s top recruiting classes coming in and a great base of talent in place to work around. Denard Robinson is back for one more season before he becomes an NFL receiver, but he’ll lose target Junior Hemingway and he’ll have to run– especially in the opener against Alabama – behind a line that has to replace center David Molk and right tackle Mark Huyge. Fitzgerald Toussaint flew under the national radar last season, but he should be among the nation’s top running backs this year.

The defense that made tremendous strides should go to another level in the secondary that returns three starters. Jake Ryan and the linebacking corps are talented and could be potentially terrific with more help on the way, but the line needs help with Mike Martin and three starters gone.

The 2011 Class Was Heavy On … Defensive backs. At the very least, Brady Hoke can sell the fan base on the idea that he tried to fix the team’s biggest issue by throwing bodies at the problem. The young secondary of last year will get its chance to mature, but corner Blake Countess might be too good to not find a spot right away. Delonte Hollowell, Greg Brown and Raymon Taylor might not be safeties, but they’re athletic enough to move around. The linebacking corps got more athletic with this class with Antonio Poole and Kellen Jones both fast and agile. Running back Justice Hayes might be the focal point of the running game soon, at least when Denard Robinson isn’t handling the work.

2010 CFN Recruiting Ranking: 9. That Class Was Heavy On ... Defensive backs. If Rich Rodriguez was in trouble, you wouldn't know if from this fantastic class. The offense got more options with Devin Gardner a 6-4 playmaking quarterback to give Tate Forcier a push, while RB Austin White is a dangerous running back prospect with speed and good all-around skills. RichRod also stepped up the receiving corps with Ricardo Miller and Jerald Robinson leading the way. But for all the good things about this class, nothing was bigger than pulling off a shocker with the signing of Demar Dorsey out of Florida on Signing Day to join Josh Furman and Marvin Robinson as some of the team's new safety stars. Cullen Christian out of Pittsburgh is one of the nation's best corner prospects with NFL size and quickness.

2009 CFN Recruiting Ranking: 15. That Class Was Heavy On ... QB Tate Forcier. Last year, head coach Rich Rodriguez put all his eggs in the Terrelle Pryor basket, and the plan backfired. The quarterback situation last year was a liability at best, an utter disaster at worst, and something had to be done. Now it’s all about Forcier, a small, quick athlete from San Diego who fits the mold of the type of quarterback needed to take the program out of the doldrums. He might be asked to start from day one.

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Michigan 23 … Virginia Tech 20 OT

Michigan: The Wolverines only had the ball for 23:10 … Denard Robinson completed 9-of-21 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns with a pick, and ran 13 times for 13 yards. … Junior Hemingway caught two passes for 63 yards and two scores. … Brendan Gibbons was 3-for-3, connecting from 24, 39, and the game-winner from 37 yards out. … Jordan Kovacs led the Wolverines with 11 tackles. … Jake Ryan made seven tackles, a sack, and four tackles for loss.

Virginia Tech: The Hokies outgained the Wolverines 377 yards to 184. … Logan Thomas completed 19-of-28 passes for 214 yards and a pick, and he ran 16 times for 53 yards and a touchdown. … David Wilson ran 24 times for 82 yards. … Danny Coale caught eight passes for 117 yards. … Justin Myer hit his first four field goals, but missed the 37-yarder in overtime. … Tariq Edwards led the Hokies with eight tackles, a sack, and two tackles for loss.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Brendan Gibbons drilled a 37-yard field goal down the middle in overtime to lift No. 13 Michigan to a 23-20 victory over 17th-ranked Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday night.

The victory capped an impressive debut season for head coach Brady Hoke, who has led the Wolverines (11-2) back to prominence with a BCS bowl victory. Denard Robinson highlighted an otherwise unspectacular night with touchdown passes of 45 and 18 yards to game MVP Junior Hemingway.

"It shows our hard work," Hemingway said, his voice cracking with emotion. "It shows everything we put in from Day One, all the long days, long nights. Man, I'm telling you, it feels too good, man. Too good."

Virginia Tech (11-3) had more than double Michigan's total yards, 377-184, and had 22 first downs to Michigan's 12 but settled for four field goals in regulation by third-string kicker Justin Myer.

However, Myer was unable to connect on his fifth try from 37 yards away in the opening possession of overtime.

Robinson finished 9 for 21 for 117 yards passing and threw an interception. He rushed 13 times for a season-low 13 yards.

Virginia Tech first-year start Logan Thomas was 19 of 28 of 214 yards with one interception.

Thomas scored Tech's only touchdown on a 1-yard keeper that tied the game at 17 - after a 2-point conversion - early in the fourth quarter.

Virginia Tech senior receiver Danny Coale, who ranks second all-time for the Hokies in catches and yards receiving, had eight catches for 117 yards, and nearly made a spectacular diving catch for a touchdown in overtime. Coale held on to the ball for what was initially ruled a score, but the play was overturned on video review, which showed the receiver narrowly landed on the sideline.

The result of that third-down play forced Tech to try for Myer's failed field goal.

Michigan then used three conservative runs to set up Gibbons in the middle of the field. As his kick sailed through, Gibbons sprinted toward the Michigan sidelined and was mobbed by teammates while the Michigan band belted out the school's famous fight song, "The Victors," while Michigan fans, in rhythm, thrust a sea of maize pom-poms in the air.

Virginia Tech fell behind late in regulation after gambling on a fake punt. Michigan's Jake Ryan stopped it at the Tech 45, leading to a short drive that set up Gibbons' go-ahead 39-yard field goal with 4 minutes left.

That was just enough time for the Hokies to tie it once more, even though they had to start at their own 9 after a holding penalty on the kickoff.

Thomas marched the Hokies 83 yards in 3:58, setting up Myer's game-tying 25-yarder.

It was the fourth field goal of the game for Myer, who until a couple weeks ago was the third-string place kicker.

Primary place kicker Cody Journell didn't make the trip after his arrest in an alleged home invasion, then backup Tyler Weiss was sent home from New Orleans because of a curfew violation.

So place kicking duties fell to Myer, who had missed his only two attempts during the regular season but was perfect in the Sugar Bowl.

Hemingway staked Michigan to a 17-6 lead in the third quarter when he skied over Tech's Antone Exum for an 18-yard catch from Robinson in the back of the end zone. The scoring drive was set up by an even more difficult grab by reserve Michigan linebacker Frank Clark, who leaped and reached high over his head to snag Thomas' hard-thrown pass at close range, returning the interception to the Tech 35-yard line.

Tech cut it to 17-9 on Myer's 36-yard field goal.

Tech then tied the game on a series kept alive by Thomas' 13-yard scramble on fourth and 11 from the Michigan 35. A few plays later, Thomas powered in from a yard out, then lobbed a short pass to Marcus Davis for a 2-point conversion to even the score at 17 early in the fourth quarter.

Virginia Tech dominated most of the first half, taking a 6-0 lead on Myer's field goals of 37 and 43 yards, and could have led by more had the Michigan defensive line not stuffed Thomas on a quarterback keeper on fourth-and-1 on the Wolverines 4.

Michigan managed only one first down before stalling again at its own 26, but the Hokies' James Hopper was flagged for roughing punter Matt Wile on a failed block attempt, giving the Wolverines a first down on their 41.

Robinson, yanked his leg from a defender's grasp and unleashed a long throw off of his back foot while scrambling to his right. Virgnia Tech free safety Eddie Whitley tried to undercut intended receiver Hemingway and snag the interception, but mistimed his leap by a split second. That allowed Hemingway to make the grab with no one between him and the end zone, and the play went for a 45-yard score.

Having been shut out most of the first half, Michigan suddenly had a 7-6 lead, then got the ball right back on the ensuing kickoff when Tech's Tony Gregory fumble the return when he was hit by J.B. Fitzgerald and Michigan's Delonte Hollowell recovered at the Hokies 26.

Michigan failed to get a first down the conventional way and set up for what would have been a 36-yard field goal if it hadn't turned into one of the wackier plays of the bowl season instead.

Unable to get a clean snap and hold, Drew Dileo threw just a moment before being slammed flat on his back by Tech's Jack Tyler. The ball thrown to no one in particular looked like it was about to be intercepted by the Hokies' Kyle Fuller when he was bumped by a teammate. Fuller wound up tipping the ball in the air and it was caught by long snapper Jareth Glanda for a first down on the Tech 8.

Michigan didn't have time to convert that stroke of luck into six, but was able to line up a chip shot field goal as time ran out for a 10-6 halftime lead.

Nov. 26 at Michigan 40 … Ohio State 34
CFN Analysis: There it is, Michigan, You’re long nightmare is over – at least until Urban Meyer is hired in Columbus. … Denard Robinson came up with the most effective game of his great career, running 26 times for 170 yards and two scores, while completing 14-of-17 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns. … And no interceptions. … The defense couldn’t seem to get a good grip on Braxton Miller, but no one can. Dan Herron was swarmed over every time he touched the ball. … The secondary was fortunate on a few key plays late. The OSU receivers got deep after the Wolverines sold out to get into the backfield, and Miller missed his targets. … An at-large BCS game should be a given now. The Sugar Bowl is the most likely option. 

Nov. 19 at Michigan 45 … Nebraska 17
CFN Analysis: This is how it’s supposed to work for the Michigan offense. Denard Robinson is never going to be the quarterback Brady Hoke wants for his offense, but as long as he’s hitting on 11-of-18 passes for 180 yards, even with the one pick, everything is going to click. Michigan held on to the ball for over 41 minutes, the running game came up with the big dashes needed to keep the chains moving, and it was an easy blowout. … The Michigan secondary never worried about the Nebraska passing game in any way, and it showed with everyone cheating up to stop Rex Burkhead. Everyone tries to do that, but Michigan was able to get it done because Mike Martin and the line controlled everything up the middle. … Michigan might not win the Big Ten championship, but an at-large BCS game is still on the table with an impressive win over Ohio State. If the offense is as efficient and as effective as it was this week, the Buckeyes are in trouble.  

Nov. 12 Michigan 31 … at Illinois 14
CFN Analysis: Michigan put an end to the possible slide in a big hurry with a dominant performance. It just took a little while to put it away. Despite controlling both sides of the ball, it took way too long to get comfortable with Fitzgerald Toussaint tearing off a 27-yard dash with just over two minutes to play to finally let get it done. … Denard Robinson got knocked out with a wrist injury, but Toussaint took over the offense finishing with 192 yards and a score on 27 carries. He’s turning into a special runner with just as much excitement in the open field as Robinson. … Devin Gardner completed 2-of-5 passes for 47 yards with a score, while Robinson ended up with 30 rushing yards and two scores. … The defense came up with its best performance of the year up front, holding the dangerous Illini ground game to just 37 yards and two scores. … The Legends title is still a possibility, but more likely, a win over Nebraska will bring the No. 3 or 4 bowl slot. The team is playing well enough to beat the Huskers and Buckeyes at home for a 10-2 regular season. But Robinson needs to be healthy. 

Nov. 5 at Iowa 24 ... Michigan 16
CFN Analysis: Michigan has the best running quarterback in college football and it chose to throw four times in the final moments around the goal line? It might have been a controversial ending – the Junior Hemingway play looked like a catch – but it shouldn’t have come to that. The run defense couldn’t stop Marcus Coker, but it got off the field enough to let the offense take over. Denard Robinson was fine but he didn’t take off for too many big dashes, with his 22-yard run his best of the day, and he only completed 17-of-37 passes; he didn’t take over. The Legends division title is still possible, but it’s going to take a lot of help now after losing to Michigan State and Iowa. After losing two of the last three games and with a trip to Illinois up next, a confidence-boosting win would be a plus before dealing with Nebraska and Ohio State. 

Oct. 29 at Michigan 36 … Purdue 14
CFN Analysis: Michigan controlled the game with its running attack, and Purdue didn’t have a chance. It looked like it might be a long day after Purdue scored on its opening drive, and then Fitzgerald Toussaint and Denard Robinson took over, with Toussaint running for 170 yards and two touchdowns including a brilliant 59-yarder late in the third quarter to put the game away. This is how it’s supposed to work for a team with a limited downfield passing game. Run the ball, beat people up with the defense, and control the game for an easy win. The Wolverines picked it back up after the loss to Michigan State two weeks ago, but now it’s time to come up with a big win at Iowa in what should be a Legends elimination game.  

Oct. 15 at Michigan State 28 … Michigan 14
CFN Analysis: Devin Gardner needs to be better. Denard Robinson is going to get beaten up with the way he plays, and like last year, he’s going to have a hard time staying on the field. The offensive line couldn’t pick up the Michigan State blitzes, especially from the corner, and Robinson was turned into a pocket passer. The results weren’t good, and while he came up with a good read to connect with Roy Roundtree for a 34-yard score, If he’s not running around making things happen, the Michigan offense isn’t working. Gardner completed just 3-of-7 passes for 45 yards, and while he tried his best, he made inexperienced mistakes. This might hurt, now that the unbeaten season is over, but the key is to beat Purdue next week so this doesn’t turn into a slide. 

Oct. 8 Michigan 42 … at Northwestern 24
CFN Analysis: It might not have been the cleanest game – Denard Robinson threw three picks and the secondary got picked apart for 331 yards – but the offense kept the pressure on, Robinson made up for his mistakes with 337 passing yards, two scores, and 117 rushing yards and two scores, and the Wolverines pulled away for a fantastic start. Since 1974, Michigan has gone to the Rose Bowl every year it’s started 6-0, and while it’s been a dream season so far in Brady Hoke’s first run, the season might come down to the trip to Michigan State. Rich Rodriguez’s biggest problem, besides the defense, was getting by the Spartans, and if Hoke can do it, it should be an 8-0 start with Purdue a relative layup to follow. To do even more, the pass rush has to be stronger and the secondary has to be tighter against the better quarterbacks, but more than anything else, Robinson has to stay healthy. He hurt his hand, but he fought through it. 

Oct. 1 at Michigan 58 … Minnesota 0
CFN Analysis: Michigan didn’t let up when it easily could’ve taken a week off mentally. Coming off the Brady Bowl against San Diego State and with road games coming up against Northwestern and Michigan State, the Wolverines were as sharp as they’ve been all season with Denard Robinson doing a strong job with the passing game and with several different weapons being used. Robinson only had five carries for 51 yards and a score, while he completed 15-of-19 passes for 169 yards and two scores. The much maligned defense now has allowed just ten points in the last three games and has only allowed more than ten in one of the five games. Minnesota might stink, but this is how Michigan is supposed to look.  

Sept. 17 at Michigan 31 … Eastern Michigan 3
CFN Analysis: The Wolverines obviously didn’t bring their A game after the emotional win over Notre Dame, and if you’re going to clunk, it might as well come against Eastern Michigan. Denard Robinson was awful throwing the ball. He might have run for 198 yards and a score, and he might have thrown two touchdown passes, but he only completed 7-of-18 throws and was all over the place. Fortunately, the defense stepped up and never let EMU get in the game, and Vincent Smith helped out the ground attack with 118 yards, but it’s going to take a better effort to get by a solid San Diego State squad next week. The run defense has to start showing far more toughness up front.  

Sept. 10 at Michigan 35 … Notre Dame 31
CFN Analysis: As great as the win was over the Irish, and as thrilling as Denard Robinson was, there are major problems to worry about. Robinson can’t just keep lobbing it up and hoping for the best; he has to be a sharper passer and no, 11-for-24 isn’t going to get it done. The defense went bye-bye in too many key moments, and it was lucky that Robinson was there to keep bailing the team out. There wasn’t any pass rush and there were too many breakdowns in the secondary. Fortunately, Eastern Michigan, San Diego State, and Minnesota are up next to fix the problems.   

Sept. 3 at Michigan 34 … Western Michigan 10
CFN Analysis: It might have been just one shortened, rain-soaked game, but already the new Michigan appeared, at least on defense. Yes, Western Michigan moved the ball without much of a problem, and yes, the secondary struggled a bit too much, but when thing got tight, defensive coordinator Greg Mattison turned up the heat and the mistakes were forced. The Wolverines blitzed at the right time from the right spots, and even when Brandon Herron wasn’t taking a pick back 94 yards for a score or fumble 28 yards for a touchdown, the defense was getting to the quarterback. Denard Robinson only ran eight time for 46 yards and couldn’t get loose, but he completed 9-of-13 passes for 98 yards and didn’t make any mistakes. Western Michigan is good, and even under the extreme circumstances, the blowout shouldn’t be dismissed.  

The 2011 Recruiting Class Is Heavy On … Defensive backs. At the very least, Brady Hoke can sell the fan base on the idea that he tried to fix the team’s biggest issue by throwing bodies at the problem. The young secondary of last year will get its chance to mature, but corner Blake Countess might be too good to not find a spot right away. Delonte Hollowell, Greg Brown and Raymon Taylor might not be safeties, but they’re athletic enough to move around. The linebacking corps got more athletic with this class with Antonio Poole and Kellen Jones both fast and agile. Running back Justice Hayes might be the focal point of the running game soon, at least when Denard Robinson isn’t handling the work.

Five Michigan Recruits You Should Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com

1. DE Brennen Beyer
6-4, 218, Scout.com’s 12th ranked defensive end. Beyer overwhelms offensive linemen with his initial burst off the ball and his hands are so quick, it must appear to the linemen that there's simply a flurry of movement in his face. Beyer has a terrific frame and sometimes seems to be made of elastic as he's able to lay out and contort his body to get a ball carrier trying to elude him. Simply needs to add weight and continue to get stronger to be a dominant defender.

2. LB Kellen Jones
6-1, 210, Scout.com’s 12th ranked middle linebacker. Amazing on the blitz, he is as instinctual as you can find. He has a feel for getting through blocking and getting in to attack the quarterback, also good at blocking kicks. His size is okay but it is not above average. Good speed he uses it to his advantage on blitzes and coverage. Does a great job of working through blocks.

3. CB Blake Countess
5-10, 174, Scout.com’s 20th ranked cornerback. A strong, hard hitting defensive back, Countess does a good job of jamming his receiver at the line of scrimmage. Flips his hips well to run with a receiver. An asset in the run game because of his willingness to make a hit. Size and skill set of a cornerback with the mentality of a safety. Comes out of his breaks and closes on the ball very well. Not the biggest DB on the field, but usually one of the toughest.

4. RB Justice Hayes
5-10, 182, Scout.com’s 14th ranked running back. Very conscious of clearing his feet from the arm tacklers going low. Runs bigger than his listed size. Makes people miss with subtle moves rather than exaggerated lateral movement. Very good runner in traffic helps him eat up chunks of yardage quickly despite not having blazing top end speed. Very little wasted motion in his running style. Vision in traffic makes him valuable between the tackles despite his size.

5. LB Antonio Poole
6-1, 225, Scout.com’s 13th ranked outside linebacker.

2011 Entire Recruiting Class
Chris Barnett TE 6-5 250 Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell)
Russell Bellomy QB 6-3 178 Arlington, Texas (Martin)
Brennen Beyer DE 6-3 225 Canton, Mich. (Plymouth)
Greg Brown DB 5-10 180 Fremont, Ohio (Ross)
Chris Bryant OL 6-4 330 Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
Tamani Carter DB 5-11 175 Pickerington, Ohio (Central)
Frank Clark LB 6-2 210 Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
Blake Countess DB 5-10 175 Owings Mills, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)
Justice Hayes RB 5-10 175 Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc Community)
Keith Heitzman DE 6-3 237 Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Davidson)
Delonte Hollowell DB 5-9 170 Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical)
Kellen Jones LB 6-1 215 Houston, Texas (St. Pius X)
Jack Miller OL 6-4 268 Perrysburg, Ohio (St. John's Jesuit)
Desmond Morgan LB 6-1 225 Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)
Antonio Poole LB 6-2 210 Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods)
Tony Posada OL 6-4 330 Tampa, Fla. (Plant)
Thomas Rawls RB 5-10 220 Flint, Mich. (Flint Northern)
Chris Rock DE 6-5 250 Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales)
Raymon Taylor DB 5-10 170 Detroit, Mich. (Highland Park)
Matt Wile K 6-2 210 San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker)