The Wolverines' recruiting class consists of players from seven different states, including seven student-athletes from Ohio and six from Michigan.
| Player |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown (High School) |
Coach |
| Chris Barnett |
TE |
6-5 |
250 |
Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell) |
Gary Olivo |
| Russell Bellomy |
QB |
6-3 |
178 |
Arlington, Texas (Martin) |
Bob Wager |
| Brennen Beyer |
DE |
6-3 |
225 |
Canton, Mich. (Plymouth) |
Mike Swachuck |
| Greg Brown |
DB |
5-10 |
180 |
Fremont, Ohio (Ross) |
Derek Kidwell |
| Chris Bryant |
OL |
6-4 |
330 |
Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) |
Dante Culbreath |
| Tamani Carter |
DB |
5-11 |
175 |
Pickerington, Ohio (Central) |
Jay Sharrett |
| Frank Clark |
LB |
6-2 |
210 |
Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) |
Ted Ginn Sr. |
| Blake Countess |
DB |
5-10 |
175 |
Owings Mills, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) |
Bob Milloy |
| Justice Hayes |
RB |
5-10 |
175 |
Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc Community) |
Joe Delaney |
| Keith Heitzman |
DE |
6-3 |
237 |
Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Davidson) |
Brian White |
| Delonte Hollowell |
DB |
5-9 |
170 |
Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) |
Thomas Wilcher |
| Kellen Jones |
LB |
6-1 |
215 |
Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) |
Jason Kimball |
| Jack Miller |
OL |
6-4 |
268 |
Perrysburg, Ohio (St. John's Jesuit) |
Doug Pearson |
| Desmond Morgan |
LB |
6-1 |
225 |
Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa) |
Jim Caserta |
| Antonio Poole |
LB |
6-2 |
210 |
Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods) |
Andre Parker |
| Tony Posada |
OL |
6-4 |
330 |
Tampa, Fla. (Plant) |
Rob Weiner |
| Thomas Rawls |
RB |
5-10 |
220 |
Flint, Mich. (Flint Northern) |
Fred Jackson Jr. |
| Chris Rock |
DE |
6-5 |
250 |
Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) |
Ryan Wiggins |
| Raymon Taylor |
DB |
5-10 |
170 |
Detroit, Mich. (Highland Park) |
Cedric Dertch |
| Matt Wile |
K |
6-2 |
210 |
San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker) |
John Morrison |
Players by State
California (1): Matt Wile
Florida (1): Tony Posada
Illinois (1): Chris Bryant
Maryland (1): Blake Countess
Michigan (6): Brennen Beyer, Justice Hayes, Delonte Hollowell, Desmond Morgan, Thomas Rawls, Raymon Taylor
Ohio (7): Greg Brown, Tamani Carter, Frank Clark, Keith Heitzman, Jack Miller, Antonio Poole, Chris Rock
Texas (3): Chris Barnett, Russell Bellomy, Kellen Jones
Players by Position
Defensive Back (5): Greg Brown, Tamani Carter, Blake Countess, Delonte Hollowell, Raymon Taylor
Defensive End (3): Brennen Beyer, Keith Heitzman, Chris Rock
Kicker (1): Matt Wile
Linebacker (4): Frank Clark, Kellen Jones, Desmond Morgan, Antonio Poole
Offensive Line (3): Chris Bryant, Jack Miller, Tony Posada
Tight End (1): Chris Barnett
Quarterback (1): Russell Bellomy
Running Back (2): Justice Hayes, Thomas Rawls
N O T E S
• Six recruits were listed as four-star prospects according to Rivals.com: Chris Barnett, Brennen Beyer, Chris Bryant, Blake Countess, Justice Hayes and Raymon Taylor.
• Five players are listed as four-star prospects by Scout.com: Brennen Beyer, Blake Countess, Justice Hayes, Kellen Jones and Antonio Poole.
• Michigan inked four of the top 17 players on The Detroit News Best of the Midwest rankings: Justice Hayes (3), Brennen Beyer (7), Delonte Hollowell (11), Raymon Taylor (16) and Desmond Morgan (17).
• The Wolverines signed three of the top eight players in Michigan according to the Detroit Free Press: Justice Hayes (6), Brennen Beyer (7) and Raymon Taylor (8). Delonte Hollowell (12) and Thomas Rawls (15) listed in the top 15 on the newspaper's rankings.
• Defensive back Blake Countess and kicker Matt Wile participated in the U.S. Army All-American game. Running back Justice Hayes was invited to participate but was unable to attend due to a wrist injury sustained during his senior season.
• Matt Wile is rated as the nation's fourth-best kicker by Scout.com.
• Hayes is rated as the third-best all-purpose back nationally and as the fourth-rated prospect in the state of Michigan.
• Michigan signed four of the top seven players in the state of Michigan according to Rivals.com: Hayes (4), Brennen Beyer (5), Taylor (6) and Hollowell (7).
• Defensive back Greg Brown is the lone early enrollee this year. He is from the same high school as Michigan's 1997 Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson and 1976 third-place finisher Rob Lytle.
• Quarterback Russell Bellomy participated in the Elite 11 Quarterback camp.
• Detroit Cass Tech cornerback Delonte Hollowell is from the same high school as current Wolverines William Campbell, Thomas Gordon and Teric Jones.
• Defensive end Chris Rock attended St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio, along with current Wolverine right guard Patrick Omameh.
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