Notes
NJ OL moving up: We're hearing that Michigan offensive coordinator Tim Drevno was recently out to Patterson (NJ) Passaic to see 2017 three-star offensive tackle Carter Warren and was impressed with what he saw from the 7th ranked prospect in New Jersey in the cycle.
We believe Warren is moving up Michigan's board and may become a legitimate target for them going forward. The Wolverines have their sights set on Drew Singleton and Markquese Bell in New Jersey, and we may be adding Warren to that list in the near future.
Despite a 247Sports Crystal Ball that is leaning towards in-state Rutgers, one east coast source told us that Warren "will not go to Rutgers".
Desean Holmes: As was first reported here the other day, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has spoken with former 2015 four-star wide receiver recruit Desean Holmes within the last week, and a visit to Ann Arbor appears to be a real possibility at this point.
What's interesting is that this may be a Jim Harbaugh production more than anything, as the news regarding Holmes caught one of our sources by surprise.
Holmes is the cousin of 2017 five-star cornerback Darnay Holmes, and the Wolverines appear to be putting themselves in prime position with Darnay by potentially giving Desean a chance after his first stop at San Diego State did not work out. This is still a developing situation in my opinion and more information will be needed (and gathered) on it.
Malone-Hatcher: As 247Sports National Analyst Steve Wiltfong reported on Saturday evening, St. Joseph (MI) 2017 four-star defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher is set to make his college announcement in the very near future.
Everything we've been told remains positive on Michigan's end here.
The timing of his announcement is not a coincidence as Michigan is a borderline lock to reel in Top100 DE Luiji Vilain and has emerged as the favorite for Toledo (OH) Central Catholic four-star defensive end James Hudson as well (more on this later).
One of the storylines we've mentioned now for a while is that Malone-Hatcher may have had to make a decision sooner rather than later if he wanted to save a spot. According to a couple people I've talked to, Michigan is not going to hold spots for in-state stars outside of Donovan Peoples-Jones, who wants to enroll early anyways.
Slaton: There are a lot of rumors that some schools down south are moving Fort Lauderdale (FL) American Heritage five-star offensive lineman Tedarrell Slaton down their recruiting boards.
This is apparently for a couple of reasons: One, he didn't necessarily look great this spring when some staffs were out to see the team. Two, he's reportedly very serious about potentially playing college basketball instead of football and would take a scholarship from a lower-level school to be on the hardcourt.
What's interesting is that we aren't necessarily convinced that Michigan is one of the programs that's moved him down. Our sources say the offensive staff is still enamored with him. The good news here is that he is expected to come up with Kai-Leon Herbert for the Big Man camp next month, so the staff should get a first-hand look at how he performs.
Bits
- There will probably be a bunch of bits like this coming up, but you can count 2018 four-star linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu among those who will be at the Northern California satellite camp at Antioch HS on June 24th. Tuliaupupu is already high on what the Wolverines have to offer.
- One of the less talked about satellite camps on Michigan's list this month is the one at Blue Springs (MO) HS. However, 2018 four-star defensive tackle Trevor Trout is among those who may attend. This is potentially significant for two reasons. One, our best St. Louis source says that Trout is the best player in the state and is a potential five-star prospect down the road.
- I'm very close to putting in 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions for both of the Ademilola twins out of New Jersey to Michigan. A couple other schools are negatively recruiting the heck out of Michigan in this recruitment, but I don't believe it's going to work in the end. A couple conversations need to be had, and after those take place, I will likely move forward.
- Put this note in the "save for later" pile, but with Baylor not only imploding in their current 2017 class but with some 2016 signees as well, I expect Michigan to at least put out some feelers with some of the players who are looking around. This would potentially include five-star offensive line signee Patrick Hudson and four-star defensive end signee Brandon Bowen among others.
that's our coach.
