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| 2012 DE Chris Wormley |
We'll start at end, and there are a few prospects in the Midwest that Michigan has an extremely good shot at. Ohio is loaded this year at defensive end, and arguably the best of the bunch is Toledo Whitmer's Chris Wormley. Buckeye Grove recently ranked him number three overall in Ohio's 2012 class, and many feel that, as a junior, Wormley was better than his teammate and fellow defensive end, 2011 Ohio State signee Kenny Hayes. Either way, Wormley, at 6'5" and 255 lbs. is a superior athlete and projects extremely well to the next level. Better yet, Wormley and his family have strong ties to Michigan, and even OSU will have a hard time pulling him away from Ann Arbor. This would be a major coup if it were to go down, and even though Wormley was already a Michigan lean when Rich Rodriguez was coach, his commitment would go a long way in building Brady Hoke's reputation on the recruiting trail.
Keep An Eye On:
Ifeadi Odenigbo (OH)
Pharaoh Brown (OH)
Tom Strobel (OH)
Jordan Jenkins (GA)
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| 2012 DT Matthew Godin |
Michigan's needs at defensive tackle are only rivaled by their needs along the offensive line, and it'll be intriguing to see who they pursue along with Danny O'Brien. The Wolverines will likely take four or five defensive tackles in 2012 and they've already offered twelve. One of those twelve is Matthew Godin, a 6'5", 265 lb. three-tech out of Detroit Catholic Central. Not only is Godin a solid prospect at a position of need, but he's also a good friend of Danny O'Brien, and a commitment from Godin could help Michigan's chances with O'Brien. Godin's film isn't overly impressive, but he has good size and a good motor and a good offer sheet, thus far (Michigan, MSU, Missouri and Wisconsin, to name a few). He likely projects to DT, but he has the body to possibly end up as a strongside defensive end or even an offensive tackle. Godin was, like Royce Jenkins-Stone, frustrated that Michigan didn't jump at him out of the gate, and he went so far as to say that he was "done with them (Michigan)". However, Godin met with the coaching staff on campus a couple weekends ago, received an offer, and seemingly appeared extremely excited about it. I think Michigan is in very good shape with Godin.
I know some fans get frustrated when kids do this, because the prospects come across as feeling entitled to an offer when they complain about not getting one right away, but I think in both of these cases, these are just kids (we have to remember that) that are very emotionally vested in Michigan. To me, Godin's and Jenkins-Stone's frustration shows a love for the program more than a sense of entitlement. It's not as if they're upset with other schools that aren't showing them a lot of interest, so they obviously have a special affinity for Michigan if Michigan's interest, or lack there of, can effect them so much. I'm only two years older than the guys in the 2012 class and even I view such reactions as immature, but at the same time reactions such as these can be completely blown out of proportion. Both players are obviously very emotional and very competitive on the field (watch their film), and I think those feelings leaked into their off the field situations in both cases.
As I said, Michigan will need four or five defensive tackles in this class, so in this case, the Keep An Eye On section will be very important.
Keep An Eye On:
Sheldon Day (IN)
Greg Kuhar (OH)
Ondre Pipkins (MO)
Jarron Jones (NY)
Aziz Shittu (CA)
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