Caleb Stacey

2012 OL Caleb Stacey

Michigan has received their second commitment in as many days. Caleb Stacey, a 6'4", 275 lb. offensive lineman from Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati visited Michigan's campus last weekend and pledged to Brady Hoke on Saturday afternoon. Stacey had offers from the likes of Boston College, Illinois, NC State, South Florida and West Virgina, among others. 

Stacey plays tackle for Oak Hills but projects to guard at the collegiate level. The more linemen the better for Brady Hoke, and I think Stacey has the size to be a good interior linemen one day. Offensive linemen are hard to project, though, since a lot of success is based on the player's ability to learn the different blocking schemes within an offense and how well a player can react to in-game situations. The position is as much mental as it is physical. Stacey had more offers than Braden but a lot of those were from lower tier BCS schools. He likely would have received better offers if he had prolonged his recruitment and attended linemen camps in the summer, though, so I don't think it's something to worry about. He certainly wasn't an unknown prospect. I wish there was more free video on Stacey, but from what I've seen, he has the energy and punch to be a very good run blocker and he can move upfield when he has to. It remains to be seen how good Stacey will end up, and we won't know until, at the very earliest, his redshirt freshman season. Even then, the attrition along the offensive line won't be as sudden among interior linemen as it will be among the tackles, and Stacey will have to impress if he is to be thrust into the two-deep as a RS freshman. It's great to get another offensive lineman on board, though. Needs are being addressed early and look for that to continue as more recruits make it onto campus throughout the Spring.