Wolverine Weekend Update: Michigan Double's Down on Two DE Commits

Michigan seems to recruiting 2 by 2 this year.  I wish some of this news would break on Monday Night or Tuesday Morning, so I could use the headline Two for Tuesday. 

So remember this week, when I mentioned that Michigan's DE recruiting would break in a similar way to Michigan's LB commitments?  Well that title wave started on Saturday late afternoon. 

First DE Commitment come from Instate DE prospect Mario Ojemudia who is a teammate of 2012 TE commit Devin Funchess.  They have one more teammate that Michigan is interested in WR Aaron Burbridge but they have yet to offer and there is rumored to be some academic issues.

Mario is a 6'2 215 pound DT in high school but his size and speed is more suited for DE at the next level.  Here is what Scout's Allen Trieu says about him:"Mario Ojemudia is quick off the ball, aggressive, and disruptive. The main knock on him is that he's about 215 pounds and has been playing out of position as a tackle. I think he will be fine at end, though, because he's so athletic.

Mario was rumored to be a strong Spartan lean early on in his recruitment but warmed to Michigan with every visit he took to Ann Arbor.  He visited MSU last weekend and decided that East Lansing was no match to Ann Arbor and made up his mind to be a Wolverine.

Mario is rated 4 stars by Scouts and 3 stars by 24/7.  Rivals still doesn't have their stars out yet.
Mario's offer list includes MSU, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Stanford and Syracuse.   




DE Commit #2 is Ohio's DE Pharaoh Brown who will come to Ann Arbor as 6'6 230 pound DE prospect.  Yes, Six Foot Six!   (some have him at 6'7).  This kid is very athletic and plays QB and DE in high school.  There was some news out of Ohio that he prefers TE over DE at the next level but many agree after some weight and some extra time in the weight room that he best projects at DE. 

Pharaoh has a 3 star grade from Scouts and 4 stars from 24/7.   He has a ton of offers which include: NC, NC State, BC, Colorado, UConn, Cincy, Louisville, ASU, MSU, Nebraska, WVU, Pitt, Purdue, Illinois and many more.

Watch this video, this kid is a freak!  You can do a ton of things with an athlete like this.   How about on punt blocks or field goal blocks?  Emergency QB?    Love this kids upside!




What now at DE?  There is still one prospect that the Wolverines would like to have at DE in this class and his name is Chris Wormley from Toledo who could be Ohio's best player.  Chris grew up a Michigan fan but is considering the Wolverines and Buckeyes. 

Needs Now?   QB, DT, Offensive Line and WR seem to be the biggest needs for the 2012 class at this point.   Michigan could get some good news on 5/12 when Matt Godin, DT announces his choice.    


Bad News: Darryl Stonum received his second DUI on Friday night and has been suspended from the team.  Since this is his second offense (he also broke probation) his long term status with the team is now highly in doubt.