The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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prep profiles Wolverines Pursue 2015 Defensive Back It may not be the norm in Northeast of a 4x100 relay that placed second naOhio, but there are some kids who grow tionally among high school boys at the up cheering for Michigan, rather than the Penn Relays in April — and his produchome-state Buckeyes. Fortunately for the tion as a playmaker for St. Edward this fall U-M coaching staff, eased any concerns Shaun Crawford some of those kids over his diminutive grow into top-notch St. Edward High School stature. He caught football prospects. Lakewood, Ohio 24 passes for 420 Shaun Crawford Class: 2015 yards (17.5 yards is one such player, Position: Defensive Back per catch) and five and the 2015 de- Ht.: 5-9 • Wt.: 165 touchdowns on offensive back from Rankings: None yet fense, and made 56 Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward picked up a tackles and two interceptions defensively long-coveted Michigan offer May 7. as a sophomore two-way starter on one "I visited them twice before the offer of the state's most powerful programs, — it was a relief that those visits weren't which sent redshirt freshman offensive really a waste of my time," Crawford ad- lineman Kyle Kalis to U-M. mitted. "It was just like a sigh of relief to With a Michigan offer in hand, Crawford finally get offered by the school that I re- may not take long to accept it. Although ally liked. Just knowing that they still have U-M and Tennessee are the only schools that amount of interest was just so surreal he's seen on recruiting visits, he's not sure how many more he'll make before pulling for me." The 5-9, 165-pound Crawford went to the trigger. "I don't want to drag it out too long," he Ann Arbor for a football game in the fall of 2011 and returned for a basketball game said. "I'll probably end up making it really Crawford "I want to get to Michigan one more time before the season starts, and maybe some other places just to see how they compare to Michigan and the academics there." in January 2013. He made the transition from fan to recruit, but had begun to grow skeptical that a Michigan offer would be arriving any time soon. He did have scholarship tenders from the likes of Miami, Michigan State and Tennessee, while the Wolverines had put most of their focus on taller defensive backs than Crawford. His overall athleticism — he was part quick. I want to get to Michigan one more time before the season starts, and maybe some other places just to see how they compare to Michigan and the academics there." Should he choose to commit to Michigan, Crawford would be the first to pledge in the class of 2015. — Tim Sullivan