The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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36 THE WOLVERINE JANUARY 2021 MICHIGAN RECRUITING Michigan football inked 20 recruits for its class of 2021 in the early sign- ing period Dec. 16, and the haul stood No. 11 in Rivals.com's national team rankings as of Dec. 28. Below is an in-depth look at each of U-M's early signees, with their prep statistics, honors and how their teams fared this past season (if applicable; many of their seasons were canceled, postponed or cut short due to the on- going COVID-19 pandemic). OL Raheem Anderson Detroit Cass Tech Honors: Anderson was named to the Detroit Public School League All-City and PSL teams as a senior, while also being placed on the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Division 1 All-State Team. Team: Cass Tech, coached by for- mer Michigan running back Thomas Wilcher, a college teammate of U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh, was unde- feated at 9-0 this season and making a run towards the state title before the season was put on pause until early January. Anderson was a key part of the team's success as a captain and the starting center. Cass Tech was ranked No. 42 in the country and No. 4 in the state by MaxPreps when the playoffs were halted. WR Andrel Anthony East Lansing (Mich.) High Stats: In seven games where stats were available, Anthony brought down 26 catches for 468 yards and three touchdowns. He also returned a punt 50 yards for a score. He set East Lansing High School's all-time record with 1,971 career receiving yards. Honors: Anthony was recognized as a 'Blue Chip' recruit by The Detroit News for his senior season, was selected to the 2020 Michigan High School Foot- ball Coaches Association Division 2 All-State Team, and earned Capital Area Activities Conference first-team honors as a junior and senior. Team: East Lansing High concluded with an undefeated season, going 8-0 before the remainder of the slate was postponed. The squad, ranked No. 7 in Michigan by MaxPreps, was making a deep playoff run, which it will pick up in early January. DL Kechaun Bennett Suffield (Conn.) Academy Stats: Bennett recorded 48 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks dur- ing his junior year. Team: His senior season was can- celed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. OL Tristan Bounds Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall Honors: Bounds was named to the Sports Illustrated All-American watch list prior to the 2020 season. Team: His senior season was can- celed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LB Junior Colson Brentwood (Tenn.) Ravenwood Stats: Colson accumulated 101 tack- les and seven sacks in eight games this season. Honors: Colson was named a semi- finalist for the 2020 Butkus Award, handed out to the nation's top high school linebacker, and was selected to participate in the All-American Bowl. Team: Ravenwood finished with a 7-5 mark and was ranked No. 17 in Tennessee by MaxPreps. OL Greg Crippen Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy Honors: Crippen was tabbed as a Sports Illustrated All-American finalist after he did not allow a sack during his junior and senior seasons. He was named a MaxPreps Junior All-Ameri- can in 2019. Team: A two-year captain, Crippen helped IMG Academy finish 8-0 and No. 1 in the MaxPreps national rank- ings. He blocked for fellow signee J.J. McCarthy. WR Cristian Dixon Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei Stats: Dixon hauled in 35 receptions for 611 yards and six touchdowns as a junior. Team: His senior season was can- celed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. K/P Tommy Doman Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary's Stats: On the year, Doman averaged 44.8 yards on 17 punts with a long of 53 yards and placed 10 inside the 20-yard line. As a placekicker, he con- verted 6 of 7 field goals and all 13 PATs during his senior season. Nineteen of his 24 kickoffs went for touchbacks. Honors: Doman was selected to participate in the All-American Bowl, and was named a six-star punter by Chris Sailer Kicking. Kornblue Kicking tabbed him as a member of the Fab50 and a five-star prospect, and ranked him as the nation's No. 1 punter and No. 2 kicker. He was honored as an All- State kicker by The Detroit News during his sophomore and junior campaigns. Team: St. Mary's went 2-3 on the season and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. RB Tavierre Dunlap Del Valle (Texas) High Stats: As a senior, Dunlap accu- mulated 572 rushing yards and four touchdowns in five games. Honors: Dunlap is a finalist for the state of Texas Super Team as a senior. Team: Del Valle finished with a 3-6 record in 2020. RB Donovan Edwards West Bloomfield (Mich.) High Stats: Edwards racked up 1,021 rush- Senior Year Stats And Honors For Michigan Signees Raheem Anderson was a four-year starter and three-time captain at Detroit Cass Tech, where he was coached by former Wolverine Thomas Wilcher. PHOTO BY EJ HOLLAND