The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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JANUARY 2021 THE WOLVERINE 37 MICHIGAN RECRUITING ing yards and scored 17 touchdowns in nine games as a senior, while adding 153 receiving yards and three scores. Honors: He was the runner-up for the 2020 Michigan High School Foot- ball Player of the Year award as a senior and was named a 'Blue Chip' recruit by The Detroit News. Edwards earned a spot on the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Division 1 All-State Team, and was selected to participate in the Under Armour All- American Game, Adidas All-American Game, Hall of Fame World Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl. Team: The Lakers, coached by former Michigan wide receiver Ron Bellamy, went 8-1 and won the district champi- onship before the postseason was sus- pended until early January. The team was ranked the fifth-best squad in the state by MaxPreps. OL Giovanni El-Hadi Sterling Heights (Mich.) Stevenson Stats: El-Hadi allowed no sacks on over 140 pass attempts during his se- nior year. Honors: He was selected to the Un- der Armour All-American Game. He also earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior and was named to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Division 1 All- State Team this season. Team: Led Stevenson to their first MAC Red conference championship in 11 years as a senior, with the team finishing 7-2. DL Dominick Giudice New Monmouth (N.J.) Mater Dei Stats: Giudice notched 46 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six sacks and 42 quarterback pressures as a senior. Honors: He was a first-team All-New Jersey Defensive pick by USA Today for his senior campaign and was named to the Jersey Sports Zone All-Zone Team as a junior and senior. Team: Giudice's squad finished with a 5-2 record. DL TJ Guy Mansfield (Mass.) High Stats: Guy totaled 43 stops with six tackles for loss, five sacks and five pressures as a junior. Honors: He was named to the Mas- sachusetts State Coaches All-Star Team as a junior. Team: His senior season was post- poned to the spring due to COVID-19. TE Louis Hansen Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian's Stats: Hansen hauled in 39 passes for 548 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games as a junior. Honors: He was named to the Su- per 26 All-State Football Team and the All-Independent School first team and All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council first team as a junior. Team: His senior season was post- poned to the spring due to the CO- VID-19 pandemic. LB Jaydon Hood Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas Stats: He racked up 61 total tackles, one sack and one interception in eight games where stats were available. Honors: Hood was selected to par- ticipate in the Under Armour All-Amer- ican Game. Team: St. Thomas Aquinas con- cluded 8-1 with a 7A Florida state title. CB Ja'Den McBurrows Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas Stats: McBurrows posted 29 tack- les, seven passes defended and three interceptions in the eight games in which stats were available. Team: His squad finished 8-1 with a 7A Florida state title. QB J.J. McCarthy Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy Stats: In the eight games where stats are available, McCarthy completed 91 of 157 passes (58.0 percent) for 1,440 yards and 16 touchdowns, while not throwing an interception. Honors: McCarthy was selected to participate in the 2021 All-American Bowl and 2021 Polynesian Bowl all-star games. He participated in the Elite 11 QB competition this past summer. Team: The team went 8-0 on the sea- son and was named the high school national champions by MaxPreps. LB Tyler McLaurin Bolingbrook (Ill.) High Stats: As a junior, McLaurin regis- tered 92 tackles, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one inter- ception Honors: He was an All-Area choice by the Joliet Harold-News and an All- Southwest Suburban Conference se- lection as a junior. Team: His senior season was can- celed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DB Rod Moore Clayton (Ohio) Northmont Stats: Defensively, Moore notched 68 tackles, one interception and six pass breakups as a senior, while also shining on offense as a wide receiver, posting 28 catches for 440 yards and eight touchdowns. Honors: Moore earned first-team All-Ohio honors as a senior and was also named to the All-Southwest Ohio District 1 first team. Team: Moore helped his squad to an 8-0 start this season, including two playoff wins, before they were forced to forfeit due to COVID concerns. WR Xavier Worthy Fresno (Calif.) Central Stats: Caught 55 passes for 992 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior. Honors: He was selected to partici- pate in the 2021 All-American Bowl. Team: His senior season was can- celed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he helped his squad to its first-ever CIF Division I-AA state title in 2019. — Clayton Sayfie Four-star linebacker Jaydon Hood surprised and signed with Michigan in December's early signing period after originally being expected to wait until February with no guarantee his choice would be U-M. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM