commitment profile
Wideout Freddy Canteen Could
Be A Good Fit In The Slot
Canteen is rated as a four-star talent, the No. 6 player in Maryland and the No. 43 wide
receiver in the country by Rivals.com.
photo courtesy rivals.com
Like his teammate, cornerback
Brandon Watson, wideout Freddy
Canteen headed to Ann Arbor to do
one thing: earn an offer at Michigan's
summer camp. Nearly the entire Elk‑
ton (Md.) Eastern Christian Academy
football team was along, but the 6‑2,
170-pound Canteen held the distinc‑
tion of being the highest-ranked 2014
prospect from the burgeoning pow‑
erhouse. The four-star has earned
the distinction as Rivals.com's No. 43
wide receiver in the country.
That's saying something, given the
recent history of the program. The
2013 class saw two players commit to
the University of Southern California,
including five-star defensive tackle
Kenny Bigelow (and 2015 quarter‑
back David Sills has already given the
Trojans his pledge, as well). Though
small, the school has top talent.
It should come as little surprise
then, that Canteen accomplished his
goal of earning a Michigan offer.
"I just showed pretty much every‑
thing I do: route running, technique,
speed and discipline," he explained.
"I'm always putting in work."
He waited less than a week to ac‑
cept the Wolverines' scholarship of‑
fer. Michigan's combination of excel‑
