The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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prep profiles Standout Junior Defensive End Has Serious U-M Interest St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall has aspects of his game. produced as many big-name college "The highly coveted defensive end stars as any high school program in the continues to impress coaches with his Midwest. Former Notre Dame wideout speed-rush abilities," TheWolverine.com Michael Floyd, Miami offensive lineman recruiting intern Branden Hunter said. Seantrel Henderson, and Iowa linemen "Up to 6-4, 240 pounds, Cornell was a Rafael Eubanks and Broderick Binns are man amongst boys at the Sound Mind, just a few of the Sound Body Camp. stars to come out Jashon Cornell He needs to im‑ of the powerhouse ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ prove his consis‑ program. tency, but has ex‑ Cretin-Derham Hall The 2015 class' St. Paul, Minn. cellent potential." Jashon Cornell Class: 2015 Even if Michigan could be the next Position: Defensive End does remain in Raider to make a Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 238 contention until big impact on the Rivals.com Rankings: Rivals 250 to the end, that could college level. The watch list mean a long wait 6-3, 238-pounder to find out whether holds offers from more than 20 colleges, they'll be signing Cornell in February including Florida, Michigan State, Notre 2015. He doesn't plan to decide until the Dame, Ohio State, USC and Wisconsin. last possible moment. The academic fac‑ Though the Irish are considered the tors should help U-M's case in the long front-runner — five out of 19 prospects run. from the school have gone on to Notre "I think I'm making my decision senior Dame in the Rivals.com era — Michigan year at signing day, probably," he said. is one program with a serious shot. His "Academics, and who has the best pro‑ visit to Ann Arbor Sept. 7 was a positive, gram for my major. I think I might major in especially since the Wolverines defeated business or law, one of those two." the Irish. Michigan's recruiting success has made "It was everything I expected and a little waves nationally in the 2014 and 2015 bit more," Cornell said. "They had 115,000 classes. Should the Maize and Blue add people, and everybody was yelling 'Go Cornell to the 2015 group, it would be Blue.' It helps them out a lot. It showed me another high-profile signee. Although he's a mid-four-star prospect according to more of what they had to offer." Cornell's abilities would be an excellent Rivals.com, ESPN.com has named him the fit in Michigan's defense. His combina‑ top junior in the country. With the recruit‑ tion of size and speed makes him a terror ing prowess of Brady Hoke, the Wolver‑ off the edge for opposing quarterbacks, ines are back near the top of the nation. — Tim Sullivan and he is working hard to improve in all