The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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prep profiles Wolverines Look To Make Inroads With Elite Arizona Wide Receiver Michigan has swiped a few of the Neal ended up at Notre Dame before nation's top prospects from the state transferring to Arizona. of Arizona in recent years, most reKirk, regarded by Rivals.com as the cently defensive end Craig Roh and top wide receiver in the West, now All-American offensive tackle Taylor holds offers from most of the nation's Lewan. The U-M elite programs. Christian Kirk coaches are now He's seen both looking at a few ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ in-state schools skill position play- Saguaro High School and UCLA, but ers from the Grand has only set up a Scottsdale, Ariz. Canyon State, inhandful of other cluding one — Class: 2015 visits. He'll visit 5-10, 190-pound Position: Wide Receiver UCLA again w i d e r e c e i v e r Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 190 Feb. 15, Oregon Christian Kirk — Rivals.com Rankings: No. 3 wide re- March 8 and Oklawho plays bigger ceiver and No. 21 overall player nationally homa April 12. He than his frame. also plans on seeing Kirk has been playing on the Saguaro Ohio State during his spring break, so varsity since his freshman year, when Michigan's opportunity to get him on he caught 34 passes for 589 yards and campus might fall around the same three touchdowns. He followed up time. U-M tight ends and special teams with 43 catches for 1,003 yards (23.3 coach Dan Ferrigno has been in his yards per reception) and 12 scores as a school and is leading his recruitment. sophomore, and finished his junior seaKirk has already made the decision son with 65 receptions for 1,164 yards to graduate high school a semester and 17 touchdowns. He also rushed 77 early to get on a campus for spring ball. times for 825 yards and 13 scores. "I've been talking about it with my Kirk brought home Rivals.com an- parents for a couple of months," he alyst Mike Farrell's "Mighty Mouse said in December. "It increases my opAward" after shining at the Rivals100 portunity to play early. That's someFive Star Challenge presented by Un- thing I want to do. That's a goal of der Armour last summer in Chicago. mine. It was a hard decision, but it's "This goes to the smallest player who best for me." made the biggest impact, and that's Though Kirk insists he has no leadKirk, hands down," Farrell reported. ers, Oregon was a childhood favorite. "He looks smaller than his listed 5-10 "The Oregon offer was a big-time and 190 pounds, and is very quick offer," Kirk said. "They told me I was and sudden in the open field. … He the first skill player to get offered, and reminds me of a thinner but faster Da- they're excited about what I could do vonte Neal, who was also an Arizona in their offense." standout a few years back." — Chris Balas