The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING Michigan, the No. 18 cornerback nation- ally and the No. 217 player overall in the country by Rivals.com. KALEB RINGER • LB Northmont High School/Clayton, Ohio Team Finish: Finished regular season 4-6 … Failed to qualify for state playoffs. Individual Stats: Missed four games due to injury … Totaled 59 tackles, six tackles for loss and one sack … Recovered one fumble and broke up one pass. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 22 senior in Ohio and the No. 16 inside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com. JAMES ROSS • LN St. Mary's Prep/Orchard Lake, Mich. Team Finish: Completed the season with a 12-2 record … Capped the year with a 45-7 victory over Mount Pleasant, earning a Divi- sion 3 state championship. Individual Stats: Made 161 total tackles, 13.5 tack- les for loss and 3.5 sacks … Forced three fumbles and recovered one … Caught two passes for 42 yards and a touchdown … Gained 48 yards on two carries and scored a touchdown. Individual Honors: Named to Detroit News all-divisions All-State "Dream Team" … Selected to AP All-State Divisions 3-4 first team … Picked for Detroit News All- Metro North first team. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 senior in Michigan, the No. 14 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 163 player overall in the country by Rivals.com. CALEB STACEY • OL Oak Hills High School/Cincinnati Team Finish: Ended the regular season 4-6 … Failed to qualify for the state playoffs. Individual Stats: Did not allow a sack … Com- piled 38 pancake blocks for a ground attack that averaged 216.7 yards. Individual Honors: Named first-team All-Southwest District. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 36 senior in Ohio and the No. 13 offensive guard nationally by Rivals.com. 42 THE WOLVERINE JANUARY 2012 TOM STROBEL • DE Mentor High School/Mentor, Ohio Team Finish: Completed season with an 11-2 record … Won two Division 1 playoff games before falling to eventual state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius in quarterfinals. Individual Stats: Tallied 66 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks … Notched 33 quar- terback pressures. Individual Honors: Named first-team All-Ohio Division 1 … Selected to All- Northeast District first team … Picked for JJHuddle.com All-Ohio first team, which covered all divisions. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a four- star prospect, the No. 17 senior in Ohio and the No. 17 strongside defensive end nationally by Rivals.com. A.J. WILLIAMS • TE Sycamore High School/Cincinnati Team Finish: Finished the regular sea- son 8-2 … Fell in first round of the Di- vision 1 state playoffs to Archbishop Moeller High School. Individual Stats: Was a starting tackle for an of- fense that averaged 297.8 rushing yards per game. Individual Honors: Named first-team All-Southwest District as an offensive line- man … Picked to All-Ohio first team in Division 1 … Selected to JJHuddle.com All-Ohio first team, which covered all di- visions. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 25 senior in Ohio and the No. 21 tight end nationally by Rivals. JARROD WILSON • S Buchtel High School/Akron, Ohio Team Finish: Finished regular season 6-4 … Failed to qualify for state playoffs. Individual Stats: Made 71 tackles … Intercepted three passes, returning one for touchdown … Blocked one punt. Individual Honors: Named Division 3 first-team All-Ohio … Selected to North- east District Division 3 first team … Picked for JJHuddle.com All-Ohio second team, covering all divisions. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a four- star prospect, the No. 14 senior in Ohio and the No. 12 safety nationally by Rivals. CHRIS WORMLEY • DL Whitmer High School/Toledo, Ohio Team Finish: Completed season with a 14-1 record … Advanced to semifinal round of Divi- sion 1 state playoffs before falling to eventual state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius. Individual Stats: Regis- tered 80 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 14 sacks … Recovered one fumble and deflected one pass. Individual Honors: Selected first-team All-Ohio in Division 1 … Named Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year … Chosen as the Toledo Blade Area Player of the Year … Declared JJHuddle.com Muscle Milk Defensive Player of the Year for the state of Ohio … Picked for JJHuddle.com All-Ohio first team, covering all divisions. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 21 senior in Ohio and the No. 20 strongside defensive end nationally by Rivals.com. Junior Commitments SHANE MORRIS • QB De La Salle Collegiate/Warren, Mich. Team Finish: Completed the season with a 9-3 record … Fell to eventual state champion Detroit Cass Tech in the second round of the Divi- sion 1 state playoffs. Individual Stats: Com- pleted 111 of 207 passes (53.6 percent) for 1,644 yards, 19 touch- downs and five interceptions … Rushed for five TDs. Individual Honors: Earned AP Divi- sions 1-2 All-State special mention … Named Detroit News All-Metro East first team. DYMONTE THOMAS • S Marlington High School/Alliance, Ohio Team Finish: Completed the season with an 8-2 record … Failed to qualify for state playoffs. Individual Stats: Re- corded 102 tackles, one in- terception, and one fum- ble recovery … Rushed for 837 yards and 13 touchdowns on 118 carries (7.1 yards per carry) … Caught five passes for 105 yards and a TD. Individual Honors: Selected first-team Division 3 All-Ohio … Earned JJHuddle. com honorable mention All-Ohio. ❑