The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING 367-pounder is also the third-best prospect in the Great Lakes State. Elliott is a 6-5, 300-pound three- star who has a chance to make a big statement about his ranking at the game. Peters and Onwenu will have plenty of players to whom they'd like to spread the good message of the Maize and Blue. While some may be off the board by the time the game kicks off — Detroit King four- stars Donnie Corley and Lavert Hill, a wide receiver and cornerback, re- spectively, plan a December decision on the same date — a number will be receptive to what future Wolverine duo has to say. That includes a handful of five- star prospects that would help the Wolverines close the 2016 class with a bang and set the table for plenty of success in the first few years of the Jim Harbaugh era. That group is led by Bowman (Ga.) Elbert County athlete Mecole Hard- man Jr., a 5-10, 171-pounder who could play either wide receiver or de- fensive back in college. Michigan has offered the nation's No. 2 athlete the opportunity to try his hand at either position, while starting his career out as a special teams whiz. While home- town Georgia may be tough to beat, his official visit to the Nov. 28 game against Ohio State in Ann Arbor puts Three future Wolverines — including Avon (Ind.) High quarterback Brandon Peters, the nation's No. 5 pro-style signal-caller and No. 140 overall player according to Rivals.com — will participate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. PHOTO BY BRANDON BROWN