The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2016 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE BY BRANDON BROWN F or the first time in the Rivals.com era, Michigan has signed five true wide receiver prospects. Indianapolis Ben Davis athlete Chris Evans took that total to six after head coach Jim Harbaugh listed him as a wide receiver during the Sign- ing of the Stars event Feb. 3. The rest of 2016 wide receiver haul includes Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Santa Margarita Catholic's Dylan Crawford, Camden (N.J.) High's Brad Hawkins Jr., Thompson's Station (Tenn.) In- dependence's Nate Johnson, Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange's Eddie McDoom and Egg Harbor City (N.J.) Cedar Creek's Ahmir Mitchell. Large Wide Receiver Haul Bolsters Position For Michigan Ahmir Mitchell (left, alongside Tom Brady) is one of seven 2016 signees that enrolled early at Michigan, and he was introduced to the fan base at the Signing of the Stars Feb. 3. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN