The Wolverine

March 2016

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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2016 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE THEY SAID IT • Defensive Coordinator Don Brown: "Elysee is a true sideline-to-sideline guy. He plays downhill, can explode on con- tact and has really good coverage skills for a middle linebacker. He fits exactly what we are trying to do within our sys- tem." • Cedar Grove Head Coach Jermaine [Jimmy] Smith: "It's really simple for him. He's very athletic, hard working and the sky is the limit. "It's all about his speed. He ran in a camp and clocked a 4.5, and he was upset because he didn't run a 4.4. He always hears people talking about 4.4s, and he hasn't played a lot of football. He thought everybody was supposed to run that. But he's definitely got speed." • Rivals.com Southeast Recruiting Analyst Woody Wommack: "You're talking about a guy who looks the part of a big-time linebacker — he really passes the eye test. Personally, I think if he continues growing, he'll just be more of a physical specimen at linebacker. I don't see him getting big enough to play defensive end, but he's athletic enough that he could move around and play a couple different positions. I think he could play all three linebacker posi- tions if he was coached that way. "He's a guy that you want to have anchoring your defense in the middle. That's why we saw a lot of teams take a second look at him, especially after his Mbem-Bosse has only played three seasons of football but was very successful in the talent-rich state of Georgia. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM

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