The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2016 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE him, and he carried the ball 20 times in the first quarter and continued to play strong throughout the game without letting down with all the carries." • DePaul Catholic Associate Head Co a c h B r ya n M u r ray : " K a re e m Walker is a unique talent. He is a very long running back with very deceiv- ing power. While he has the ability to make you miss or outrun you, he thrives on punishing you on contact. His frame will allow for him to carry more weight, probably between 225- 230 pounds, and get faster. "He likes to pass block and really worked on improving that part of his game." • Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic Recruit- ing Analyst Adam Friedman: "He's a bigger back, really a one-cut-and- downhill runner. He's really good between the tackles. He won't make defenders miss in the open field. He looks for contact and runs over de- fenders. He will really fit in Michigan's scheme." •Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "Kareem Walker leveled out the last two years. He's not the great back I thought he'd be when we were filming with him the last couple years. He is still the best back in the East. "He's got good size — physically, he looks just like Beast Mode [Marshawn Lynch] out in Seattle, he's got the hair, the size — he's got good speed. He turned out to be real good, but not the superstar this year that I thought he'd be. "At Michigan, going into Jim Har- baugh's offense, I think he could really excel, and he could be an All-Ameri- can there. He certainly has the ability to be an All-American."