The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2012 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE 6-5 • 305 • Offensive Line • St. Edward High School • Lakewood, Ohio KYLE KALIS ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ born on Dec. 21, 1993, in Edina, Minn. … Boasts a maximum bench press of 455 pounds and a squat of 585 … Has run a 5.1-second 40-yard dash … Sports a 28-inch vertical jump … Hails from the same high school as Baltimore Ravens safety Haruki Naka- mura and San Francisco 49ers offen- sive tackle Alex Boone … His father, Todd Kalis, played at Arizona State and faced Michigan in the 1987 Rose Bowl before embarking on an eight-year NFL career … Is a talented painter, and also enjoys playing guitar and hanging out with friends in his spare time. Rankings: Ranked as a five-star Personal: Kyle Brockton Kalis was prospect, the No. 1 recruit in the state of Ohio, the No. 4 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 22 player na- tionally by Rivals.com … Rated as a four-star recruit and the No. 10 offen- sive guard nationally by ESPN.com … Listed as the No. 99 prospect nation- ally by MaxPreps.com … Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 3 player in Ohio, the No. 4 offensive guard in the country and the No. 62 prospect na- tionally by 247Sports.com … Listed as the No. 8 player in the Midwest, the No. 12 offensive lineman in the coun- try and an All-American by SuperPrep. Brady Hoke's Comments: "He's a powerful, strong, road-grading type of offensive lineman that we want to have. He's very talented. port: "He's a super talent, one of the premier offensive linemen in the coun- try, a powerhouse who had a great junior year. He's a guy that can play tackle or guard. Michigan is going to want him at tackle — he can play left or right tackle. He's one of the big- ger impact players in a class of impact players. Tom Lemming of Prep Football Re- " on the St. Edward varsity, playing right tackle. Senior Season: Missed three games Career Totals: Started three seasons " with a dislocated knee caused by a torn tendon … St. Edward finished 8-4 overall and lost to rival St. Ignatius in the state playoffs … Associated Press special mention All-Ohio selection … Finalist for the U.S. Army Player of the Year … Parade All-American. Junior Season: Started at right finishing with a 15-0 record … The team was ranked No. 12 in the coun- try by USA Today … Earned first-team All-Ohio honors from the Associated Press. Sophomore Season: Started eight games on a St. Edward varsity team that finished 4-6. All-Star Games And Camps: Started for the East offense in a 24-12 loss to the West in the U.S. Army All-Ameri- can Bowl Jan. 7 in San Antonio … At- tended the 2010 Ohio State camp and finished No. 1 out of more than 500 prospects … Was also a standout at the Pitt football camp that summer … Invited to participate in the Pennsyl- vania-Ohio Big 33 Game and the Ohio North-South Game, but declined. Other Sports: Participated in track (field events) in his freshman and sophomore years. High School GPA: 2.9. ACT Score: 24. Planned Major: Business and/or tackle and helped lead St. Edward to its first state football championship … The Big Green Machine beat Wayne High, 35-28, in the state title game, marketing, possibly art. Favorite Michigan Athlete: Offen- sive guard Steve Hutchinson. Favorite Pro Player: Hutchinson (Minnesota Vikings). Other Schools Considered: Ala- bama, Wisconsin and Auburn. Date Of Official Visit To Michigan: Dec. 9, 2011. Why Kalis Chose Michigan: "Pretty much for me, it was just the family atmosphere there. All the guys in the class, I feel so close with them. I was really comfortable with all the recruits, the coaches, and the guys already there on campus. I just fell in love with it. Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said of Kalis: "He's a super talent, one of the premier offensive linemen in the country." PHOTO BY TIM SULLIVAN ti's Comments: "In this sport, you have kids that are talented and work, and kids that are talented, but don't think they have to work. Kyle takes working to another level. He's an intense kid that loves the weight room, loves the grind of what it takes to get better, which is doing the little things every single day — dedicating himself to improving with every practice, with every repetition. He concentrates in- tensely on his technique, and then like all great offensive linemen, he has that mean streak that separates him when he's on the field. St. Edward Head Coach Rick Finot- " " MARCH 2012 THE WOLVERINE 61