The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2012 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE 6-3 • 320 • Defensive Tackle • Park Hill High School • Kansas City, Mo. ONDRE PIPKINS ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ was born on Feb. 25, 1994, in Saginaw, Mich. … Transferred from Rochester (Mich.) Adams High School to Park Hill during his sophomore year … Will be the first Division I athlete and first Michigan student in his family … Has a maximum bench press of 385 pounds and a max squat of 610 pounds … Timed at 4.9 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Sports a 29-inch vertical leap. Rankings: Ranked as a five-star pros- Personal: Ondre Devonte Pipkins pect, the No. 2 recruit in Missouri, the No. 2 defensive tackle in the land and coach Greg Reynolds. Senior Season: Started eight games at defensive tackle, missing two due to a minor knee injury … Helped Park Hill to a 5-5 record, missing out on the state playoffs … Though used pri- marily as a "space-eater" on the line, managed to notch 60 tackles, with 10 for loss and four sacks … Forced four fumbles and deflected three passes … Named first-team all-state by the Mis- souri High School Football Coaches Association … Named first-team All- District 12 in Class 5. Park Hill head coach Greg Reynolds on Pipkins and U-M "When he went up there and visited, the way the coaches treated him and talked to him, he just kind of felt like he was home." the No. 14 overall player nationally by Rivals.com … Rated as the No. 9 de- fensive tackle and the No. 157 overall recruit in the country by MaxPreps. com … Listed as an All-American, the No. 14 prospect in the Midlands and the No. 20 defensive lineman in the na- tion by SuperPrep … Tabbed as a four- star prospect, the No. 2 recruit in Mis- souri, the No. 6 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 51 overall player in the class of 2012 by 247Sports.com … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 5 recruit in Missouri, the No. 16 defen- sive tackle nationally and the No. 33 player in the Midlands by ESPN.com. Brady Hoke's Comments: "He's a big Report: "I think he's very good. I saw Rivals gave him five stars, but I don't think he's quite that good because he's not real quick-footed. He's a run stuffer at defensive tackle — everything up the middle, he stuffs. I believe he could be an All-American offensive guard. I love him on offense, and I really like him on defense. As a defensive tackle, he's very tough to move out of the way. In high school, he almost always occupied two or three blockers. man in the middle, which you need on defense. He can play a three-tech- nique tackle. We're very excited about him." Tom Lemming of Prep Football Career Totals: Played two years of varsity football at Park Hill for head " right tackle and defensive tackle dur- ing the course of a 7-4 season that ended with a loss in the first round of the state playoffs. Sophomore Season: Played football Junior Season: Started at offensive at Rochester (Mich.) Adams … Started on the offensive line for Adams, help- ing lead the Highlanders to an 8-3 re- cord. All-Star Games And Camps: Played bine Camp, the 2011 U.S. Army Junior Combine and the Ohio State Nike Football Training Camp … Attended the University of Missouri's one-day camp last summer. Other Sports: Played basketball dur- ing his sophomore year following his transfer to Park Hill … Played in eight basketball games as a junior, but sat out the remainder of the season due to a knee injury … Averaged 8.0 points and 8.0 rebounds. High School GPA: 2.6. Planned Major: Undecided. Favorite Michigan Athlete: LaMarr Woodley. Favorite Pro Player: Pittsburgh Steel- Alabama and Ohio State. Date Of Official Visit To Michigan: ers outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley. Other Schools Considered: UCLA, Nov. 25, 2011. Why Pipkins Chose Michigan: "It was close to home. I just liked the coaching staff and the atmosphere there. We've got a brotherhood going on." Park Hill Head Coach Greg Reyn- for the West team in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, making two solo tackles and forcing one fumble in a 24-12 West victory … Attended the 2011 National Underclassmen Com- olds' Comments: "It's hard for a 320-pound kid to play hard every down, but when he would play hard every down it just brought a different emotion to our defense. He's going to improve at that, and he's going to learn that. He'll learn all the different things that Michigan's going to be able to do. He's going to be a solid part of their program." Pipkins played for the West team in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, making two solo tackles and forcing one fumble in a 24-12 West victory. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GENNARIA MARCH 2012 THE WOLVERINE 69