The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2012 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE was born on Sept. 15, 1994, in Detroit … Achieved a maximum bench press of 235 pounds … Has run a 4.47 40- yard dash … Recorded a 33-inch vertical jump … Teammate Royce Jenkins-Stone will join Richardson in Ann Arbor … Comrades Laron Taylor, Ruben Lile, William Rembert and Brandon Berry signed letters of intent with Buffalo, and Louis Palmer will play for Central Michigan … Hails from the same high school as three current Wolverines: redshirt sopho- more safety Thomas Gordon, junior defensive tackle William Campbell and freshman defensive back De- lonte Hollowell. Rankings: Rated as a four-star Personal: Terry Jerome Richardson 5-9 • 165 • Cornerback • Cass Technical • Detroit Brady Hoke on Terry Richardson TERRY RICHARDSON ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ "There's been a lot of connection with Michigan and Cass Tech over the years, and Terry is a corner that we think is going to do a great job for us." tions … Nabbed 45 receptions for 965 yards (21.4 yards per reception) and seven scores on offense. Senior Season: Led Cass Tech to prospect, the No. 5 recruit in Michi- gan, the No. 18 cornerback in the country and the No. 244 player na- tionally by Rivals.com … Ranked as a four-star recruit, the top player in Michigan, the No. 5 cornerback na- tionally and the No. 68 overall player in the class of 2012 by ESPN.com … Listed as a four-star player and the No. 74 prospect nationally by Max- Preps.com … Tabbed as the No. 35 overall recruit in the Midwest by Su- perPrep. Brady Hoke's Comments: "Terry an 11-3 record and a Division I state championship — the first for a De- troit Public School League team in Michigan High School Athletic As- sociation history … Defeated Detroit Catholic Central 49-13 to earn the crown … Was in on two tackles in the state title game … Made three receptions for 22 yards (7.3-yard av- erage) in a 6-3 semifinal playoff vic- tory over Utica Eisenhower … Fin- ished the season with 49 tackles and seven pass breakups … Returned a kickoff for a score … Caught 33 passes for 565 yards (17.1 yards per reception) and two touchdowns … Named a second-team All-American by ESPN.com… Selected as the No. 1 player in the state onThe Detroit News Blue-Chip list … Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team. Junior Season: Started at corner- back and played wide receiver for a Cass Tech team that won the PSL championship, but fell to Lake Orion in the Division I state semifinals … Recorded 35 tackles and picked off four passes … Caught 12 passes for 400 yards (33.3 yards per reception) and five touchdowns. All-Star Games And Camps: Played for the Team Blur at the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game Jan. 2, helping earn a 49-16 victory … Participated in the International Bowl Feb. 1 … Attended "The Open- ing" in Oregon, the Ohio State Nike Camp in Columbus, and the "Grid- irons Kings" in Orlando, Fla., in 2011. Other Sports: Competed in the Report: "He's short, but he has a great vertical, timing and anticipa- tion as a corner. Most people don't even try to throw his way — he's that good at covering the pass. He's got an elite sense of where the ball is at all times. He always seems to be in the right place at the right time, that's why very few people throw on him. He had a lot more interceptions as a junior than a senior because this year most people stayed away from him." Career Totals: Started three sea- sons at cornerback for Cass Technical High School … Tallied 104 tackles, 23 pass breakups and 16 intercep- Richardson is another Cass Tech young man who is well coached by Thomas Wilcher. There's been a lot of connection with Michigan and Cass Tech over the years, and Terry is a corner that we think is going to do a great job for us." Tom Lemming of Prep Football 4x100-, 4x200- and 4x400-meter re- lays and the 200-meter dash for the Technicians' track squad … Took first place in the 200-meter dash (22.21 seconds) at a 2011 Division I re- gional, but failed to advance beyond the state preliminaries with a 21st- place time of 23.26 seconds. High School GPA: 3.0. Favorite Michigan Athlete: Charles Woodson. Favorite Pro Player: Former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders. Other Schools Considered: Ala- bama, LSU, USC and Florida. Why Richardson Chose Michigan: "I feel like it was the best opportu- nity to play fast, and the opportu- nity to play with my two best friends [fellow signees Royce Jenkins-Stone and James Ross] was just too much to pass up." Cass Tech Head Coach Thomas Richardson is rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 5 recruit in Michigan, the No. 18 cornerback in the country and the No. 244 player nationally by Rivals.com. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL Wilcher's Comments: "He has a drive about himself, a determination. He is easy to coach because he is a good listener and tries to do what the coach asks all of the time. He is just a very passionate young man." MARCH 2012 THE WOLVERINE 71