The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2012 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE four-star prospect, the No. 15 recruit in Ohio and the No. 12 safety nationally by Rivals.com … Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 9 player in Ohio, the No. 20 recruit in the Midwest and the No. 13 safety nation- ally by ESPN.com … Listed as a three-star recruit, the No. 8 safety in the land the No. 143 player nationally by MaxPreps.com … Tabbed as a four-star recruit, the No. 16 player in Ohio and the No. 15 safety in the country by 247Sports.com … Rated as the No. 64 player in the Midwest by SuperPrep. Brady Hoke's Comments: "He's been here since the semester started, and he's doing a great job from an academic standpoint. Just talking with the winter conditioning staff, he's do- ing a tremendous job there. port: "He's the No. 1 free safety in Ohio and had a lot of people chasing him — Tennessee, Penn State, Notre Dame. Michigan got him fairly early and did a real good job in that part of Ohio. He's got very good range and production, and he plays against the best competi- tion in Ohio, I think, in that triangle area of Youngstown, Cleveland and Akron. Tom Lemming of Prep Football Re- " " 78 THE WOLVERINE MARCH 2012 born on Feb. 9, 1994, in Akron, Ohio … Performed a maximum bench press of 260 pounds and a squat of 305 pounds … Has never been timed in the 40- yard dash … Sports a 42.5-inch vertical jump … Served in the same defensive backfield that sent Chevin Meadows to Kent State after the 2011 season … His uncle, Dave Young, played at Purdue (1977-80), and ranks fifth all time in receiving yards (2,316), be- fore spending three years with the Baltimore Colts … His high school coach, Ricky Powers, was the last Buchtel alumnus to play at Michi- gan (running back, 1990- 93). Powers was team cap- tain in 1993 and racked up 2,680 career rushing yards. Rankings: Ranked as a Personal: Jarrod Arthur Wilson was 6-2 • 190 • Defensive Back • Buchtel High School • Akron, Ohio Career Totals: Started two seasons at JARROD WILSON ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ safety for Buchtel and played sparingly on offense … Notched 123 tackles … Tallied 13 interceptions … Returned five interceptions for touchdowns, all during his junior year … Blocked one punt … Returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown. Senior Season: Started all 10 games pated in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Arlington, Texas, in Decem- ber … Nearly had an inter- ception in the game. … Did not attend any college sum- mer camps. Other Sports: Also let- two passes, including one he returned 81 yards for a touchdown, in the title game loss … Recorded 52 tackles and 10 interceptions, five of which were re- turned for touchdowns … Also tallied a fumble recovery, which he returned 98 yards for a touchdown. All-Star Games And Camps: Partici- tered in basketball … Aver- aged eight points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior … Did not play this year, because he enrolled early at Michigan. High School GPA: 3.2. Planned Major: Unde- cided. Favorite Michigan Ath- letes: Former Michigan receiver Braylon Edwards and former U-M cornerback Charles Woodson. Favorite Pro Players: For- mer Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor and New England Patriots wide re- ceiver Chad Ochocinco. Other Schools Consid- ered: Notre Dame, Stanford and West Virginia. Date Of Official Visit To Wilson is rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 15 player in Ohio and the No. 12 safety in the country by Rivals.com. for a Griffins team that went 6-4 on the year … Had his best game of the year in the finale, intercepting a pass, blocking a punt at the 6-yard line and catching a touchdown pass on a rare appearance on offense, helping Buch- tel secure the Akron City Series Cham- pionship with a 34-0 win over Fires- tone … Recorded 71 tackles and three interceptions on the year … Named to the Associated Press Division III first- team all-state team. Junior Season: Started at safety for a Griffins team that went 11-4 and lost 13-12 in the Ohio Division III state championship game … Intercepted PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN Michigan: Dec. 9, 2011. Why Wilson Chose Michi- other schools because Coach Hoke and all the coaches were so welcoming. Buchtel Head Coach Ricky Pow- gan: "It just felt like home. I didn't really even look at any " ers' Comments: "He's starting to be a student of the game. He's coming to watch film and do all those things that need to be done to get him better. He's a smart kid anyway, so it wasn't hard. We taught him to understand offenses and what defenses he should be calling, what looks they're going to show us and how he can counter those looks with the calls he makes. It was more classroom work than any- thing else. The kid has the physical ability to do anything. "