The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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COMMITMENT PROFILE Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County safety Otis Reese hails from the Peach State, but decided he'd rather head north and play his college football in the Great Lakes State. Reese picked up a Michigan offer in April, and after per‑ forming well at one of Michigan's satellite camps became a more serious target for the staff. UCLA then of‑ fered, indicating that Reese's recruitment might start to pick up. He was in Ann Ar‑ bor over the week‑ end of June 18, while the coaches were on campus for a series of camps at U‑M, and decided to pull the trigger. Lee County head coach Dean Fabrizio wasn't overly surprised that Reese committed to the Maize and Blue, in part because his older brother DaQuan Jamison plays at Central Michigan. "It's not very far from Ann Arbor, so Otis was comfortable with that idea," Fabrizio said. "The distance was not a factor one bit in his decision." Anytime you see a kid from SEC country pick a northern school, ques‑ tions immediately arise about the sol‑ idness of the commitment. Fabrizio doesn't see that being much of an issue with Reese and Michigan. "We try to tell our kids that if they commit somewhere to stick to it," Fabrizio explained. "Otis still has some other good offers, though. LSU and UCLA and some other places that have offered are certainly nothing to sneeze at. "We'll still have a lot of people com‑ ing by the school to recruit him over the next two years. Ev‑ eryone who sees him loves him. Michigan just pulled the trig‑ ger a lot faster than everybody else, and that really impressed him. I think he's very comfortable with his decision." As a rising junior, Reese is physi‑ cally very impressive. At 6‑2 and 195 pounds, he has the size and build to be a multi‑position player. Listed a safety, he has the range and skill set to be used like current Michigan stand‑ out Jabrill Peppers in coordinator Don Brown's defense. That's some‑ thing Rivals.com Southeast recruiting analyst Woody Wommack has seen. "Reese has a really good build for a young safety," Wommack said. "He has long arms and legs, and can Versatile Junior Athlete Otis Reese Commits To Wolverines Reese, a 6-2, 195-pound safety, has the range and skill set to be used like current U-M star Jabrill Peppers in coordinator Don Brown's defense. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM