The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING DL Michael Onwenu • Detroit Cass Tech (2016) Onwenu also performed well on the offensive side of the ball during his Mon- day stop at the camp, but he was outstanding on defense (and the competition for top performer wasn't quite as fierce). The 6-2, 320-pounder is quick enough to freeze offensive linemen off the snap and beat them in either direction. In a camp setting, the bull rush — one of his strengths, thanks to size and power — is off limits, but he showed he doesn't need it to succeed. LB David Reese • Farmington (Mich.) High School (2016) Reese has the stocky build that you'd expect out of a true middle linebacker, but that sometimes obscures his athleticism. While his game will always be plugging the middle (he was a defensive lineman as a youth player), he is un- derrated in pass coverage, and showed the ability to stick with tight ends and even running backs in seven-on-seven play. He has just a couple MAC offers thus far, but the 6-1, 235-pounder possesses Big Ten skills. DB Jamyest Williams • Lawrenceville (Ga.) Archer (2017) Williams is the only 2017 prospect to take home a positional top performer award, but it's well deserved. The 5-10, 170-pounder was spectacular in cover- age. Going against players a year or two older than him, he didn't back down at all, showing off a physical nature that translates better to games than a camp setting. He also showed the ability to turn his hips in coverage and break on the ball with an outstanding burst, allowing him to blanket receivers. said to me was, 'In front of 115,000 people, and you're in the corner of the end zone. Are you going to drop the pass or not?' I was like, 'I'm not going to drop it. I'll catch it.' "Then he said, 'OK, I want you to know that you have a spot in the family — you've got a scholarship from us. It was pretty cool how he said it." Perhaps the most impressive — and surprising — player to earn a scholarship at Michigan's camp was class of 2017 cornerback Jamyest Wil- liams, out of Lawrenceville (Ga.) Ar- cher. Although he stands just 5-10, 170 pounds, he was one of the most physical defensive backs at the en- tire camp, and became the first ris- ing sophomore camper since running back Damien Harris in 2012 (perhaps not coincidentally, Harris is now a five-star prospect in the 2015 class) to earn an offer from the Wolverines on the basis of their workout. Williams left campus after just one day, but by the time he reached home, he learned that the Michigan coaches had seen enough to know that they want him as a member of their program. "I didn't find out from the Michi- gan coaches directly," he said. "Der- rick [Tatum, a former NFL player and Williams' personal trainer who brought him on the Michigan visit]