The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN RECRUITING four-star prospect and the No. 19 cornerback nationally by Rivals.com … 5-10, 166 pounds … Committed to Penn State in January 2015 … Older brother, Delano, plays safety at Michigan … Has visited Michigan several times, even after committing to Penn State … Has been rumored to be close to flipping to Michigan. 7. Matt Falcon, RB, Southfield High School, Southfield — Rated as a four-star recruit and the No. 13 running back nationally by Rivals.com … 6-1, 210 pounds … Committed to Michigan in April 2015. 8. Desmond Fitzpatrick, WR, Farmington High School, Farmington — Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 55 wide receiver nationally by Rivals.com … 6-1, 188 pounds … Committed to Louisville in October 2014 … Has visited Michi- gan many times despite being pledged to the Cardinals … Is very likely to flip his commitment to Michigan along with friend, teammate and former Louisville pledge linebacker David Reese. 9. Martell Pettaway, RB, Martin Luther King High School, Detroit — Rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 16 running back nationally by Rivals.com … 5-10, 199 pounds … Does not hold a Michigan offer and likely won't with two commitments (Kingston Davis and Matt Falcon) already in the class … Claims a top three of Iowa, West Virginia and Western Michigan despite holding an offer from Michigan State. 10. Thiyo Lukusa, OT, West High School, Traverse City — Rated as a three- star prospect and the No. 31 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com … 6-5, 300 pounds … Held an offer from the previous Michigan staff, but is not being recruited by the Wolverines currently … Was recently offered by Pittsburgh, Ar- kansas and Tennessee, and may be looking south for his decision. 11. David Reese, LB, Farmington High School, Farmington — Rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 17 inside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com … 6-1, 226 pounds … Flipped his commitment from Louisville to Michigan in April 2015. 12. Jalen Martin, WR, Chandler Park Academy, Harper Woods — Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 69 wide receiver nationally by Rivals.com … 6-2, 192 pounds … Did not hold an offer from Michigan as of mid-April … Has picked up offers from Akron, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Western Michigan … Does hear from most of the Big Ten along with Mississippi State and Cincinnati. 13. Demetric Vance, ATH, Cass Tech High School, Detroit — Rated as a three- star recruit and the No. 54 athlete nationally by Rivals.com … 6-3, 196 pounds … Picked up a Michigan offer in February and is showing high interest in the Wolverines … Has recently visited Penn State, and hopes to see Ohio State and Tennessee in the future … Vance would like to commit during the summer, and Michigan has a good shot with him. — Brandon Brown