The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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COMMITMENT PROFILE what they needed to out of Falcon to offer him, but Harbaugh did just a few days after National Signing Day 2015. Rivals.com Midwest recruiting analyst Josh Helmholdt saw enough of Falcon to bump him to four-star status after his junior season. "Falcon missed part of the season with injury, but in the games he did play he showed unusual speed and agility for a running back his size," Helmholdt explained. "Falcon can be a 20- to 25-carry back in college and wear down a defense between the tackles, but he also is quick to the edge and can be an asset in the passing game. "We'll see if injuries continue to be an issue, but from a talent standpoint, he is one of the best backs in the Mid- west." Falcon said that even though the Michigan offer was a little later than others, it felt different because Har- baugh and his staff were new. It wasn't like they waited a long time at all. "It meant a lot to me," Falcon said. "The résumé that Coach Harbaugh has is special. He came right in and offered me, and that hit me. A lot of good things came from that. I took the time to research Michigan even more and look at them as an option, and it brought me to this decision." Falcon always liked Michigan, but not having an offer from the Wolver- ines for so long forced him to look else- where, and understandably he started liking other schools. Once Harbaugh extended the scholarship to him, he knew he was destined for Ann Arbor. "Our whole house is full of Mich- igan paraphernalia," he said with a