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March 2017 Recruiting Issue

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MARCH 2017 THE WOLVERINE 57 2017 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE MEASURABLES • Entering his senior year, Irving-Bey was able to complete 12 bench press reps at 225 pounds and max out at 300. STATISTICS • Irving-Bey recorded 79 tackles, including 17 for a loss, 15 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries dur- ing his senior season. • As a junior, he had 73 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, six sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. HONORS • Picked to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Teams as a senior. • Selected to the USA Today All-USA Michigan first team as a senior. • Named the Flint Journal's Defensive Player of the Year for 2016. • Picked to the Division 5-6 Associated Press All-State unit. • Came in at No. 6 on the Detroit Free Press Fab 50 and No. 10 on the Detroit News Blue Chip List. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS • Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 7. He was the first Flint native to play in the game. • Attended an Elite Big Man camp in Wixom, Mich., after his junior year and won the fastest lineman race, which helped lead to his first offer from Eastern Michigan. RECRUITMENT • Committed Dec. 18, 2016. • Officially visited Tennessee (Oct. 15) and Maryland (Dec. 3) before picking Michigan (Dec. 9). • Chose the Wolverines over Tennessee, Maryland and Michigan State, which made up the bulk of his bigger offers. • Defensive line coach Greg Mattison spearheaded Irving- Bey's recruitment. NOTABLE • Born May 27, 1999. • His cousin, Nick Matiere-Bey, plays football at Ferris State. Another cousin, Marcus Matiere-Bey, played linebacker and running back at Southwestern Academy with Irving-Bey. • Has a 3.2 grade-point average. • Played offensive tackle in addition to defensive end dur- ing his senior season. 2017 PROJECTION Irving-Bey has a lot of potential but struggled a bit against top talent in San Antonio for the U.S. Army Game. That means he will likely need a little bit of time to get stronger and acclimated to Big Ten football. However, Michigan is going to be thin depth-wise along the defensive front in 2017 so if he adapts quickly, he's got the size to maybe work into the two deep. His freshman year is likely headed towards a redshirt. THEY SAID IT Rivals.com Midwest Recruiting Analyst Josh Helm- holdt: "It is easy to see why Irving-Bey accumulated his offers. Listed at 6-5 and 245 pounds, there are so few weak- nesses in his game. Irving-Bey has the size and strength to handle the point of attack, he has an explosive first step that allows him to get into offensive linemen before they set and he has a great feel for what rush moves to make in which situation." Defensive Line Coach Greg Mattison: "Deron was a de- fensive end for Southwestern, and he showed great im- provement throughout the year. He plays with a very high motor and shows a lot of talent when he is playing; he shows flashes on tape, and that gets us excited. We see the poten- tial, and he is like a sponge because he absorbs everything and wants to be as good as he can be. That really impressed me. He will probably improve every day he is here because of the level of football." DERON IRVING-BEY DEFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-5 • 271 SOUTHWESTERN ACADEMY FLINT, MICH. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ — 18 (SDE) 11 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 269 25 (DE) 5 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 187 6 (SDE) 4 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 223 17 (DT) 4 Irving-Bey racked up 152 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 21 sacks and nine forced fumbles during the final two years of his prep career. PHOTO BY NICK LUCERO/RIVALS.COM RIVALS.COM MIDWEST RECRUITING ANALYST JOSH HELMHOLDT "Irving-Bey has the size and strength to handle the point of attack, he has an explosive first step … and he has a great feel for what rush moves to make in which situation."

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