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MARCH 2017 THE WOLVERINE 87 2017 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE MEASURABLES • Stueber ran the 40-yard dash in 5.46 seconds and the 20-yard shuttle in 4.60 seconds. He also recorded a vertical jump of 25.7 inches and a power throw of 39.0 feet to earn a Nike+ Football Rating of 83.07. STATISTICS • As a senior, Stueber recorded 63 total tackles, including five for loss. He also had two sacks, a pass defensed and a blocked punt. • As a junior, he recorded 17 tackles, including two for loss. He also had one sack. HONORS • Selected as one of the top-20 players in the state for 2016 by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association, who also named him an All-State first-team pick as a senior. • Named to the New Haven Regis- ter All-State team and listed on the USA Today All-USA Connecticut first team as a senior and second team as a junior. • Named Walter Camp All-Connecti- cut first team as a senior and a junior. • Helped lead Darien to the Class LL (largest classification) state cham- pionship his junior and senior years. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS • Attended Michigan's Big Man Camp last June, where he earned his offer. • Attended Michigan's satellite camp in Cheshire, Conn., and the Ri- vals Camp Series New Jersey prior to his senior year. RECRUITMENT • Committed to Michigan June 24, 2016, just a couple of weeks after being offered. • Stopped by Notre Dame during same trip as Michigan stop, but was not offered and committed to Michigan shortly after. • Never visited any other schools, despite having offers from North Carolina, Penn State and Tennessee, among others. • Michigan offensive line coach and offensive coordinator Tim Drevno headed up Stueber's recruitment. NOTABLE • Born July 1, 1999. • Plays basketball for Darien. As a junior, Stueber averaged 12.5 minutes, 4.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He also played varsity as a sophomore and averaged 8.6 minutes, 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. 2017 PROJECTION Like most offensive linemen, Stueber will likely need a redshirt season as a freshman. He's got a solid frame to start with but needs to add bulk and strength in order to compete in the Big Ten. His athleticism coupled with the unproven offensive linemen already at Michigan could give Stueber a chance to challenge for a spot on the two deep, but he likely won't be called upon to play in 2017. THEY SAID IT Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst Adam Fried- man: "Stueber is a huge kid. He's 6-6 and over 300 pounds, so he's got that size and an excellent frame. Even though he's over 300 pounds, he doesn't have much bad weight on him. There's still a lot of room left to fill out his frame so you really like that on the hoof. "You can see that he moves really well. He's a great bender and is a very athletic guy for how big he is. He's a very good run blocker because he also does a good job keeping his balance when moving forward. "Being 6-6, he has a great wingspan, and that's helped him a lot in pass protec- tion. He needs more experience to work out all of the kinks as a pass blocker. I see him as more of a right tackle than a left tackle right now, but he moves really well and could develop into a left-side guy. Darien Head Coach Rob Trifone: "We take pride in our offensive and defensive lines, and he's a leader on both sides. "He's a great young man, and his work ethic is second to none. He's got great feet — you can't go wrong with a kid his size with great feet. He pulls well and pass blocks really well. He has very good technique, but I do kid him that he plays too high sometimes — but, when you're 6-6, it happens. "He's going to work his tail off at Michigan because that's Andrew Stueber." Defensive Coordinator Don Brown: "Several offensive line coaches that I have great respect for said he is the best offensive lineman in the east. His athletic ability is the key ingredient that sets him apart from other offensive tackles." Offensive Coordinator/Line Coach Tim Drevno: "Andrew is very athletic and a player who possesses great initial quickness. We love his athleticism. He played both ways and comes from a really great program, which won a state championship this year. The best thing to know about Andrew, as is the case with a lot of these guys, is that his best football is ahead of him. He has a great frame, and is going to put the right kind of weight on once he gets here and begins working with our staff. We anticipate that he will play with great strength and can be a force for us." ANDREW STUEBER OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-7 • 290 DARIEN H.S. DARIEN, CONN. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ — 74 4 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 248 24 3 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 38 2 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 41 4 U-M DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DON BROWN "Several offensive line coaches that I have great respect for said he is the best offensive lineman in the east." Stueber was a two-time first-team selection to the Walter Camp All-Connecticut team. PHOTO BY BRANDON BROWN

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