The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 77 WIDE RECEIVERS THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 77 WIDE RECEIVERS MAURICE WAYS • WR R-Jr. • Beverly Hills, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 217 Career Highlights: Played in six games in 2016 … Made two catches for 24 yards … Appeared in 11 games with two starts in 2015 … Posted three receptions for 40 yards … Recorded one catch for 21 yards against UNLV … Achieved Academic All-Big Ten accolades … Did not see any game action in 2014. Prep: Attended Detroit Country Day … Registered 55 catches for 1,261 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior … Named to the MLive.com Dream Team and earned first-team All-State honors from the Associ- ated Press and The Detroit Free Press as a senior … Racked up 51 catches for 957 yards and nine scores as a junior … Listed as a three-star recruit, the No. 6 prospect in Michigan and the No. 61 wideout in the nation by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts, major un- declared. NEWCOMERS TARIK BLACK • WR Fr. • Hamden, Conn. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 206 Career Highlights: Enrolled at U-M in January 2017 … Caught a game-high four passes for 50 yards and a touchdown in the spring game April 15. Prep: Made 32 catches for 615 yards and 11 touch- downs as a senior, and also notched one rushing touchdown … Named to the New England Prepara- tory School Athletic Council Class A All-New England football team all four years of high school … Selected to USA Today's All-USA Connecticut first team as a wide receiver his junior and senior seasons … Hauled in 30 catches for 610 yards and eight touchdowns his junior season … Caught 47 passes for 926 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore … Named a second-team athlete on MaxPreps 2014 Sophomore All-America Team … Recorded 40 catches for 745 yards and nine touchdowns as a freshman … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 1 player in Connecti- cut, and the No. 11 wide receiver and No. 76 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb 10, 1998. NICO COLLINS • WR Fr. • Birmingham, Ala. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 201 Prep: Caught 46 passes for 895 yards and nine touchdowns his senior campaign … Named to the USA Today All-USA Alabama second team as a se- nior … Earned first-team Class 6A All-State hon- ors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association following his senior year … As a junior, made 60 catches for 1,103 yards and 16 touchdowns, and was tabbed as a second-team Class 6A All-State selection … As a sophomore, hauled in 39 passes for 805 yards and 15 touchdowns, helped lead Clay to a state title and received second-team Class 6A All-State honors … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 player in Alabama, and the No. 17 wide receiver and No. 120 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born March 19, 1999. BRAD HAWKINS JR. • WR Fr. • Camden, N.J. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 205 Prep: At Suffield Academy for a prep year, made 51 catches for 868 yards and 11 touchdowns … Also played on defense, notching 10 tackles, plus had 281 kick return yards and two kick return touch- downs … Named to the USA Today 2016 All-USA Connecticut team as a wide receiver … Posted 41 receptions for 544 yards and seven touchdowns, and earned second-team all-state honors as a se- nior at Camden High … Made 51 catches for 748 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior … Carried the football 75 times for 394 yards in his career … Made 139 career tackles, including 20 for loss, with three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and six interceptions … Prior to his preparatory season, he was ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 player in New Jersey, and the No. 53 wide receiver and No. 235 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born July 26, 1998. OLIVER MARTIN • WR Fr. • Coralville, Iowa Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 189 Prep: Set the Iowa state record for catches in a career (239), and finished as the Class 4A leader in career receiving yards (3,449) and career receiv- ing touchdowns (33) … Caught 85 passes for 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season, and also scored on a punt return and a kickoff return … 2016 Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year … Had 73 receptions for 1,187 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … USA Today All-USA Iowa first-team pick as a junior and senior … Posted 61 catches for 759 yards and five touchdowns his sophomore year and was named to the Iowa Newspaper Association 4A All-State third team … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 1 player in Iowa, and the No. 35 wide receiver and No. 206 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Nov. 3, 1998. DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES • WR Fr. • Southfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 190 Career Highlights: Enrolled at U-M in January 2017 … Hauled in two receptions for seven yards in the spring game April 15. Prep: As a senior, had 60 catches for 1,064 yards and 17 touchdowns … Also hauled in four intercep- tions on defense, including one for a touchdown, in his final year … Scored receiving, rushing, passing, fumble recovery, interception return and kickoff return touchdowns his senior season … Named the 2016 Gatorade Player of the Year for Michigan … Se- lected as a first-team All-American by MaxPreps and USA Today … Pulled down 69 passes for 1,168 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … Named Division I All-State by The Detroit Free Press and chosen to the MaxPreps Junior All-American team … Also had a 79-yard punt return touchdown his junior year … Ranked as a five-star prospect, the No. 1 player in Michigan, and the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 12 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb. 19, 1999. Freshman Donovan People-Jones notched 60 receptions for 1,064 yards and 17 touchdowns during his senior season at Detroit Cass Tech. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN