Harbaugh loved that Deakon Tonielli is a multi-sport athlete (baseball and basketball) and said he reminds him of Colston Loveland, one of U-M's breakout youngsters this season. "You know when a 17-year-old is as good as an 18- or 19-year old - he’s gonna get better and it’s gonna happen fast," Harbaugh said. After spending three years as a wideout, he moved to tight end and "won the tight end award at the Elite 11 camp." Harbaugh likes that he has "another year of man growth" as he's younger than most of his class. Harbaugh sees a lot of upside in tight end Zack Marshall. "Motivated guy who’s willing to work, and that’s what I see in just about every recruit in this class, but he’s at the highest level of that work ethic.” "On his official visit, he ran to Schembechler Hall to get his workout in before breakfast," he laughed. The second running back in the class is Benjamin Hall, who also starts at point guard on his basketball team in Georgia. MICK McCABE: The hype for Dexter RB Cole Cabana is picking up speed "Great frame, very athletic, smart, intelligent."ĭexter running back Cole Cabana got a big reaction from Harbaugh, who called him an "explosive player" and a "track guy." One of the first recruits in the class, Cabana scored 79 touchdowns and had almost 6,000 all-purpose yards in high school. "He’s shown the ability to be a dominant player," Harbaugh said. Link comes from a military family, which Harbaugh likes in terms of attitude and work ethic. "Another really great student, wants to go into medicine." "Super hard-worker, been All-State twice," Harbaugh said. He liked that Herring was a Day 1 starter as a freshman and believes he is another player who comes from a good family. When he spoke of Herring, he immediately mentioned the ties to U-M wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy, who coached the offensive lineman at West Bloomfield. Harbaugh called Efobi "a real athlete who's an offensive lineman," but added he can play both sides of the ball.
Harbaugh said former edge rusher David Ojabo put in a good word with the Efobi family (they're close friends) about Michigan. Harbaugh also raved about the trio of offensive linemen signed - Nathan Efobi, Amir Herring and Evan Link. Kendrick Bell, the younger brother of two-time captain Ronnie Bell, was recruited as an athlete, but with no true quarterback in the class, Harbaugh said he will start at quarterback and "roll from there." He said the goal is to find at least one starter at each position in a class and that he likes to recruit players with wide-ranging skill sets in order to "cover each and every position." The offense Harbaugh explained he breaks down the types of recruits into three groups: linemen body types, "big skill" such as running back or linebacker and "skill positions" like wide receivers and defensive backs. PORTAL POWER: How 14 days changed Michigan football's future and resolved one of its chief concernsīREAKING DOWN THE COMMITS: What to like about each player in Michigan football's 2023 recruiting class "I think our staff in getting to know each of the families and each of the kids, we've accomplished a great class."
"I say that congratulations to all because it's a total effort by all, and it's about choosing future Michigan men who possess the qualities we aspire to have in the program and this class represents those qualities we're looking for. "The overview to me is really, 'Congrats, it's a great recruiting class,'" Harbaugh said.
The Wolverines added at least one player at each position group, and Jim Harbaugh went on the "In the Trenches" podcast with Jon Jansen to share his views of the class. Michigan football signed nearly two dozen athletes in its class of 2023 on Day 1 of the early signing period on Wednesday.
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