February 1, 2012 - 2:17pm
Michigan announces 25-man 2012 recruiting class
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Fax machines across the country started up at 7 a.m. and were busy all day with recruits sending in their official letters of intent. In Ann Arbor, the Michigan football team's coaching staff fielded the letters of 25 recruits to be part of Team 133 next season.
The class includes nine players from Ohio and eight from Ohio; 14 defensive players and nine offensive players.
• Blake Bars — OL — Nashville, Tenn.
• Joe Boldon — LB — Cincinnati
• Ben Braden — OL — Rockford, Mich.
• Jehu Chesson — WR — St. Louis
• Jeremy Clark — DB — Madisonville, Ky.
• Amara Darboh — WR — West Des Moines, Iowa
• Devin Funchess — TE — Farmington Hills, Mich.
• Allen Gant — DB — Sylvania, Ohio
• Matthew Godin — DT — Novi, Mich.
• Willie Henry — DT — Cleveland
• Sione Houma — RB — Salt Lake City
• Royce Jenkins-Stone — LB — Detroit
• Drake Johnson — RB — Ann Arbor
• Kyle Kalis — OL — Lakewood, Ohio
• Erik Magnuson — OL — Carlsbad, Calif.
• Dennis Norfleet — RB — Detroit
• Mario Ojemudia — DE — Farmington Hills, Mich.
• Ondre Pipkins — DT — Kansas City
• Terry Richardson — DB — Detroit
• Kaleb Ringer — LB — Clayton, Ohio
• James Ross — LB — Orchard Lake, Mich.
• Tom Strobel — DE — Mentor, Ohio
• A.J. Williams — TE — Cincinnati
• Jarrod Wilson — DB — Akron, Ohio
• Chris Wormley — DE — Toledo, Ohio
Three players — Bolden, Ringer and Wilson — enrolled at the University early and will participate in workouts and spring practice with the team.
