Mgoblog and Michigan's Rivals site is reporting that Carvin Johnson a safety from New Orleans has committed to the Wolverines. Carvin is 6"1, 195 pounds and runs a reported 4.68 forty, he is not rated on any of the major recruiting services.
The Freep weighs in a couple of weeks ago on Carvin's visit: Michigan was one of the first to recognize Johnson’s talents. “It was early on in the spring that they offered me,” Johnson reported. “They say I fit pretty well in their defense. If I were to go there, I would get a chance to play early on..." Besides U-M, Johnson has received scholarship offers from Minnesota, Utah, Tulane and Tulsa. The Times Picayune is also reporting that he also had offers from Colorado and SMU and that he is fully qualified academically. He was recruited my Fred Jackson on Michigan's staff.
He is rated #48 player in the state on NewOrleans.com. His high school coach also give us some information on Carvin: Rummel coach Jay Roth said Johnson is a player who is effective in both pass coverage and run support.“He’s a 6-1, 195-pound safety who is very aggressive and physical,” Roth said.Carvin Johnson has done everything we could possibly ask for--help at wide receiver on offense, stars at defensive back and has returned three punts for touchdowns.--“First of all,’’ Roth said, “everybody who knows Carvin or who has been around him knows that he’s as good of a person as he is a football player. That’s a compliment to him and his momma. Football-wise, he’s a ballhawk. He’s always around the football making plays.’’
So if your a Michigan fan your probably in one of two camps:
Camp 1: Why are we taking non ranked players and the #48 player in the state of Louisiana?
Camp 2: Michigan needs all the help we can get at safety and Carvin is a welcome addition to the class of 2010.
BHB Take: I'm more in Camp #2. Sure I would love Carvin to be a 4 star prospect and one of the top 10 safeties in the class, but Michigan needs all the help they can get in the defensive backfield. I also wonder how Rivals, Scouts, and ESPN can cover all the top athletes playing high school football in the nation? I don't believe they can. I'm also pretty sure colleges don't use those services and have their own recruiting database services. If he was such an "unknown" how did Utah, Minnesota, Colorado and Tulsa find out about him? If it's true that Michigan offered him back in the Spring they must have known of him for sometime. I expect Carvin to end up with a 3 star rating with the number of offers he had.
This leaves 5 spots at the most for the 2010 class. Michigan needs all those spots for defensive help. Linebackers, Safeties, and Corner backs come on down!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Michigan Welcomes it's 20th Commitment for 2010
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You have to believe that Michigan like most majors have their own scouting and ranking system. They know what they are looking for and I'm almost positive that they don't depend upon the rivals, scout, espn, etc. to recruit their players. They have to know which player works well in their system, that is why they can offer an unknown and look over a 4-5 star player. We all like the 5 star guys but as we all know, there are walk-ons that are higher on the depth chart over the highly recruited scholarship players, so the rating services aren't a give.
Michigan likes skill, speed and athleticism above all else. Most schools will try to get a jump on other schools and try to build relationships with a student early on before the other schools pile on. I think that is what happened with Carvin and a few of the other unknowns. When you consider how coaches from the smaller schools like WVU, they have to develop a skill of finding the diamond in the rough. Now that they're at Michigan they are doing the same thing. Which is smart especially since the 4-5 star athletes are reading their own clippings and shopping their services to the high profile teams.
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