2012 Michigan Wolverine Signing Day

Today the Michigan Wolverines announced the signing of 25 student athletes.

Name	Pos	BD	Weight	Hometown/High School
Blake Bars	OL	6/5/12	275	Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)
Joe Bolden*	LB	6/3/12	230	Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
Ben Braden	OL	6/6/12	319	Rockford, Mich. (Rockford)
Jehu Chesson	WR	6/3/12	175	St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins)
Jeremy Clark	DB	6/4/12	195	Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville North Hopkins)
Amara Darboh	WR	6/2/12	200	West Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic)
Devin Funchess	TE	6/4/12	205	Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison)
Allen Gant	DB	6/2/12	205	Sylvania, Ohio (Southview)
Matthew Godin	DT	6/6/12	265	Novi, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)
Willie Henry	DT	6/3/12	273	Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
Sione Houma	RB	6/1/00	215	Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland)
Royce Jenkins-Stone	LB	6/2/12	215	Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical)
Drake Johnson	RB	6/1/12	205	Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer)
Kyle Kalis	OL	6/5/12	305	Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward)
Erik Magnuson	OL	6/6/12	275	Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon)
Dennis Norfleet	RB	5/7/12	170	Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King)
Mario Ojemudia	DE	6/2/12	220	Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison)
Ondre Pipkins	DT	6/3/12	320	Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill)
Terry Richardson	DB	5/9/12	165	Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical)
Kaleb Ringer*	LB	6/1/12	225	Clayton, Ohio (Northmont)
James Ross	LB	6/1/12	215	Orchard Lake, Mich. (St. Mary’s Prep)
Tom Strobel	DE	6/6/12	265	Mentor, Ohio (Mentor)
A.J. Williams	TE	6/6/12	275	Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore)
Jarrod Wilson*	DB	6/2/12	190	Akron, Ohio (Buchtel)
Christopher Wormley	DE	6/5/12	250	Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer)

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• Eighteen of the 25 players are from Michigan (9) or Ohio (9). Eight states in all are represented: Missouri (2), California, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah.

• According to ESPN.com rankings, Michigan signed the top five prospects and seven of the top eight players from the Wolverine State: Terry Richardson, Royce Jenkins-Stone, Devin Funchess, James Ross, Mario Ojemudia, Ben Braden (7), Matthew Godin (8).

• According to ESPN.com rankings, the Maize and Blue signed four of Ohio’s top nine recruits: Kyle Kalis (4), Joe Bolden (5), Chris Wormley (6), Jarrod Wilson (9).

• Michigan has 13 players in the top 36 of the Midwest 150 according to Scout.com, led by Kyle Kalis at No. 3.

• U-M has four players among the ESPNU 150: Terry Richardson (68), Royce Jenkins-Stone (113), Kyle Kalis (132) and Joe Bolden (142).

• Michigan has nine players in the final Rivals250: Ondre Pipkins (14), Kyle Kalis (22), Erik Magnuson (78) Joe Bolden (111), James Ross (172), Royce Jenkins-Stone (184), Amara Darboh (215), Terry Richardson (224), Dennis Norfleet (236).

• The Wolverines signed nine of the 15 players listed on the Detroit News Dream Team. The group includes six of the top seven recruits.

• Five recruits played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

• Five players are listed at 6-6.

• By Position: 14 Defense – 6 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB; 11 Offense – 4 OL, 2 TE, 2 WR, 3 RB.

• Three players — Joe Bolden, Kaleb Ringer and Jarrod Wilson — enrolled early for U-M’s winter 2012 semester.