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) |
• 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.
