Michigan is showing that last year was a fluke by getting both of the top players in the state of Michigan for the '08 recruiting class to commit to the wolverines by March 18th. The latest is tackle Dann O'Neill. Dann is between 6'7" and 6'8". He is currently at 290 lbs. because of wrestling (where he is a star) weight limits, but Dann will get back well above 300 for football. Dann is currently a Rivals 250 to watch player. He will definitely be a four star with both Rivals and Scout and he could quite possibly end up a top 100 player when his most recent growth spurt and his wrestling quickness are taken into account. With his committment, the tackle depth for 2008 is as follows (next year's eligibility in parenthesis):Ortmann (jr.) - Schilling (so.) - Zirbel (jr.) - O'Neill (fr.) - Dorrenstein (so.) - Huyge (fr.)
Last summer at the UM football camp O'Neill won the award as the fastest lineman which is cool because UM's new zone blocking scheme requires speed. Bottom line: Dann is no Adams or Shugarts or Brewster but he's solid enough to make me not completely sweat the position. Plus, he will be a great #2 if indeed we get a Shugarts or Sanders.
Last summer at the UM football camp O'Neill won the award as the fastest lineman which is cool because UM's new zone blocking scheme requires speed. Bottom line: Dann is no Adams or Shugarts or Brewster but he's solid enough to make me not completely sweat the position. Plus, he will be a great #2 if indeed we get a Shugarts or Sanders.
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