Michigan's Top 10 Linebacker Prospects for the Class of 2019 (all are D-I recruits) --
1. Jaren Mangham-6-2, 225-MLB-Detroit Cass Tech -- Arguably one of the best two-way prospects in the country, Mangham is also my No. 1-ranked RB recruit for the state of Michigan. I believe if he played LB at the next level he'd be a superstar. But, he's also a game-breaker at RB for the national powerhouse Technicians. A complete football player, Mangham has 4.5 40 speed. Verbal to Colorado.
2. Lance Dixon-6-2, 210-OLB-West Bloomfield -- A true difference-maker from the linebacker position, Dixon is one of the top players in the Midwest, if not the nation. Blazing fast, Dixon runs a 4.5 40 and finished seventh in the Division 1 (big school) track and field state meet last June in the 200 meters with a time of 22.03. Verbal to Penn State.
3. Ali'Vonta Wallace-6-1, 230-MLB-Muskegon -- I love this kid. A three-year starter for one of the Midwest's top programs, Wallace is seemingly everywhere on the football field. He makes tackles from sideline-to-sideline, using his speed and natural instincts, Wallace is one of the finest overall players in the state of Michigan. Toledo, CMU, WMU, Alabama A & M, EMU offers. Big Ten, where are you on this guy? Kentucky? Pitt? Tennessee?
4. Jacob Wahlberg-6-4, 225-OLB-Muskegon Mona Shores -- Three-year starter for west Michigan power program. With long strides and good speed, Wahlberg is a top-flight athlete. Also a TE prospect, Wahlberg is Big Ten-level, but will play in the MAC. Verbal to WMU.
5. Marcel Lewis-6-1, 220-OLB-Clinton Township Chippewa Valley -- Instinctive, natural football player for suburban Detroit school Chippewa Valley. Running a 4.6 40, Lewis makes plays all over the field for the Big Reds. Verbal to Michigan State.
6. Marvin Ham-6-2, 225-MLB-Belleville -- Ham is a standout defensive player for a Belleville squad full of high-level D-I recruits. Intense and fast, Ham hits like a freight train. Runs a 4.6 40. Verbal to Boston College.
7. Boone Bonnema-6-3, 215-OLB-Zeeland East -- Holland Sentinel Defensive Player of the Year as a junior, Bonnema is an outstanding all-around football player. Besides being a tackling machine at linebacker for Zeeland East, Bonnema is also a skilled HB-TE on offense. Last season, he had 103 tackles, including 16 TFL and two blocked punts. Verbal to WMU.
8. Brock Horne-6-2, 225-MLB-Romeo -- An old-school middle linebacker, Horne is a hard-hitting, sure tackler for Romeo, a large school in Detroit's northern suburbs. A three-year starter for the Bulldogs, Horne is a high-level D-I recruit. Iowa State, Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth, Bowling Green State, Buffalo, CMU offers.
9. Leonard Henry-6-4, 215-OLB-Grand Blanc -- A physical, rugged player at LB for the Flint-area Bobcats, Henry is an imposing physical specimen on the football field. Long and lengthy with good speed, Henry is a guy I project to 6-4, 230 at the next level. Cincinnati offer.
10. (tie) Logan Guthrie-6-2, 220-OLB-Alpena -- Super-athletic two-way star for Alpena. One of northern Michigan's top D-I prospects, Guthrie runs a 4.6 40. Verbal to CMU. Luke Terrian-6-3, 220-OLB-Kingsford -- Named to the Upper Peninsula Dream Team as a junior, Terrian is my No. 2-ranked overall prospect in the Upper Peninsula and the top-ranked LB recruit above the Mackinac Bridge. Also Kingsford's QB, Terrian is a three-sport star, standing out also in basketball and baseball for the Flivvers. Maurice Hutchinson-6-2, 215-MLB-Sterling Heights Parkway Christian -- A bit of a sleeper in Michigan, Hutchinson is the best player out of suburban Detroit's Parkway Christian since the late RB Zurlon Tipton (CMU, NFL). A big-time thumper from the linebacker position, Hutchinson is also a powerful, bruising running back. A definite high-level D-I recruit, Hutchinson could play either LB or RB at the next level.
Other Top Linebacker Prospects for Michigan's Class of 2019 (all are D-I recruits) --
Micah Cretsinger-6-1, 225-OLB-Jackson (tough to keep out of the Top 10, combines size and speed and is a high-level D-I prospect), Traven Van Oss-6-0, 210-MLB-Three Rivers (runs a 4.6 40, four-year starter, 315 bench press, 55 tackles, 13 TFL, two sacks last year), James Ester-6-3, 230-MLB-Detroit Cass Tech, Devin Nicholson-6-3, 210-OLB-Detroit Cass Tech (Verbal to EMU), Odin Soffredine-6-1, 210-MLB-Traverse City Central, Hugh Brand-6-3, 235-OLB-Harrison, Clarence Gasket-6-0, 210-OLB-Orchard Lake St. Mary's, Rich Miller-6-1, 215-MLB-Detroit King (Detroit News first team All-Detroit last year, 69 tackles, 10 TFL last season as junior, Verbal to Buffalo), Dayone Smith-6-1, 235-MLB-Detroit Western (Detroit News second team All-Detroit as junior), Devin Campbell-6-1, 220-MLB-Warren DeLaSalle (Detroit News first team All-East as junior, 81 tackles last year, helped lead DeLaSalle to D-2 state championship last season), Timmy Eising-6-2, 220-OLB-Berrien Springs, Bryce Pelko-6-4, 215-OLB-Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (also talented TE prospect, top hoops player, as well), James Miller-6-1, 220-MLB-Gaylord, Curtis Vogel-6-0, 220-MLB-Deckerville (AP 8-man All-State first team as junior, 99 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception, led Deckerville to 8-man Division 1 state runner-up spot last season), Miles Mcleod-6-1, 210-MLB--Lake City, Boomer Perry-5-11, 205-MLB-Michigan Center (four-year varsity player), Ross Bolman-6-1, 215-MLB-Zeeland West (Holland Sentinel All-Area as junior, 16 TFL last season), Matt Bilski-5-10, 215-MLB-Grand Rapids West Catholic, Aiden Tate-6-0, 230-MLB-Ann Arbor Skyline (three-year starter, 325 squat, 225 bench press), Nate Stone-6-2, 220-MLB-Frankenmuth, Ricky Williamson-6-0, 215-OLB-Carrollton, Jeremiah Major-6-1, 245-MLB-Macomb Dakota, Garrett Plate-6-2, 220-MLB-Jackson County Parma Western, Ben Zardus-6-2, 215-MLB-Birmingham Brother Rice.
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