Michigan Signs 22 Student-Athletes to Letters of Intent
2/7/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
The recruiting class includes five players selected to the USA Today High School All-America Team. Tailback Kelly Baraka (Portage, Mich./Portage Northern HS) and defensive backs Ernest Shazor (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King HS) and Marlin Jackson (Sharon, Pa./Sharon HS) were selected First Team All-Americans. Defensive lineman Patrick Massey (Brecksville, Ohio/Saint Ignatius HS) and Pierre Woods (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville HS) received Second Team All-America honors.
This year's class includes nine student-athletes from the state of the Michigan, the most in-state recruits for Carr since becoming head coach in 1995. The Wolverines also added four players from Pennsylvania, three from Ohio and two from Wisconsin.
Defensive back Markus Curry (Detroit, Mich./Bishop Gallagher HS) and defensive lineman Dave Spytek (Pewaukee, Wis./Catholic Memorial HS) will suit up alongside their brothers, senior/junior strong safety Julius Curry and junior/sophomore outside linebacker John Spytek in the Wolverines' defensive unit. Markus Curry enrolled in school during the winter term and will participate in spring drills after attending Valley Forge Military Academy (Pa.) this past fall.
The Wolverines received a pair of players from three in-state programs: tailback Baraka and linebacker Joey Sarantos from Portage Northern High School; defensive lineman Alex Ofili and defensive back Jacob Stewart from Ypsilanti High School; defensive back Markus Curry and wide receiver Braylon Edwards from Bishop Gallagher High School. In addition to those six players, Michigan received binding letters of intent from defensive back Shazor and offensive linemen Leo Henige (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning HS) and Matt Lentz (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon HS).
The only non-freshman in the group is quarterback Spencer Brinton (Hemet, Calif./Temecula Valley School), a transfer from San Diego State University who will be a junior with sophomore eligibility. Brinton has been on two-year Mormon mission trip in South Africa.
2001 Michigan Football Recruits (as of 3 p.m. EST, Feb. 7, 2001)
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School |
| Kelly Baraka | RB | 6-0 | 180 | Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern) Coach Pete Schermerhorn |
| Spencer Brinton* | QB | 6-5 | 220 | Hemet, Calif. (Temecula Valley School) Coach Bud Kane |
| Markus Curry | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Detroit, Mich. (Bishop Gallagher) Coach George Sahadi |
| Kyle Ealey | TE | 6-7 | 240 | Broadview, Ill. (Saint Joseph) Coach Rob Wagner |
| Braylon Edwards | WR | 6-3 | 192 | Detroit, Mich. (Bishop Gallagher) Coach George Sahadi |
| Leo Henige | OL | 6-5 | 315 | Chesaning, Mich. (Chesaning) Coach Jim Szappan |
| Marlin Jackson | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Sharon, Pa. (Sharon) Coach Jim Wildman |
| Matt Lentz | OL | 6-6 | 305 | Ortonville, Mich. (Brandon) Coach Jim Watkins |
| Tim Massaquoi | WR | 6-4 | 215 | Breinigsville, Pa. (Parkland) Coach Richard Snisak |
| Patrick Massey | DL | 6-8 | 235 | Brecksville, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) Coach Chuck Kyle |
| Scott McClintock | LB | 6-3 | 225 | Belle Vernon, Pa. (Belle Vernon) Coach Gary Dongelli |
| Alex Ofili | DL | 6-4 | 230 | Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) Coach Dan Brown |
| Lawrence Reid | LB | 6-1 | 215 | Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington) Coach Jack Johnson |
| Sean Sanderson | FB | 6-3 | 270 | Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) Coach Eddie Courtney |
| Joey Sarantos | LB | 6-3 | 215 | Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern) Coach Pete Schermerhorn |
| Ernest Shazor | DB | 6-4 | 210 | Detroit, Mich. (King) Coach James Reynolds |
| Dan Simelis | OL | 6-6 | 295 | Coraopolis, Pa. (Montour) Coach Tony Rippoe |
| Dave Spytek | DL | 6-7 | 242 | Pewaukee, Wis. (Catholic Memorial) Coach Bill Young |
| Adam Stenavich | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield) Coach Len Luedtke |
| Jacob Stewart | DB | 5-11 | 196 | Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) Coach Dan Brown |
| David Underwood | RB | 6-0 | 220 | Madisonville, Texas (Madisonville) Coach Greg Morgan |
| Pierre Woods | DL | 6-6 | 225 | Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) Coach Theodore Ginn |
* transferred from San Diego State (junior/sophomore eligibility) | ||||
ROSTER BY STATE
California (1): Spencer Brinton
Illinois (1): Kyle Ealey
Michigan (9): Kelly Baraka, Markus Curry, Braylon Edwards, Leo Henige, Matt Lentz, Alex Ofili, Joey Sarantos, Ernest Shazor, Jacob Stewart
Ohio (3): Patrick Massey, Lawrence Reid, Pierre Woods
Pennsylvania (4): Marlin Jackson, Tim Massaquoi, Scott McClintock, Dan Simelis
Tennessee (1): Sean Sanderson
Texas (1): David Underwood
Wisconsin (2): Dave Spytek, Adam Stenavich
ROSTER BY POSITION
Offensive Linemen (4): Leo Henige, Matt Lentz, Dan Simelis, Adam Stenavich
Receivers (3): Kyle Ealey (TE), Braylon Edwards (WR), Tim Massaquoi (WR)
Running Backs (3): Kelly Baraka, Sean Sanderson (FB), David Underwood
Quarterback (1): Spencer Brinton
Defensive Line (4): Patrick Massey, Alex Ofili, Dave Spytek, Pierre Woods
Linebacker (3): Scott McClintock, Lawrence Reid, Joey Sarantos
Defensive Backs (4): Markus Curry, Marlin Jackson, Ernest Shazor, Jacob Stewart
Contact: Dave Ablauf, Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423
