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Wolverines Sign 23 Student-Athletes to Letters of Intent
2/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Recruit Bios
Press Conference Video (WMV format)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football program signed 23 individuals to binding National Letters of Intent on Wednesday (Feb. 6) during the first day of the signing period. First-year head coach Rich Rodriguez announced the first 21 signees during a press conference held in the Junge Family Champions Center at 3 p.m. EST, and two individuals -- running back Sam McGuffie and linebacker Kenny Demens -- signed later in the day.
The Wolverines' recruiting class consists of players from eight different states, including seven from the state of Ohio, five student-athletes from Michigan and three each from New Jersey and Texas. U-M gained at least one player at every single position group.
2008 University of Michigan Football Recruiting Class
(As of 10 p.m. EST, Feb. 6, 2008)
| Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (High School) | Coach |
| Ricky Barnum | OL | 6-2 | 265 | Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson) | Keith Demyer |
| Boubacar Cissoko | DB | 5-9 | 175 | Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) | Thomas Wilcher |
| Michael Cox | RB | 6-0 | 206 | Dorchester, Mass. (Avon Old Farms) | Kevin Driscoll |
| Kenny Demens | LB | 6-1 | 226 | Oak Park, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) | Dan MacLean |
| Justin Feagin | QB | 6-0 | 190 | Deerfield, Fla. (American Heritage) | Willie Bueno |
| J.B. Fitzgerald | LB | 6-3 | 230 | Princeton Junction, N.J. (West Windsor Plainsboro) | Todd Smith |
| J.T. Floyd | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann) | Mickey Crocker |
| Taylor Hill | LB | 6-2 | 205 | Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) | P.J. Fecko |
| Rocko Khoury | OL | 6-5 | 280 | Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) | Matt Prisk |
| Kevin Koger | TE | 6-4 | 220 | Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) | Joe Palka |
| Mike Martin | DL | 6-2 | 285 | Redford, Mich. (Catholic Central) | Tom Mach |
| Sam McGuffie | RB | 5-11 | 185 | Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair) | Ed Pustejovsky |
| Elliott Mealer | OL | 6-6 | 280 | Wauseon, Ohio (Wauseon) | Mark Emans |
| Brandon Moore | TE | 6-6 | 221 | Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) | Maurice Douglass |
| Patrick Omameh | OL | 6-4 | 260 | Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) | Ryan Wiggins |
| Dann O'Neill | OL | 6-7 | 295 | Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven) | Mike Farley |
| Terrence Robinson | ATH | 5-9 | 170 | Klein, Texas (Oak) | David Smith |
| Roy Roundtree | WR | 6-0 | 154 | Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) | Maurice Douglass |
| Michael Shaw | ATH | 6-0 | 185 | Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) | Maurice Douglass |
| Brandon Smith | DB | 6-3 | 210 | New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick) | John Quinn |
| Darryl Stonum | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Stafford, Texas (Dulles) | Jim Creech |
| Kurt Wermers | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Crown Point, Ind. (Crown Point) | Chip Pettit |
| Marcus Witherspoon | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Atlantic City, N.J. (Holy Spirit) | Bill Walsh |
Roster by Position
Athlete: Terrence Robinson, Michael Shaw
Defensive Back: Boubacar Cissoko, J.T. Floyd, Brandon Smith
Defensive Line: Mike Martin
Linebacker: Kenny Demens, J.B. Fitzgerald, Taylor Hill, Marcus Witherspoon
Offensive Line: Ricky Barnum, Rocko Khoury, Elliott Mealer, Patrick Omameh, Dann O'Neill, Kurt Wermers
Quarterback: Justin Feagin
Running Back: Michael Cox, Sam McGuffie
Tight End: Kevin Koger, Brandon Moore
Wide Receiver: Roy Roundtree, Darryl Stonum
Roster by State
Florida: Ricky Barnum, Justin Feagin
Indiana: Kurt Wermers
Massachusetts: Michael Cox
Michigan: Boubacar Cissoko, Kenny Demens, Rocko Khoury, Mike Martin, Dann O'Neill
New Jersey: J.B. Fitzgerald, Brandon Smith, Marcus Witherspoon
Ohio: Taylor Hill, Kevin Koger, Elliott Mealer, Brandon Moore, Patrick Omameh, Roy Roundtree, Michael Shaw
South Carolina: J.T. Floyd
Texas: Sam McGuffie, Terrence Robinson, Darryl Stonum
Media Contact: David Ablauf (734) 763-4423
