Michigan Adds Green-Warren to 2020 Recruiting Class
1/4/2020 4:32:00 PM | Football
• Signing Day Central
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football team announced Saturday (Jan. 4) the addition of defensive back Darion Green-Warren to the program's signing class as the 23rd member of the 2020 signing class. Green-Warren signed with the Wolverines during the early signing period and made his official announcement at the All-American Game played in San Antonio, Texas.
Michigan signed players from 11 different states including wide receiver Roman Wilson from Hawaii, who will become the fourth player from the state to ever don the maize and blue. The core of this year's recruiting class includes four players from Michigan, three student-athletes from Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey, and a pair of individuals from California, New York and Virginia.
The Wolverines addressed every position group in this year's recruiting class, with a strong emphasis on all three levels of the defense with five players in the secondary and four players along the defensive line and at linebacker. Offensively, Michigan added three offensive linemen, two wide receivers and one quarterback, running back and tight end.
U-M had three players listed as the Gatorade Player of the Year in their respective state and each of those three individuals were rated as the top ranked student-athlete in that state by different recruiting services: Blake Corum (Maryland), wide receiver A.J. Henning (Illinois) and linebacker Kalel Mullings (Massachusetts). The Wolverines had four Gatorade Players of the Year in last year's signing class and have nine student-athletes on the roster that have earned the honor.
The Wolverines have 12 signees selected for postseason all-star games: five in the All-American Bowl, three in the Under Armour All-American Game, two in the Polynesian Bowl and two in the International Bowl as members of the US National Team.
Position Breakdown
Athlete (2): Eamonn Dennis, William Mohan
Defensive Back (5): Darion Green-Warren, Jordan Morant, R.J. Moten, Makari Paige, Andre Seldon
Defensive Line (4): Jaylen Harrell, Kris Jenkins, Aaron Lewis, Braiden McGregor
Linebacker (4): Nikhai Hill-Green, Kalel Mullings, Osman Savage, Cornell Wheeler
Offensive Line (3): Reece Atteberry, Jeffrey Persi, Zak Zinter
Quarterback (1): Dan Villari
Running Back (1): Blake Corum
Tight End (1): Matthew Hibner
Wide Receiver (2): A.J. Henning, Roman Wilson
State/Country Breakdown
California (2): Darion Green-Warren, Jeffrey Persi
Colorado (1): Reece Atteberry
Illinois (1): A.J. Henning
Florida (1): Jaylen Harrell
Hawaii (1): Roman Wilson
Maryland (3): Nikhai Hill-Green, Kris Jenkins, Osman Savage
Massachusetts (3): Eamonn Dennis, Kalel Mullings, Zak Zinter
Michigan (4): Braiden McGregor, Makari Paige, Andre Seldon, Cornell Wheeler
New Jersey (3): Jordan Morant, R.J. Moten
New York (2): Aaron Lewis, William Mohan, Dan Villari
Virginia (2): Blake Corum, Matthew Hibner
2019-20 Recruiting Class Honors
Gatorade Players of the Year (3): Blake Corum (Maryland), A.J. Henning (Illinois), Kalel Mullings (Massachusetts)
No. 1-rated player in their respective state (4): A.J. Henning (Illinois), Braiden McGregor (Michigan), Kalel Mullings (Massachusetts), Zak Zinter (Massachusetts)
ESPN 300 Members (10): Braiden McGregor (26), A.J. Henning (108), Blake Corum (116), Andre Seldon (161), Jaylen Harrell (172), Jordan Morant (192), Kalel Mullings (208), Darion Green-Warren (212), Makari Paige (235), R.J. Moten (251)
Rivals250 Members (8): Blake Corum (67), A.J. Henning (86), Kalel Mullings (91), Zak Zinter (149), Darion Green-Warren (154), Osman Savage (166), Andre Seldon (232), Cornell Wheeler (245)
Top247 (9): R.J. Moten (93), Braiden McGregor (108), Jordan Morant (116), A.J. Henning (141), Matthew Hibner (156), Makari Paige (214), Roman Wilson (232), Darion Green-Warren (239), Blake Corum (244)
PrepStar Top 350 All-Americans (15): Braiden McGregor (85), A.J. Henning (96), Zak Zinter (123), Jaylen Harrell (137), Kalel Mullings (148), Osman Savage (149), Blake Corum (159), Jordan Morant (191), Andre Seldon (217), Makari Paige (245), Cornell Wheeler (298), Roman Wilson (305), Jeffrey Persi (326), R.J. Moten (338), Nikhai Hill-Green (344)
International Bowl/US National Team (2): Matthew Hibner, Jeffrey Persi
All-American Game Participants (5): Darion Green-Warren, A.J. Henning, Jordan Morant, R.J. Moten, Kalel Mullings
Under Armour All-American Game Participants (3): Blake Corum, Braiden McGregor, Andre Seldon
Polynesian Bowl (2): Reece Atteberry, Roman Wilson
Players that participated in Michigan Football Camps (13): Reece Atteberry, Blake Corum, A.J. Henning, Matthew Hibner, Nikhai Hill-Green, Braiden McGregor, R.J. Moten, Kalel Mullings, Makari Paige, Osman Savage, Andre Seldon, Cornell Wheeler, Zak Zinter
Following is a bio for Green-Warren:
Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6-0
Weight: 183
Hometown (High School): Torrance, Calif. (Narbonne)
Twitter Handle: @gogettadarion
Prep
• Attended Narbonne (2019) High School coached by Joe Aguirre
• Started on both of Santa Ana Mater Dei's state championship teams as a sophomore and junior before transferring to Narbonne as a senior
Key Statistics
• Registered 16 tackles, six of which were tackles for loss, and eight pass breakups as a senior
• Recorded 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and six pass breakups as a junior
• Made 29 stops, 1.0 TFLs, two interceptions and four PBUs during his sophomore season
Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite Ranking of four stars; listed as the 14th-best cornerback prospect, the 19th-rated player in California and the 184th overall prospect nationally
• Four-star recruit according to 247Sports; the 19th-ranked cornerback nationally, the 22nd-rated recruit in California and the 239th-ranked player in the country
• Rivals.com four-star prospect; ranked the 12th-best cornerback nationally, the 22nd-ranked prospect in California and the 154th-overall recruit in the country
• ESPN300 member; listed as the 212th-ranked prospect nationally, the 17th-best cornerback in the country and the 17th overall recruit in California
• Three-time MaxPreps All-American
• USA Today first-team All-American on defense
• Selected to participate in the All-American Bowl
• Participated in NIKE The Opening Finals
• First-team all-league as a junior and senior
• Selected to the Los Angeles Dream Team
• 2019 first-team all-state on defense
Personal
• Darion Green-Warren was born September 4, 2001
• Son of Martin and Shawnte Warren
