Michigan earned their first commitment from the transfer portal on National Signing Day, bringing in LB Jaishawn Barham from B1G East rival Maryland. Let's get to know Barham using some of the tape accumulated from two years of FFFFs and what others are saying: As a recruit Barham was a member of the class of 2022 recruiting cycle, hailing from District Heights, MD, and attending St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. His HS career began with Barham attending DeMatha Catholic and ended at St. Frances, a journey that saw him dip his toes into two of the biggest brands in national HS athletics. Barham was a prized recruit, ranking 119th in the 247 composite, 10th among LBs and 3rd among players in the state of Maryland. Opinions of him were quite favorable, as you'd expect. Here's Brian Dohn of 247 on his eval of Barham, the recruit: Good frame with ability to add mass and size. Plays outside linebacker in high school but style is suited to move inside in college. High
Ah, the good ol' days. Remember those days? Don Brown would roam around the Northeast, punking Notre Dame for underrated DE/DT tweeners who play against law firms on the sets of Harry Potter movies, but only after Brian Dohn and wonderful Irish reporters like Tim Prister and Kevin Sinclair left us with our fill of detailed and accurate scouting? AGTG Ann Arbor I’m Home 〽️@Hayesfawcett3 @Coach Mella pic.twitter.com/6eKo50vPfb Jerod Smith (@Jerodsmith44) April 25, 2023 Those days are gone. Behind the colonial architecture and hillocks, the Smith Twins are military kids from Kentucky who've lived in Japan, and "go home" to Carolina where their Marine dad is now stationed. They also just switched from one elite boarding school in Connecticut to another. But the Notre Dame interest was real, and went on a very long time, so we've got plenty of that good Prister and Sinclair scouting. And they both think this twin's an Anchor. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SI
Previously: Last year’s profiles. P Tommy Doman Jr. S Rod Moore. CB Ja’Den McBurrows. LB Jaydon Hood. LB Junior Colson. LB Tyler McLaurin.
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Rivals: 4.13
4 , 5.8, NR overall #12 WDE, #1 CT
ESPN: 3.97
4 , 80, #49 East #41 DE, #1 CT
Composite: 3.93
4 , .8925, #353 overall #49 DL, #2 CT
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This was the year Rivals started to take the Northeast seriously. Two Massachusetts guys, including Standard Northeast Grow-a-Butt Louis Hansen, made the top-250. Also three guys from Connecticut made four stars, and CT #1 Kechaun ended up closer to the top-250 than where forme