Reports: DE Maurice Hurst Jr. gives Michigan its 19th commit for 2013 recruiting class
The Michigan football team has a 19th member of its 2013 recruiting class, according to multiple reports.
Maurice Hurst Jr., a 6-foot-2, 285-pound defensive tackle from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass., has made a verbal commitment to join the Wolverines, according to reports from Wolverine247 and Wolverine Nation.
Scout.com rates Hurst as a 4-star recruit and the 23rd-best defensive tackle in the nation. Rivals.com gives him a 3-star rating and names him the 30th-best player at his position.
Hurst joins a Michigan recruiting class already ranked No. 1 by both Rivals and Scout at a position of need. He is just the second defensive lineman among the bunch, joining defensive end Taco Charlton.
The strength of the class has been on the opposite line, with top-100 recruits Chris Fox, Patrick Kugler and Kyle Bosch among five offensive linemen to make non-binding verbal commitments.
Hurst is just the second player from outside the Big Ten footprint to pledge to Michigan. Fox is from Colorado.
According to a story by ESPN Boston, Hurst caught the attention of college recruiters with some unexpected athleticism out of the backfield. Used as a fullback in short-yardage situations, the nearly-300 pounder had a 75-yard touchdown run last season.
Comments
a2jean
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 5:47 p.m.
Awesome! Welcome Mr. Hurst -- Thanks for choosing the Wolverines!
uminks
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 7:26 a.m.
Welcome Maurice! This kid has speed and quickness. He has the frame to add another 20 or 30 lbs. Probably will be a 2 TECH DT given his quickness. I can see him competing for a lot playing time after his redshirt freshmen season. I would not be surprised if after this season and a few more camps that he is well into the 4 star range by early next year. Overall, a good to great pickup. Another great pickup will join the DL tomorrow morning at 10 AM. Wow, we are going to have a great defense in another year or two. I can't wait!
Robert Granville
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 11:21 a.m.
Michigan doesn't use a 2 tech. In Michigan's 4-3 under the positions on the line are: 1 tech (NT), 3 tech (DT), 5 tech (SDE), 7 tech (WDE) and a 9 tech (SAM)
Joe
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 10:26 p.m.
Kind of off topic, but word is that Jake Butt was awesome at NFTC Illinois. Even Ohio folks were saying it! Go Blue!!
umgoblue47
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 3:28 a.m.
this kid is big and fast. . . remind's me of refrigerator perry who played defensive tackle and some fullback for the chicago bears. great pickup for MICHIGAN! WELCOME MAURICE HURST. . . GO BLUE!!!!!!
Terry Star21
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 1:51 a.m.
This is very impressive as a defensive find. All though certainly not in trouble, this boosts the defensive up a bit and this young man will thrive under the direction of Mattison - Merry Christmas coach M. Michigan has long been successful with their great defense, look forward to this coming season, 2013 and forever..... Welcome to the family Maurice Hurst Jr. MgoBlueForTiM....great Michigan defense provides the Threat..
DonAZ
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 1:39 a.m.
Hoke and staff know what they're doing. They know raw talent when they see it. Michelangelo's "David" was a hunk of marble considered unusable until the artist took hammer and chisel to it. Just wait until the Michigan coaches start shaping that young man. Good things, my friends ... good things.
1959Viking
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 12:23 a.m.
Now the next piece, Justin Manning or Henry Poggi. Give UM a big DT to match with Pipkins to control the interior line.
Joe
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 10:14 p.m.
1959...word is Poggi might be signing with UM tomorrow at 10:00AM.
BigWolverine13
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:25 p.m.
With offers from Virginia, Ohio State, Michigan State. Nebraska, etc. any criticism of this recruit indicates profound ignorance. The incredible Hoke strikes again!
ted
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 9:47 p.m.
BTW...for all of you who anticipated improved rankings from Rivals on all of the skill position 3 star Michigan commits , you can see nothing has changed when Rivals took a closer look. Thats what we are stuck with this recruiting class....no elite talent at the skill positions. More of the same...getting blow out by the true premier teams in the country.
BornInA2
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 4:05 a.m.
There's a forum for fans of Arizona and that coach. Go there. Enjoy. Begone.
1959Viking
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 12:25 a.m.
Give me three stars like Braylon Edwards and Mike Hart any day.
Terry Star21
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:47 p.m.
There should be a 'stupidity' abuse violation here that gets some comments deleted.....
GoBigBlue
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:40 p.m.
Oh wait, I had an epiphany, they sent their staff out and evaluated talent! Just like Hoke and staff does now.
GoBigBlue
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:38 p.m.
Well said happyguy! And great point longtime. Though theres no getting through to teddy. He tends to think that rivals and scout are do all end all in recruiting. Kids star counts are all that matter I guess. I have no idea how Bo and Woody and Bear recruited back in the day without these expert star rankings!
goldenblue
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:35 p.m.
LOL ted you sound like from the lil bro coalition.BTW he was at msu yesterday.Sounds like groucho mark is gonna need a slow drip of exlax.I am still laughing.
longtime AA
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:20 p.m.
ted, you do realize that the services tend to downgrade those who have committed, and upgrade the ones without a committment. That way, they can continue to sell their commercial scouting reports to people interested in recruiting, while they continue to badger the players who are still going through the recruiting process.
happyguy1
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:09 p.m.
I agree with GoBigBlue, what with "Michigan Men" like Ted, who needs Buckeyes? This kid looks great. He'll fit in nicely with what Hoke and company have in mind and that's all any of us should care about. If that's not good enough for you, Ted, I'm sure Bama and the Buckeyes wouldn't mind another fan. You can always hitch your " 5 star" to their bandwagon.
GoBigBlue
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 10:35 p.m.
Hey talent expert, go root for one of those "premier" teams then. The Michigam fans will continue to root for Michigan.
RJ12688
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 9:40 p.m.
The kid looks like a beast. Big, Athletic, and seems to have a high motor. Gotta love what Hoke and co. are doing with the lines.
ted
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 9:38 p.m.
Another 3 star !! This recruiting class takes another huge hit.
SemperFi
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 12:43 a.m.
Oh, don't go confusing Ted with truth & facts. He has a hard enough time counting to 20 with his shoes on.
hail2thevict0r
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 9:59 p.m.
A 3 star by rivals, a 4 star by Scout and 247 - with offers from Michigan State and Ohio State....a very solid recruit.
MRunner73
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 1:56 p.m.
Ted; don't read too much into the ratings. They will have summer camps and the regular season itself for these 2013 recruits to either move up or down. I am sure the Scouts and Rival difference may be lass than 1 star apart, say a 3.45 vs a 3.55 rating. Sit back and enjoy what Hoke and staff are doing and let's all wait and see how these kids turn out a year or two after playing at Michigan.
Hailmary
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 11:42 a.m.
It's Sunday morning, thanks for the laugh teddy.
umgoblue47
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 : 4:04 a.m.
ted. . . thank's but no thank's for your player evaluation's. . . but you might go over to a sparty site and help them out. . . with a 30th ranked recruiting class they could really use your keen, spot on player evaluation's! if that gig does not work out you might try o$u, with 12 new NCAA violation's on top of the 46 pending violation's they may end up a man short!! in HOKE we TRUST. . . GO BLUE!!!!!!
Terry Star21
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:41 p.m.
Ted....you forgot to say he was too slow, too small etc. for ohio, so they passed on him. You're slipping there (lol).....
GoBigBlue
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 10:33 p.m.
Look at his offer list mr star junky.
Hailmary
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 9:27 p.m.
It's gonna be a, long hot summer but I think things are really gonna start to cook this coming fall.
MRunner73
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 7:38 p.m.
Congrats to young Mr Hurst, Brady Hoke along with Greg Mattison and staff. D E F E N S E wins ball games...GO BLUE!!!
SemperFi
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 12:41 a.m.
I thought it went, "Offense wins ball games, Defense wins championships."
Terry Star21
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 11:39 p.m.
Ted's right MRunner - so we got a winner in Maurice !!!!!
ted
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 : 9:39 p.m.
Defense with talented players wins ball games.