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It was only last week that Michigan didn’t have a defensive player committed that had more than three-stars to his name via the recruiting sites.
Six days later, three are in the fold.
It started with Tennessee native Junior Colson, a four-star linebacker highly-sought after by some SEC programs. Then another dropped from SEC country in Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas linebacker Jaydon Hood, a teammate of fellow commit Ja’Den McBurrows.
Late on Wednesday night, another dropped from a familiar institution in New England.
If Suffield (CT) Academy sounds familiar, it’s because that was where current Michigan safety Brad Hawkins finished his high school career after starting at Camden (NJ). The Wolverines reeled in another prospect from said institution in four-star defensive end Kechaun Bennett, he announced via Twitter.
Michigan Man〽️ #GoBlue @SupremeAthlete_ @BigManAcademy1 pic.twitter.com/sx7DCjr4OH
— Kechaun Bennett (@kechaun1) May 28, 2020
Bennett is rated No. 329 in the 2021 class according to the 247Sports Composite and is the No. 21 strong-side defensive end as well as the top player in the state of Connecticut in the class.
He chose the Wolverines over Notre Dame, Cal, Miami (FL) and Ole Miss, amongst others.
That brings Michigan up to No. 5 in the 2021 247Sports team rankings, and Bennett is the team’s sixteenth commitment this cycle.
Shaun Nua and Don Brown led the charge for the maize and blue.