Tag: Aymeric Koumba

Mike Elston goes in-depth on Michigan football freshman DL development

The future along the defensive line is bright! #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football has a strong defensive line in 2023 and the future may be just as bright as the current iteration.

The Wolverines brought in several edge rushers and defensive tackle types, and three in particular have been mentioned by head coach Jim Harbaugh as being ahead of the curve: EDGE Cameron Brandt, DT Trey Pierce, and tweener Enow Etta. The trio has seen early playing time, albeit in mop-up duty, in the first two games of the season.

Additionally, the maize and blue have two notable project players in Brooks Bahr and Aymeric Koumba.

On Wednesday, defensive line coach Mike Elston shared his thoughts on the five, what they’re doing well, what type of players they are, and how they’re developing. You can check out what he said about each below.

Early Signing Day: Aymeric Koumba signs with Michigan football

#Michigan’s gone international! #GoBlue

Ratings

Stars Overall Position State
247Sports 3 – #43 EDGE #1
On3 3 – #68 EDGE –
Rivals 3 – – –
ESPN 3 – #79 EDGE #1
247Sports Composite 3 819 #79 EDGE #1
On3 Consensus 3 941 #79 EDGE –

Vitals

Hometown Paris (France) Pionniers de Touraine
Projected Position EDGE
Height 6-foot-4
Weight 230-pounds

Notable offers

  • Buffalo
  • UConn
  • East Carolina
  • Vanderbilt

Early Enrollee?

Yes

Readiness Level

Likely a redshirt player in year one.

Notes

Coached by Brandon Collier.

Via MGoBlue.com:

Prep
• Competed with the Pionniers de Touraine organization coached by Abed Belkhous while attending school at Lycée Alfred Kastler
• Helped the Pionniers win a French championship in summer 2022

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 812 overall player, the No. 77 edge and the No. 1 player in France
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 45 edge and the No. 1 player in France
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 80 player in the region and the No. 1 player in France
• Rivals.com three-star prospect
• On3.com three-star consensus prospect and the No. 77 edge defender
• On3.com three-star prospect and the No. 67 edge

Personal
• Aymeric Koumba was born May 11, 2003
• Son of Jean-Claire and Marie-Paul Koumba
• He becomes the first player from France to sign with the football program

Scouting report

None available.

Film

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Michigan football gets a commitment from a French prospect

Such an intriguing player! #GoBlue

Michigan football added an exciting element to its 2023 recruiting class on Friday afternoon.

Aymeric Koumba, a French prospect, committed to the Wolverines, making 12 commitments to the class. He is being recruited to play as an edge defender at the next level.

Koumba has no ranking on 247Sports composite, but he isn’t very well known just yet. He started doing camps and Michigan saw the overseas player at a football camp in Georgia and the maize and blue were one of the teams wanting him to play for them.

What makes Koumba so intriguing is not only his size — 6-foot-4 and 234-pounds — but he has a verified 7-foot 1-inch wingspan. This prospect has a ton of upside for Michigan, and Mike Elston wanted to jump all over this recruitment early.

The international prospect works with Brandon Collier who has helped other overseas players gain scholarship offers.

What made Michigan stand out so much? He told the Michigan Insider that he was a huge fan of Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo. Ojabo being an international prospect like himself made the Wolverines a very intriguing choice.

He had offers from Vanderbilt, UConn, Buffalo, and East Carolina.

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