ted hammond

This week Michigan landed their first 2024 recruit in some time in DL Ted Hammond from Ohio. Hammond's recruitment moved pretty quickly and when rumors initially broke that the Wolverines would be getting a commitment from Ohio, there were several other players top of mind that were more likely to be the commit than Hammond, simply because they'd been recruited for much longer. Instead it was Hammond, a name who only started to be circulated recently, and it didn't take long for Jim Harbaugh to get the job done. Today we will be saying hello to the newest pickup: 

GURU RATINGS 

RATINGS BY SITE
247: 6'5/258	On3: 6'4/265	Rivals: 6'5/265	ESPN: 6'5/270
3*, 89, NR Ovr #23 DL, #10 OH	3*, 89, NR Ovr #32 DL, #16 OH	4*, 5.8, NR Ovr #NR SDE, #NR OH	3*, NR
COMPOSITE RANKINGS
247 Composite	On3 Consensus	MGoBlog
3*, 0.89, #357 Ovr #31 DL, #13 OH	3*, 89, #365 Ovr #31 DL, #14 OH	4*, #361/774 Ovr #30/65 DTs since 1990
3.90	3.90	4.02

Hammond checks in in the "somewhere between 3.5* and true 4*" territory, inside the top 400 but not yet cracking the top 300, where you'd be an accepted 4*. Among all DTs that we have in our database back to 1990, Hammond sits pretty much smack dab in the middle in terms of rating, not a blue chipper but not a stab in the dark. He measures in at an accepted 6'5" and somewhere in the 260 to 270 range in terms of weight, already a solid size for a junior.   

[AFTER THE JUMP: A solid prospect]

Michigan's invasion of Ohio has now pushed into Cincinnati, as Michigan got a commitment today from 2024 DT Ted Hammond.

Hammond was probably ticketed for Cincy, Iowa, or Northwestern until Michigan moved in, and Hammond moved pretty quickly after that. He was on campus this weekend with a bunch of Ohio prospects that the Wolverines are recruiting and committed shortly after. While lots of Midwest schools recruit the big Cincinnati Catholic school St. Xavier (Sean Clifford, Justin & CJ Hilliard, Luke Kuechly), Michigan hasn't won a battle for a Bomber since the two in Jim Harbaugh's class.

Via Brice Marich, Michigan wants this one for the "Kris Jenkins" spot, which is an off-tackle role that converts to SDE in their 5-2 package. He's a bit of a build-a-bear, but not as extreme as Jenkins—more like your standard 265-pound junior who should be up to size by his second year on campus.

Hammond makes two DT types for the 2024 class, along with unscouted German immigrant Manuel Beigel. They've also long had their eye on IL 3* Eddie Tuerk, and are battling the rest of the country for IL 5* Justin Scott. Michigan's also still trying to flip Stanford commit Cameron Brandt, who was also recently on campus, for the Jenkins spot in this year's class.

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