Signing Day Recap

Taking a look at some of the top signings to come out of Oakland County and a few that were overlooked


Signing With The Best Chance To Make An Immediate Impact:
Defensive:
Mario Ojemudia - Farmington Hills Harrison (U-M) 
Ojemudia might end up being the best recruit from the state of Michigan in the 2012 class and could see plenty of play time as a freshman after Michigan lost a handful of players off of last years squad due to graduation. With a nickname like “The Nigerian Nightmare” you better believe that Ojemudia will be giving Big10 offensive coordinators all sorts of trouble over the course of the next few years.

Offense:
Aaron Burbridge - Farmington Hills Harrison (MSU)
Burbridge, much like Ojemudia, is going into a situation where he might see the field right away because of graduations at the wide receiver position. Pairing him with Tennessee transfer commit DeAnthony Arnett, Michigan State could have a dangerous passing attack for the next couple of years.

Best Signing
Offense:
Devin Church - Birmingham Brother Rice (Illinois)
Church took his play to a whole new level last season, rushing for nearly 2,000 yards and breaking the single season rushing record at Brother Rice. Church was originally committed to Northern Illinois, but finally got a much deserved Big10 offer a couple of weeks ago from Tim Beckman and Co. at Illinois.

Defense:
Prescott Line - Oxford (Southern Methodist)
Much was made about the eye-popping offensive numbers that Line put up at Oxford this past season, but his defensive ability was overlooked because of it. Line was a tackling machine and a flat-out playmaker at the linebacker position a season ago and should step into the SMU defense nicely. Don’t be surprised if Line plays both ways at the next level.

Most Underrated Signing
Offense:
Jake Vento - Farmington Hills Harrison (Grand Valley State)
Vento was one of the area’s top receivers as a junior but moved to quarterback as a senior. Vento will make a huge impact with the Lakers and give them a Wes Welker type of guy with tremendous hands and is even better after the catch.

Defense:
Matt Dellinger - Clarkston (Kent State)
Dellinger has been one of the most consistent linebackers in Oakland County over the past couple of years and should bring exactly that to the Kent State defense for the next 4-5 seasons. Dellinger flew under the radar a bit because he committed much earlier than most, but he should be on many people’s radar once he gets going at KSU.

Most Intruiging Recruiting Class: Grand Valley State
The Lakers landed a number of Oakland County football players including Lake Orion QB Sean Charrette, Bloomfield Hills Lahser DB Nate Cole, OLSM linebacker David Talley, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep DB/WR Troy Sassack, Birmingham Brother Rice TE Joey Warner as well as Vento. All six players were big time playmakers on their respective teams in the fall and should do the same at Grand Valley State.

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