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Recruiting Recon: Western Michigan's Defense

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by Matt Gutridge
September 24, 2015 at 6:29am
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THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME

Kalamazoo, MII'd still like to go on assignment in Hawai'i over Kalamazoo.

 

SEVEN FACTS ABOUT KALAMAZOO
  1. Bell's Brewery is located in Kalamazoo.
  2. In 1947 and 1948 Kalamazoo hosted the first two College World Series tournaments.
  3. As of 2010 74,262 souls lived in Kalamazoo.
  4. Gibson Guitar started in Kalamazoo.
  5. Kalamazoo's original name was Bronson.
  6. Every graduate of Kalamazoo Public Schools who lives in Kalamazoo gets a full scholarship to any public university or community college in That State.
  7. Heritage Guitars is located in Kalamazoo.

 

WMU
VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT 
LOCATION Kalamazoo, MI
YEAR FOUNDED 1903
ENROLLMENT 23,914
NICKNAME Broncos
COLORS Brown and Gold
HEAD COACH P.J. Fleck

 

 

 

 

2012-2015 RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS
WMU
  
OHIO STATE     
W. MICHIGAN YEAR OHIO STATE
8-5 2014 14-1
1-11 2013 12-2
4-8 2012 12-0
     
13-24 TOTAL 38-3
4-8 AVERAGE 13-1

 

RECRUITING RANKINGS //// DEFENSIVE STARTERS
WMU       
 
     
OHIO STATE                     
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
DE ANDRE TURNER .787 DE JOEY BOSA .981
DT CLEVELAND SMITH .733 DT ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON .988
NT DAVID CURLE .780 DT TOMMY SCHUTT .960
DE JARRELL McKINNEY .776 DE TYQUAN LEWIS .898
WILL ROBERT SPILLANE .818 WLB JOSHUA PERRY .941
MIKE GRANT DePALMA NA MLB RAEKWON McMILLAN .989
SAM AUSTIN LEWIS .783 SLB DARRON LEE .860
CB DARIUS PHILLIPS NA CB GAREON CONLEY .932
SS RONTAVIOUS ATKINS .813 S VONN BELL .987
FS ASANTAY BROWN .788 S TYVIS POWELL .876
CB RONALD ZAMORT NA CB ELI APPLE .975
           
  AVERAGE .785 AVERAGE   .944

 

DEFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015

Northern Illinois' highest rated defensive starter is OLB Robert Spillane (.818).
The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 255 point gap between WMU's DT position and Ohio State's DT position.
The average of Ohio State's starters is 159 points better than NIU's.

 

 

NO. OF PLAYERS RECRUITED PER POSITION
WMU
  
OSU
  
POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS
SDE 4 SDE 7
WDE 5 WDE 6
DT 8 DT 6
OLB 3 OLB 7
ILB 6 ILB 4
CB 7 CB 11
S 6 S 5
       
TOTAL 39 TOTAL 46

 

DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Grant DePalma
Grant DePalma has made 103 tackles (57 solo) and 2.5 sacks during his career.

 

2012-2015 ILB AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-2
223 WEIGHT 226
.806 COMP. AVERAGE .924

 

 

2012-2015 OLB AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-2
208 WEIGHT 220
.766 COMP. AVERAGE .951

 

Darius Phillips
CB Darius Philips is averaging 30.1 yards per kickoff return.
2012-2015 CB AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
5-11 HEIGHT 6-0
174 WEIGHT 179
.776 COMP. AVERAGE .932

 

Rontavious Atkins
Rontavious Atkins has made 185 tackles (103 solo) and 8 interceptions during his career.
2012-2015 SAFETY AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-0
190 WEIGHT 187
.786 COMP. AVERAGE .936

 

 

2012-2015 DT AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-3
272 WEIGHT 297
.737 COMP. AVERAGE .900

 

 

2012-2015 SDE AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-4
243 WEIGHT 264
.803 COMP. AVERAGE .903

 

Jarrell McKinley
DE Jarrell McKinney has recorded 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks during his career.

 

 

2012-2015 WDE AVERAGES
WMU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-4
221 WEIGHT 233
.802 COMP. RATING .933

 

 

KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS WESTERN MICHIGAN
FleckP.J. Fleck brought the phrase "row the boat" to WMU.

P.J. Fleck was named Western Michigan's 15th coach on December 18, 2012. He is the 15th head coach in WMU's history and is the youngest head coach in the Football Subdivision. The Broncos are 10-18 with Fleck as head coach.

Fleck started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 2006. He helped with tight ends and special teams. The next season he was hired by Northern Illinois as a wide receiver coach. Fleck stayed at NIU until 2010 when he left for the same position at Rutgers. He coached at Rutgers for two seasons. Fleck then spent one season as wide receivers coach for the Tampa Buccaneers before taking the head job at Western Michigan.

P.J. Fleck played wide receiver at Northern Illinois from 1999-2003. His senior season Fleck had 77 catches for 1,028 yards. The 77 catches ranks second all-time at NIU for a single season. He also ranks second for career punt return yards (716) and has NIU's record with 87 career punt returns.

 

ALL SIGNED DEFENSIVE PLAYERS 2012-2015

 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S ILB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
JaKEVIN JACKSON (2014) 6-3 225 .860   RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) 6-2 242 .989
CALEB BAILEY (2013) 6-1 210 .829   TREY JOHNSON (2013) 6-2 218 .949
JASON SYLVA (2014) 6-2 230 .809   NICK CONNER (2015) 6-3 225 .912
PAUL ENGRAM (2015) 6-0 205 .789   LUKE ROBERTS (2012) 6-2 220 .844
TERRY EASMON (2012) 6-3 230 .780          
JAKE MINSTER (2012) 6-1 235 .766          
                 
                 
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 223 .806   AVERAGE 6-2 226 .924

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S OLB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
AUSTIN LEWIS (2013) 6-4 210 .783   JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) 6-0 225 .985
DELSHAWN PHILLIPS (2014) 6-1 215 .775   MIKE MITCHELL (2013) 6-4 222 .973
DAVID REED (2012) 6-0 200 .740   DANTE BOOKER (2014) 6-3 212 .972
          JOSHUA PERRY (2012) 6-3 220 .941
          KYLE BERGER (2014) 6-3 215 .929
          CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) 6-1 217 .929
          DAVID PERKINS (2012) 6-3 230 .927
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 208 .766   AVERAGE 6-2 220 .951


 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S CB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
JUSTIN SPENCER (2015) 5-10 180 .828   DAMON WEBB (2014) 5-11 180 .982
DAVONTAE GINWRIGHT (2015) 6-3 185 .804   ELI APPLE (2013) 6-1 185 .975
LOGAN OCE (2013) 5-11 175 .786   MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) 6-0 175 .973
OBBIE JACKSON (2015) 5-10 165 .779   CAMERON BURROWS (2013) 6-0 195 .972
ANTIONE STONE (2014) 5-10 183 .773   ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) 5-11 165 .952
JUSTIN MOTLEY (2012) 5-9 165 .760   ARMANI REEVES (2012) 5-11 180 .945
LEO ALBA (2012) 5-11 163 .700   GAREON CONLEY (2013) 6-1 172 .932
          DENZEL WARD (2015) 5-11 165 .903
          JAMEL DEAN (2015) 6-2 195 .891
          JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) 5-10 175 .870
          DAMON ARNETTE (2015) 6-2 185 .860
                 
AVERAGE 5-11 174 .776   AVERAGE 6-0 179 .932

 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S S COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
LONNIE JOHNSON (2014) 6-3 190 .876   VONN BELL (2013) 5-11 193 .987
JUSTIN TRANQUILL (2015) 5-11 195 .871   ERICK SMITH (2014) 6-1 185 .967
DEONTAE BROWN (2014) 6-1 195 .790   DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) 6-0 190 .920
CARIO DAVISON (2015) 6-2 190 .779   JAYME THOMPSON (2013) 6-2 190 .912
DEMETRIS ATES (2012) 6-0 173 .700   NAJEE MURRAY (2012) 5-11 175 .892
TREYVON JOHNSON (2012) 5-11 198 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 190 .786   AVERAGE 6-0 187 .936

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S DT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
KENNY FINLEY (2014) 6-4 255 .809   TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) 6-2 300 .960
DAVID CURLE (2013) 6-4 270 .780   MICHAEL HILL (2013) 6-2 315 .924
DANIEL JACKSON (2015) 6-3 250 .779   BILLY PRICE (2013)  6-4 300 .916
JONATHAN HARDEN (2012) 6-0 300 .730   DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) 6-4 285 .898
JAMAR SIMPKINS (2013) 6-3 265 .700   ROBERT LANDERS (2015) 6-2 295 .872
KRISTOF IFKOVITS (2013) 6-4 285 .700   DaVON HAMILTON (2015) 6-3 285 .829
JABARI BOTHWELL (2012) 6-1 280 .700          
JUNIOR ESTELUS (2012) 6-0 270 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 272 .737   AVERAGE 6-3 297 .900

 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S SDE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
NATHAN BRASTER (2014) 6-5 253 .825   JOEY BOSA (2013) 6-5 270 .981
KHAIRI BAILEY (2013) 6-3 240 .810   JASHON CORNELL (2015) 6-4 260 .956
ROOSEVELT DONALDSON (2012) 6-2 250 .791   DRE'MONT JONES (2015) 6-3 266 .938
TONY BALABANI (2015) 6-3 230 .787   DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) 6-5 270 .872
          JOSHUA ALABI (2015) 6-5 295 .866
          TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) 6-4 250 .859
          DARIUS SLADE (2014) 6-5 240 .846
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 243 .803   AVERAGE 6-4 264 .903

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING W. MICHIGAN'S wde COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
WMU
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
ERIC ASSOUA (2015) 6-1 215 .826    NOAH SPENCE (2012) 6-3 235 .997
MIKHAIL DUBOSE (2012) 6-3 230 .819   ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) 6-5 245 .988
DONTE HORTON (2015) 6-4 205 .807   JALYN HOLMES (2014) 6-5 225 .962
ANDRE TURNER (2013) 6-4 220 .787   TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) 6-4 227 .898
CONNOR GUZY (2015) 6-4 235 .771   JAMAL MARCUS (2012) 6-2 225 .896
          RASHOD BERRY (2015) 6-5 240 .857
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 221 .802   AVERAGE 6-4 233 .933

 

Row That Boat

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