There was a time in the recent past when it appeared that 2025 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith four-star cornerback Jahmari DeLoatch was a lock to end up in Michigan football’s class. But now, that potential is a little murky.
As official visits heat up for the 2025 class, DeLoatch was idle this past weekend but doesn’t have Ann Arbor among his future destinations at the moment. He intends to visit Virginia Tech next week, Cincinnati the following week, and then Vanderbilt after. Those schools, and Wake Forest, comprise those who are currently recruiting him the hardest.
But with the coaching changes on the defense, DeLoatch isn’t as clear about where he stands with Michigan and vice versa at the moment — though he is hearing a lot from the recruiting department in the interim.
WolverinesWire caught up with DeLoatch on Friday evening and he divulged where he stands at the moment as it pertains to the maize and blue.
“Michigan, they’re still one of my top schools, but as of staying high, being completely honest, they’re not as high as they used to be,” DeLoatch told WolverinesWire. “Since the coaching staff switched, the new coaches haven’t been as in contact with me as the old ones were.”
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At the moment, Michigan still has the edge for DeLoatch in terms of the 247Sports Crystal Ball, where all three predictions have him becoming a Wolverine.
Though communication has slowed down between the maize and blue and the nation’s No. 28 cornerback (per 247Sports), he does hope that Michigan intensifies its pursuit of him in the near future — especially considering that he’s planning on making a commitment on July 2.
“Yeah, I definitely do wish it will but I’m not stressing,” DeLoatch said. “Everything happens for a reason and it’s getting…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2024-06-03 02:09:56
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