Rashan Gary

Rashan Gary
Michigan Wolverines No. 3
Position Defensive tackle
Class Freshman
Career history
College
High school Paramus (NJ) Catholic
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-03) December 3, 1997
Place of birth Plainfield, New Jersey
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 287 lb (130 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • 247 Sports Composite National Player of the Year (2015)
  • USA Today Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • USA Today All-American (2015)

Rashan Gary (born December 3, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle who plays college football for the Michigan Wolverines.[1] In 2015, he concluded his high school football career at Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey. He was ranked as the No. 1 recruit in college football's incoming Class of 2016.[2]

High school career

Gary started his high school career at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, until he transferred to Paramus Catholic High School for his junior and senior season.[3] His first high school claimed that Paramus had recruited Gary, but the NJSIAA unanimously ruled that Scotch-Plains Fanwood had not proven its allegation.[4] During his senior season, he had 13.5 sacks, 55 tackles, including 29 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in nine games.[5] Following the season, Gary was named USA Today Defensive Player of the Year and High School All-American.[6][7]

Gary participated in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game, where he recorded six tackles and three sacks, and was named MVP.[8]

Recruiting

He became the third player to be named the top player in the country unanimously by all four major recruiting networks, 247Sports.com, ESPN.com, Rivals.com, and Scout.com behind Jadeveon Clowney in 2011 and Robert Nkemdiche in 2013.[9] In June 2015, Michigan hired Chris Partridge, Gary's former high school head coach, as their director of player personnel and recruiting. In January 2016, he was promoted to linebackers and special teams coach.[10][11] After visits to Auburn, Clemson, Michigan, Ole Miss and USC, Gary committed to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines on February 3, 2016.[12]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Rashan Gary
DT		 Paramus, New Jersey Paramus Catholic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 4.86 Feb 3, 2016 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 (DT); 1 (East); 1 (NJ)   Rivals: 1 (DT); 1 (Natl); 1 (NJ)  247Sports: 1 (Natl); 1 (DT); 1 (NJ)  ESPN: 1 (DT); 1 (East); 1 (NJ)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

References

  1. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (February 3, 2016). "Rashan Gary picks Michigan; 1st time top ESPN prospect to Big Ten". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Snyder, Mark (January 30, 2016). "Recruiting: 2016's No. 1, U-M target a study in excellence". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Chengelis, Angelique S. (February 1, 2016). "Rashan Gary earns respect, admiration as player, person". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Stanmyre, Matthew (September 4, 2014). "No. 1 recruit Rashan Gary ruled eligible to play after recruiting allegations hearing". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lanni, Patrick (December 15, 2015). "Rashan Gary of Paramus Catholic is the NJ.com Defensive Player of the Year for 2015". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "American Family Insurance ALL-USA Football: Defense". USA Today. December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "ALL-USA Defensive Player of the Year: Rashan Gary, Paramus Catholic". USA Today. December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ Perez, Braulio (January 2, 2016). "Paramus Catholic's Rashan Gary earns Under Armour All-America Game MVP honors". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Hunt, Todderick (December 7, 2015). "Rashan Gary becomes the first unanimous top player in the country". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ Webb, Sam (June 29, 2015). "Michigan's Recruiting Team Takes Shape". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ Murphy, Dan (January 15, 2016). "Chris Partridge hire strengthens Wolverines' New Jersey recruiting connection". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ Snyder, Mark (February 3, 2016). "No. 1 recruit Gary chooses U-M: 'God sent me a signal'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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