Michigan Football Gets It's 13th Commitment to 2010 Class

Ken Wilkins, a 6-foot-4, 235 lb/DE from Washington Trinity High School, PA became the 13th verbal commitment to Rich Rod and staff for the 2010 Class.

As we know, both DE and LB are major needs for the Wolverines in this recruiting class, so Ken will fit nicely in either role. Most expect Ken to play LB in college. Wilkins is considered a three-star prospect from Rivals, but has an impressive offer sheet from the likes of Rutgers, Illinois, Purdue, Pitt, North Carolina, BC, West Virgina, Wisconsin, and more.

As always, here is the write up from Varsity Blue:

Recruiting Notes:
Ohio State, Penn State, and Notre Dame may have seemed like the early favorites in the race for Wilkins’ services, as each team boasts one of his ex-teammates (Andrew Sweat, Mike Yancich, and now-Cleveland Brown Travis Thomas). However, he grew up liking Michigan, and by the time a Wolverine offer came through, Michigan and Pitt were in his top two. Other schools, such as Penn State, Ohio State, UVA and others, were all in pursuit, but when Wilkins made it to campus for the Big House BBQ, he saw all that he needed to see in order to confirm what he had been feeling for quite some time: he belonged in Maize and Blue.


Player Notes:
Though recovering turnovers on defense is mostly a luck proposition, Wilkins sure knows what to do with the ball once it’s in his hands: he scored two defensive touchdowns last season. He was named first-team all-state at defensive end. One thing that may be holding back his rankings a bit is the fact that he’s something of a "tweener": Scout lists Wilkins as a three-star defensive end, and Rivals has him ranked as a three-star outside linebacker. It seems as though he’ll play mostly linebacker in college, though at Michigan he’ll have the hybrid role available to him. The low rankings certainly aren’t due to lack of exposure: on top of his all-state selection as a junior, he’s been attending the Pittsburgh Scout combine since his freshman year.