Michigan Receives 21st Commitment to 2009 Class: Cameron Gordon

Hot off the presses: Michigan just received its 21st commitment, from Cameron Gordon, a WR/LB from Inkster, Michigan. Gordon is 6'3", 210 and is rated four stars by Rivals. He's the number five player in the state of Michigan and No. 222 in the nation. Cameron runs a 4.6 in the 40.

"He's excited," said Inkster head coach Greg Carter. "He got the offer only about a month ago, but the Michigan coaches have liked him for quite a while."

The rundown by VB:

Recruiting Notes

Gordon started the recruiting year as someone Michigan fans expected to likely end up in the Wolverines' recruiting class. However, it certainly ended up taking significantly longer than they expected (although he had always planned to take his time with a decision).

At the end of his junior year, he announced that he would be transferring from Melvindale High School to Inkster, where he would have a better opportunity to excel athletically. During the summer, he attended Michigan's summer camp. The Wolverine coaches told him that they liked him more as a linebacker, and told him that he would receive an offer if he was willing to play at that position in college.

With a noncommittal answer, Michigan's offer took significantly longer to arrive than Gordon would have otherwise liked. When he finally received his offer in November, Gordon took a visit to Iowa, who had been on him all along. However, the allure of the Michigan offer was too much to pass up, and he committed to Michigan today.

Player Notes

Gordon is a big, physical receiver, with large measurables for the position. He lacks elite speed but is able to beat defenders, using his body well and catching it at the highest point with his big hands.

However, Michigan fans liked the physical play he could bring to a linebacker position at the next level. It will be interesting to see whether he remains at receiver when he gets to the next level, or at least be open to a potential position switch.

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This year, Gordon was catching passes thrown by 2010 dual-threat quarterback prospect Devin Gardner, who is certainly one of the top targets on Michigan's recruiting board. Securing a commitment from Gordon should go a long way to helping Michigan land his teammate in the next recruiting class.