Toledo defensive end Chris Wormley, long thought to be a lock to join the Michigan football recruiting class, ended the speculation on Sunday and committed to the Wolverines. He is Michigan's 22nd commit for 2012 if you include Jeremy Clark, who plans to grayshirt next year and go on scholarship in 2013.
Wormley is considered a four-star defensive end on all of the major recruiting sites except Rivals, which has him rated as a three-star recruit. 24/7 Sports has Wormley rated the highest, putting him at third in the strongside defensive end and state of Ohio rankings and putting him 57th in the nation.
According to Rivals, Wormley holds offers from Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Cincinnati and Indiana, among others.
Michigan Football Recruiting Class Of 2012
- OT Ben Braden (Rockford, MI) - 6'6", 285 lbs., ***
- OG Caleb Stacey (Cincinnati, OH) - 6'4", 275 lbs., ***
- MLB Kaleb Ringer (Clayton, OH) - 6'0", 219 lbs., ***
- OLB Royce Jenkins-Stone (Detroit, MI) - 6'2", 215 lbs., ****
- TE Devin Funchess (Farmington Hills, MI) - 6'5", 205 lbs., ***
- TE A.J. Williams (Cincinnati, OH) - 6'6", 260 lbs., ***
- OLB Joe Bolden (Cincinnati, OH) - 6'2", 225 lbs., ****
- MLB James Ross (Orchard Lake, MI) - 6'0", 209 lbs., ****
- DE Mario Ojemudia (Farmington Hills, MI) - 6'3", 215 lbs., ***
- DE Pharaoh Brown (Lyndhurst, OH) - 6'6", 220 lbs., ****
- DT Matt Godin (Novi, MI) - 6'5", 253 lbs., ***
- CB Terry Richardson (Detroit, MI) - 5'9", 160 lbs., ****
- S Allen Gant (Sylvania, OH) - 6'2", 210 lbs., ***
- CB Anthony Standifer (Crete, IL) - 6'1", 178 lbs., ***
- DE Tom Strobel (Mentor, OH) - 6'6", 245 lbs., ****
- OT Erik Magnuson (Carlsbad, CA) - 6'6", 275 lbs., ****
- S Jeremy Clark (Madisonville, KY) - 6'4", 205 lbs., *** (will grayshirt)
- OT Blake Bars (Nashville, TN) - 6'5", 275 lbs., ****
- S Jarrod Wilson (Akron, OH) - 6'2", 190 lbs., ****
- OT Kyle Kalis (Lakewood, OH) - 6'5", 302 lbs., ****
- FB Sione Houma (Salt Lake City, UT) - 6'0", 211 lbs., NR
- DE Chris Wormley (Toledo, OH) - 6'4", 255 lbs., ***
(Height, weight and stars from Rivals.com)