Ohio defensive end Tom Strobel committed to Michigan on Friday, as first reported by Tom VanHaaren. Strobel is Michigan's 15th commit for the class of 2012 and is their 11th defensive recruit to join the class.
Strobel is a four-star DE on Rivals, Scout and 24/7 Sports. Rivals has him ranked as the 231st-best player in the nation, and Scout has him 24th on their list of defensive ends. 24/7 ranks him 14th at DE, eighth in the state of Ohio and 169th in the nation. (ESPN is the only major recruiting site that gives him three stars.)
According to Rivals, Strobel's offer list includes Michigan, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Michigan Football Recruiting Class Of 2012
- OT Ben Braden (Rockford, MI) - 6'6", 285 lbs., NR
- OG Caleb Stacey (Cincinnati, OH) - 6'4", 275 lbs., NR
- MLB Kaleb Ringer (Clayton, OH) - 6'0", 219 lbs., NR
- OLB Royce Jenkins-Stone (Detroit, MI) - 6'2", 215 lbs., ****
- TE Devin Funchess (Farmington Hills, MI) - 6'5", 205 lbs., NR
- TE A.J. Williams (Cincinnati, OH) - 6'6", 260 lbs., NR
- 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., NR
- DE Pharaoh Brown (Lyndhurst, OH) - 6'6", 220 lbs., ****
- DT Matt Godin (Novi, MI) - 6'5", 253 lbs., NR
- CB Terry Richardson (Detroit, MI) - 5'9", 160 lbs., ****
- S Allen Gant (Sylvania, OH) - 6'2", 210 lbs., NR
- CB Anthony Standifer (Crete, IL) - 6'1", 178 lbs., NR
- DE Tom Strobel (Mentor, OH) - 6'6", 245 lbs., ****
(Height, weight and stars from Rivals.com)