Shortly after picking up a commitment from Ohio defensive end Tom Strobel, Michigan received word that Erik Magnuson committed. Magnuson is an offensive tackle from Carlsbad, California, and is currently in Ann Arbor visiting the Michigan football program.
Magnuson is a four-star offensive tackle on all four of the major recruiting sites. Rivals ranks him as the 34th-best player in the entire nation, and Scout has him 16th among offensive tackles. 24/7 Sports has him 13th at OT, 10th in the state of California and 85th overall.
According to Rivals, Magnuson's offer list includes Michigan, Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, California, Cincinnati, Colorado, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington and Washington State, among others.
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., ****
- OT Erik Magnuson (Carlsbad, CA) - 6'6", 275 lbs., ****
(Height, weight and stars from Rivals.com)