'11 MI OT Parker Ehinger (UC Verbal 7/9/10)

[JasonS]

Offensive Tackle
Rockford, MI (Rockford)

Ht: 6'8"
Wt: 260 lbs
40: 4.8 sec
Bench: 290 lbs






Offers: Ball State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Toledo
Other Interest: Buffalo, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, N. Illinois, Penn State, Purdue, W. Michigan

He seems to be under the radar right now.

 

[BearcatAlum1]

4.8 40? That is flying for a guy 6'8" 260lbs. Definitely seems athletic and perfect for our offense.

 

[JasonS]

Conway one of several Michigan sleepers this year. Another to watch out for is Rockford OT Parker Ehinger (6-8, 255, 4.80).

http://twitter.com/jimstefani

 

[JasonS]

4.8 40? That is flying for a guy 6'8" 260lbs. Definitely seems athletic and perfect for our offense.

He also plays DL and TE in High School. I think he is being recruited as an OT. Point is, he is very athletic.

Edit: He has played DL and TE. He started every game this past season at OT.

 

[swg]

Profile from berecruited

I consider myself a hard worker, Love football, love hitting people, Im come to play football everyday, I run a 4.8 40 yard dash, I bench 290 pounds, I was pulled up as a sophmore last year to varsity. Made All Conference in OK red and all advance area press

 

[swg]

MLive.com had him listed under 'very good chance to sign' with CMU as of March 9.

 

[JasonS]

If the coaching staff wants this kid, I think they have a chance right now. They have offered so they obviously like the kid. I think they need to put the press on. If he blows up at camps over the summer it will be tough.

 

[swg]

I wonder how agile he is, and if he's in fact a good fit for the spread. I trust in BJ to know his guys better than I.

 

[JasonS]

I know 40 time is not always a good measure for agility but it at least shows the kid is pretty athletic. I would think he would be a good fit. Of course, the coaches are the ones who have at least seen tape on the kid if they haven't seen him play.

 

[swg]

Can you imagine getting him upwards of 290? This guy could be a monster with hard work and conditioning...which shouldn't be a problem hearing what Butch had to say on that last nite.

 

[Daniel Drake]

May be a Bearcat.....

 

[Racinejake]

I've heard he's getting down to the wire as well. Hopefully the coaches know what they're doing on this. His only other offers are Ball State, Central Michigan, and Toledo. I would assume we're done at OL if he commits also?

 

[Daniel Drake]

I mean right now

 

[Daniel Drake]

Yup. Confirmed.

He is one tall Bearcat. I imagine that he could be great if the weight room works out.

http://www.bearcatlair.com/forum/f9/parker-ehinger-commits-1678/#post18182

 

[JasonS]

Nice find DD! Thanks!

 

[Little Danny]

6'8, 268 pounds
3 star per Scout
NR by Rivals

Should fill out quite nicely. I can see him easily being over 300 pounds within a year into the program.

 

[JasonS]

He could be an absolute monster on the offensive line. Love it!

 

[Daniel Drake]

I agree. This is a guy who could could show us how good Lawson is in a few years. I hated losing Longo, but if Lawson is as good as Longo then this kid could be a monster.

 

[JasonS]

Listed as the 17th best prospect in the state of Michigan. This is a pretty solid year for Michigan HS football recruiting. There are a lot of good players on this list.

http://recruiting.scout.com/3/2011_Michigan.html

 

[Racinejake]

It is somewhat concerning that the kid only had offers from MAC programs and us. Scout does seem to think pretty highly of him as you say and they rank him as their #56 overall OT which is 17 spots ahead of Justin Murray. It's funny because we'd be doing cartwheels over a prospect like this just a couple years ago. Hopefully the staff knows what they're doing on this one.