Last week, Michigan Football landed the commitment of 2027 four-star edge rusher prospect Jayce Brewer. The Indianapolis native is listed at 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds.
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Film Study: What 4-star edge Jayce Brewer brings to Michigan Football
Brewer plays tight end for Franklin Central, is young for his age and is a center for his school’s varsity basketball team, via MaxPreps. During his junior campaign on the gridiron last year, he recorded 31 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hurries.
His primary recruiter defensive tackles coach Larry Black, as well as defensive coordinator Jay Hill and defensive ends coach Lewis Powell, should be excited about his potential as a pass rusher and room for growth as an overall defensive lineman. Now, let’s get into his film:
Brewer mostly lines up as a three-technique and five for Franklin Central; the latter is where he truly shines. His get-off is explosive and he uses these long, combative arms to fight tackles, shed blocks and wrap up ball carriers.
Those arms are also crucial for creating separation, where he can duck under tackles. When offensive linemen do get their hands on Brewer, he has encouragingly nuanced hand fighting to win one-on-one matchups.
Brewer’s speed and bend are more potent on the outside, though he can still line up inside and use that flexibility to split double teams. Once Brewer gets past his man/men, he uses excellent closing speed to harass quarterbacks and running backs.
When Brewer is stood up, he is athletic enough to use his vertical leap to knock down passes. You will also notice that vertical on field goal/PAT blocks and during jump balls on offense.
There is still plenty of time for more physical development, but Brewer should at least start as a pass rush specialist for Hill and Co.
Because Brewer is so lethal when creating separation, he can struggle with a lack of true power when offensive linemen latch onto him. The aforementioned vertical and double-team splits can help; however, he will need to bulk up to become a reliable, every-down lineman.
Improved footwork will help his game, too. Brewer tends to rely on his upper-body strength — which, works fine in high school — and does not always drive with his legs and hips.
I also would have liked to see more nastiness on film. He is by no means timid or lazy, but does not necessarily show the mean streak that some of head coach Kyle Whittingham’s recruits have lately.
Still, he moves well off the edge, does well to pursue the football, is clearly an excellent athlete and should be a fun project for the defensive staff.
Brewer is still a ways away from being the complete package on the defensive line. But, that Michigan Football weight training program, a more careful understanding of how to capitalize on his physical traits and what should become a fiery, Wolverine attitude, should give him a shot at rotational snaps early on.
If Brewer can set more physical edges in the run game and continue to blossom attacking quarterbacks, he will be another gem in Ann Arbor.
(FOX 2) – Another series of anti-Semitic acts in Metro Detroit is raising alarm after Sterling Heights became the latest victim of hateful language being scrawled in the community.
Vulgar graffiti was sprayed on a playground on May 16, a week after it was found in a mobile home and only a few days after several other Southeast Michigan cities were targeted.
Big picture view:
The latest case of anti-Semitism was reported in Sterling Heights, which has seen two cases of vandalism using black spray paint to depict vulgar language.
One case was at the Sterling Estates Mobile Home Park, which took place on May 9. The second case was at a playground on May 16.
The cases were reported by a security guard who was at a nearby church.
Security footage caught three persons of interest involved in the case.
What they’re saying:
“We want to stress that the police department does not tolerate this behavior. We encourage our residents to communicate peacefully, and we are just proactive in addressing these concerns – we’ve deployed multiple resources within this area in an attempt to identify the possible perpetrators,” said Sgt. Lamar Kashat with Sterling Heights Police Department.
The backstory:
Police from three different communities are also working to track down the culprits behind a slew of hateful flyers thrown onto the porches of homes spewing anti-Semitic language and references.
Berkley, Huntington Woods, and Oak Park were all targeted by the flyers, which were delivered in plastic bags and weighed down with corn.
Police believe the flyers were thrown out of a moving car during the overnight hours over the weekend.
The Source: An interview with Sterling Heights police was cited for this story.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Another warm and stormy day is inbound for West Michigan.
A few showers and thunderstorms will kick off Tuesday, though these are expected to be subsevere. A cold front will follow in the afternoon triggering the chance of additional showers and storms once again.
At the moment, the greater threat appears to be well southeast of Grand Rapids. Unlike Monday, Tuesday is more likely to have scattered cells rather than a swath of storms. These will likely develop between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
High temperatures on Tuesday will once again reach the low 80s. Much cooler air surges in for the middle of the week, keeping storm chances far away.
Stay with Storm Team 8 for the latest.
DETROIT — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer said Monday.
Jeff Titus was released in 2023 and his murder convictions were erased at the request of prosecutors. The Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school and two investigators got authorities to acknowledge that an Ohio serial killer might have been the person who killed the hunters in 1990.
Titus had long declared his innocence.
“It’s been a long road for Jeff,” attorney Wolf Mueller said. “He’s 74. He lost two decades of his life. The money doesn’t make up for the loss of decades, but it allows him to put this part of his life behind him.”
An email seeking comment from the lawyer who defended a retired homicide detective in the lawsuit wasn’t immediately answered.
Doug Estes and Jim Bennett were fatally shot near Titus’ property in Kalamazoo County in 1990. Titus initially was cleared as a suspect, but murder charges were filed against him 12 years later. Prosecutors portrayed Titus as a hothead who didn’t like trespassers.
Students and staff at University of Michigan law school were trying to get him a new trial when a 30-page file from the original investigation was discovered at the county sheriff’s office. It was a blockbuster: It referred to an alternate suspect, Thomas Dillon of Magnolia, Ohio.
Jacinda Davis, at the TV network Investigation Discovery, and Susan Simpson, through the podcast “Undisclosed,” had raised doubts about Titus’ guilt and aired questions about Dillon’s possible role.
Dillon died in prison in 2011. He was arrested in 1993 and ultimately pleaded guilty to killing five people in Ohio who had been hunting, fishing or jogging.
The lawsuit that was settled Monday did not center on Dillon as an alternate suspect. Rather, police were accused of violating Titus’ rights by not sharing information that could have cast doubt on the trial testimony of a key witness, Mueller said.
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