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Chris WormLLLLLey (traitor)

Visiting Michigan this weekend for the Iowa game according to MGoBlog...

http://mgoblog.com/

Iowa visitors - Full list will be posted soon. Some names of who's planning on making the trip, to tide you over: DB Dallas Crawford, WR Sammy Watkins, WR AJ Jordan, TE Drew Owens, and WR Hakeem Flowers. 2012 prospects: DE Chris Wormley, RB Will Mahone, QB Demetrious Davis, WR/DB Chris Davis.
 
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Last Updated: October 21. 2010
Sam Webb: Recruiting
Wolverines, Buckeyes lead pursuit of Toledo defensive end

Ohio has a well-deserved reputation as a hotbed of high school football talent, but 2012 is slated to be an exceptional year even by that state's lofty standards. Eight Ohio juniors have earned recognition in Scout.com's early ranking of the top 100 juniors in the country, and that number could grow even larger in the coming months.

One of the first youngsters to make the initial cut was Toledo Whitmer defensive end Chris Wormley. The 6-foot-6, 260-pounder could be ranked the highest of all the Buckeye State prospects when the dust settles -- a possibility he could hardly envision a few short years ago.

"I thought I was just an average kid playing football my freshman year," Wormley told Scout.com. "This whole experience is eye-opening for me."

Coaches and scouts were awakened to Wormley's talent during his breakout sophomore campaign in which he tallied 59 tackles and 12 sacks. Despite opponents focusing additional attention in his direction this season, he has picked up right where he left off last year. Thus far he has 40 tackles and seven sacks (unofficially). Simply put, at times Wormley is a man amongst boys on the field.


"He's a big-bodied kid who gets off the ball pretty well and is a good overall athlete for his size," said Scout.com Midwest Regional Manager Allen Trieu. "I think with his frame and growth potential, he'll be more of a strongside defensive end or five technique or defensive tackle in college. He's not your long, lean, wiry edge rusher like his teammate (Ohio State commitment) Kenny Hayes, but he can project to a couple different spots in a couple different systems."
On his trail

Colleges from across the country are now in hot pursuit of the Whitmer star. Many of them extended offers before the start of his junior season.

"Cincinnati was the first one last year," Wormley reported. "Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State and Toledo. I think Texas A&M, too."

As pleasing as the news of each scholarship was, Wormley was admittedly more taken aback by the two he received most recently. Ohio State threw its hat in the ring in late September, while childhood favorite Michigan joined the club just last weekend. The traditional rivals now share an enviable place on the talented youngster's list.

"It is Michigan and Ohio State at the top," stated Wormley matter-of-factly. "I don't really have them one-two right now, but they are definitely at the top."


From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/2010...pursuit-of-Toledo-defensive-end#ixzz12zfK6cgG
 
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http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20101119/SPORTS12/101119490

Panthers junior defensive end Chris Wormley, who was named defensive player of the year in D-I, is joined on the first unit by senior defensive end teammate Kenny Hayes, an Ohio State recruit who claimed that district honor in 2009 en route toAll-Ohio first-team honors. They are joined on the defensive first team by Whitmer juniors Jamar Ridley (linebacker) and Mark Meyers (back). The Panthers also placed junior running back Jody Webb and lineman Chris Reaper on the first-team offense.

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Defensive player of the year: Chris Wormley, Whitmer.
 
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http://www.duanelongreport.com/2011-articles/january/worried-about-wormley-not-at-all.html

Worried about Wormley? Not at all


Written by Duane Long | 13 January 2011

There has been some buzz going around about elite 2012 defensive lineman Chris Wormley from Toledo Whitmer. That buzz has intensified with the appointment of a new coach at Michigan. A real dyed in the wool Michigan man who I believe will bring the old intensity back to the greatest rivalry in all of sport, the Ohio State - Michigan game.

Wormley was always rumored to be a Michigan fan. He grew up a Michigan fan. Last week Ray Jaske from ESPN 990, http://www.espn990.com/, had a conversation with a family member who stated that Wormley is probably a Michigan lean. It stands to reason that Toledo would be a battle ground in The Rivalry. Recently Ohio State has owned that battleground but I remember Hoke at Ball State. He is originally from Dayton Ohio. He knows the state. He is a good recruiter. He will recruit well here and you can bet he is going to go like gang busters after the one game changer he has a good shot at landing, all the while getting back into the fight for top kids in the state of Ohio in a place that is not so hostile toward the Michigan program.

The question is, why am I so calm about losing such a talent? The answer is a simple one.

I see two linemen in this unbelievable class in 2012 that stand above them all. Those players would be Greg McMullen from Akron Hoban and Adolphus Washington from Cincinnati Taft, both definite Buckeye leans by the way. It is not that I think Wormley is overrated. That is not the case. I see a unique body in Wormley. I see unique measurables in Wormley. I am a believer in recruiting athletes over players. Players cannot overcome their lack of natural tools while athletes can learn to be great players. They can be coached into being difference makers. The best of the best are both great specimens and great players. That is what I see with McMullen and Washington. They are both freaky athletes, especially Washington, and they are great players. That is why I have both rated over Wormley. I have seen great plays that put him at the top of others lists. I also see him disappear for long stretches. One game early in the year the headline had fans all worked up about Wormley because he had a number of sacks. In between you did not know he was on the field. Cont..
 
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