- 12/20/17SignedMichigan(Football)
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- 10/12/17OfferIowa State(Football)
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- 02/26/17OfferWestern Michigan(Football)
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Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren who is committed to Iowa was offered by Michigan
Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren was fresh off his official visit to Iowa from this past weekend and with 6 days before signing day, the home state program, Michigan Wolverines finally turned their head to VanSumeren and offered the 6'3" 235 TE/WR prospect.
VanSumeren finished his senior season with an incredible 85 receptions which are good enough to finish tied 9th overall in a single season, but VanSumeren is the only player to have that many receptions in a 9 game schedule, the rest in the pack played in 10+ games.
VanSumeren told The D Zone he needs to spend more time with his family to discuss his next move, as the Wolverines are pushing to get him to take an official visit this upcoming weekend.
Essexville-Garber Head Coach Jake Coquillard commented on VanSumeren's work ethic, "Ben’s is an absolute relentless workout warrior! He lifts twice a day if he can and he understands that if he wants to be the best, you have to put in the hard work. He
Stay tuned for more on the aftermath of this offer and more as we approach the early signing day on December 20th-22nd.
- Recruiting Activity
- News
- 08/10/2024Essexville Garber grad Ben VanSumeren (Philadelphia Eagles LB) had 6 tackles in their pre-season 16-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
- 04/29/2023Essexville Garber grad Ben VanSumeren (Michigan State LB) has signed as a UDFA with the Philadelphia Eagles
- 12/20/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 ATH Ben VanSummeren Signing Day Interview
- 12/17/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren has flipped his commitment to Michigan
- 12/15/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren who is committed to Iowa, officially visits Michigan this weekend
- 12/14/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren who is committed to Iowa was offered by Michigan
- 12/14/2017Saline 2018 DL Trevor Garbo has committed to Taylor
- 11/10/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren has committed to Iowa
- 11/09/2017Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren commits at 5pm on Friday, Head Coach shares his insight
- 10/16/2017Essexville-Garber Super-Athlete Ben VanSumeren could break State regular season record
- 10/12/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren was offered by Iowa State
- 10/01/2017Essexville-Garber 2018 TE/WR Ben VanSumeren was offered by Toledo
- Player Analysis
8/23/2017: The Dukes have a special talent in the 6'4" 215 lbs Ben VanSumeren. VanSumeren is perfect package at WR/TE where he has the speed to be a huge mismatch with whomever he is lined up across from.
College interest: VanSumeren has 9 offers that range from all over the place. A lot of schools are going to be fully tuned in on his senior season as he's still on many schools recruiting board.