Wolverine TV: Breaking down new Michigan DB commit Cameron Calhoun

Michigan picked up a verbal commitment from three-star cornerback Cameron Calhoun shortly after U-M’s win over Ohio State on Saturday.

The Cincinnati (Ohio) Winton Woods product sided with U-M over offers from Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers, Vanderbilt and others.

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland shares his thoughts on Calhoun and explains how the Wolverines were able to seal the deal with the late riser.

Watch the full video below.

Calhoun backed off of his pledge to Cincinnati earlier this month and immediately began trending towards Kentucky. However, Michigan hosted him for an unofficial visit for the game against Illinois and changed the course of his recruitment.

It was there where Calhoun really got an in-depth look at the program and fell in love.

“Brotherhood,” Calhoun said when asked why he picked the Wolverines. “The way I was bonding with people that I didn’t even know. As soon as I met them, it was like I knew them for years, and how protective they are over each other. The way they are about their business on and off the field definitely stood out.”

At 5-foot-11, 167 pounds, Calhoun is ranked as the No. 50 cornerback and No. 481 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Consensus.

Calhoun has an On3 NIL Valuation of $15K with 5,400 combined followers on Instagram and Twitter. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Michigan now has 18 commits in its 2023 recruiting class — On300 offensive lineman Nathan Efobi, On300 offensive tackle Evan Link, On300 EDGE Enow Etta, consensus four-star offensive lineman Amir Herring, four-star EDGE Collins Acheampong, four-star running back Cole Cabana, four-star linebacker Semaj Bridgeman, four-star tight end Deakon Tonielli, three-star wide receivers Semaj Morgan and Fredrick Moore, three-star defensive lineman Brooks Bahr, three-star running back Benjamin Hall, three-star EDGE Aymeric Koumba, three-star tight end Zack Marshall, three-star athlete Breeon Ishmail, three-star athlete Kendrick Bell, three-star cornerback Cameron Calhoun and three-star kicker Adam Samaha.