Wolverine TV: Workout clips of Michigan DL commit Ted Hammond

Last Wednesday, The Wolverine traveled to an indoor training facility located in Cincinnati, Ohio, to see 2024 Michigan defensive line commit Ted Hammond for the first time since his announced pledge back in late-January. Hammond’s decision occurred following a return visit in Ann Arbor take part in the team’s Junior Day festivities.

Hammond’s private workouts with local renowned defensive line trainer, Nick Staderman of LEVERAGE Performance, are a weekly occurrence as the rising junior prepares for his final campaign at Cincinnati St. Xavier High and his anticipated arrival at Michigan next year.

Specific drills and areas of technique that Hammond and Staderman worked out were shedding blocks, light footwork, fast hands, explosiveness of the whistle and engaging offensive lineman while maintaining gap control.

“(Hammond) has the physical stature, so my biggest thing is helping him elevate his I.Q. both on-and-off the field,” Staderman told The Wolverine. “I’d love for him to continue developing his quick twitch and bigger, longer body in order to play well at the next level. Being able to move that amount of size with a quick burst is key. Also, continuing to work on his flexibility. He’s training like crazy and is doing what he needs to do.”

The trip also featured Hammond discussing his role with assisting Michigan’s coaching staff on recruiting other marquee prospects in the state of Ohio, including his good friend and Top 100 running back target Jordan Marshall.

Take a look at clips from the workout below.

At 6-4, 265 pounds, Hammond is ranked as the No. 493 overall recruit in the country, No. 44 defensive lineman nationally, and No. 15 rising junior in the state of Ohio, according to the On3 Consensus. 

Hammond has an On3 NIL Valuation of $37K with 4.0K followers across Twitter and Instagram. 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.

Rounding out the seven commits in Michigan’s 2024 recruiting class are On300 Harper Woods (Mich.) High defensive back Jacob Oden, On300 Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth linebacker Mason Curtis, On300 Bellevue (Wash.) High tight end Hogan Hansen, consensus four-star Avon (Ohio) High interior offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, three-star Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall defensive lineman Manuel Beigel and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.

The class is currently ranked No. 11 nationally in the On3 Consensus Rankings and No. 2 in the Big Ten behind Ohio State.