Name: Steven Smothers
Position: Wide Receiver
Ht/Wt: 5’10" / 150 lbs. / 4.4
Location: Franklin – Reisterstown, MD (2016)
Offers: NC State, Ohio State, West Virginia, Alabama, UConn, Florida State, Georgia, Marshall, Michigan, Old Dominion, Penn State, Rutgers, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Rating: ★★★★ .9755 (247 Composite)
Ranking: #62 NAT / #9 WR (247 Composite)
FILM
The Michigan coaching staff hasn’t offered many wide receiver prospects under six feet but after watching a few highlights of Steven Smothers it’s easy to see why he is an exception. What Smothers lacks in size, he makes up for in skill as well as confidence, describing himself in a way that I have never heard before.
I’m a totally different kind of player from any other on the field. The things I can do are like no other. I think I might be from a different planet! (Laughs) My game is based on pure speed. I think I’m the most dominant player in my class and I consider myself just all around electrifying.
On film Smothers appears to have legitimate 4.4 speed and he’s been told that his game is reminiscent of two fellow Maryland wideouts, one of which Michigan fans know all too well.
I’ve been told I play like my Godbrother Tavon Austin. Another close friend that I like to model my game after is Stefon Diggs. It’s cool to hear from both of them about the next levels.
At his size and age, Smothers’ offer list is impressive. His recruitment has already exploded for a rising junior that plays a position where size is often paramount. All of the big boys are interested in the young speedster.
I don’t really have a leader right now but Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio State, West Virginia, Miami, Oregon, and USC are who I’m hearing from the most. I’d say my top four is NC State, Ohio State, West Virginia, and Florida. I still really have to look into Michigan more because I just found out about my offer even though I think it happened about a week ago. I know that the tradition is real big at Michigan and about their huge rivalry with Ohio State.
Even though Smothers doesn’t know a lot about Michigan yet, he does have a little bit of a connection and plans to check into the Wolverines much more in the coming months.
I’ve talked to Blake Countess before through Stefon when they were both still in high school. I’m going to try and visit Michigan this summer. I'd like to get some officials in when the time comes and I’d like to make my decision a week after National Signing Day. Stefon did it that way and I liked it, so I want to make it suspenseful also.
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THE VIBE
5 – Trending Blue
4 – Solidly in a top 2-3
3 – Contender in a top 3-7
2 – Among large (8-15) group under consideration
1 – Let’s see if he visits before we talk
0 – Passing interest or none
As a 2016 prospect with offers from Florida State, Alabama, Ohio State, and Georgia among others, competition will be stiff to even get Smothers to Ann Arbor. The fact that he has a slight acquaintance in Blake Countess might help him take a serious look at a visit, but the likelihood of a commitment is far off at this point. He is a top flight recruit and his recruitment will play out as such. If he does visit this summer of course the whole process will get more interesting.