The Hawkeyes picked up their first commit in 3 weeks over the weekend. Wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley, previously committed to Bowling Green, made the switch and will be wearing black and gold next year. Kevonte is the first true receiver (Shumpert is a receiver/athlete) in the 2010 class and is rated 2-stars by both Scout and Rivals.
High School:
Kevonte is a senior at Brother Rice High School (click the link and check out those sweet flames as your mouse pointer!!) in Michigan. The Warriors finished the year 8-5, losing to the state champion, Lowell High School in the semi-finals in the Michigan Division II playoffs. As a senior, Kevonte had 43 catches for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also was a good returnman finishing the year with 12 punt returns for 199 yards and 14 kickoff returns for 314 yards.
His performance earned him several post-season honors including: Detroit New All-Metro North First Team and and Division 1-2 All-State Michigan Honorable Mention.
Video:
Kevonte certainly shows his speed in the video. Most of the highlights he just flat out runs right by the defender and is wide open. He also shows his good hands with a few catches in traffic and the ability to adjust to the ball in the air. I expect him to red-shirt next year as there are a lot of talented receivers in front on him returning (DJK, McNutt, Davis), but I definitely think he will be a contributor early in his career. He looks like he has the tools to be a good possession receiver.