Ray Vinapol: 2010 Michigan Commit -- Safety

Posted at 4:00pm -- 12/5/2009



Ray Vinapol: 2010 Michigan Commit -- Safety

Height: 5 ft - 10 inches
Weight: 180 lbs
High School: Cardinal Mooney (Ohio)
High School Coach: Patrick (PJ) Fecko
Position: Safety/Athlete
Recruiter: Tony Gibson
Class: 2010 Recruiting Class (Verbal Commit)
Offers: Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, and Air Force


The newest Michigan commit, #25 Ray Vinapol, helped lead his Youngstown Cardinal Mooney team to the Ohio Division III Championship with a 35-7 win over Columbus DeSales. Vinapol helped break the game open with a fifty-six yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He also had several good hits from his position in the secondary.

The concerns that have kept Ray from achieving “star status” in the recruiting services are his height, weight, and quickness. Ray can clearly play and excel at the Division Three Ohio High School level, but can he play at the Division One college football level at a big time program like Michigan? Some people have Ray listed at 5'9, 5'10 and we even viewed a listing at 5'11. So which is it? Also, weight wise Ray has been listed anywhere from 175-185 pounds. Several places have him clocked at either a high 4.4 to a 4.6 forty time, so, again, which one is it?



Overview: He is a versatile high school player who plays all three phases of the game. Ray is a solid athlete who does many things okay, but nothing great.



Strengths: Ray is a physical player who delivers a solid shot. He maintains solid leverage and is fundamentally sound. Ray possesses good quickness and okay feet and shows good instincts and ball skills.



Need work: Ray plays upright and needs to learn to bend his knees. His back pedal is not as smooth as desired and this hurts his ability to come out of breaks. Again Ryan is a solid hitter when tackling, but he needs to learn to wrap up when tackling.

Written by GBMW Staff

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