ESPN Midwest recruiting Blog

Posted by Bill Kurelic

Defensive end/linebacker Kenny Wilkins (Washington, Pa./Trinity) has over two dozen scholarship offers, including several recent ones.

"Connecticut was my 27th offer," Wilkins said. "It came last Friday. They said they liked my film and wanted to offer me."

However, his other two new offers have been particularly big. In fact by virtue of their offers, Michigan and West Virginia are now among Wilkins' top five choices.

"Recently Michigan and West Virginia offered," Wilkins said. "Right now my top five are Virginia, Michigan, Pitt, West Virginia and Maryland, in no particular order."

When asked about the Wolverines' offer, Wilkins said, "I didn't know it was coming until they stopped at the school. The coach said it only took a couple plays watching my film and he knew he wanted me."

The 6-foot-4, 235-pounder made 33 solo tackles with 51 assists during his junior season and sees himself selecting a college sooner rather than later.

"Hopefully I'll be ready to make my decision in mid-June or early July," Wilkins said.

Purdue leads Indiana for wide receiver

Wide receiver Charles Torwudzo (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) has seen his scholarship offer list double in the past month and a half. At the end of March, Torwudzo had offers from Indiana, Purdue and Ball State. He has since added Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan and Illinois State.

"I'm looking at all of them," Torwudzo said. "I'm keeping my options open."

However, unless something changes, it appears Torwudzo's decision will come down to a battle between the two in-state Big Ten schools.

"The two at the top of my list are IU and Purdue," Torwudzo said. "Right now, Purdue is looking best overall. I like their coaches' recruiting style. They have been really consistent the whole recruiting process."

The 6-5, 195-pounder caught 25 passes for 450 yards and three touchdowns during his junior season. However, Torwudzo played in just seven games after breaking his left ankle late in the season and undergoing surgery.

Torwudzo is 100 percent healthy once again and plans to attend some football camps in the summer. He would also like to select a college during the summer.

"We'll see," Torwudzo said. "I'd say I'll decide before the season starts. I would like to do it sometime this summer."