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Anchor Bay hired Mike Giannone as their new head football coach. Giannone was previously the head coach at Dakota and De La Salle where he won two State Titles at each school.Anchor Bay was demoted to the MAC Blue over the off-season but still has the enrollment of a Division 1 team... read more

With the 106th pick in the 2020 NFL draft, the New Orleans Saints select Adam Trautman, TE, Elk Rapids HS / Dayton.Adam Trautman is the first draft pick out of Elk Rapids since at least 1954. We haven't researched past that year to confirm he is the first graduate to be drafted... read more

River Rouge 2021 OT/OG Jalen Johnson released a top 3 of Ball State, Buffalo, and Southern Miss. read more

Harper Woods 2021 OC/DT Davion Weatherspoon released his top 3 of Army, Liberty and Ohio this week.Weatherspoon's teammate, Da'veon Turner committed to Army this past week. read more

The Steelers have signed former XFL offensive lineman John Keenoy, helping to shore up depth at a significant position of need ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft, as one of four additions to the team announced on Thursday... read more

Damon Webb (5’11 – 195) signed with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played in four preseason games for the Titans recording five tackles and two pass deflections... read more

Davison 2020 WR/CB/KR/PR/S Latrell Fordham officially announced tonight that he will no longer be going to Ball State in the Fall of 2020. Instead the State Champion ATH will be headed to St. Thomas More Prep School in Connecticut to reclassify as a class of 2021 recruit. read more

The following 10 players were invited to the 2020 NFL Scouting CombineBrian Cole - Saginaw Heritage - Mississippi State Lavert Hill - King - MichiganTrishton Jackon - West Bloomfield - SyracuseKhalid Kareem - Farmington Hills Harrison - Notre DameMichael Ojemudia - Farmington Hills Harrison - Iow... read more

Oxford has hired Zach Line (29-years old) as their next head coach. Line retired from the New Orleans Saints this past Wednesday after a 7-year NFL career.Line played for Coach Bud Rowley, who announced his retirement following the 2019 football season... read more

Antonio Gates officially wrapped up his 17 year NFL career today as he announced his retirement.Gates played in 16 NFL seasons from 2003-2018 all at the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers. Gates was an unsigned free agent that was not picked up during the 2019 season... read more

Donovan Peoples-Jones who graduated from Cass Tech, finished his 3-year career at the University of Michigan by declaring for the NFL Draft.In 3 seasons at UM, DPJ finished with 103 receptions for 1,327 yards with 14 touchdowns... read more

Updated all-time The D Zone Combine Records:40-yard dash - David Holloman - 4.221 seconds (electronic) - Spring 2019Broad jump - David Holloman - 117.5 inches - Spring 2019Vertical - Giovanni Larkins - 36... read more

Grosse Pointe South was promoted to the MAC Red for the first time in school history.This is big for the conference as all 6 Red teams could qualify for D1 playoffs in 2020. read more

1. Davison 2. River Rouge 3. Grand Rapids Catholic Central 4. Belleville 5. West Bloomfield 6. Muskegon 7. Mona Shores 8. Detroit King 9. Brighton 10. Chippewa Valley Stay tuned later this week for the full rankings read more

​It is that time of year again. The time of year where tens of thousands of people flock to Ford Field for three days of football. The Detroit Lions will host the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving and then when the pros are done, it will be time for the next generation of football players to take ... read more

The following teams were ranked by The D Zone following the week 9 season. We will re-rank once the season ends in two weeks... read more

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The D Zone has released our week 9 top 200 Michigan High School Football Rankings.View the top 200 teams read more

The D Zone has released our week 8 top 200 Michigan High School Football Rankings.View the top 200 teams read more

Lansing Waverly 2022 QB/S Tyrese Miller is visiting Ball State on 10/19/2019 read more

It wasn't the game or way that Port Huron Northern 2020 DE/OLB/TE Braiden McGregor thought his season would end but with 4 minutes left in a smashmouth game vs. Port Huron, McGregor's season ended following a 3rd and 1 play... read more

The D Zone has released our week 7 top 200 Michigan High School Football Rankings.View the top 200 teams read more

The D Zone has released our week 6 top 200 Michigan High School Football Rankings.View the top 200 teams read more

LINK TO REGISTER The D Zone Combine ($60) registration is now open! We are expecting a full house, so get your spot today! Sign up for the Combine and The D Zone Premium for $100 (save $20)... read more

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The D Zone GLIAC Recap highlights Michigan HS graduates:Waterford Mott graduate Dakota Kupp was 13/17 for 149 yards and 2 TD's in the Warriors loss. Kupp also had 11 rushes for 61 yards.Livonia Clarenceville grad James Hill led the Warriors with 140 rushing yards on 20 carries and 3 touchdowns... read more

The D Zone GLIAC Recap highlights Michigan HS graduates:Parma Western graduate, Ryan Conklin led SVSU into Texas victorious. The QB finished 13/29 for 259 yards and 3 TD's with no interceptions. Conklin added a rushing touchdown... read more

The D Zone GLIAC Recap highlights Michigan HS graduates:Watervliet graduate Bryant Kieft (Northwood) made ESPN's Top 10 with the #8 play with a spectacular catch over the body of the DB... read more

The D Zone GLIAC Recap highlights Michigan HS graduates:Detroit Catholic Central grad Isaac Darkangelo led the Wildcats with 8 tackles on defense, 6 of the tackles were solo. Forest Hills Eastern WR Ryan Knight had 2 catches for 29 yards and 1 TD... read more

The D Zone GLIAC Recap highlights Michigan HS graduates:Michigan Tech paced by a Michigan HS legend, Jared Smith (Pewamo-Westphalia) had 29 carries for 172 yards and 1 TD in MTU's win. Renaissance grad, Travis Tidwell tallied 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception, and 1 PBU... read more