Coach’s take on key 2025 Michigan wide receiver target Aveion Chenault

Michigan snagged a commitment from 2024 Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass wide receiver Jeremiah Lowe last week and are closely eyeing one of his sought-after teammates – 2025 wide receiver Aveion Chenault.

“(Chenault) has big hands and he has that top athleticism,” Frederick Douglass head coach Nathan McPeek told The Wolverine. “He’s a 38-40 inch vertical kind of guy. It’s unbelievable what he can do in the air and stay in the air. Obviously, he has a lot of basketball highlights. I think he’s going to have a big junior season. Defenses are going to have to have a good plan for him. To me, he has all of the tools to be a major Power 5 guy and play for the elite programs like Michigan.”

Chenault publicly reported his Michigan offer on May 10. He holds other offers from Ole Miss, Kentucky, Illinois, Purdue, Duke and West Virginia. He’s added close to 10 pounds to his frame this offseason and will see a more prominent role in the Frederick Douglass offense because of last year’s senior wide receiver corp graduating. 

According to McPeek, the fast rise in Chenault’s recruiting process hasn’t bothered him because of seeing the players before him go through the same journey as Lowe.

“I think it’s good,” McPeek said. “We have a really close bond within our program. We had a lot of great seniors last year and Jeremiah is now entering his senior season. Class after class with guys who went through the recruiting process have shown the underclassmen the way and how they have to be different. You have to do extra. If you’re only going to do the minimum, you’re not going to get the offers from the Michigans of the world. Jeremiah has done it the right way and has done a great job of being that example for a lot of guys.”

Chenault made his latest visit to Michigan on July 30 for the annual BBQ at The Big House, where he was joined by Lowe, who committed four days later. Taking part in workouts with strength and conditioning coach Ben Herbert and wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy were among the trip’s highlights.

“He said the visit went good,” McPeek said. “Obviously, we’ve been up there a few times before but he said (the barbecue) went good. He posted some pictures in the uniform, which was great. As I said, everyone in the nation should be recruiting him.”

McPeek is building up contact with Bellamy and has a great relationship with area recruiter Steve Clinkscale, who led the way in securing a pledge from Lowe. Clinkscale’s sons play for Frederick Douglass and NCAA rules allow him to watch Frederick Douglass games and events. That unique tie has helped with establishing a connection with Chenault.

“(Clinkscale and Bellamy) have been doing great with it being so early in the process for Aveion,” McPeek said. “Michigan offered him based on what they saw in the spring. I think it’ll be an ever-evolving thing.”

At 6-foot-2, 178 pounds, Chenault is not yet ranked by the On3 Industry Ranking.

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