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2019 Season Countdown: #64 Hassan Haskins

Name: Hassan Haskins
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 212 lbs.
High school: Eureka (MO) Eureka
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #25
Last year: I ranked Haskins #89 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He played in three games.
TTB Rating: 74

Haskins spent the 2018 season bouncing back and forth between running back and linebacker. It seemed like he was bound for linebacker until the great mass exodus of running backs hit, removing Karan Higdon (senior), Chris Evans (dumb mistake), and O’Maury Samuels (allegedly really dumb mistake) from the roster. Now the dearth of running backs creates a need for someone like Haskins to be ready to contribute, especially because true freshman Zach Charbonnet had knee surgery in the spring.

All that being said, Haskins is still probably buried on the depth chart at running back. If Charbonnet comes back healthy, the trio of Charbonnet, Tru Wilson, and Christian Turner seem likely to eat up most of the carries. But injuries happen, so maybe Haskins slips into a contributing role at some point. He will be battling against the likes of redshirt freshman fullback/tailback Ben Van Sumeren, who played quite a bit in the spring with the absence of Charbonnet.

Prediction: Backup running back, special teamer

Blake Corum, Wolverine

Baltimore (MD) St. Frances running back Blake Corum publicly committed to Michigan on Thursday afternoon. He picked the Wolverines over offers from LSU, Maryland, Ohio State, and USC, among others.

Corum is listed at 5’9″ and 180 lbs. He recently ran a 4.44 forty. As a junior in 2018, he ran for 1,415 yards, caught 280 yards worth of passes, and scored 20 touchdowns.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 82 grade, #18 RB, #173 overall
Rivals: 4-star, 5.9 grade, #11 RB, #135 overall
247 Sports: 3-star, 88 grade, #32 RB, #454 overall

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A.J. Henning, Wolverine

Frankfort (IL) Lincoln-Way East wide receiver A.J. Henning publicly committed to Michigan on Wednesday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others.

Henning is 5’10” and 183 lbs. He has run a 10.6 in the 100 meters. He claims a 4.46 forty, a 4.08 shuttle, and a 37″ vertical.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 84 grade, #17 WR, #105 overall
Rivals: 4-star, 5.9 grade, #3 APB, #84 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 93 grade, #26 WR, 127 overall

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Way Too Early 2020 Depth Chart: June 2019

This is more of an exercise in looking at the 2020 roster than it is an actual depth chart, but here you can see what kind of talent is slated to be on the roster a year from now. Michigan has obviously been recruiting better under Jim Harbaugh than they were under Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke, but I look at this roster as being very deep with talent, more so than any other roster in recent memory.

2019 Season Countdown: #65 Quintel Kent

Name: Quintel Kent
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 172 lbs.
High school: Lakewood (OH) St. Edward
Position: Wide receiver
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Kent was a senior in high school (LINK). He caught 59 passes for 924 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with returning 2 kickoffs for touchdowns.
TTB Rating: 59

Kent committed to Michigan in August of 2018 as the Wolverines fended off several MAC programs for his services. He had a solid senior season and did seem to make some improvements in his strength and speed from his junior year. I originally gave him a TTB Rating of 49, which I have since upgraded to the 59 above. His TTB Rating is less indicative of his talent than it is simply the talent surrounding him. Michigan has been bringing in a lot of good receivers over the past few years.

So how does a guy with a 59 TTB Rating get ranked at #65 as a true freshman? It’s pretty simple. There aren’t a ton of experienced bodies at wide receiver, and that number has even dropped by one (Oliver Martin) since I put together the countdown list. Kent could end up with a Grant Perry-like career, where he plays a good bit as a freshman but just kind of consistently hangs out as a “contributor” for four years.

Prediction: Backup wide receiver