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2020 Recruiting Capsule: Walled Lake Western CB Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen

Name: Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 180 lbs.
High school: Walled Lake (MI) Western
Position: Wide receiver
Class: 2020
Offers: Ball State, Boston College, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, Louisville, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, Toledo, Washington State, Western Michigan
Commitment: Northwestern on 12/28/18

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Nightly Roundup: April 19, 2019

Mike Renner from Pro Football Focus compares Devin Bush, Jr. to Devin White, head-to-head (LINK).

Matt Miller from Bleach Report discusses some NFL draft rumors (LINK), including some talk about Rashan Gary that has been much discussed on this site: “Teams are afraid of betting on a player with potential who didn’t produce stats. At 6’4″ and 277 pounds, Gary is an elite athlete, but he notched only 3.5 sacks in 2018 and just 9.5 in his three years as a Wolverine.”

Most NFL Draft picks since 2000:

122 – Ohio State
111 – Miami
108 – Alabama
108 – LSU
106 – FSU
106 – USC
105 – Florida
101 – UGA
88 – OU
79 – ND
79 – Tennessee
78 – Michigan
77 – Wisconsin
76 – Virginia Tech
71 – Clemson
71 – PSU
69 – Nebraska
66 – Iowa
66 – Stanford
66 – Texas

— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) April 18, 2019

Myles Sims, Ex-Wolverine

Rising redshirt freshman cornerback Myles Sims has entered the transfer portal, which likely means he will not be returning to the Wolverines.

Sims committed to Michigan in April of 2017 (LINK) and was an Under Armour All-American in the 2018 class (LINK). He ended up as a 4-star, the #17 cornerback, and #170 overall.

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Nightly Roundup: April 18, 2019

Rashan Gary talked to Rich Eisen, saying some dumb things about MSU and saying Jim Harbaugh was okay with him skipping the bowl game (LINK).

Linebacker life after Devin Bush (LINK).

Caris opened the 2Q scoring 14 STRAIGHT points ? pic.twitter.com/dJenS41tC6

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 19, 2019

Nightly Roundup: April 17, 2019

The Michigan Daily says Ambry Thomas is turning into a leader (LINK).

Rivals breaks down the top NFL linebacker prospects for the draft, including Devin Bush, Jr. (LINK).

This has nothing to do with Michigan (except a mention of former DL coach Steve Stripling), but it’s a pretty interesting interview with Tennessee’s Jonathan Kongbo about the differences between Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt (LINK).

Also in random bits of news, here’s a Yahoo! Sports piece on Michael Sam (LINK). Yeah, I hadn’t thought about him in a few years, either.