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2019 Season Countdown: #57 Sammy Faustin

Name: Sammy Faustin
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 187 lbs.
High school: Naples (FL) Naples
Position: Safety
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #17
Last year: I ranked Faustin #93 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He redshirted.
TTB Rating: 76

Faustin was raw coming into 2018. He had some injury issues in high school and played cornerback, when he was almost certainly bound for safety. That made him a virtual lock to redshirt.

Now Faustin is in a bit of an odd spot. The coaches reportedly think highly of him, but there are already players entrenched or expected to contribute ahead of him. Josh Metellus, Brad Hawkins, and J’Marick Woods are established players ahead of him, while Jaylen Kelly-Powell has a little playing time under his belt and 5-star Daxton Hill is expected to jump ahead as soon as the practice pads go on. Some of those players will start to filter away after 2019 (Metellus to the NFL, Hawkins/Hill/Woods perhaps to Viper), but right now Faustin will have to bide his time as a little used backup.

Prediction: Backup safety, special teamer

Nightly Roundup: July 5, 2019

Aaron McMann talks about Michigan’s running back situation (LINK).

Nick Baumgardner has a fluff piece on incoming freshman offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart (LINK).

Breakout DE/EDGE Stars for 2019: ??

Xavier Thomas, Clemson
Nick Coe, Auburn
Jon Garvin, Miami
Kwity Paye, Michigan
Chauncey Rivers, Miss St
James Smith-Williams, NC St
Wyatt Hubert, Kansas St
George Karlaftis, Purdue
Trevis Gipson, Tulsa
Boogie Basham, Wake Forest

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— Rich Cirminiello (@RichCirminiello) June 17, 2019

2019 Season Countdown: #58 Tyler Cochran

I just finished reading Brad Thor’s Foreign Agent (LINK):

Name: Tyler Cochran
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 201 lbs.
High school: Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s
Position: Safety
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #30
Last year: I ranked Cochran #112 and said he would be a backup safety and special teamer (LINK). He played in all thirteen games and made 1 tackle.
TTB Rating: N/A

At first glance it may seem like I have this walk-on safety ranked too high – and maybe I do. But I’ll start off my justification with this: his thirteen games played in 2018 is more than the guys above and below him in the countdown.

Cochran won the Most Improved Special Teams Player of the Year in 2018, and that includes winning over some other guys who had solid years on special teams (Will Hart, Jake McCurry, Ambry Thomas, etc.).

Cochran, the son of Brad Cochran (who played at Michigan from 1981-1985), should see plenty of time on special teams again in 2019.

Prediction: Backup safety, special teamer

Nightly Roundup: July 4, 2019

Happy Fourth of July!

Ben Bredeson and Lavert Hill are pre-season All-Americans (LINK).

This is an excellent piece on former Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen, who passed away recently (LINK). I apologize if it’s behind a paywall at The Athletic.

Below is a great video of Taylor Lewan breaking down offensive line play:

Kris Jenkins, Jr., Wolverine

Olney (MD) Our Lady of Good Counsel defensive end Kris Jenkins, Jr. committed to Michigan on Wednesday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Iowa, Maryland, Penn State, and Virginia Tech, among others.

Jenkins is listed at 6’4″, 239 lbs.

RATINGS
ESPN: 3-star, 78 grade, #49 DE
Rivals: 3-star, 5.6 grade, #48 SDE
247 Sports: 3-star, 88 grade, #25 SDE, #515 overall

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