Scout 300 for 2014 updated

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7Mar 2013
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Scout 300 for 2014 updated

Louisiana running back Leonard Fournette is Scout’s top player in the country

Scout released its top 300 prospects for 2014 back in October, but here’s an updated list of the top 300 players:

– Bryan Mone jumped from #111 to #97
– Michael Ferns dropped from #76 to #115
– Mason Cole dropped from #112 to #142

1. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
2. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
3. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
4. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
6. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
7. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
8. Juju Smith – S – California
11. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey
15. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
16. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida
18. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida
20. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona (USC)
21. Andrew Brown – DE – Virginia
24. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan State)
25. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
26. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
27. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
31. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
32. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
33. Marshon Lattimore – WR – Ohio
34. Joe Mixon – RB – California
35. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
41. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee
43. Bo Scarborough – RB – Alabama (Alabama)
44. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio
47. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois
48. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
50. Edward Paris – S – Texas (LSU)
52. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
55. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
61. Sam Mustipher – DT – Maryland
62. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona
63. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina
64. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
85. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
87. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan
91. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Colorado
94. Dravon Henry – CB – Pennsylvania
97. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
103. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
104. Troy Vincent – CB – Maryland
105. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
109. Jay Hayes – OT – New York (Notre Dame)
111. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
115. Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
118. Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
122. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri
123. Jackson Barton – OT – Utah (Utah)
124. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida
129. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
134. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
141. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio
142. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
144. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
147. Kiy Hester – CB – New Jersey
149. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
154. Conor Sheehy – DE – Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
157. Melvin Keihn – LB – Maryland
161. T’Kevian Rockwell – S – Texas
166. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia
172. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia
173. Tyus Barrett – OT – Texas
185. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
188. Dwight Williams – LB – California
197. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
199. K.C. Crosby – LB – South Carolina
200. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
201. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina
240. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee
257. Andrew Williams – DE – Georgia
259. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, D.C.
265. Tommy Doles – OG – Michigan
267. Jonathan Hilliman – RB – New Jersey
270. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
273. Ja’Von Harrison – S – Florida
277. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia

4Mar 2013
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Recruiting Update: March 4, 2013

Grand Rapids (MI) Christian wide receiver Drake Harris visited Michigan this past weekend.

COMMITMENT
Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake offensive guard Mason Cole committed to Michigan.

OFF THE BOARD
Virginia Beach (VA) Bayside safety Quin Blanding committed to Virginia.  Blanding is one of the top few prospects in the class of 2014 and got invited to Nike’s The Opening in the summer of 2012, an invitation that only gets extended to a couple underclassmen.

Mansfield (TX) Timberview safety Edward Paris committed to LSU.  His defensive backfield teammate Brandon Simmons also has an offer from Michigan, but he’s a longshot, too, because he wants to play closer to home.

MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s a list of unofficial visitors from this past week.

Here’s my scouting report on Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius outside linebacker Kyle Berger.

26Feb 2013
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Initial TTB Ratings for 2014

For the last few years, I’ve been putting together ratings for Michigan’s commitments.  When coming up with a rating, I generally try to picture how the player will fit into Michigan’s scheme and depth chart.  Certain wide receivers might be all-conference at one school but second-stringers at another.  Here’s a link to the explanation of the ratings.  I reserve the right to change these ratings throughout the recruiting cycle, but here’s where Michigan’s current four commits will start:

OG Mason Cole: 87 (commitment post)

LB Michael Ferns III: 83 (commitment post)

DT Bryan Mone: 79 (commitment post)

QB Wilton Speight: 77 (commitment post)

26Feb 2013
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Mason Cole, Wolverine

Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake offensive guard Mason Cole

Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake offensive guard Mason Cole committed to Michigan on Monday.  He picked the Wolverines over offers from Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and USC, among others.  He visited Ann Arbor over this past weekend.

I wrote a scouting report on Cole a few weeks ago, so there’s no reason to re-invent the wheel.  Since then he has been ranked the #107 overall recruit by Rivals.

Since you can see my thoughts on Cole in the link above, there’s not much more to say.  I really like Cole and think he should be a quality starter down the road.  He may have to wait a few years because of the talent ahead of him, though.  In addition to the value of his commitment, he also attends school with 2014 wide receiver offeree Artavis Scott and 2015 wide receiver offeree George Campbell.  Cole and Scott have talked about being a “package deal,” so this would seem to help Michigan with wide receiver recruiting.

Cole represents the first time Brady Hoke has dipped into Florida for a commitment, and he’s the first Floridian to choose Michigan since Tony Posada (who committed to Rich Rodriguez in the class of 2011 but quit football almost immediately).  Cole is the fourth member of the 2014 class.

TTB Rating: To be determined

Here’s a link to his Hudl highlights.

22Feb 2013
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Visitors: February 22-24, 2013

Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake offensive guard Mason Cole

Kyle Berger – LB – Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius: Berger is a 6’3″, 205 lb. outside linebacker with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, and Tennessee, among others.  Most analysts seem to think that Berger’s choice will come down to Michigan vs. Ohio State.  He attends the same high school – and is being recruited at the same position – as Michigan’s current starter at SAM linebacker, Jake Ryan.


George Campbell – WR – Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake: Campbell, a 2015 prospect, is a 6’3″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, and several others.  As a sophomore in 2012, he had 30 catches for 766 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Brian Cole – WR – Saginaw (MI) Heritage: Cole, another 2015 prospect, is a 6’2″, 180 lb. cornerback with offers from Michigan and Michigan State.

Mason Cole – OG – Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake: I did a scouting report on Cole a few weeks ago.  Michigan is one of his leaders (along with Notre Dame), if not the outright front-runner.


Shaun Crawford – CB – Lakewood (OH) St. Edward’s: Crawford, a 2015 prospect, is a 5’9″, 165 lb. corner with offers from Illinois and Tennessee.  As a sophomore in 2012, he had 66 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.  He claims a 4.51 forty and a 10.8 time in the 100 meters.  Crawford attends the alma mater of Michigan offensive guard Kyle Kalis.


Michael Ferns III – LB – St. Clairsville (OH) St. Clairsville: Ferns committed to Michigan late in last year’s regular season, becoming the first member of the 2014 class.  He put together some “Team 135” T-shirts that he plans to hand out/send to each of the other players who commits to Michigan, and he’s combining with quarterback commit Wilton Speight to head up Michigan’s recruiting efforts for the class.


Drake Harris – WR – Grand Rapids (MI) Christian: Harris is a 6’4″, 180 lb. wideout with offers from Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Tennessee, among others.  He’s currently “committed” to Michigan State because he originally intended to play both basketball and football, but he will likely end up elsewhere because he has recently realized that football holds a better career future.


Elijah Hood – RB – Charlotte (NC) Catholic: Hood is a 6’0″, 205 lb. running back with offers from Clemson, Florida State, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, USC, and Virginia Tech, among others.  He will be visiting Michigan on Sunday right after a visit to Notre Dame, his current leader.  As a junior in 2012, he ran for 3,309 yards and 48 touchdowns on just 278 carries.  Hood is neck-and-neck with Joe Mixon for my most desired running back in the class of 2014.


Lawrence Marshall – DE – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Marshall is a 6’3″, 225 lb. defensive end with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State, and he was committed to Ohio State for a few days recently.  However, he followed that up with visits to the former two schools and decommitted.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 79 tackles, 15 sacks, and 4 interceptions.

Malik McDowell – DE – Detroit (MI) Loyola: McDowell is a 6’7″, 290 lb. strongside defensive end with offers from Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, USC, and others.  As a junior in 2012, he had 63 tackles, 15 sacks, and 1 forced fumble.  Michigan and Notre Dame appear to be the two front-runners.


Wilton Speight – QB – Richmond (VA) Collegiate: Speight committed to Michigan on National Signing Day.