Tag: Michael Onwenu

Top 247 for 2016 finalized

Brandon Peters

247 Sports released its final list of the top 247 prospects for 2016 (LINK). You can see the movement for each player next to his name if you wish, but notable movements for Michigan players:

• Brandon Peters moved up from #45 to #34
• Michael Onwenu jumped up from #72 to #36
• Ben Bredeson dropped from #58 to #67
• Jordan Elliott dropped from #56 to #70
• Dylan Crawford dropped from #132 to #134
• Nate Johnson jumped up from #243 to #198
• Devery Hamilton dropped from #222 to #228
• Ron Johnson jumped from #246 to #238

Hit the jump for the full list of Michigan targets on the list.

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Rivals 250 for 2016 finalized

Dylan Crawford is the #129 player in the country

Rivals released its final top 100 on Monday (LINK). Here’s the final 250 (LINK). Here’s what it looked like back in December (LINK).

Movement for Michigan commits:

• Dylan Crawford fell from #115 to #129
• Ahmir Mitchell fell from #111 to #139
• Michael Onwenu jumped from #157 to #147
• Brandon Peters fell from #140 to #158
• Kareem Walker fell from #41 to #181
• Devin Bush, Jr. moved up from #184 to #182
• Carlo Kemp remained at #215
• Erik Swenson fell from #223 to #227 (UPDATE: Shortly after I posted this, Swenson confirmed the rumors that had been swirling and officially decommitted from Michigan. I’ll leave him here, though.)
• Brad Hawkins, Jr. fell from #231 to #235

Below the jump are the rest of Michigan’s targets.

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Visitors: January 15-17, 2016

Nixa (MO) Nixa TE Chase Allen

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Here’s a look at the next wave of visitors headed to Ann Arbor for the first weekend visit opportunity after the dead period.

GRADUATE TRANSFER
Texas center Jake Raulerson is a 6’4″, 295 lb. graduate transfer prospect. He was a backup this past season, and he started five games in 2014. As a redshirt sophomore this past season, he would have two years to play at his next destination. Michigan also recruited Raulerson out of high school in the 2013 class.

2016
Nixa (MO) Nixa tight end Chase Allen is a 6’7″, 221 lb. prospect with offers from Florida State, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #26 tight end, and #571 overall. Michigan recently offered Allen, but the staff piqued his interest with their use of the tight end position. There’s a good chance that Allen ends up committing to Michigan soon. I posted a scouting report on Allen on Thursday (LINK).

Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy linebacker Joel Dublanko is a 6’3″, 227 lb. prospect with offers from Akron, Mississippi State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #12 inside linebacker, and #359 overall. He does not have an offer from Michigan at this time, but since the Wolverines are in a questionable situation when it comes to linebacker depth, he could be in line for one. Dublanko is a teammate of 2016 tight end Isaac Nauta (Georgia). EDIT: Dublanko is now scheduled to come next weekend instead.

Hit the jump for several more visitors.

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Final Scout 300 for 2016

Brandon Peters has made a huge leap in Scout’s rankings

Scout released its top 300 prospects for the class of 2016 (LINK). Here’s what it looked like in June 2015 (LINK).

Movement for Michigan commits:

• Kareem Walker dropped from #21 to #28
• Ben Bredeson dropped from #24 to #36
• Brandon Peters jumped from #283 to #77
• Jordan Elliott fell from #100 to #105
• Ahmir Mitchell fell from #58 to #131
• Dylan Crawford fell from #90 to #134
• Devery Hamilton moved up from #144 to #139
• Michael Onwenu moved up from #168 to #140
• Chris Evans fell from #164 to #190
• Erik Swenson fell from #124 to #256
• Brad Hawkins fell from #224 to #269
• Carlo Kemp fell from #297 to being off the list

Hit the jump for the full list.

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Thoughts on U.S. Army All-American Bowl

David Long, Jr.

QUARTERBACK
I think the best passer in the game was Shea Patterson (Ole Miss), who looked the smoothest throwing the ball and the most in command of the offense; he can also run pretty well. Jacob Eason (Georgia) made some nice throws and has a cannon for an arm, but he’s a little bit wild and doesn’t know when to take something off of his throws. As for Michigan commit Brandon Peters, he looked okay. His release is too long, so he’s going to take some extra hits until he gets rid of the ball quicker. He did make some nice throws, including a seam route to Donnie Corley and a short screen pass under pressure; however, both of the deep balls he threw sailed a little bit, and one was almost intercepted because of it. If I’m being objective, I don’t see Peters competing for the starting job next year. He needs a lot of work, and his footwork is basically non-existent. He finished the game 4/16 for 74 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. K.J. Costello (Stanford) did a good job overall, too, and I can’t for the life of me understand why Brady Hoke took Messiah DeWeaver’s commitment when Michigan had a good shot at Costello.

Hit the jump for thoughts on the rest of the position groups.

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