Name: Erick All
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 216 lbs.
High school: Fairfield (OH) Fairfield
Position: Tight end/wide receiver
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: #83
Last year: All was a senior in high school (LINK). He caught 30 passes for 465 yards and 4 touchdowns.
TTB Rating: 75
All has had a very interesting trajectory so far during his short Michigan career. When he first committed, I assumed – along with others – that he would be a redshirt lock as a true freshman due to his size (216 lbs. as of this spring). Then when the spring rolled around, he was the most hyped early enrollee outside of Mike Sainristil.
Word coming out of Ann Arbor is that the coaches love All for his attitude and work ethic, and I can’t help thinking of Sean McKeon when I hear stuff like that. McKeon played in four games as a true freshman (2 catches for 10 yards), even though he was the #5 tight end in receptions (six tight ends caught passes but walk-on Michael Jocz only caught one). I don’t see All as being a size or speed mismatch, but the reward for being someone the coaches like could be some playing time in certain situations. I don’t see him being a standout at any point, but sometimes consistency is key.
Prediction: Backup tight end
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I wish I had a magic analytics machine that was capable of determining the correlation between “spring hype” and “actual success.” I wonder how strong the correlation would be, and I wonder who would be the two outliers — most hyped by least success, and no hype but real breakout player?
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Was told that All got “far more snaps” at WR than he did at TE or inside. Which, if this is indeed the case, suggests to me that after being pumped some by the coaching staff, he will succumb to the Freshman fizzle. This is ok by me and probably a good thing for everybody. If All is out there at WR for redshirt burning snaps, it likely means that we are still enduring the same injury bug at WR that we suffered with last year.
I’m hoping for a redshirt year for All.
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Yes, I guess I didn’t make that clear in the post. He played a lot of wide receiver in the spring. I don’t really expect him to get ANY snaps as an in-line tight end, although I could see them moving him around a little bit, kind of like a flex tight end. I don’t think he’ll play enough for it to really make a difference.
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One reported difference between All and McKeon is his hands. He apparently catches everything thrown his way. From the way Harbaugh was gushing about All, it’s possible he moves past Muhammed and Schoenmaker in fall camp, if he hasn’t already.
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if hes still WR sized hes not moving past anyone…
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Right. He could move past Schoonmaker just for pure playing time, but he’s not moving past Muhammad when it comes to blocking and playing a more traditional tight end position.
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