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247 Sports: Top 247 for 2016 updated

Erik Swenson

247 Sports updated their top 247 players for 2016 (LINK). Here’s what it looked like previously (LINK). As you can see, Michigan’s lone commit on the list, Erik Swenson, dropped from #240 to #242.

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees:

5-stars:
1. Greg Little – OT – Texas (Texas A&M)
2. Rashan Gary – DT – New Jersey
3. Jacob Eason – QB – Washington (Georgia)
10. Tommy Kraemer – OT – Ohio (Notre Dame)
12. Ben Cleveland – OT – Georgia (Georgia)
14. Malik Henry – QB – California (Florida State)

4-stars:
15. Isaac Nauta – TE – Georgia (Florida State)
16. Liam Eichenberg – OT – Ohio
17. Jauan Williams – OT – Washington, D.C.
18. Dexter Lawrence – DT – North Carolina
20. Willie Allen – OT – Louisiana
24. Kareem Walker – RB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
26. Ben Bredeson – OT – Wisconsin
28. Deontay Anderson – S – Texas
29. Caleb Kelly – LB – California
37. Brandon Jones – S – Texas
39. Nate Craig-Myers – WR – Florida (Auburn)
41. Demetris Robertson – ATH – Georgia (Alabama)
43. Devin Duvernay – WR – Texas
47. Dwayne Haskins – QB – Maryland
50. Michael Menet – OT – Pennsylvania
51. Josh King – DE – Illinois
53. Levonta Taylor – CB – Virginia
56. Scott Bracey – WR – Virginia (Duke)
57. Nigel Knott – CB – Mississippi
62. Shea Patterson – QB – Louisiana (Ole Miss)
64. Steven Smothers – WR – Maryland
65. Josh Brown – DE – Virginia (Florida State)
66. Eli Stove – WR – Florida
67. Trayvon Mullen – CB – Florida
68. Steffon McKnight – WR – California
69. Janarius Robinson – DE – Florida (Florida State)
71. Binjimen Victor – WR – Florida
73. Daelin Hayes – LB – Michigan (USC)
77. Dylan Crawford – WR – California
78. Sam Bruce – WR – Florida (Miami)
80. Ed Oliver – DT – Texas
83. Donnie Corley – WR – Michigan
87. Isaiah Chambers – DE – Texas
92. Jordan Fuller – ATH – New Jersey
94. Cameron Chambers – WR – New Jersey (Michigan State)
95. Richard Merritt – OG – Washington, D.C.
98. Justin Layne – WR – Ohio
100. Dontavious Jackson – LB – Texas
101. Jarrett Guarantano – QB – New Jersey
102. Clark Yarbrough – OT – Virginia
104. Jared Mayden – CB – Texas
108. Kaden Smith – TE – Texas
110. Joseph Jackson – DE – Florida (Miami)
112. Auston Robertson – DE – Indiana
113. Shaquille Quarterman – LB – Florida (Miami)
114. John Broussard – CB – Alabama
117. K.J. Costello – QB – California
121. David Long – CB – California
122. Austin Mack – WR – Indiana
127. Quayshon Alexander – DE – New Jersey
129. Erick Fowler – LB – Texas
133. Miles Sanders – RB – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
134. Collin Johnson – WR – Texas (Texas)
135. Ahmir Mitchell – ATH – New Jersey
139. Cary Angeline – TE – Pennsylvania
140. Terrance Davis – OG – Maryland
142. Khalid Kareem – DE – Michigan
146. Kendell Jones – DT – Texas
151. Rahshaun Smith – DE – Florida
152. E.J. Price – OT – Georgia
154. Tavares Chase – WR – Florida (Clemson)
155. Lavert Hill – CB – Michigan (Penn State)
168. Antonio Williams – RB – North Carolina (Wisconsin)
179. Brad Hawkins – WR – New Jersey
180. Damar Hamlin – CB – Pennsylvania
181. Jordan Woods – DE – Florida
189. Michael Jordan – OT – Michigan
190. Jaquan Yulee – LB – Virginia
193. Jake Hausmann – TE – Ohio (Ohio State)
194. Michael Onwenu – DT – Michigan
197. Kyree Campbell – DE – Virginia
201. Jonathan Jones – LB – Florida
203. Naseir Upshur – TE – Pennsylvania
209. Frank Martin II – OT – California
210. Craig Watts – S – Florida
237. Devery Henderson – OT – Maryland
240. Josh Imatorbhebhe – WR – Georgia
241. Luke Farrell – TE – Ohio
242. Erik Swenson – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
247. Darrian Franklin – LB – California

247 Sports: Top 116 for 2017 updated

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones is within the range of being an eventual 5-star to 247 Sports

247 Sports updated their top prospect list for 2017 back in November (LINK), although I missed it at the time. Here’s what it looked like back in August of 2014 (LINK). At that time I included players who might have Michigan interest or vice versa. This time I’ll include only the players Michigan has actually offered.

5-stars:
3. Josh Myers – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)

4-stars:
6. Calvin Ashley – OT – Florida
7. Devon Hunter – S – Virginia
12. Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Michigan
14. Shaun Wade – CB – Florida (Ohio State)
21. Jeff Thomas – ATH – Illinois
31. Darnay Holmes – ATH – California
42. Najee Harris – RB – California
56. Josh Ross – LB – Michigan
70. Isaiah Pryor – S – Georgia
84. Jamyest Williams – ATH – Georgia
111. Corey Malone-Hatcher – DE – Michigan
114. Anthony Hines – LB – Texas

Recruiting Update: February 18, 2015

Exton (PA) Downington East tight end Cary Angeline

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
Exton (PA) Downington East tight end Cary Angeline was offered by Michigan. Angeline is a 6’7″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and Pitt, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 tight end, and #222 overall. Angeline obviously has impressive size, but he also possesses good speed and soft hands. He splits out wide sometimes for his high school team and looks pretty comfortable in space against smaller players. Angeline is expected to play college ball for the Nittany Lions. His older brother, Ryley, went to Delaware as a running back, and the last time Michigan recruited Downington East was Drew Harris (Virginia Tech) in 2012.

Euless (TX) Trinity defensive tackle Chris Daniels was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 269 lb. prospect with offers from Baylor, Oklahoma, and TCU, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #13 defensive tackle, and #110 overall. I am not particularly high on Daniels because he often stands straight up and does not use his hands well. He’s a decent athlete, but I think he’s rated too high. He attended Muskegon (MI) Mona Shores as a freshman in high school and attended Michigan’s summer camp that year, so he was excited about Michigan’s offer and familiar with the program.

Southfield (MI) Southfield running back Matt Falcon was offered by Michigan. As I suggested in yesterday’s visitor list, I thought Falcon might get offered because I think he’s the third-best player in the state of Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 215 lb. running back who has offers from Ohio State and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #15 running back, and #219 overall in the class. Falcon runs downhill and runs hard, and he has some speed in the open field, which I think would fit Michigan’s offense well. He has, however, had an ACL tear in the past, so that might be something to watch going forward. Southfield has become quite a hotspot of football talent over the past few years, as they have sent players to Michigan (Lawrence Marshall), Michigan State (Malik McDowell), Minnesota (Ray Buford, Dior Johnson), and a host of MAC schools in the past few years, including a defensive end named – and I’m not kidding – Lion King to Eastern Michigan.

Farmington (MI) Farmington wide receiver Desmond Fitzpatrick was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 185 lb. prospect who committed to Louisville last fall, and he also has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, and Purdue, plus several MAC programs. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #57 wide receiver, and #334 overall. Fitzpatrick is a good route runner and does a nice job of snatching the ball out of the air, but he is not the most explosive or dynamic athlete with the ball in his hands. I have him ranked as the #10 player in the state (LINK).

Allen (TX) Allen cornerback Jaylon Jones was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’11”, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, Miami, Ohio State, and Ole Miss, among others. He claims a 4.4 forty and is a 247 Composite 4-star, the #23 cornerback, and #232 overall. As a junior in 2014, he made 117 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 5 pass breakups, to go along with 1 kickoff return touchdown. Jones plays safety for his high school team and is a solid tackler who will come up quickly to make plays in the run game. He is also teammates with offensive tackle Greg Little (Texas A&M) and defensive end Levi Onwuzurike, both of whom have been offered by Michigan.

Hit the jump for several more 2016 prospects, some 2017 prospects, a couple commitments elsewhere, and a few random tidbits and links.

Evanston (IL) Evanston defensive tackle Naquan Jones was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 283 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, and South Carolina, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #28 defensive tackle, and #422 overall. Though he’s a little taller, he reminds me of former Michigan defensive tackle Terrance Taylor.

McKinney (TX) North defensive end Justin Madubuike was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Baylor, Ohio State, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, and Texas A&M, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #11 strongside end, and #140 overall. As a junior in 2014, he made 75 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles. Despite being listed as a strongside end, he shows some good quickness and could play on the weakside in some schemes.

Tampa (FL) Berkeley tight end Jacob Mathis was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Miami, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #14 tight end, and #340 overall. As a junior in 2014, he caught 55 passes for 874 yards and 12 touchdowns. Mathis shows good speed and plays wide receiver for his high school team, although he’s too big to remain there in college. He is expected to end up at Florida.

San Diego (CA) Mira Mesa wide receiver Steffon McKnight was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 160 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Cal, UCLA, and Washington, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #13 wide receiver, and #82 overall. McKnight is an extremely smooth athlete with good speed and ball skills, a potential gamebreaking receiver. He is expected to stay on the west coast.

Manvel (TX) Manvel offensive tackle Austin Myers was offered by Michigan. Myers is a 6’4″, 300 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Oklahoma, and TCU, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #44 offensive tackle, and #507 overall. Myers has a solid build, decent feet, and good leg drive when he latches on to a defender. His teammates include 2015 cornerback Will Lockett (UCLA) and 2016 safety Deontay Anderson, both of whom received offers from Michigan.

Charlotte (NC) Ardrey Kell linebacker Julian Okwara was offered by Michigan. Okwara is a 6’4″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Cal, Duke, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Ole Miss, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #18 outside linebacker, and #235 overall. His older brother, Romeo, was recruited by Michigan in the 2013 class and currently plays for Notre Dame.

Calhoun (GA) Calhoun tight end Landon Rice, an Auburn commit, was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 245 lb. prospect who committed to the Tigers in November 2013, and he also has offers from Alabama and Georgia, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #15 tight end, and #461 overall. It’s very unlikely that a Georgia kid who committed to Auburn a year and a half ago will give Michigan a serious look, although he did have positive things to say about Michigan.

Niceville (FL) Niceville wide receiver Eli Stove was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 178 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #10 wide receiver, and #72 overall. As a junior in 2014, he caught 54 passes for 719 yards and 10 touchdowns, and he also ran 30 times for 325 yards and 2 scores. The last time Michigan recruited Niceville was for running back Roy Finch (Oklahoma) in 2010, and Stove also has a safety teammate named Romeo Finley who may be in line for an offer.

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech safety Demetric Vance, Jr. was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 193 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Pitt, Purdue, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #26 safety, and #406 overall. I ranked him as the #9 player in the state, as I think he could be a good safety with a little bit less upside at wide receiver. As a junior in 2014, he had 61 tackles and 1 interception, plus 3 receiving touchdowns.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Tampa (FL) Blake wide receiver Juwan Burgess was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’1″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Miami, and Ohio State, among others. Burgess is a ballhawking safety and a dynamic wideout, and he could play several positions in college.

Newbury Park (CA) Newbury Park cornerback Darnay Holmes was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’11”, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Miami, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #5 athlete, and #31 overall. Holmes is another kid who could play multiple positions, including cornerback, safety, or wide receiver, but I think he looks best at the corner position.

Chesapeake (VA) Indian River safety Devon Hunter was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Clemson, Florida State, Penn State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #1 athlete, and #7 overall. He claims a 4.48 forty, a 285 lb. bench, and a 415 lb. squat.

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones was offered by Michigan. Peoples-Jones is a 6’1″, 170 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Miami, Michigan State, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 wide receiver, and #12 overall. He is an excellent athlete who could play receiver, corner, or safety in college. Peoples-Jones is also the son of former Michigan safety Shonte Peoples, who played safety at Michigan in the early 1990’s and recorded 7 interceptions during his career.

OFF THE BOARD
Miami (FL) Gulliver Prep defensive end Joseph Jackson committed to Miami near the end of January, but I missed it in all the hoopla surrounding National Signing Day. He expressed some passing interest in visiting Michigan when he was offered, but he was expected to stay in the state.

Shreveport (LA) Calvary Baptist quarterback Shea Patterson committed to Ole Miss. Patterson is one of the top quarterbacks in the country, and you may remember that I ranked him #2 in my 2016 quarterback scouting reports (LINK), even though I did not expect him to choose Michigan.

MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s a list of players who visited campus for Michigan’s Tuesday night basketball game against Michigan State (LINK).

Here’s a 38-player preview of Michigan’s in-state outlook for 2016 (LINK).

Rivals updated their top 100 (LINK) and top 250 (LINK) for 2016.

Over on Recruiting Season, I posted/updated profiles of:

• Canton LB Jalen Cochran
• Lansing Catholic Central TE Tony Poljan
• Detroit King RB Martell Pettaway

Rivals 250 for 2016 updated

Dele’ Harding is the #228 player in the country (image via 247Sports.com)

Rivals released their updated top 250 player list for 2016 (LINK). I updated the top 100 prospects yesterday (LINK). Here’s what it looked like back in December (LINK). Michigan commit Dele’ Harding dropped from #215 to #228.

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees on the list:

4-stars:
102. Jauan Williams – OT – Washington, D.C.
106. Theo Howard – WR – California
109. Damar Hamlin – CB – Pennsylvania
110. Devin Asiasi – TE – California
113. Elijah Holyfield – RB – Georgia
119. Cameron Chambers – WR – New Jersey (Michigan State)
120. Darrian Franklin – LB – California
124. Terrance Davis – OG – Maryland
134. Joseph Jackson – DE – Florida (Miami)
135. J.P. Urquidez – OT – Maryland
136. Devin Bush, Jr. – LB – Florida
137. Josh Imatorbhebhe – WR – Georgia
138. Binjimen Victor – WR – Florida
149. Steffon McKnight – WR – California
151. John Broussard – CB – Alabama
156. Marquel Dismuke – S – California
161. Shaquille Quarterman – LB – Florida (Miami)
162. Brad Hawkins, Jr. – WR – New Jersey
163. Justin Layne – WR – Ohio
163. Jeffery McCulloch – LB – Texas
168. Curtis Robinson – ATH – California
174. Luke Farrell – TE – Ohio
182. Michael Onwenu – DT – Michigan
190. Camilo Eifler – LB – California
192. Austin Mack – WR – Indiana
199. Antonio Williams – RB – North Carolina (Wisconsin)
200. Kaden Smith – TE – Texas
201. Clark Yarbrough – OT – Virginia
202. Auston Robertson – DE – Indiana
208. Kentrail Moran – RB – Illinois
211. Brandon Peters – QB – Indiana
215. Cameron Lewis – ATH – Louisiana
225. Justin Madubuike – DE – Texas
226. Jaylon Jones – CB – Texas
228. Dele’ Harding – LB – Maryland (Michigan)
229. Dontavious Jackson – LB – Texas
230. Jordan Fuller – ATH – New Jersey
232. Messiah DeWeaver – QB – Ohio
238. Alex Akingbulu – OT – California
239. Jordan Woods – DE – Florida
247. Michael Jordan – OT – Michigan
248. Khalid Kareem – DE – Michigan

Visitors: February 17, 2015

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones

A cadre of high-level in-state visitors will be on campus Tuesday.

Donnie Corley – WR – Detroit (MI) King: Corley is a 6’2″, 180 lb. prospect. He transferred from Wyandotte (MI) Roosevelt to King prior to his junior year, and it paid off with 47 receptions for 1,087 yards, 18 receiving touchdowns, and 9 picks on defense. All that came on a bigger stage and against better competition than he would have faced at Roosevelt. Corley has parlayed his performance into offers from LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. The Wolverines were left out of his top four recently, so this may be a chance to give the program a fighting chance. Corley is a 247 Composite 4-star, the #24 wide receiver, and #111 overall.

Matt Falcon – RB – Southfield (MI) Southfield: Falcon is a 6’1″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Ohio State, Tennessee, and several others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #15 running back, and #219 overall. Michigan has recruited some of his former teammates, such as redshirt freshman defensive end Lawrence Marshall (Michigan) and defensive tackle Malik McDowell (Michigan State). He also had several teammates sign with FBS teams this past Signing Day, although most of them were of the low 4-star or 3-star variety. I believe Falcon could be offered on his visit, because I see him as the #3 player in the state (LINK).

Desmond Fitzpatrick – WR – Farmington (MI) Farmington: Fitzpatrick is a 6’1″, 185 lb. prospect who has been committed to Louisville since last October; he also has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, and Indiana, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #57 wide receiver, and #334 overall. Fitzpatrick attended Farmington Hills Harrison early in high school, which is generally thought to be a Michigan State-leaning school, even though Michigan got Devin Funchess and Mario Ojemudia a few years ago. Farmington High School is not a football powerhouse, but they do have a couple FBS prospects this year in Fitzpatrick and David Reese (see below).

Michael Jordan – OT – Canton (MI) Plymouth: Jordan is a 6’6″, 285 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #18 offensive tackle, and #195 overall. Jordan’s 247 Sports Crystal Ball reads 100% for Michigan right now.

Khalid Kareem – DE – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison: Kareem is a 6’4″, 252 lb. prospect who was committed to Michigan State for about 48 hours at the beginning of February. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #19 strongside end, and #291 overall. Kareem holds offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others.

Michael Onwenu – DT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Onwenu is a 6’2″, 340 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Miami, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 offensive guard, and #192 overall. He seems to be favoring Ohio State early, where he could join former teammates Josh Alabi, Damon Webb, and Michael Weber.

Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Peoples-Jones, the lone 2017 prospect on this list, is 6’2″ and 183 lbs. and claims a 4.4 forty. He is an early 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 wide receiver, and #12 overall with offers from LSU, Miami, Michigan State, and Ohio State, among others. He is also the son of former Michigan defensive back Shonte Peoples.

David Reese – LB – Farmington (MI) Farmington: Reese is a 6’1″, 235 lb. prospect with offers from a bunch of MAC schools and Indiana. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #22 inside linebacker, and #649 overall. He is a big fan of Michigan and is likely hoping and waiting for bigger offers before committing somewhere.

Demetric Vance, Jr. – S – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Vance is a 6’1″, 193 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan State and North Carolina State. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #26 safety, and #421 overall. He claims a 4.5 forty.