Khalid Hill (image via BTN)
HIGH SCHOOL
Hill attended Detroit (MI) Crockett as a part of the class of 2013. He only reported offers from Central Michigan and Michigan, and naturally he signed with the Wolverines after committing in February of 2012 (LINK). He was a 247 Composite 3-star, the #25 tight end, #13 in the state of Michigan, and #670 overall. I gave him a TTB Rating of 60 (LINK).
Hit the jump for a recap of Hill’s Michigan career.
Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison CB Rod Heard (image via Hometown Life)
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Cornelius (NC) Hough cornerback Jalen Frazier was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’10”, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Duke, Minnesota, and West Virginia, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #101 cornerback, and #1082 overall.
Atlanta (GA) Marist safety Kyle Hamilton was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 188 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #82 safety, and #1131 overall. As a junior in 2017, he had 60 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 8 pass breakups.
Pittsburgh (PA) Penn Hills cornerback Daequan Hardy was offered by Michigan. He’s a 5’10”, 180-pounder with offers from Army and Toledo.
Hit the jump for several more new offers.
Kalel Mullings (image via TexasAgs)
Lance Dixon – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Dixon is a 6’3″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #17 outside linebacker, and #278 overall. Right now his Crystal Ball is 83% in favor of MSU and 17% for Michigan.
Tre Mosley – WR – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Mosley is a 6’2″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #76 wide receiver, and #562 overall. He’s a teammate of Dixon (see above).
Kalel Mullings – LB – Boston (MA) Milton Academy: Mullings is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Maryland, Michigan, and UCLA, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #4 outside linebacker, and #30 overall. It’s very early in the process, but it looks like Michigan leads early. He visited Ann Arbor for the Ohio State game last fall.
Makari Paige – S – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Paige is a 6’3″, 182 lb. prospect with offers from Boston College, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Minnesota, among others. He has four Crystal Ball predictions, all for Michigan.
Cornell Wheeler – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Wheeler is a 6’1″, 220 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Syracuse, and Toledo.
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Patrick Kugler (image via MGoBlog)
HIGH SCHOOL
Kugler attended Wexford (PA) North Allegheny when his dad, Sean, was the offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Patrick was a 247 Composite 4-star, the #1 center, and #68 overall in the 2013 class. Florida, Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pitt, Stanford, and others all offered, including Purdue, where his brother played offensive line, as well. Kugler committed to Michigan in late February of 2012 (LINK), almost a year before National Signing Day. While film was lacking early in his career, I ended up giving a TTB Rating of 86 at the end of the cycle (LINK).
COLLEGE
Kugler redshirted in 2013 and only played in one game in 2014, the opener against Appalachian State. As a redshirt sophomore in 2015, he played in three games as a backup. Kugler made one start at left guard in 2016 when Ben Braden was injured, and he played in four more games as a backup throughout the season. As a fifth year senior in 2017, Kugler started all thirteen games at center, earning Honorable Mention All-Big Ten from the media.
CAREER STATS
14 starts in 23 games played
AWARDS
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2017)
SUMMARY
Even though Kugler was a tackle in high school, Michigan fans – and national evaluators – had high expectations for him. He was the projected #1 player at the center position, and he was a top-100 guy overall. With his father being an NFL offensive line coach, it was assumed he would be a relatively early contributor, particularly because the underwhelming Jack Miller was ahead of him when he arrived. A shoulder injury hampered Kugler for his first couple seasons on campus, and he even admitted in an interview last year that he did not take football seriously enough early in his career. Whether that was a reference to rehab, film study, the weight room, practice habits, or some combination of those things is unclear, but it’s not an understatement to say that his first four years on campus were disappointing. It shouldn’t take a guy with his size and pedigree five years to become a reliable contributor, but it did. Guys who played ahead of him included Jack Miller, Graham Glasgow, and Mason Cole, who converted from left tackle to keep Kugler on the bench in 2016. Kugler actually did a solid job of blocking in 2017, but there were communication issues on the offensive line, particularly with the right side. Whether that was an issue with Kugler’s calls or just with the guys on the right side, we’ll never know for sure. Considering the coaching staff is bringing him back as a graduate assistant in 2018, I have to believe the staff was confident in his understanding of the game.
I WILL REMEMBER HIM FOR . . .Â
. . . being the son of an NFL offensive line coach. When he was being recruited, and when he was sitting on the bench, I couldn’t help thinking, “His dad is an NFL coach! He’s got to be good, right?!?!?!”
PROJECTION
As I mentioned above, Michigan is planning for Kugler to return in 2018 as a graduate assistant. He appears to be following in his dad’s footsteps as a coach, and he won’t be pursuing a career as an NFL player. This is probably a prudent move, since he would not be drafted and I don’t believe he would stick with an NFL team.