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Goodbye, Dymonte Thomas

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HIGH SCHOOL
Thomas attended Alliance (OH) Marlington and committed to Michigan in September of 2011 (LINK) as a part of the 2013 class. I ended up giving him a TTB Rating of 89 (LINK). I really didn’t put together much of a scouting report on him, because he committed early, before much film surfaced on him playing defense. As Marlington’s best athlete, they basically played him at middle linebacker, allowing him to make plays all over the field. He was also an outstanding running back.

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4-25-17 Recruiting Update: Unlocked

Micah Parsons (image via PennLive)

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ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2018

Harrisburg (PA) Harrisburg defensive end Micah Parsons decommitted from Penn State. He’s a 5-star, the #1 weakside end, and #3 overall in the 247 Composite. Normally this would seem like good news, except all the Crystal Ball picks coming in are for Ohio State.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2019

Richmond (TX) Fort Bend Travis wide receiver Arjei Henderson decommitted from Oklahoma. Michigan offered him earlier this month. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #9 wide receiver, and #37 overall. The 6’1″, 179-pounder has also landed offers from Auburn, LSU, Notre Dame, and Tennessee recently.

Hit the jump for several players who went off the board.

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Initial ESPN 300 for 2018 released

ESPN released its initial top 300 for the class of 2018 (LINK). Michigan commits are as follows:

• OG Emil Ekiyor is #57
• CB Myles Sims is #157
• S Otis Reese is #216
• RB Christian Turner is #268
• DE Aidan Hutchinson is #276

Below is the rest of the players Michigan has offered from the list:

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Final TTB Ratings for 2017

James Hudson III is the biggest riser in the Final TTB Ratings

SITE NEWS: First of all, Mike scored an interview with former Michigan tight end Bennie Joppru, so head on over to the message board to suggest some questions (LINK). Second, we have 49 avatars uploaded right now, so when one more user feels frisky, we’ll have the drawing for the $50 Amazon gift card.

It takes a while to review 30 recruits’ senior film, not to mention the time to try to piece it all together. So a couple months after National Signing Day, here I offer the final TTB Ratings for the class of 2017.

A note on the ratings: These are Michigan-specific ratings, so a guy who would be an instant starter at Eastern Michigan might not be quite so much of an individual standout playing against Michigan’s opponents . . . and he might even have a hard time getting on the field over some other Wolverines. It’s tricky trying to determine how the depth chart will shake out over the next three to five years, but I’m here for the heavy lifting. For more of an explanation, check out this page here (LINK).

Hit the jump for the Final TTB Ratings in the class of 2017.

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Video: Wilton Speight in 2017 spring game