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2023 Season Countdown: #137 Logan Forbes

Name: Logan Forbes
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 192 lbs.
High school: Clarkston (MI) Clarkston/Oakdale (CT) St. Thomas More
Position: Wide receiver
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #35
Last year: I did not rank Forbes. He played in one game on special teams.
TTB Rating: N/A

Forbes is a second-year walk-on from Clarkston. He caught 46 passes for 968 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior at Oakdale (CT) St. Thomas More, which is a pretty impressive output. He has decent size for a scout team receiver, though he does not have great explosiveness. He played in one game in 2022 as a special teamer, and that’s probably his ceiling.

Prediction: Backup wide receiver

2024 Recruiting Update: April 10, 2023

COMMITMENT

Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst offensive tackle Andrew Sprague committed to Michigan (LINK). I also wrote a scouting report on him (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

Sacramento (CA) Grant Union linebacker Kingston Lopa decommitted from Arizona. Lopa is a 6’5″, 190-pounder who plays safety but is ranked as a linebacker (3-star, #55 LB, #604 overall). The decommitment came a month after being offered by Notre Dame and a couple days after one from Texas.

Michigan offered Esko (MN) Lincoln safety Koi Perich. Perich visited Ann Arbor a couple weekends ago but left without an offer; however, Michigan came back a little over a week later with an offer. He’s a 4-star and the #28 safety to 247 Sports. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Washington, and others have also fofered.

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2023 Season Countdown: #138 Daniel Taraboi

Name: Daniel Taraboi
Height: 6’7″
Weight: 313 lbs.
High school: Cedarburg (WI) Cedarburg
Position: Offensive tackle
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #66
Last year: I ranked Taraboi #127 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He played in one game and kept his redshirt.
TTB Rating: N/A

Like everyone else without an ACL tear on Michigan’s roster, Taraboi got to play in Michigan’s 59-0 trouncing of UConn. After being listed at 6’6″ and 295 lbs. coming in, he’s now up to 6’7″ and 313 lbs. on the official roster. That’s a huge man to just be standing on the sideline during home games. Michigan is so deep on the offensive line that there’s virtually no chance of Taraboi challenging for playing time other than late in blowout games.

Prediction: Backup offensive tackle

Andrew Sprague, Wolverine

Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst offensive tackle Andrew Sprague committed to Michigan on Friday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, and USC, plus others.

I wrote a scouting report on Sprague the day before he committed, so you can check out a lot of relevant information there (LINK).

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Scouting Report: 2024 OT Andrew Sprague

Name: Andrew Sprague
High school: Kansas City (MO) Rockhurst
Height: 6’8″
Weight: 290 lbs.
Position: Offensive tackle
Class: 2024
Offers: Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Stanford, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin
Commitment: Uncommitted

Notes: ESPN 4-star, #15 OT, #220 overall, #5 in MO…On3 4-star, #14 OT, #142 overall, #4 in MO…Rivals 4-star, #17 OT, #225 overall, #9 in MO…247 Sports 4-star, #12 OT, #133 overall, #4 in MO

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