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2017 Season Countdown: #80 Will Hart

Name: Will Hart
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 190 lbs.
High school: Hunting Valley (OH) University School
Position: Punter
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #17
Last year:

I did not rank Hart. He redshirted.

Michigan is in a unique position going into 2017. It’s not often that your kickoff guy, your punter, and your placekicker are the same guy, but that was the situation in Ann Arbor last year. Now Kenny Allen is gone, and Michigan needs to start fresh everywhere.  Will Hart might be the answer at punter, but reports from this spring were not overly positive, and true freshman Brad Robbins is expected to win the job when he arrives this fall. But you never know what might happen. Last year people expected Quinn Nordin to come in and win one of the kicking jobs, and injury prevented him from playing at all. Michigan does have options – Robbins, Hart, Nordin, Ryan Tice – so Hart himself isn’t very high on this list.

Prediction: Backup punter

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Solid Verbal: How College Football Works – New Quarterbacks

I don’t often post podcasts as content, and the Solid Verbal podcast is hit-and-miss. Sometimes they talk about inconsequential things for most of the podcast, but this was a good one with Yogi Roth. Roth is part of the Pac-12 network and was featured in The QB, an outstanding book by Bruce Feldman. Here he talks about what it’s like to be a new starting quarterback in college:

Jalen Mayfield, Wolverine

Jalen Mayfield (image via MLive)

Grand Rapids (MI) Catholic Central offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield committed to Michigan on Monday evening. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Arizona, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, and Pitt, among others. He was also committed to Minnesota at one point.

Mayfield is listed at 6’5″, 255 lbs. He claims a 5.27 forty. As a defensive lineman, he made 79 tackles and 14.5 sacks in 2016.

RATINGS
ESPN: 3-star, 77 grade, #57 OT
Rivals: 3-star OT
Scout: 4-star, #16 OT, #221 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 94 grade, #9 OT, #86 overall

Hit the jump for more on Mayfield’s commitment.

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2017 Season Countdown: #81 Ja’Raymond Hall

Name: Ja’Raymond Hall
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 272 lbs.
High school: Oak Park (MI) Oak Park
Position: Offensive tackle
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: #73
Last year: Hall was a senior in high school. Oak Park went 7-4.
TTB Rating: 77

Hall has been committed to Michigan since December of 2015, or right after his junior season of football. He looked like a left tackle prospect earlier in his career, but with the way his body developed, that may not be his long-term future. Hall enrolled early in January and got a head start on some of the other 2017 freshmen, but instead of sliding in at left tackle, he spent most of his time on the right side. Reports weren’t overwhelmingly good this spring, but he’s where a solid true freshman lineman should be. He probably needs a redshirt, but he might get some playing time if he’s the best freshman. With two senior starters, Michigan will need to groom some guys to take over in 2018.

Prediction: Redshirt