26May 2016
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Andrew Robinson (image via Twitter)
Name: Andrew Robinson
Height; 5’11”
Weight: 220 lbs.
High school: Troy (MI) Athens
Position:
Long snapper
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: #41
Last year: I did not rank Robinson. He played in one game.
I believe this is the first time I’ve included a backup long snapper in a countdown, though I have included a long snapper and short snapper in previous countdowns. Anyway, last year Scott Sypniewski was the full-time snapper until his thumb was hurt on the most devastating play of the 2015 season. He had snapping issues after that, and Robinson stepped in for one game against Penn State to let Sypniewski heal. You may not have noticed that the backup long snapper was playing, which means Robinson did a solid job. Rivals threw out a rumor earlier this spring that Sypniewski might even be looking to transfer, but as of now, it looks like Robinson will be his backup.
Prediction: Backup long snapper
Robert Porcher III and Robert Porcher IV (image via Twitter)
This has nothing to do with 2017 recruiting, but I finalized the TTB Ratings for the 2016 class on Monday (LINK
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2017
Grenada (MS) Grenada safety C.J. Avery was offered by Michigan. Avery is a 6’1″, 198 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, and Stanford, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #19 safety, and #198 overall. As a junior in 2015, he made 76 tackles, 5 INTs, and 1 fumble return for a TD. He’s an aggressive safety who high-points the ball well and is a pretty vicious hitter.
Richmond (VA) Benedictine linebacker Ellis Brooks decommitted from Duke. He’s a 6’2″, 233 lb. prospect with offers from North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pitt, and South Carolina, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 4-star, the #16 outside linebacker, and #230 overall. Duke doesn’t typically recruit well, so Brooks was their top commit in 2017; he was also a teammate of the Blue Devils’ highest rated signee in 2016, wide receiver Scott Bracey.
Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips defensive end Robert Porcher IV was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’3″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Mississippi State, USC, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #58 weakside end, and #1334 overall. As a junior in 2015, he made 92 tackles, 32 TFLs, and 11 sacks. He’s the son of former Detroit Lions defensive end Robert Porcher, and he attends a school that Michigan recruited pretty heavily during the Rich Rodriguez era (Demetrius Hart, Ricardo Miller, etc.). Despite a high level of productivity, Porcher does not seem to be a standout athletically, and I think he’s pretty accurately ranked as a so-so 3-star.
Hit the jump for a few more bits and pieces of 2017 recruiting.
Name:
Cheyenn Robertson
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 233 lbs.
High school: Union City (NJ) St. Peter’s Prep
Position: Linebacker
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #92
Last year:
Robertson redshirted.
I talked a little bit about Robertson as a preferred walk-on in the 2015 class (LINK). Last season he was reportedly playing Buck linebacker in practice, but as most freshman walk-ons do, he redshirted and did not create much buzz.
This year that Buck linebacker position has disappeared under Don Brown, and Robertson was playing linebacker in the spring. Part of that may be his lack of size for the defensive end position, at least right now. I saw Robertson play some linebacker in the spring and he was generally what I thought he was coming out of high school. However, some of these walk-ons get some time on special teams or in mop-up duty, so we may see him for a few snaps here or there.
Projection: Mop-up duty
Rashan Gary
This post has been delayed for a bit. It probably would have been done sooner if not for the fact that Michigan got commitments from 29 players in the class of 2016, so there was a lot of film to review. Also, life got in the way a couple weekends ago when I planned to spend some time putting together this post.
Anyway, these ratings are designed to project how I see their careers developing at Michigan. For example, a running back who might get a chance to shine early at Indiana could be in a tooth-and-nail battle for playing time at Michigan. So these ratings are specific to Michigan, and do not necessarily reflect a prospect’s overall ability.
Ranked from highest final rating to lowest final rating, here are Michigan’s members of the 2016 class:
Rashan Gary:Â 100
He’s the consensus #1 prospect in the country, and his game translates well to a lot of places, including the NFL.
TE Devin Asiasi: 92
With his prodigious talent and Jim Harbaugh’s usage of the tight end, I see no reason why Asiasi – who is big, can block, can catch, and can run – can’t be a high draft pick in three to five years. Sometimes other things get in the way, but he’s the most well rounded TE prospect to come to Michigan in a long time.
CB David Long: 92
I still think Long is an excellent prospect who brings a good combination of physicality and athleticism, along with a good head on his shoulders.
Hit the jump for the rest of the 2016 recruiting class.