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Video: Tom Brady at the NFL Combine

Lots of people look at Tom Brady as a college player or in pictures or video from the NFL Combine (see below), and they laugh at the scrawny guy who looks like an un-athletic tenth grader running through agility drills. The thing that people often forget is that when he played quarterback for Michigan and when he was going through QB-specific drills, he actually looked pretty darn good. It was only when asked to run around cones and run 40 yards in a straight line when he looked particularly awkward. It just goes to show that you don’t have to be a great all-around athlete to be a professional athlete. I don’t want to watch C.C. Sabathia run the 40-yard dash or see B.J. Raji throw a curveball, but they’re both good at what they do.

Visitors: February 20-22, 2015

Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s linebacker Joshua Ross

The other night, several 2016 prospects – and one 2017 player – were in town for Michigan’s basketball game against Michigan State. On Sunday for the Ohio State game, there will be more prospects on campus, including a couple of the top in-state prospects for 2017.

Bryce Brand – DT – Walled Lake (MI) Western: Brand, a 2017 prospect, is a 6’2″, 267 lb. prospect with offers from Air Force and Louisville. His older brother, Ryan, was a quarterback at U of D Jesuit and signed with Air Force in the 2015 class.

Rodney Hall – QB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Hall, another 2017 prospect, is a 6’3″, 192 lb. prospect with no offers at this time. When senior quarterback Jayru Campbell – a one-time Michigan State commit – was suspended for the 2014 season, Hall stepped in as a sophomore. The lefty led Cass Tech to the state championship game.

Corey Malone-Hatcher – DE – St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph: Malone-Hatcher is a 6’3″, 235 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #4 weakside end, and #111 overall. Michigan’s staff under Brady Hoke offered him, so Jim Harbaugh and company may reaffirm the offer while he’s on campus.

John O’Korn – QB – University of Houston: O’Korn has been reported by some as being a done deal to transfer to Michigan, although nothing official has been announced. He started as a freshman at Houston (2,889 yards, 26 touchdowns, 8 interceptions) in 2013 and then took a step back last season. Now he’s looking to transfer somewhere, and Michigan seems a likely destination. If the transfer does become official, he will have to sit out the 2015 season and will have two remaining seasons of eligibility (2016-2017).

Joshua Ross – LB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s: Ross is a 6’1″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, and Oklahoma. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 inside linebacker, and #56 overall. He’s the younger brother of Michigan senior linebacker James Ross III, who will be long gone by the time Joshua enters college.

Taeshon Trotter – OT – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Trotter is a 6’6″, 275 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

Tim Walton – LB – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Walton is a 6’1″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati and a handful of MAC schools. He’s currently unranked in the 247 Composite, and I ranked him the #25 player in the state (LINK) last week.

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247 Sports: Top 247 for 2016 updated

Erik Swenson

247 Sports updated their top 247 players for 2016 (LINK). Here’s what it looked like previously (LINK). As you can see, Michigan’s lone commit on the list, Erik Swenson, dropped from #240 to #242.

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees:

5-stars:
1. Greg Little – OT – Texas (Texas A&M)
2. Rashan Gary – DT – New Jersey
3. Jacob Eason – QB – Washington (Georgia)
10. Tommy Kraemer – OT – Ohio (Notre Dame)
12. Ben Cleveland – OT – Georgia (Georgia)
14. Malik Henry – QB – California (Florida State)

4-stars:
15. Isaac Nauta – TE – Georgia (Florida State)
16. Liam Eichenberg – OT – Ohio
17. Jauan Williams – OT – Washington, D.C.
18. Dexter Lawrence – DT – North Carolina
20. Willie Allen – OT – Louisiana
24. Kareem Walker – RB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
26. Ben Bredeson – OT – Wisconsin
28. Deontay Anderson – S – Texas
29. Caleb Kelly – LB – California
37. Brandon Jones – S – Texas
39. Nate Craig-Myers – WR – Florida (Auburn)
41. Demetris Robertson – ATH – Georgia (Alabama)
43. Devin Duvernay – WR – Texas
47. Dwayne Haskins – QB – Maryland
50. Michael Menet – OT – Pennsylvania
51. Josh King – DE – Illinois
53. Levonta Taylor – CB – Virginia
56. Scott Bracey – WR – Virginia (Duke)
57. Nigel Knott – CB – Mississippi
62. Shea Patterson – QB – Louisiana (Ole Miss)
64. Steven Smothers – WR – Maryland
65. Josh Brown – DE – Virginia (Florida State)
66. Eli Stove – WR – Florida
67. Trayvon Mullen – CB – Florida
68. Steffon McKnight – WR – California
69. Janarius Robinson – DE – Florida (Florida State)
71. Binjimen Victor – WR – Florida
73. Daelin Hayes – LB – Michigan (USC)
77. Dylan Crawford – WR – California
78. Sam Bruce – WR – Florida (Miami)
80. Ed Oliver – DT – Texas
83. Donnie Corley – WR – Michigan
87. Isaiah Chambers – DE – Texas
92. Jordan Fuller – ATH – New Jersey
94. Cameron Chambers – WR – New Jersey (Michigan State)
95. Richard Merritt – OG – Washington, D.C.
98. Justin Layne – WR – Ohio
100. Dontavious Jackson – LB – Texas
101. Jarrett Guarantano – QB – New Jersey
102. Clark Yarbrough – OT – Virginia
104. Jared Mayden – CB – Texas
108. Kaden Smith – TE – Texas
110. Joseph Jackson – DE – Florida (Miami)
112. Auston Robertson – DE – Indiana
113. Shaquille Quarterman – LB – Florida (Miami)
114. John Broussard – CB – Alabama
117. K.J. Costello – QB – California
121. David Long – CB – California
122. Austin Mack – WR – Indiana
127. Quayshon Alexander – DE – New Jersey
129. Erick Fowler – LB – Texas
133. Miles Sanders – RB – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
134. Collin Johnson – WR – Texas (Texas)
135. Ahmir Mitchell – ATH – New Jersey
139. Cary Angeline – TE – Pennsylvania
140. Terrance Davis – OG – Maryland
142. Khalid Kareem – DE – Michigan
146. Kendell Jones – DT – Texas
151. Rahshaun Smith – DE – Florida
152. E.J. Price – OT – Georgia
154. Tavares Chase – WR – Florida (Clemson)
155. Lavert Hill – CB – Michigan (Penn State)
168. Antonio Williams – RB – North Carolina (Wisconsin)
179. Brad Hawkins – WR – New Jersey
180. Damar Hamlin – CB – Pennsylvania
181. Jordan Woods – DE – Florida
189. Michael Jordan – OT – Michigan
190. Jaquan Yulee – LB – Virginia
193. Jake Hausmann – TE – Ohio (Ohio State)
194. Michael Onwenu – DT – Michigan
197. Kyree Campbell – DE – Virginia
201. Jonathan Jones – LB – Florida
203. Naseir Upshur – TE – Pennsylvania
209. Frank Martin II – OT – California
210. Craig Watts – S – Florida
237. Devery Henderson – OT – Maryland
240. Josh Imatorbhebhe – WR – Georgia
241. Luke Farrell – TE – Ohio
242. Erik Swenson – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
247. Darrian Franklin – LB – California

247 Sports: Top 116 for 2017 updated

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones is within the range of being an eventual 5-star to 247 Sports

247 Sports updated their top prospect list for 2017 back in November (LINK), although I missed it at the time. Here’s what it looked like back in August of 2014 (LINK). At that time I included players who might have Michigan interest or vice versa. This time I’ll include only the players Michigan has actually offered.

5-stars:
3. Josh Myers – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)

4-stars:
6. Calvin Ashley – OT – Florida
7. Devon Hunter – S – Virginia
12. Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Michigan
14. Shaun Wade – CB – Florida (Ohio State)
21. Jeff Thomas – ATH – Illinois
31. Darnay Holmes – ATH – California
42. Najee Harris – RB – California
56. Josh Ross – LB – Michigan
70. Isaiah Pryor – S – Georgia
84. Jamyest Williams – ATH – Georgia
111. Corey Malone-Hatcher – DE – Michigan
114. Anthony Hines – LB – Texas