Final Rivals 250 Released for 2012

Final Rivals 250 Released for 2012


January 18, 2012
Joe Bolden is the nation’s 111th-best player

Rivals released its Rivals 250 on Wednesday.  This comes on the heels of yesterday’s Rivals 100, which I discussed yesterday.  Here’s what it looked like in May 2011, August 2011, and then November 2011.

Michigan commits have made the following moves since November:

– Joe Bolden moved from #152 to #111
– James Ross dropped from #163 to #172
– Royce Jenkins-Stone dropped slightly from #182 to #184
– Amara Darboh dropped from #208 to #215
– Terry Richardson dropped from #217 to #224

There are still a couple weeks remaining to recruit class of 2012 kids, but at this point, Michigan has offered 115 of the top 250 (or 46%) players in the country.  During the last recruiting cycle, Michigan offered 84 of the top 250 players (or 33.6%).  Brady Hoke has sent out 190 reported offers this season, while Rodriguez (with a small dose of Hoke at the end) offered 195 kids in the 2011 recruiting class.  This supports my opinion that I’ve held since last spring that Brady Hoke is targeting a higher level of talent than Rich Rodriguez did during his tenure.

Here are the rest of Michigan’s 2012 offerees on the Rivals 250:

103. Aaron Burbridge – WR – Michigan (Michigan State)
105. Dillon Lee – LB – Georgia (Alabama)
111. Joe Bolden – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
113. Elijah Shumate – S – New Jersey (Notre Dame)
127. Peter Jinkens – LB – Texas (Texas)
128. Scott Starr – LB – California (USC)
130. Drae Bowles – WR – Tennessee (Tennessee)
133. Keith Brown – LB – Florida (Louisville)
137. John Michael McGee – OG – Texas (Oklahoma)
138. Bri’onte Dunn – RB – Ohio (Ohio State)
147. Paul Thurston – OT – Colorado (Nebraska)
148. Evan Boehm – OG – Missouri (Missouri)
149. Dalvin Tomlinson – DT – Georgia
153. Dan Voltz – OT – Illinois (Wisconsin)
154. Pharaoh Brown – DE – Ohio (Oregon)
158. Sean Price – TE – Florida (South Florida)
159. David Perkins – ATH – Indiana (Ohio State)
161. Danny O’Brien – DT – Michigan (Tennessee)
163. Ty Darlington – C – Florida (Oklahoma)
164. Dwayne Stanford – WR – Ohio (Oregon)
165. Jake Rodrigues – QB – California (Oregon)
166. Leonte Carroo – WR – New Jersey (Rutgers)
167. Camren Williams – LB – Massachusetts (Penn State)
169. Deontay McManus – WR – Maryland (West Virginia)
170. Devonte Fields – DE – Texas (TCU)
171. Dominique Wheeler – WR – Texas (Texas Tech)
172. James Ross – LB – Michigan (Michigan)
173. Jaleel Johnson – DT – Illinois (Iowa)
175. Michael Starts – DE – Texas (Texas Tech)
178. Kyle Dodson – OT – Ohio (Wisconsin)
184. Royce Jenkins-Stone – LB – Michigan (Michigan)
188. Wes Brown – RB – Maryland (Maryland)
189. Taylor McNamara – TE – California (Oklahoma)
190. Matt Jones – RB – Florida (Florida)
191. Michael Moore – DE – Maryland (Virginia)
192. Greg McMullen – DE – Ohio (Nebraska)
193. Warren Ball – RB – Ohio (Ohio State)
195. Jonathan Williams – RB – Texas (Arkansas)
199. Jarron Jones – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
203. Adam Bisnowaty – OT – Pennsylvania (Pitt)
209. Ken Ekanem – LB – Virginia
212. Shane Callahan – OT – Colorado (Auburn)
215. Amara Darboh – WR – Iowa (Michigan)
216. Derrick Woods – WR – California (Oklahoma)
218. Latroy Pittman – WR – Florida (Florida)
219. Armani Reeves – CB – Massachusetts (Penn State)
221. Taylor Decker – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
222. Kenny Lawler – CB – Washington, D.C.
224. Terry Richardson – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
226. Darius Powe – WR – California (Cal)
230. Jody Fuller – WR – North Carolina (South Carolina)
237. Reginald Davis – WR – Texas (Texas Tech)
239. Troy Hinds – DE – Utah (BYU)
244. Sheldon Day – DT – Indiana (Notre Dame)
246. Jason Croom – WR – Georgia (Tennessee)
247. Avery Johnson – WR – Florida (LSU)
249. Faith Ekakitie – DT – Illinois (Iowa)

Michigan offerees who fell out of the top 250 are:
– Indiana QB Zeke Pike (Auburn)
– Arizona QB Connor Brewer (Texas)
– North Carolina OT Brock Stadnik (South Carolina)
– Louisiana OT Derek Edinburgh (LSU)
– South Carolina DE Martin Aiken (Clemson)
– Tennessee RB I’Tavius Mathers (Ole Miss)
– Colorado OG Alex Kozan

2 comments

  1. Comments: 21385
    Jan 18, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    Speaking of recruiting, I hope that when he plays us Gunner Kiel is exactly as decisive with the football as he has been with his recruitment.

  2. Comments: 21385
    Jan 19, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    @Roanman

    If Brian Kelly hasn't devoured his face yet.

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