Dylan McCaffrey
Rivals updated its top 100 prospects for 2017 (LINK). Here’s what it looked like the last time I updated, which was July of 2015 (LINK). The lone Michigan commit on the list is quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, who jumped from #100 to #45.
Beyond the jump are the rest of Michigan’s targets on the list.
5-stars:
1. Marvin Wilson – DT – TX
2. Najee Harris – RB – CA (Alabama)
3. Trevon Grimes – WR – FL
4. Hunter Johnson – QB – IN (Clemson)
5. Isaiah Wilson – OT – NY
6. Baron Browning – LB – TX
7. Josh Kaindoh – DE – FL
8. A.J. Terrell – CB – GA
9. Jeffrey Okudah – S – TX
10. Lamont Wade – CB – PA
11. Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – MI
13. Dylan Moses – ATH – FL
14. Josh Myers – OT – OH (Ohio State)
15. Darnay Holmes – ATH – CA
16. Shaun Wade – CB – FL (Ohio State)
17. Jedrick Wills – OT – KY
18. Wyatt Davis – OT – CA
19. Joseph Lewis – WR – CA
20. Jarez Parks – DE – FL
21. Nico Collins – WR – AL
23. Jaelan Phillips – DE – CA (UCLA)
24. Walker Little – OT – TX
25. Nate McBride – LB – GA
26. Calvin Ashley – OT – FL (Auburn)
4-stars:
27. Cam Akers – RB – MS
28. Davis Mills – QB – GA (Stanford)
29. Stephen Carr – RB – CA (Stanford)
30. Austin Deculus – OT – TX (LSU)
31. Tate Martell – QB – NV
32. Foster Sarell – OT – WA
33. Tyjon Lindsey – WR – NV
34. A.J. Epenesa – DE – IL (Iowa)
35. Netori Johnson – OG – GA (Georgia)
36. D’Andre Swift – RB – PA
37. JaCoby Stevens – S – TN
39. Drew Singleton – LB – NJ
40. Tee Higgins – WR – TN
43. Jaden Hunter – LB – GA (Georgia)
44. Jerry Jeudy – WR – FL
45. Dylan McCaffrey – QB – CO (Michigan)
47. Brock Wright – TE – TX (Notre Dame)
48. Devon Hunter – S – VA
50. Tedarrell Slaton – OT – FL
51. Alex Leatherwood – OT – FL (Alabama)
53. Hunter Echols – DE – CA (UCLA)
54. Anthony McFarland – RB – MD
55. Paris Ford – S – PA (Pitt)
59. Tyrese Robinson – OG – TX (Oklahoma)
61. Kai-Leon Herbert – OT – FL
62. Zach Carter – DE – FL
64. Robert Hainsey – OT – FL
68. Stanford Samuels III – CB – FL
69. Will Poole – CB – GA (Georgia)
70. Robert Beal – DE – GA
73. Isaiah Pryor – S – FL (Ohio State)
76. Jake Moretti – OT – CO (Ohio State)
78. Austin Jackson – OT – AZ
79. Justin Foster – LB – NC
83. Brett Neilon – C – CA
84. Colby Parkinson – TE – CA (Stanford)
85. Deommodore Lenoir – CB – CA
86. Malik Herring – DE – GA
88. Jeff Thomas – WR – IL
89. Chevin Calloway – CB – TX
90. Richard LeCounte – CB – GA (Georgia)
92. Chase Young – DE – MD
93. Jordan Anthony – LB – FL
95. Jaylon Redd – CB – CA
96. Aaron Banks – OT – CA
97. JaVonte Richardson – WR – OH (Kentucky)
98. LeAnthony Williams – CB – GA (Clemson)
99. Jay Tufele – DT – UT
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I went back to look at McCaffrey’s scouting report to see what rating you gave him and realized you didn’t rate him at the time since you hadn’t completed 2016. Any upcoming plans to go back through and rate all the early commits for the 2017 class?
And with recruiting getting earlier and earlier, I don’t think it would be a bad idea to at least give them a preliminary rating range for future classes. Possible preliminary systems could be: High 70’s, B-, 75-79. As someone with no actual football background it can be hard to separate the easily fixable flaws from the career altering flaws or hurdles.
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Do I have plans to do so? Yes. It probably won’t happen before the weekend, though. I’m resistant to “preliminary” ratings or rating guys too early. I don’t want my ratings to get too watered down or convoluted. I try to convey my thoughts on a player through my words. I don’t think adding a preliminary numerical rating would do much to help people identify easily fixable vs. career altering flaws.
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Agree. I like the assessment done here, and getting the quantification later. It beats the “everyone is pretty good, no one is elite*”
*except JP & RG!
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