Rivals100 released

South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney

Rivals released its initial top 100 rankings today at 1:00 p.m. A cadre of Michigan targets litter the Rivals100, making it a very interesting list. To the best of my knowledge, these are the 42 players who have been offered by Michigan:

1. Jadeveon Clowney, DE – South Carolina
3. James Wilder, Jr., RB – Florida
4. George Farmer, WR – California
7. Cyrus Kouandjio, OT – Maryland
8. Curtis Grant, ILB – Virginia
11. Lawrence Thomas, DE – Michigan (Michigan State)
12. Christian Westerman, OT – Texas (Texas)
13. Mike Bellamy, RB – Florida
18. Jarvis Landry, WR – Louisiana (LSU)
19. Gregory Robinson, OT – Louisiana
22. Mike Blakeley, RB – Florida
23. Doran Grant, CB – Ohio
27. Kris Frost, LB – North Carolina
28. Hasean Clinton-Dix, S – Florida (Alabama)
30. Michael Bennett, DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
32. Matt Hegarty, OG – New Mexico (Notre Dame)
34. Demetrius Hart, RB – Florida
37. Karlos Williams, S – Florida (Florida State)
39. Sammy Watkins, WR – Florida
40. Jay Rome, TE – Georgia
45. Tim Jernigan, DT – Florida
49. DeAnthony Arnett, WR – Michigan
55. Josh Turner, CB – Oklahoma
56. Braxton Miller, QB – Ohio
57. Savon Huggins, RB – New Jersey
58. Anthony Zettel, OG – Michigan
62. Kiehl Frazier, QB – Arkansas (Auburn)
65. Christian LeMay, QB – North Carolina (Georgia)
66. Desmond Jackson, DT – Texas (Texas)
70. Bobby Hart, OG – Florida
72. Cyrus Hobbi, OG – Arizona
73. Tyler Moore, OG – Florida (Nebraska)
74. Brandon Shell, OT – South Carolina
75. Justice Hayes, RB – Michigan
81. Andre Yruretagoyena, OT – Arizona
85. Wayne Lyons, S – Florida
87. Marqise Lee, S – California
88. Andrew Buie, RB – Florida
91. Charone Peake, WR – South Carolina
93. Trey DePriest, LB – Ohio
95. Lamar Dawson, LB – Kentucky
97. Giorgio Newberry, OT – Florida

Michigan has a fighting chance with many of these players, but running back Demetrius Hart and offensive guard/defensive end Anthony Zettel are the only two that seem to have Michigan as their clear front-runner. If Michigan starts winning more, maybe their chances with more of these players will increase. Regardless, it’s somewhat nice to see that Michigan’s early offers align themselves with analysts’ ratings, too.