21Jul 2012
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| Vernon Hargreaves III |
Name: Vernon Hargreaves III
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 185 lbs.
Position: Cornerback
High school: Tampa (FL) Wharton
Notes: Holds offers from Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Boise State, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, South Florida, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCF, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest, Washington, and West Virginia . . . Claims a 4.41 forty time . . . As a junior in 2011, had 49 tackles and 2 interceptions, along with 11 offensive touchdowns . . . As a sophomore in 2010, had 44 tackles . . . ESPN 5-star CB, 90 grade, #1 CB, #4 overall . . . Rivals 5-star CB, #2 CB, #9 overall . . . Scout 5-star CB, #1 CB . . . 247 Sports 5-star CB, 100 grade, #1 CB, #6 overall . . . Father coaches defensive backs at South Florida
Strengths: Good leaper . . . Goes up to get ball at highest point . . . Not particularly tall, but has good length to bat down jump balls and passes thrown over his head . . . Good change-of-direction skills . . . Very good speed . . . Reacts quickly to balls in the air . . . Sneaky defender, quick enough to avoid most blockers
Weaknesses: Needs to get stronger in upper body . . . Not a physical defender . . . Dives at legs or grabs onto shirttails rather than wrapping up and using good tackling form . . . Does not look supremely confident in his own speed . . . Sometimes looks for cutback rather than turning on the jets . . . Needs to improve press man coverage, as well as footwork in backpedal
Projection: Cornerback. Hargreaves has a lot of the raw athleticism that should turn him into a good college cornerback. He changes directions well, tracks the ball well, has good speed, and has the leaping ability to defend taller receivers. When it comes to pass coverage, you would be hard pressed to find many guys with more talent in any given year. What Hargreaves really lacks is the physical/toughness aspects of the game, where he’s too much of a finesse player. At this point in his development, he would be a liability in run support and might get pushed around by bigger receivers in college. However, if he can get stronger and become a more physical player, he has a chance to be a high NFL draft pick down the road.
Reminds me of: Cliff Harris (Oregon)
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| Kyle LaPorte (#2 in black) |
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2013
Piscataway (NJ) Piscataway wide receiver Kyle LaPorte has a Michigan offer. It sounds like the offer came recently, but Michigan seems to be full at cornerback (LaPorte’s other position) and almost full at wide receiver, especially if LaQuon Treadwell commits soon. It’s unclear where LaPorte would fit, but he has offers from Miami, Penn State, and Rutgers, so that’s not a shabby offer list.
ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2014
Baltimore (MD) Gilman cornerback Troy Vincent received an offer from Michigan. Vincent is a 5’10”, 192 lb. defensive back with offers from Arizona State, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Vincent played for Georgetown Prep last season but transferred to Gilman in the off-season, where he will be teammates with Michigan commit Henry Poggi. Vincent’s father is former NFL cornerback Troy Vincent, who played for Wisconsin before becoming a five-time Pro Bowl player for the Philadelphia Eagles; he was the #7 overall pick by the Miami Dolphins and also played for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins. The elder Vincent finished his career with 47 interceptions. (Highlights.)
OFF THE BOARD
Tampa Bay (FL) Tech wide receiver Richard Benjamin committed to UCF. Benjamin is a 6’1″, 195 lb. kid who got an early offer from Michigan, but there was never any buzz about him having significant interest in the Wolverines.
Placer (CA) Placer defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes committed to USC. For a long time, I assumed that his choice would come down to Oregon or USC. The Trojans are putting together an excellent class, even though it’s a small one. Eight of USC’s fourteen commitments are guys with Michigan offers. I wrote up a scouting report on Vanderdoes a couple months ago.
WEEKEND VISITORS
There was only one visitor this past weekend, but it was a pretty good one in the form of Derek Kief.
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| Hudson (OH) Hudson linebacker Ben Gedeon is now #177 in the country |
247 Sports updated their 2013 ratings. Here’s what they looked like a week ago, and here are Michigan’s movers:
– Shane Morris jumped #21 #19
– Dymonte Thomas dropped from #51 to #52
– Kyle Bosch dropped from #52 to #75
– Chris Fox dropped from #53 to #73
– Logan Tuley-Tillman dropped from #89 to #95
– Henry Poggi dropped from #105 to #107
– David Dawson jumped from #157 to #138
– Patrick Kugler dropped from #154 to #158
– Ben Gedeon dropped from #175 to #177
– Mike McCray dropped from #176 to #178
– DeVeon Smith jumped from #226 to #222
– Gareon Conley jumped from #232 to #229
Below is a list of all of Michigan’s offerees:
2. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
4. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
5. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
6. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida
8. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
9. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
11. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California (USC)
12. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland
19. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
21. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania
22. Priest Willis – CB – Arizona
32. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
33. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
38. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
39. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida
41. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
43. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Notre Dame)
49. Alquadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey
51. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
52. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
57. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
58. LaQuon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
59. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
60. Eli Woodard – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
61. Cole Luke – CB – Arizona
68. Darius Latham – OT – Indiana (Wisconsin)
69. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
71. James Quick – WR – Kentucky
75. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
77. Jake Raulerson – OT – Texas (Texas)
79. Alquadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey
83. Ishmael Wilson – OG – Texas (Texas A&M)
87. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
89. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
90. Taco Charlton – OLB – Ohio (Michigan)
95. Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
96. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
97. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
98. Justin Manning – DT – Texas
100. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
97. Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
107. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
110. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
112. Sebastian Larue – WR – California (USC)
114. MarQuez North – WR – North Carolina
115. Tim Harris – CB – Virginia (Virginia)
118. Greg Webb – DT – New Jersey (Penn State)
119. Tashawn Bower – DE – New Jersey (Auburn)
120. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana (Clemson)
123. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
125. Matt Rolin – OLB – Virginia (South Carolina)
129. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (USC)
132. Demorea Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
135. Dorian O’Daniel – OLB – Maryland (Clemson)
138. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
139. Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
141. Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)
142. Wyatt Teller – DE – Virginia
145. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
146. Jordan Wilkins – RB – Tennessee
150. Nadir Barnwell – CB – New Jersey
158. Patrick Kugler – OG – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
164. Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas (Texas)
171. Darren Carrington – WR – California (Oregon)
174. Durham Smythe – TE – Texas (Texas)
175. Shaq Wiggins – CB – Georgia (Georgia)
177. Ben Gedeon – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
178. Mike McCray – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
180. Jacob Matuska – DE – Ohio (Notre Dame)
192. Josh Augusta – DE – Illinois
193. Michael Hill – DT – South Carolina (Ohio State)
195. Chase Abbington – S – Missouri (Missouri)
198. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
199. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
200. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
210. Elijah Qualls – DT – California (Washington)
211. Devon Allen – WR – Arizona
212. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida
222. DeVeon Smith – RB – Ohio (Michigan)
223. Steven Elmer – OT – Michigan (Notre Dame)
226. Jayme Thompson – S – Ohio (Ohio State)
228. E.J. Levenberry – OLB – Virginia (Florida State)
229. Gareon Conley – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
234. Uriah LeMay – WR – North Carolina
245. Joe Mathis – DE – California