26Aug 2014
Recruit Tracker: Garrett Taylor
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| Garrett Taylor |
August 26, 2014: Taylor tore his ACL in practice prior to the year, so he will miss the entire 2014 football season.
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| Garrett Taylor |
August 26, 2014: Taylor tore his ACL in practice prior to the year, so he will miss the entire 2014 football season.
| Mike Weber is the #104 player in the country |
Rivals updated its top 250 players for 2015 on Tuesday (LINK). The Rivals 100 was updated yesterday (LINK).
101. John Reid – CB – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
102. Jashon Cornell – DE – Minnesota (Ohio State)
104. Mike Weber – RB – Michigan (Michigan)
114. Shaun Crawford – CB – Ohio (Notre Dame)
140. Juwan Johnson – WR – New Jersey (Penn State)
147. Matt Burrell, Jr. – OT – Virginia
148. Devonaire Clarington – TE – Florida
151. Miles Boykin – WR – Illinois (Notre Dame)
160. Tim Settle – DT – Virginia
164. Auden Tate – WR – Florida (Florida State)
165. Kirk Merritt – WR – Louisiana
167. Darrin Kirkland, Jr. – LB – Indiana (Michigan)
169. Keenan Walker – OT – Arizona (Arizona)
170. Pat Allen – OT – Maryland (Georgia)
175. Johnny Frasier – RB – North Carolina (Florida State)
192. Hjalte Froholdt – DT – Florida (Arkansas)
195. Tyree Kinnel – S – Ohio (Michigan)
199. Grant Newsome – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
209. Josh Barajas – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
224. Devante Peete – WR – Florida
227. Ryan Bates – OT – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
228. Joshua McMillon – LB – Tennessee
236. William Sweet – OT – North Carolina (North Carolina)
237. Keaton Sutherland – OT – Texas (Texas A&M)
243. Jaylon Lane – CB – Texas (Oklahoma State)
244. Juval Mollette – WR – New Jersey (North Carolina)
246. Tyrone Wheatley, Jr. – DE – New York
247. Mook Reynolds – CB – North Carolina (Virginia Tech)
248. Jordan Whitehead – CB – Pennsylvania
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| Garrett Taylor |
The Rivals 100 for 2015 has been updated (LINK). Here’s what it looked like back in May (LINK).
Movement for Michigan commits:
– Garrett Taylor remains at #48
– Brian Cole jumps from #106 to #89
5-stars:
2. Josh Rosen – QB – California (UCLA)
3. Iman Marshall – CB – California
5. Josh Sweat – DE – Virginia
10. Damien Harris – RB – Kentucky
12. CeCe Jefferson – DE – Florida
13. Tyron Johnson – WR – Louisiana
14. Kevin Toliver II – CB – Florida (LSU)
15. Minkah Fitzpatrick – CB – New Jersey (Alabama)
16. Mitch Hyatt – OT – Georgia (Clemson)
17. Jacques Patrick – RB – Florida
18. Ray-Ray McCloud III – ATH – Florida (Clemson)
19. Rasheem Green – DT – California
22. Malik Jefferson – LB – Texas
24. Rashad Roundtree – S – Georgia
27. Drew Richmond – OT – Tennessee
29. Christian Kirk – WR – Arizona
30. Keisean Lucier-South – DE – California
4-star:
31. Terry Beckner, Jr. – DT – Illinois
36. Jerome Baker – LB – Ohio (Florida)
37. Blake Barnett – QB – Texas (Alabama)
41. Isaiah Prince – OT – Maryland
42. Darian Roseboro – DE – North Carolina
43. Kendall Sheffield – CB – Texas
45. DaMarkus Lodge – WR – Texas (Texas A&M)
47. Soso Jamabo – RB – Texas
48. Garrett Taylor – CB – Virginia (Michigan)
49. Justin Hilliard – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
50. Jarrett Stidham – QB – Texas (Texas Tech)
51. Osa Masina – LB – Utah
54. Chris Clark – TE – Connecticut (Michigan)
57. Shy Tuttle – DT – North Carolina
64. Preston Williams – WR – Georgia (Tennessee)
66. Ronald Jones II – RB – Texas (Oklahoma State)
74. Deondre Francois – QB – Florida (Florida State)
78. George Campbell, Jr. – WR – Florida
85. Clelin Ferrell – DE – Virginia (Clemson)
89. Brian Cole – ATH – Michigan (Michigan)
90. Marcus Lewis – CB – Washington, DC
94. Jake Fruhmorgen – OT – Florida (Clemson)
| Detroit (MI) Cass Tech running back Michael Weber |
COMMITMENT
Detroit (MI) Cass Tech running back Michael Weber committed to Michigan (LINK).
OFF THE BOARD
Princeton (NJ) Princeton running back Johnny Frasier committed to Florida State. Frasier had developed a solid relationship with area recruiter Roy Manning, but he was not expected to come to Michigan even before Weber’s commitment.
Brooksville (FL) Nature Coast offensive tackle Christian Pellage committed to South Carolina. He never gave Michigan serious consideration.
Philadelphia (PA) St. Joseph’s cornerback John Reid committed to Penn State. He’s a teammate of Michigan offensive guard commit Jon Runyan, Jr. Michigan had been named to Reid’s top group, but he never seemed particularly interested. Reid was a possible replacement of Shaun Crawford in the class, but the coaching staff will continue to look elsewhere, such as D.C.’s Marcus Lewis or North Carolinian Mook Reynolds.
Detroit (MI) King linebacker Tyriq Thompson committed to Michigan State. Thompson is the son of former Michigan safety Clarence Thompson, so this is a bit of a blow from a legacy perspective. However, I spent some time studying his game film and wrote up a scouting report in March (LINK), and I was not particularly high on Thompson’s game.
Sumter (SC) Crestwood running back Ty’Son Williams committed to North Carolina. He committed to the Tarheels before Weber committed to the Wolverines, but now that Weber has pledged, Michigan will probably not recruit another running back in the class.
MISCELLANEOUS
Here’s a list of some visitors from last week (LINK).
| Detroit (MI) Cass Tech running back Michael Weber committed to Michigan. |
Detroit (MI) Cass Tech running back Michael Weber committed to Michigan on Wednesday night. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Michigan State, Ohio State, USC, and Wisconsin, among others.
I wrote up a scouting report on Weber in March (LINK), and not much has changed since then; after all, it was based on his junior film. He is slated to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January.
RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 82 grade, #14 running back, #169 overall, #2 in-state
Rivals: 4-star, #10 running back, #105 overall, #1 in-state
Scout: 4-star, #13 running back, #104 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 94 grade, #13 running back, #144 overall, #2 in-state
Weber was one of Michigan’s earliest offers in the 2015 class, but Kentuckian Damien Harris committed first. The presence of perhaps the nation’s top-ranked running back seemed to bother Weber, who lost some interest in Michigan and started to build relationships with the likes of Michigan State, Ohio State, USC, and Wisconsin. Then Al Borges was fired, Harris decommitted, and new offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier re-prioritized Weber this winter and spring. As you can tell by my comments on the March scouting report, I thought Michigan held a slight lead by that point. Despite touted teammate Joshua Alabi committing to Ohio State recently, Weber skipped a planned visit to Michigan State, drove to Ann Arbor with one of his coaches, and committed to Michigan on Wednesday evening.
Weber is a solid player who has been dominating the Detroit area (and the state) for the past three years. I mentioned in that scouting report that he reminds me of Emmitt Smith in the way he runs – not extremely fast, not extremely powerful, not extremely shifty, but he gets the job done efficiently. One other thing to note is that Weber reportedly caught the ball well at a recent camp, which strengthens the Smith comparison and adds another dimension to a well rounded game. I have noted in the past that if Michigan’s offensive line develops like it should with all these big-time recruits, any halfway decent running back should be very productive. I do not see Weber dominating the highlight reels in the future, but he should be a good running back for the Wolverines who has some potential for the NFL.
This gives Michigan ten commits in the 2015 class, which is currently scheduled to hit just 11 or so (LINK). He’s also the only running back (with Harris likely headed elsewhere), and Michigan will probably stand pat with just one back in this class unless something changes. The Wolverines have landed the top two in-state players (Weber, WR Brian Cole) and three of the top four (QB Alex Malzone is #4), according to the 247 Composite. Weber is another in a long line of Cass Tech players headed to Michigan, where he will join offensive lineman David Dawson, linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone, cornerbacks Jourdan Lewis and Terry Richardson, and safety Delano Hill. Furthermore, his Wednesday night visit took place with Delano Hill’s younger brother, Lavert, a 2016 cornerback who also holds an offer from the Wolverines.
TTB Rating: 82 (ratings explanation)
