Top 247 updated for 2015

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19Feb 2014
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Top 247 updated for 2015

Lakewood (OH) St. Edward cornerback Shaun Crawford

247 Sports updated their top 247 prospects on Tuesday. Here’s what it looked like previously. Shaun Crawford dropped 10 spots, from #130 to #140 overall.

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees:

5-stars:
2. Terry Beckner, Jr. – DE – Illinois
3. Mitch Hyatt – OT – Georgia (Clemson)
4. Josh Rosen – QB – California
8. Kevin Toliver II – CB – Florida (LSU)
10. Josh Sweat – DE – Virginia
12. Iman Marshall – CB – California
14. Justin Hilliard – LB – Ohio
15. Malik Jefferson – LB – Texas
17. Shy Tuttle – DT – North Carolina
19. Tim Settle – DT – Virginia
23. Jashon Cornell – DE – Minnesota
24. Kendall Sheffield – CB – Texas
28. George Campbell, Jr. – WR – Florida
30. Jalen Dalton – DE – North Carolina

4-stars:
32. Rasheem Green – DT – California
33. Brian Cole – ATH – Michigan
35. Minkah Fitzpatrick – CB – New Jersey
37. Jaason Lewis – ATH – Virginia (UCLA)
43. Jerome Baker – ATH – Ohio
44. Keisean Lucier-South – DE – California
46. Damien Harris – RB – Kentucky
50. DaMarkus Lodge – WR – Texas
51. Jeffery Holland – LB – Florida
53. Juwan Johnson – WR – New Jersey
54. Jarrett Stidham – QB – Texas
57. Jacques Patrick – RB – Florida
63. Jake Fruhmorgen – OT – Florida
67. Michael Weber – RB – Michigan
73. Christian Kirk – WR – Arizona
76. John Reid – CB – Pennsylvania
78. Hjalte Froholdt – DT – Ohio
81. Clelin Ferrell – DE – Virginia
86. Sterling Jenkins – OT – Pennsylvania
111. Keenan Walker – OT – Arizona
116. Ryan Bates – OT – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
118. Drew Richmond – OT – Tennessee
124. Blake Barnett – QB – California (Notre Dame)
125. Soso Jamabo – RB – Texas
134. Devonaire Clarington – TE – Florida
140. Shaun Crawford – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
143. Darian Roseboro – DE – North Carolina
144. Josh Barajas – LB – Indiana
167. Ronald Jones II – RB – Texas
170. Chris Clark – TE – Connecticut
172. Grant Newsome – OT – New Jersey
197. Hale Hentges – TE – Missouri
220. Jordan Whitehead – CB – Pennsylvania
230. Cameron Townsend – LB – Texas
233. Johnny Frasier – RB – North Carolina
235. Osa Masina – LB – Utah

12Feb 2014
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Top 247 for 2015

Lakewood (OH) St. Edward cornerback Shaun Crawford is Michigan’s lone representative in the top 247

247 Sports updated their top 247 for the class of 2015. Here’s what it looked like last May. Shaun Crawford was previously #149 and is now up to #130.

5-stars:
2. Terry Beckner, Jr. – DE – Illinois
4. Mitch Hyatt – OT – Georgia (Clemson)
5. Josh Rosen – QB – California
8. Kevin Toliver II – CB – Florida (LSU)
10. Tim Settle – DT – Virginia
14. Iman Marshall – CB – California
15. Shy Tuttle – DT – North Carolina
17. Justin Hilliard – LB – Ohio
19. Jashon Cornell – DE – Minnesota
20. Kendall Sheffield – CB – Texas
23. Malik Jefferson – LB – Texas
26. George Campbell – ATH – Florida
27. Jaason Lewis – ATH – Virginia (UCLA)

4-stars:
31. Brian Cole – ATH – Michigan
32. Soso Jamabo – RB – Texas
34. Minkah Fitzpatrick – CB – New Jersey
35. Jeffrey Holland – LB – Florida
39. Tyron Johnson – WR – Louisiana
43. Jerome Baker – ATH – Ohio
53. Josh Sweat – DE – Virginia
54. Juwan Johnson – WR – New Jersey
55. Clelin Ferrell – DE – Virginia
57. Keisean Lucier-South – DE – California
61. Jake Fruhmorgen – OT – Florida
63. Christian Kirk – WR – Arizona
64. Damien Harris – RB – Kentucky
65. Jacques Patrick – RB – Florida
72. John Reid – CB – Pennsylvania
73. Hjalte Froholdt – DT – Ohio (Arkansas)
78. Jarrett Stidham – QB – Texas
84. Sterling Jenkins – OT – Pennsylvania
90. DaMarkus Lodge – WR – Texas
102. Darian Roseboro – DE – North Carolina
110. Devonaire Clarington – TE – Florida
115. Jalen Dalton – DE – North Carolina
117. Michael Weber – RB – Michigan
129. Drew Richmond – OT – Tennessee
130. Shaun Crawford – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
132. Keenan Walker – OT – Arizona
135. Jalen Wilkerson – TE – Georgia
136. Garrett Thomas – OT – Louisiana
146. Ryan Bates – OT – Pennsylvania
166. Hale Hentges – TE – Missouri
182. Grant Newsome – OT – New Jersey
187. Jordan Whitehead – CB – Pennsylvania
217. Devante Peete – WR – Florida
219. Osa Masina – LB – Utah
234. Juval Mollette – WR – North Carolina

15Jan 2014
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Final Top 247 for 2014 released

Tarpon Springs (FL) East Lake offensive guard Mason Cole jumped 25 spots in the latest Top 247

247 Sports finalized its top 247 players for 2014. Here’s what it looked like back in October. Movement for Michigan commits:

– Jabrill Peppers dropped from #3 to #4
– Bryan Mone dropped from #46 to #82
– Mason Cole jumped from #111 to #86
– Drake Harris dropped from #43 to #87
– Michael Ferns dropped from #191 to #197
– Lawrence Marshall jumped from #229 to #220
– Ian Bunting dropped from #224 to #229
– Juwann Bushell-Beatty dropped off the list

5-stars:
1. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas (Texas A&M)
2. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana (LSU)
3. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana (Alabama)
4. Jabrill Peppers – ATH – New Jersey (Michigan)
7. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
8. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
9. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia (Virginia)
13. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
19. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, DC (Florida)
20. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
24. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
27. Joe Mixon – RB – California (Oklahoma)
30. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
32. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)

4-stars:
35. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
38. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
40. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
41. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
43. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
44. Marshon Lattimore – ATH – Ohio (Ohio State)
45. John Smith – ATH – California
49. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee (Tennessee)
55. Jeff Jones – RB – Minnesota (Minnesota)
59. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
61. Erick Smith – S – Ohio State (Ohio State)
63. Edward Paris – S – Texas (LSU)
64. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina (South Carolina)
75. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois (Ohio State)
77. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (North Carolina)
82. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
86. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
87. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
88. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida (Clemson)
95. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia (South Carolina)
97. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois (Notre Dame)
103. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina (North Carolina)
111. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona (Oklahoma)
121. Braden Smith – OG – Kansas
122. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
123. Sam Hubbard – ATH – Ohio (Ohio State)
124. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina (Florida State)
127. Garrett Dickerson – DE – New Jersey (Northwestern)
133. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
142. Jalen Brown – WR – Arizona (Oregon)
150. Isaiah McKenzie – WR – Florida
154. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
155. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
159. Demetriux Knox – OG – Texas (Ohio State)
163. Dravon Henry – ATH – Pennsylvania (West Virginia)
174. Adarius Pickett – CB – California (UCLA)
184. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia
190. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois (Northwestern)
192. Jay Hayes – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
196. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey (Rutgers)
197. Michael Ferns – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
199. Darrion Owens – LB – Florida (Miami)
212. Nic Weishar – TE – Illinois (Notre Dame)
220. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
221. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
222. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
223. Juwann Winfree – WR – New Jersey (Maryland)
229. Ian Bunting – TE – Illinois (Michigan)
230. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida (Florida)
231. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
238. Shai McKenzie – RB – Pennsylvania (Virginia Tech)
243. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania (Michigan State)

5Oct 2013
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247 Sports: Top 247 for 2014 updated

Jabrill Peppers is the #3 player in the country

247 Sports released its updated top 247 players for the class of 2014. Here’s what it looked like back in July.

Movement for Michigan commits:
– Drake Harris moves up from #44 to #43
– Bryan Mone jumps from #49 to #46
– Mason Cole moves up from #112 to #111
– Michael Ferns drops from #188 to #191
– Lawrence Marshall moves up from #231 to #229

1. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana (Alabama)
2. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
3. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New jersey (Michigan)
4. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
5. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia (Virginia)
6. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
8. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
9. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
12. Joe Mixon – RB – California
16. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
17. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
22. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
24. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
26. Edward Paris – S – Texas (LSU)
30. John Smith – S – California
34. Marshon Lattimore – CB – Ohio
36. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
37. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
42. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, DC
43. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
44. Jamarco Jones – OG – Illinois (Ohio State)
45. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
46. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
50. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
52. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
53. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
61. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
71. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
75. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona (Oklahoma)
76. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (North Carolina)
80. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
82. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
86. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
87. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Mississippi)
90. Braden Smith – OG – Kansas
93. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
111. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
112. Dwight Williams – LB – California
119. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina (North Carolina)
133. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey (Maryland)
135. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas (Ohio State)
137. Derrick Nnadi – DT – Virginia
140. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
144. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida (Clemson)
145. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
149. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina (Florida State)
158. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
167. Adarius Pickett – CB – California (UCLA)
169. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
172. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
175. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
181. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia
182. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia (South Carolina)
183. Jay Hayes – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
186. K.J. Williams – WR – Pennsylvania (Syracuse)
187. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
191. Michael Ferns – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
200. Joe Henderson – DE – Ohio (Tennessee)
202. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, DC (Tennessee)
207. Shai McKenzie – RB – Pennsylvania
208. Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
211. Nic Weishar – TE – Illinois (Notre Dame)
214. Darrion Owens – LB – Florida (Miami)
215. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia (Clemson)
217. Juwann Winfree – WR – New Jersey (Maryland)
219. Sam Hubbard – ATH – Ohio (Ohio State)
220. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
224. Ian Bunting – TE – Illinois (Michigan)
229. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
230. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
233. T’Kevian Rockwell – LB – Texas (Baylor)

14Jul 2013
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Poll results: Which recruiting site do you prefer overall?

This has been an issue brought up more often recently now that 247 Sports seems to be making a strong push in the recruiting world. I have to admit that I used to be strongly entrenched in Rivals’ camp, at least as far as Michigan-related sites go. Lately, I have been looking to 247 Sports more and more. Underneath the votes I have some pros and cons for each sites:

Rivals: 34%
Rivals has shown to be the best when it comes to recruiting rankings. The guys who go on to NFL careers were generally rated higher by Rivals than ESPN or Scout (247 Sports is too new for this to be relevant). The site is also easily navigable, and it’s simple to sort through positions, recruiting classes, schools, cities, etc. The Wolverine, which is the Michigan-specific site, lost a lot when Josh Helmholdt got promoted to midwest analyst. His replacement, Tim Sullivan, doesn’t have the contacts or the football acumen to fill Helmholdt’s shoes, so content on The Fort (the premium message board) has been lacking and/or slow.

247 Sports: 30%
247 Sports popped onto the scene with some technological advancements that sped past its competitors. If you go to a recruit’s profile, it has a timeline that reports dates of offers, camp visits, campus visits, official visits, commitments, etc. It also links highlights from various other sites (Youtube, Hudl, etc.) and shows a Twitter feed with mentions about that particular player. The two newest features are the 247 Composite ranking (which averages together a recruit’s rankings from the four major sites) and the Crystal Ball, which shows updated predictions on where the prospect will go. The message board can be a little unwieldy, but writer/moderator Steve Lorenz does a good job of keeping up with recruits, even some that are just barely on the fringe of Michigan’s radar.


Scout: 15%
Scout seems to have been most affected by the arrival of 247 Sports. The website is very difficult to navigate and looks like it was designed by amateurs. (By the way, I freely admit that I’m an amateur when it comes to site design, so I’m not handing out criticism I’m unwilling to take – but this is a hobby for me, and it shouldn’t be for them.) The best thing Scout’s Michigan site has going for it is Sam Webb, who seems to be the guy most plugged in to Michigan’s coaching staff and the program. Finding rankings by position, state, etc. can be difficult with Scout, so I mostly avoid the site, except when a) a player commits and I need his Scout ranking or b) they update their top 300.

None of the above: 11%
These people probably either don’t care about recruiting or they just care about the free stuff that filters over to free sites, message boards, etc. To each his own.


ESPN: 8%
As far as recruiting goes, Wolverine Nation’s Tom VanHaaren does a great job of keeping up with recruiting news. He and 247’s Lorenz both seem to be on a fairly even plane. The message board gets updated regularly, and the moderators spend plenty of time online. Chantel Jennings adds some feature-like items and Michael Rothstein handles mostly basketball recruiting stuff and then some features on current and former Michigan players, so it’s pretty much VanHaaren’s show. ESPN is slower to rate players and updates its rankings less often; whether that’s good or bad might be up to its audience to decide. Personally, I think rankings are updated too often by some other sites (especially 247), but ESPN could probably start earlier with their initial rankings. Individual recruiting profiles lack highlights or links to highlights, so the site relies solely on ESPN videos of camps and such, which load slowly and are full of commercials. I would expect a better product for all the money ESPN has to throw around.

Full disclosure: I currently have Rivals and 247 Sports subscriptions. I let my ESPN subscription expire. I have never been a member of Scout.