Tag: Corey Malone-Hatcher

247 Sports Top 247 for 2017 updated

Highlands Ranch (CO) Valor Christian QB Dylan McCaffrey

Following The Opening, 247 Sports updates its top 247 prospects for 2017 (LINK). Note that this is different from the 247 Composite rankings, which take into account all four major recruiting services. Notable movement for Michigan commits includes:

• QB Dylan McCaffrey dropped from #26 to #30
• OT Ja’Raymond Hall has dropped from #81 to #138 since April 2015
• DE Corey Malone-Hatcher has moved up from #183 to #169 since April 2015
• LB Joshua Ross has dropped from #111 to #177 since April 2015

Hit the jump for the full rundown of Michigan targets on the list.

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Scout 300 for 2017 updated

St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph DE Corey Malone-Hatcher

Scout updated its top 300 for 2017 yesterday (LINK). Here’s what it looked like back in February (LINK). Movement for Michigan commits:

• Dylan McCaffrey fell from #39 to #47
• Ja’Raymond Hall fell from #198 to #214
• Joshua Ross fell from #128 to #229
• Corey Malone-Hatcher fell from #266 to #295

Hit the jump for all of Michigan’s targets.

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Corey Malone-Hatcher, Wolverine

St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph DE Corey Malone-Hatcher

St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher committed to Michigan on Thursday. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin, among others.

Malone-Hatcher stands 6’3″, 246 lbs. and claims a 4.79 forty. He also has a 425 lb. bench press and a 600 lb. squat.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 80 grade, #20 DE, #254 overall
Rivals: 4-star, #13 SDE
Scout: 4-star, #24 DE, #287 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 92 grade, #12 WDE, #169 overall

Hit the jump for more on Malone-Hatcher’s commitment.

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2017 Recruiting Update: June 2, 2016

St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph DE Corey Malone-Hatcher

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OFF THE BOARD
O’Fallon (IL) O’Fallon running back Kentrail Moran, a 2016 recruit, committed to New Mexico. He was a 247 Composite 3-star, the #47 RB, and #372 overall. At one time he was considered a strong Michigan lean. Michigan, in fact, still leads the Crystal Ball (55%) over Eastern Michigan (45%). So 100% of people missed on that one.

MISCELLANEY
I’m looking at the top prospects in the state of Michigan for 2017. Here’s #1-5 (LINK) and here’s #6-10 (LINK).

Here’s Michigan 2016 camp schedule, along with notes and participants (LINK).

Lamar (TX) Lamar safety Grant Delpit announced that he’ll be transferring to Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy. He joins a long list of players Michigan has offered at IMG Academy, including LB Jordan Anthony, WR Jhamon Ausbon, OG Robert Hainsey, LB Will Ignont, LB Dylan Moses, and C Cesar Ruiz. Speaking of Jordan Anthony, he named Michigan to his top four.

West Linn (OR) West Linn offensive tackle Alex Forsyth will announce his commitment on June 11. He visited Michigan recently, but the 247 Sports Crystal Ball is 100% in favor of Oregon.

Hit the jump on some other news on offerees.

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Preview of 2017 In-State Recruiting: #6-10

Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s WR K.J. Hamler (image via MLive)

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Last week I started a series of posts on the top recruits in the state of Michigan for the class of 2017 (LINK). These posts are coming a little bit later than I usually like to do them, but that’s okay. After the top ten to fifteen prospects, you’ll probably come across some brand new names, maybe from your hometown or your rival school. I’m presenting these posts in groups of five. The top five were:

1. Donovan Peoples-Jones
2. Ambry Thomas
3. Antjuan Simmons
4. Ja’Raymond Hall
5. Joshua Ross

6. K.J. Hamler – WR – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 155 lbs.
Notable offers: Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Commitment: Uncommitted
247 Composite: 3-star, #47 WR, #326 overall, #10 in-state
Analysis: I discussed Hamler at length here. He recently got invited to The Opening. I think Hamler has to end up in the right spot for him to reach his potential, a place where he can work in a wide-open offense. Oregon and West Virginia would be good landing places, but not the more pro-style offenses like Michigan, MSU, Pitt, etc.

Hit the jump for #7-10.

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