ESPN 150 for 2014 released

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18Apr 2013
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ESPN 150 for 2014 released

The ESPN 150 for 2014 was released on Thursday, and it includes several Michigan commits and prospects.  Here’s the list of Michigan offerees:

2. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey
3. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia
4. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
5. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
6. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
7. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
14. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
17. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
19. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
23. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
26. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – Georgia
29. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
30. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
33. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
37. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
38. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Mississippi)
40. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona (USC)
41. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
49. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina
51. Marshon Lattimore – ATH – Ohio
52. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
53. Edward Paris, Jr. – S – Texas (LSU)
55. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee
57. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
62. John Smith – S – California
63. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
65. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
67. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois
69. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
72. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
75. Corey Holmes – WR – Florida
83. Kevin Crosby – TE – South Carolina
84. Ja’Von Harrison – ATH – Florida (Virginia Tech)
85. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida
87. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
90. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina
96. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
99. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia
100. Kyron Watson – LB – Illinois
107. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan
108. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
110. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia
112. Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
118. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
119. Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
120. Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey
122. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
124. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
125. Wilton Speight – QB – Virginia (Michigan)127. Dravon Henry – S – Pennsylvania
135. Joe Mixon – RB – California
137. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
145. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
146. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida

17Mar 2013
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Average Recruiting Class Rankings: 2002-2013

I decided to try to collect data on recruiting team rankings for Michigan over the last decade or so.  Rivals and Scout are the oldest internet sites and therefore have the deepest set of data.  Meanwhile, Tom Lemming is the oldest recruiting guru, but the info about his rankings is the least accessible.  If you happen to have information to fill in some of the blanks on the chart, I’d be happy to find it.  Thanks ahead of time for any help you can provide.
Average Recruiting Class Rankings for Michigan

ESPN       Lemming    Rivals        Scout        247 Sports  
2002 N/A 9 16 19 N/A
2003 N/A 7 17 8 N/A
2004 N/A 4 5 5 N/A
2005 N/A 4 6 2 N/A
2006 11 8 13 9 N/A
2007  10 11 12 10 N/A
2008  13 12 10 6 N/A
2009  10 10 8 14 N/A
2010  14 N/A 20 12 28
2011  N/A N/A 21 29 30
2012  7 4 7 4 8
2013  6 7 5 2 8
Average  10.1 7.6 11.7 10.0 18.5
10Jan 2013
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ESPN 300 for 2013 finalized

Jourdan Lewis is ESPN’s highest ranked Michigan commit

ESPN released its final top 300 list of players for the 2013 class, and 87 guys on the list have been offered by Michigan.  Here’s what it looked like back in November.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Jourdan Lewis jumped from #92 to #88
– David Dawson fell from #87 to #91
– Dymonte Thomas jumped from #97 to #94
– Patrick Kugler jumped from #115 to #101
– Logan Tuley-Tillman jumped from #105 to #104
– Mike McCray II fell from #111 to #114
– Taco Charlton jumped from #119 to #116
– Shane Morris fell from #54 to #127
– Chris Fox fell from #113 to #134
– Kyle Bosch fell from #127 to #157
– Jake Butt fell from #176 to #182
– Jaron Dukes jumped from #233 to #232
– Henry Poggi jumped from #288 to #254
– Ben Gedeon jumped from #282 to #280

5-stars:
3. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
5. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
7. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
10. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California
11. Eli Apples – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)

4-stars:
12. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
13. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
18. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Virginia Tech)
19. Laquon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
27. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
28. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
34. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana
37. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida (USC)
38. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
43. Gareon Conley – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
51. Demorea Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
56. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
58. Al-quadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey (Miami)
59. Priest Willis – CB – Arizona
62. Cam Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
67. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
71. Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)
72. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
74. Sebastian LaRue – WR – California
77. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
79. James Quick – WR – Kentucky (Louisville)
80. Matt Rolin – LB – Virginia (Florida)
82. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
84. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
87. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
88. Jourdan Lewis – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
91. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
92. Justin Manning – DT – Texas (Texas A&M)
93. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
94. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
97. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Notre Dame)
101. Patrick Kugler – OG – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
104. Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
106. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
107. Jordan Cunningham – WR – Florida
112. Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
113. Jake Raulerson – OT – Texas (Texas)
114. Mike McCray – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
116. Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
117. Elijah Qualls – DT – California (Washington)
122. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
124. Colin McGovern – OT – Illinois (Notre Dame)
126. Ebenezer Ogundeko – DE – New York (Clemson)
127. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
129. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
130. Maquedius Bain – DT – Florida (LSU)
132. Tashawn Bower – DE – New Jersey (Auburn)
133. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
134. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
136. Standish Dobard – TE – Louisiana (Miami)
139. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
148. Antwuan Davis – CB – Texas (Texas)
150. Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
157. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
159. Greg Webb – DT – New Jersey (North Carolina)
161. Josh Augusta – DT – Illinois
174. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (UCLA)
182. Jake Butt – TE – Ohio (Michigan)
187. Jason Hatcher – DE – Kentucky (USC)
188. Shane Jones – LB – Ohio (Michigan State)
191. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
193. Devin Butler – CB – Washington, D.C. (Notre Dame)
208. Brendan Mahon – OG – New Jersey (Penn State)
213. Riley Ferguson – QB – North Carolina (Tennessee)
215. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
216. Michael Hill – DT – South Carolina (Ohio State)
218. Jayme Thompson – S – Ohio (Ohio State)
220. Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas (TCU)
232. Jaron Dukes – WR – Ohio (Michigan)
233. Jordan Wilkins – RB – Tennessee (Auburn)
236. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
244. Marcell Ateman – WR – Texas (Oklahoma State)
246. Richard Benjamin – WR – Florida (Louisville)
249. Kameron Miles – S – Texas (Texas A&M)
254. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
257. Chase Abbington – RB – Missouri (Missouri)
262. Scott Pagano – DT – Hawaii (Clemson)
267. Joe Mathis – DE – California (Washington)
275. Cameron Hunt – OG – California (Cal)
276. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
279. Darius Latham – DT – Indiana (Indiana)
280. Ben Gedeon – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
285. Jay-nard Bostwick – DT – Florida
287. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
290. E.J. Levenberry – LB – Virginia (Florida State)

7Nov 2012
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ESPN 300 for 2013 Updated

ESPN released its updated top 300 list for the class of 2013.  Here’s what it looked like back in July, and here’s the movement for Michigan commits:

– Shane Morris fell from #26 to #54
– Gareon Conley jumped from #63 to #62
– Dymonte Thomas dropped from #94 to #97
– Logan Tuley-Tillman dropped from #102 to #105
– Mike McCray dropped from #108 to #111
– Chris Fox dropped from #112 to #113
– Patrick Kugler jumped from #116 to #115
– Taco Charlton jumped from #120 to #119
– Kyle Bosch fell from #126 to #127
– Jake Butt fell from #171 to #176
– Jaron Dukes fell from #224 to #233
– Ben Gedeon dropped from #278 to #282
– Henry Poggi dropped from #259 to #288

3. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
4. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
6. Eli Woodard – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
7. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
9. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
10. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
14. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Virginia Tech)
20. LaQuon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
28. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania
29. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
32. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida
33. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California (USC)
34. Shaq Wiggins – CB – Georgia (Georgia)
39. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
40. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
41. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
43. Maquedius Bain – DT – Florida
46. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
50. Priest Willis – CB – Arizona
51. Jordan Cunningham – WR – Florida
53. Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)
54. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
56. Jake Raulerson – OT – Texas (Texas)
62. Gareon Conley – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
64. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Notre Dame)
66. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
67. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
70. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
71. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
72. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
73. Demore’ea Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
74. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
75. Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
76. Matt Rolin – LB – Virginia (South Carolina)
82. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana (Clemson)
83. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
86. Colin McGovern – OT – Illinois (Notre Dame)
87. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
88. Justin Manning – DT – Texas
92. Jourdan Lewis – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
95. Alquadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey
97. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
98. James Quick – WR – Kentucky
99. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
105. Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
111. Mike McCray – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
112. Ebenezer Ogundeko – DE – New York
113. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
115. Patrick Kugler – C – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
119. Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
122. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
126. Tashawn Bower – DE – New Jersey (Auburn)
127. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
130. Josh Augusta – DE – Illinois
132. Greg Webb – DT – New Jersey (North Carolina)
133. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
142. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
145. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
149. Antwuan Davis – CB – Texas (Texas)
150. Sebastian LaRue – WR – California (USC)
167. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (USC)
176. Jake Butt – TE – Ohio (Michigan)
177. Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
182. Jason Hatcher – DE – Kentucky (USC)
183. Shane Jones – LB – Ohio (Michigan State)
186. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
187. Devin Butler – CB – Washington, DC (Notre Dame)
188. Richard Benjamin – WR – Florida
205. Brendan Mahon – OG – New Jersey (Penn State)
211. Riley Ferguson – QB – North Carolina (Tennessee)
212. Elijah Qualls – DT – California (Washington)
213. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
214. Michael Hill – DT – South Carolina (Ohio State)
217. Jayme Thompson – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
219. Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas (Texas)
231. Nadir Barnwell – ATH – New Jersey (Rutgers)
233. Jaron Dukes – WR – Ohio (Michigan)
234. Jordan Wilkins – RB – Tennessee (Auburn)
236. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
242. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
247. Marcell Ateman – WR – Texas (Oklahoma State)
250. Uriah LeMay – WR – North Carolina (Georgia)
251. Joe Mathis – DE – California
261. Chase Abbington – ATH – Missouri (Missouri)
265. Scott Pagano – DT – Hawaii (Clemson)
278. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
281. Darius Latham – DT – Indiana
282. Ben Gedeon – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
288. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
291. E.J. Levenberry, Jr. – LB – Virginia (Florida State)

28Sep 2012
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ESPN: Top 300 Watch List for 2014

Michael Ferns is on ESPN’s watch list for 2014

Here’s a list of Michigan targets in ESPN’s watch list for the 2014 class:

Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona
Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee
Jackson Barton – OT – Utah (Utah)
Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Missouri)
Quin Blanding – S – Virginia
Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina
Dante Booker – LB – Ohio
Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia
Orlando Brown, Jr. – OT – Georgia
Khairi Clark – DT – Florida
Kevin Crosby – LB – South Carolina
Michael Ferns – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan State)
Javon Harrison – ATH – Florida (Virginia Tech)
Joe Henderson – DE – Ohio
Kiy Hester – ATH – New Jersey
Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee
Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois
Demetrius Knox – OT – Texas
Tyler Luatua – DE – California
Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida
Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
Bryan Mone – OG – Utah
Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
Ed Paris – CB – Texas
D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, DC
Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey
Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
T’kevian Rockwell – S – Texas
Bo Scarbrough – RB – Alabama (Alabama)
Brandon Simmons – S – Texas
Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
Dionte Sykes – WR – Arizona
Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, DC
Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona (USC)
Troy Vincent, Jr. – CB – Maryland
Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
Damon Webb – CB – Michigan
Nic Weishar – TE – Illinois
Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina