2014 Season Countdown: #63 Henry Poggi

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23Jun 2014
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2014 Season Countdown: #63 Henry Poggi

Henry Poggi (image via Go Blue Wolverine)

Name: Henry Poggi
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 271 lbs.
High school: Baltimore (MD) Gilman
Position: Defensive end
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #7
Last year: I ranked Poggi #84 and said he would redshirt. He redshirted.

That most fascinating of defensive line species, the kind with the single-digit number, spent last year on the bench. He came in as a defensive tackle or strongside end, and he was undersized for both in his first year. This spring Poggi was backing up both positions once again, and with a slightly different role on the strong side, a huge weight gain isn’t necessary. Poggi won’t push to start, and he probably won’t be the second guy in, either, but he appears to be the #3 guy at strongside end behind Brennen Beyer and Taco Charlton. Keith Heitzman’s move to offense and Chris Wormley’s growth into a defensive tackle make the path to playing time a little clearer going forward. Once Beyer graduates after the 2014 season, Charlton and Poggi should be the remaining players at the position. Things are a little murkier on the inside, but Michigan has more depth there and can probably make do without Poggi.

Prediction: Backup strongside end

6Jun 2013
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2013 Season Countdown: #84 Henry Poggi

Henry Poggi

Name: Henry Poggi
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 270 lbs.
High school: Baltimore (MD) Gilman
Position: Defensive tackle
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Poggi was a senior in high school. I gave him a TTB Rating of 79.

Spurning SEC schools Alabama and Tennessee, Poggi committed to Michigan in June 2012. He went on to play in the Under Armour All-America Game and did pretty well there. There was some hand wringing near the end of the recruiting process over Poggi, because he decided to visit the Crimson Tide and stopped talking to the media for a while.  He and his father/high school coach Biff indicated that the visit was more of a chance to see teammates, but I have a suspicion that Henry was waffling on his commitment a little bit.

Regardless, Poggi signed with the Wolverines and will now look to jump into the fray. He’s not the biggest defensive tackle around – especially right now – but I think he could play three defensive line positions at some point: nose tackle, 3-tech defensive tackle, and/or strongside end.  As a freshman, his best bet to see the field would probably be 5-tech defensive end, but there are a few older guys to surge past if he wants to play. My guess is that he will spend this year watching.

Prediction: Redshirt

4May 2013
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Poll results: Who will be the best defensive lineman in the 2013 class?

Taco Charlton (left, with Shane Morris) has Michigan fans excited

Taco Charlton: 55%
The only early enrollee of the group, defensive end Charlton was listed on the spring roster at 6’6″ and 265 lbs.  Technique was a bit of an issue in high school, but he used his hands better in the spring game and notched a couple sacks against the offense’s backups.  Not bad for a kid who should be dealing with a bout of senioritis.  The physical attributes are present; his success depends on his work ethic and attention to improving his technique.

Henry Poggi: 32%
Poggi is almost the opposite of Charlton, although he’s not a bad athlete.  Poggi plays defensive tackle and has great technique for an incoming freshman, but he’s only listed at about 6’4″ and 265 lbs.  He probably won’t ever be a mammoth defensive lineman, but he’s athletic enough and stout enough to be a productive player at Michigan.

Maurice Hurst, Jr.: 12%
Hurst is a 6’2″, 305-pounder who also played running back in high school.  The lowest rated player of the trio, he played well in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl and showed some impressive quickness.  He could play nose tackle or 3-tech defensive tackle.

21Jan 2013
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Rivals 100 for 2013 finalized

Baltimore (MD) Gilman defensive tackle Henry Poggi is Michigan’s highest ranked commit, according to Rivals

Rivals finalized its rankings of the top 100 players for the class of 2013. Here’s what it looked like in December.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Shane Morris fell from #27 to #81 and lost his fifth star
– Henry Poggi fell from #68 to #70
– Patrick Kugler fell from #79 to #82
– Mike McCray II and Kyle Bosch fell out of the top 100

Here are the rest of Michigan’s offerees:

5-stars:
2. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
3. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
5. Laquon Treadwell – WR – Illinois (Ole Miss)
8. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
9. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Clemson)
11. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
12. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
14. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
21. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California
22. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida (USC)
25. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
27. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
28. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Florida)

4-stars:
34. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
37. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
39. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
44. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
46. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania (Alabama)
47. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
48. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
49. Al-Quadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey (Miami)
50. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
56. Priest Willis – S – Arizona
58. Brendan Mahon – OG – New Jersey (Penn State)
59. Wyatt Teller – DE – Virginia (Virginia Tech)
60. Steve Elmer – OT – Michigan (Notre Dame)
62. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
63. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
70. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
74. John Montelus – OG – Massachusetts (Notre Dame)
76. James Quick – WR – Kentucky (Louisville)
78. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
81. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
82. Patrick Kugler – OG – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
85. Demore’a Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
88. Yannick Ngakoue – LB – Washington, D.C.
89. Eli Apple – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
90. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
96. Justin Manning – DT – Texas (Texas A&M)
97. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
98. Antwuan Davis – CB – Texas (Texas)

16Jan 2013
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247 Sports: Top 247 finalized

David Dawson made a large jump in the new 247 rankings

247 Sports released its final top 247 prospects on Tuesday.  Here’s what it looked like back in November 2011 when it was originally released.  The following shows the movement for Michigan recruits since October:

– David Dawson jumped from #109 to #65
– Dymonte Thomas dropped from #67 to #80
– Shane Morris dropped from #19 to #81
– Patrick Kugler jumped from #157 to #97
– Henry Poggi dropped from #118 to #120
– Logan Tuley-Tillman dropped from #107 to #129
– Chris Fox dropped from #114 to #137
– Maurice Hurst, Jr. jumps from off the list to #190
– Mike McCray dropped from #181 to #194
– Ben Gedeon dropped from #179 to #199
– DeVeon Smith remained at #218

Here are Michigan’s offerees:

3. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
4. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
5. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
6. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California
10. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
11. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
16. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
18. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania (Alabama)
27. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana
28. Laquon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
31. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Virginia Tech)
32. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Florida)
33. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
42. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida (USC)
43. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
45. Eli Apple – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
47. Priest Willis – CB – Arizona
48. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
50. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
53. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
58. Alquadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey (Miami)
60. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
65. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
72. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
74. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
77. Cole Luke – CB – Arizona (Notre Dame)
80. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
81. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
84. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
85. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
89. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
94. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
96. Elijah Qualls – DT – California (USC)
97. Patrick Kugler – OG – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
99. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
103. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
105. Justin Manning – DT – Texas (Texas A&M)
108. Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
109. James Quick – WR – Kentucky (Louisville)
110. Wyatt Teller – DE – Virginia (Virginia Tech)
116. Demorea Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
119. Dajaun Drennon – DE – New Jersey (North Carolina)
120. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
121. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
123. Darrel Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
125. Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
126. Sebastian Larue – WR – California
127. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
129. Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
130. Darren Carrington – WR – California (Oregon)
131. Mike McGlinchey – OT – Pennsylvania (Notre Dame)
136. Steve Elmer – OT – Michigan (Notre Dame)
137. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
141. Tim Harris – CB – Virginia (Virginia)
148. Gareon Conley – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
152. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
155. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
160. Darius Latham – OT – Indiana (Indiana)
162. Matt Rolin – LB – Virginia (Florida)
167. Jordan Wilkins – RB – Tennessee (Auburn)
172. Jake Raulerson – OC – Texas (Texas)
175. Greg Webb – DT – New Jersey (North Carolina)
180. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (UCLA)
183. Kameron Miles – S – Texas (Texas A&M)
186. Shaq Wiggins – CB – Georgia (Georgia)
188. Durham Smythe – TE – Texas
189. Devin Butler – CB – Washington, DC (Notre Dame)
190. Maurice Hurst, Jr. – DT – Massachusetts (Michigan)
194. Mike McCray II – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
199. Ben Gedeon – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
202. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
206. Josh Augusta – DT – Illinois
208. Nadir Barnwell – ATH – New Jersey (Rutgers)
209. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
211. Jayme Thompson – S – Ohio (Ohio State)
216. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
218. DeVeon Smith – RB – Ohio (Michigan)
221. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
226. Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas (TCU)
233. Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)