Oak Park (MI) Oak Park WR Maliq Carr (image via 247 Sports)
Name: Maliq Carr Height: 6’6″ Weight: 215 lbs. High school: Oak Park (MI) Oak Park Position: Wide receiver Class: 2020 Offers: Boston College, Central Michigan, FAU, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kent State, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin Commitment: Uncommitted
Notes: Claims 4.72 forty, 4.32 shuttle, 29.7″ vertical…Also a standout basketball player…Son of Missouri assistant basketball coach Cornell Mann…Teammate of 2020 offensive lineman Justin Rogers and defensive back Enzo Jennings…247 Composite 3-star, #73 WR, #11 in-state, #405 overall as of 2/20/19
Stats: 21 catches for 815 yards and 9 touchdowns as a junior in 2018…Averaged 21.2 points/game, 12.4 rebounds/game, and 7.9 assists/game in basketball as a sophomore
Strengths: Excellent size…Thick lower body that indicates future growth…Excellent leaping ability…Shows ability to high-point football…Does a nice job of adjusting body to the football in mid-air…Powerful runner after the catch…Good but not elite speed
Weaknesses: Needs to improve quickness in and out of breaks…Needs to learn to sink hips…Needs to sell routes better
Overall: Carr insists that he’s a wide receiver and has no intention of playing tight end, but he may want to rethink that position. Similar statements have been made in the past (see: former Oklahoma Sooner Mark Andrews, who now plays tight end for the Baltimore Ravens) when the writing was on the wall. I don’t see Carr being an in-line, blocking tight end, but I think he would be best served as a flex tight end, which is how Andrews was used at Oklahoma and how Evan Engram was used at Ole Miss. If he accepts that future, his athleticism will carry him through to a successful career. If he insists on playing wide receiver, he will have to improve his game quite a bit, because he won’t create much separation if he doesn’t improve his route running.
Muskegon (MI) Muskegon ATH Cameron Martinez (image via MLive)
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2020
Kalil Branham – WR – Columbus (OH) Northland: Branham is committed to Michigan (LINK).
Maliq Carr – TE – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Carr is a 6’6″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #75 wide receiver, and #414 overall. Only two crystal ball picks have come in so far, one for OSU and one for Notre Dame. He wants to play wide receiver in college, but his body may necessitate a move to tight end.
Deontae Craig – DE – Fort Wayne (IN) Culver: Craig is a 6’4″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #25 strongside end, and #522 overall.
Miles Fleming – WR – Columbus (OH) Bishop Hartley: Fleming is a 6’0″, 175 lb. prospect with offers from a few MAC programs. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #74 athlete, and #892 overall. He plays quarterback in high school but will probably be a wide receiver or safety in college.
Drake Heismeyer – OG – St. Charles (MO) Francis Howell: Heismeyer is a 6’3″, 283 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Iowa State, and Missouri, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #27 offensive guard, and #705 overall. He visited Michigan last weekend, but I didn’t find out about it until afterward.
Devin Hightower – LB – Akron (OH) Hoban: Hightower is a 6’2″, 205 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Iowa, and Michigan, along with a few MAC schools. He transferred from Lakewood (OH) St. Edward after his junior season.
Theo Johnson – TE – Windsor (Ontario) Holy Names: Johnson is a 6’5″, 235-pounder with offers from Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #7 tight end, and #312 overall. His crystal balls are all for Penn State right now.
Cameron Martinez – WR – Muskegon (MI) Muskegon: Martinez is a 5’11”, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and several others. He’s a 3-star, the #43 athlete, and #515 overall. Though he plays some QB at Muskegon, he is likely to be a receiver or defensive back if he comes to Michigan. His crystal ball is 100% on Michigan.
Justin Rogers – OG – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Rogers is a 6’2″, 311 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 5-star, the #1 offensive guard, and #17 overall. He has 53% of his crystal balls for Ohio State and the other 47% for Georgia, but he has visited Michigan a lot lately, including last weekend.
Andre Seldon, Jr. – CB – Belleville (MI) Belleville: Seldon is committed to Michigan (LINK).
Branson Taylor – OT – Elyria (OH) Catholic: Taylor is a 6’6″, 290-pounder with offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Pitt, and Purdue, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #71 offensive tackle, and #670 overall.
Jaheim Thomas – LB – Cincinnati (OH) Princeton: Thomas isa 6’5″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #17 outside linebacker, and #253 overall, although with his size, I think he will probably end up at defensive end in college.
Cornell Wheeler – LB – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Wheeler is committed to Michigan (LINK).
2021
Drapher Cribbs – RB – Kentwood (MI) East Kentwood: Cribbs is a 6’2″, 210 lb. prospect with no offers right now. He played for a very talented East Kentwood team in 2018, so he didn’t get a chance to shine on offense, but he is expected to be a solid prospect.
Will Johnson – CB – Groose Pointe (MI) South: Johnson is a 6’1″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a Michigan legacy, as his father Deon was a defensive back for the Wolverines in the early 1990s.
Myles Rowser – S – Belleville (MI) Belleville: Rowser is a 5’10”, 175 lb. prospect with offers from Central Michigan, Michigan, Michigan State, and Western Michigan. He’s the younger brother of 2020 Michigan commit Andre Seldon.
Oak Park (MI) Oak Park WR/TE Maliq Carr (image via 247 Sports)
Now that it’s (basically) the off-season once again, I can catch up on the ridiculous number of developments that have taken place over the last couple months in recruiting. Last week I did an update on the 2021 class (LINK), and here’s the 2020 edition.
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COMMITMENTS
Nick Patterson – TE – San Antonio (TX) Christian: Patterson committed to Michigan (LINK).
DECOMMITMENTS
Tim Baldwin, Jr. – RB – Ashburn (VA) Stone Bridge: Baldwin decommitted from Michigan (LINK).
Sam Adams II – RB – Sammamish (WA) Eastside Catholic: Adams is a 6’2″, 200-pounder who’s the son of former mammoth Texas A&M and NFL defensive tackle Sam Adams. Adams II has offers from Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Washington, and he’s a 3-star, the #28 running back, and #341 overall in the country.
Maliq Carr – TE – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Carr is a 6’6″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #95 wide receiver, and #524 overall. While he’s listed as a wideout, Michigan is recruiting him to play the tight end position, which makes sense for a guy who’s already 6’6″, 215 as a junior. He claims a 4.72 forty. As a junior in 2018, he caught 21 passes for 815 yards and 9 touchdowns, meaning he was averaging almost 40 yards per catch.
Lejond Cavazos – CB – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy: Cavazos, originally from Texas, decommitted from Ohio State in the wake of Urban Meyer “retiring” and Ryan Day being named the new head coach. He’s a 6’0″, 186-pounder with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and USC, along with many others. He’s a 4-star, the #16 cornerback, and #183 overall.
Hit the jump for several more new offers and some guys who went off the board.
