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ESPN 300 for 2014 updated

Jabrill Peppers

ESPN updated its top 300 players for 2014. Here’s what it looked like back in June. Here’s the movement for the Michigan commits:

– Drake Harris dropped from #71 to #72
– Bryan Mone dropped from #73 to #76
– Lawrence Marshall dropped from #110 to #112
– Ian Bunting dropped from #116 to #118
– Juwann Bushell-Beatty dropped from #121 to #122
– Michael Ferns dropped from #122 to #123
– Wilton Speight dropped from #127 to #128

5-stars:
1. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
2. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey (Michigan)
3. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
4. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
5. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia (Virginia)
6. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
7. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
10. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
11. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia

4-stars:
17. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
20. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
22. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
25. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
26. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
27. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
31. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
38. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
39. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
41. John Smith – ATH – California
45. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
47. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
51. Marshon Lattimore – ATH – Ohio
52. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
54. Edward Paris, Jr. – S – Texas (LSU)
57. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Mississippi)
58. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
62. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
64. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
66. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois (Ohio State)
67. Malik McDowell – DT – Michigan
68. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
72. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
76. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
77. Corey Holmes – WR – Florida (Notre Dame)
84. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida (Clemson)
88. Kevin Crosby – TE – South Carolina (South Carolina)
90. Ja’von Harrison – ATH – Florida (Virginia Tech)
92. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
94. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina (Georgia)
99. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
100. Joe Mixon – RB – California
104. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia (Clemson)
105. Kyron Watson – LB – Illinois (Kansas)
112. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
113. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
115. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia (South Carolina)
118. Ian Bunting – TE – Illinois (Michigan)
121. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
122. Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
123. Micheal Ferns – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
128. Wilton Speight – QB – Virginia (Michigan)
131. Dravon Henry – ATH – Pennsylvania
134. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina (North Carolina)
139. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
146. Mason Cole – OT – Florida (Michigan)
156. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
162. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida (Florida)
163. Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
166. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas (Ohio State)
168. Andrew Williams – DE – Georgia
172. Jermaine Roberts – CB – Louisiana (Texas)
174. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia (South Carolina)
177. Dwight Williams – LB – California
179. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
180. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina (Florida State)
181. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
193. Mattrell McGraw – S – Louisiana
196. Kiy Hester – ATH – New Jersey (Rutgers)
203. Quincy Wilson – S – Florida
208. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
231. Erick Smith – S – Ohio
237. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
252. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
264. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Colorado (Stanford)
271. Petera Wilson – LB – Tennessee
274. Brandon Simmons – S – Texas (Stanford)
278. D’Andre Payne – CB – Wahshington, D.C. (Tennessee)
279. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
281. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
286. Jonathan Hilliman – RB – New Jersey
295. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona (Oklahoma)

2013 Butkus Award watch list

The Butkus Award watch list for 2013 was released on Monday, and there are several players of note to Michigan fans:

Chris Borland – Wisconsin
Jonathan Brown – Illinois
Max Bullough – Michigan State
Carlo Calabrese – Notre Dame
Glenn Carson – Penn State
Dan Fox – Notre Dame
Anthony Hitchens – Iowa
Christian Kirksey – Iowa
James Morris – Iowa
Ryan Shazier – Ohio State
Prince Shembo – Notre Dame

There’s also a Butkus Award given to high schoolers, and a watch list that includes 2014 commit Michael Ferns III, along with a bunch of other Michigan targets.

247 Sports Top 247 for 2014 updated

Ian Bunting

247 Sports updated its 2014 top 247 players. Here’s what it looked like back in May.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Jabrill Peppers jumped from #8 to #3
– Drake Harris dropped from #37 to #44
– Mason Cole dropped from #106 to #112
– Michael Ferns dropped from #179 to #188
– Juwann Bushell-Beatty jumped from #222 to #205
– Ian Bunting jumps from off the list to #224
– Lawrence Marshall dropped from #217 to #231

5-stars:
1. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
2. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
3. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey (Michigan)
4. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
5. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
6. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia (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 – ATH – California

4-stars:
34. Marson Lattimore – CB – Ohio
36. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
37. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
39. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
43. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
44. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
45. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
46. Jamarco Jones – OG – Illinois (Ohio State)
47. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
49. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
52. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
61. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
71. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
75. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona
76. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
80. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
82. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
86. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
87. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Mississippi)
91. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
94. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
112. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
113. Dwight Williams – LB – California
120. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
133. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
135. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
140. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
144. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida (Clemson)
145. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
149. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
158. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
167. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
169. Garrett Dickerson – DE – New Jersey
171. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
175. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
181. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia (South Carolina)
182. Bryson Allen-Williams – LB – Georgia (South Carolina)
183. Jay Hayes – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
185. K.J. Williams – WR – Pennsylvania (Syracuse)
186. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
188. Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
197. Joe Henderson – DE – Ohio (Tennessee)
198. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, D.C. (Tennessee)
204. Shai McKenzie – RB – Pennsylvania
205. Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
211. Nic Weishar – TE – Illinois (Notre Dame)
214. Darrion Owens – LB – Florida (Miami)
215. Demarree Kitt – WR – Georgia (Clemson)
217. Juwann Winfree – WR – New Jersey
219. Sam Hubbard – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
220. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
224. Ian Bunting – TE – Illinois (Michigan)
231. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
232. Kenny Young – LB – Louisiana
233. Jalen Brown – WR – Arizona
235. T’Kevian Rockwell – LB – Texas (Baylor)

Scout 300 updated for 2014

Jabrill Peppers is now the #6 player in the nation

Scout released its updated top 300 prospects for the class of 2014. Here’s what it looked like in June.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Jabrill Peppers jumped from #7 to #6
– Drake Harris dropped from #28 to #30
– Bryan Mone dropped from #94 to #96
– Lawrence Marshall dropped from #103 to #105
– Michael Ferns dropped from #146 to #149
– Chase Winovich dropped from #230 to #232
– Mason Cole dropped from #251 to #259

5-stars:
1. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
2. Cameron Robinson – OT – Louisiana
3. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
5. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
6. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey (Michigan)
7. Adoree’ Jackson – CB – California
8. John Smith – S – California
9. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
11. Da’Shawn Hand – DE – Virginia
15. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)
17. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
18. Joe Mixon – RB – California
21. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
22. Andrew Brown – DT – Virginia (Virginia)
25. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana

4-stars:
28. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
30. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
31. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
33. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
34. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
35. Marshon Lattimore – WR – Ohio
36. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
37. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida (Florida)
41. Nyles Morgan – MLB – Illinois
45. Edward Paris – CB – Texas (LSU)
48. Kyle Berger – OLB – Ohio (Ohio State)
49. Jalen Brown – WR – Arizona
53. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois (Ohio State)
55. Myles Garrett – DE – Texas
57. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
59. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
64. Mark Andrews – WR – Arizona
66. Bo Scarbrough – RB – Alabama (Alabama)
70. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
71. Sam Mustipher – OG – Maryland (Notre Dame)
76. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
77. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
82. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
85. Sam Hubbard – OLB – Ohio (Ohio State)
89. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Colorado (Stanford)
92. Dravon Henry – CB – Pennsylvania
94. Brandon Simmons – S – Texas (Stanford)
96. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
97. Andy Bauer – OG – Missouri (Mississippi)
102. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
103. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
105. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
112. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia (Clemson)
117. Shai McKenzie – RB – Pennsylvania
119. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
126. Dwight Williams – OLB – California
138. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida (Clemson)
140. Bryson Allen-Williams – OLB – Georgia (South Carolina)
141. Dante Booker – OLB – Ohio (Ohio State)
149. Michael Ferns III – MLB – Ohio (Michigan)
150. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
152. Ja’Von Harrison – S – Florida (Virginia Tech)
154. Erick Smith – S – Ohio
165. Kiy Hester – S – New Jersey (Rutgers)
166. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
170. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
173. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
174. Daniel Helm – TE – Illinois (Tennessee)
177. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
188. Jay Hayes – DT – New York (Notre Dame)
189. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
192. Richard Yeargin III – OLB – Florida
194. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia (South Carolina)
196. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
199. Adarius Pickett – CB – California
203. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
205. Corey Holmes – WR – Florida
207. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, D.C. (Tennessee)
217. Conor Sheehy – DE – Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
218. Marcus Allen – S – Maryland (Penn State)
221. Jacory Washington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
224. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina (Georgia)
229. Petera Wilson – MLB – Tennessee
232. Chase Winovich – OLB – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
250. K.J. Williams – WR – Pennsylvania (Syracuse)
254. T’Kevian Rockwell – OLB – Texas (Baylor)
258. Juwann Winfree – WR – New Jersey
259. Mason Cole – OG – Florida (Michigan)
261. Jackson Barton – OT – Utah (Utah)
275. Troy Vincent, Jr. – CB – Maryland (Penn State)
294. Malik Hooker – WR – Pennsylvania

ESPN 300 released for 2014

Paramus (NJ) Catholic cornerback Jabrill Peppers is the #2 player in the country

ESPN, which had already released its top 150 players, posted its top 300 players on Monday.

Movement for Michigan commits:

– Drake Harris jumped from #96 to #71
– Bryan Mone dropped from #72 to #73
– Lawrence Marshall dropped from #107 to #110
– Juwann Bushell-Beatty dropped from #120 to #121
– Michael Ferns dropped from #112 to #122
– Wilton Speight dropped from #125 to #127
– Mason Cole dropped from #145 to #146

5-stars:
1. Leonard Fournette – RB – Louisiana
2. Jabrill Peppers – CB – New Jersey (Michigan)
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
10. Lorenzo Carter – DE – Georgia
11. Quin Blanding – S – Virginia (Virginia)

4-stars:
16. Jalen Tabor – CB – Washington, D.C.
18. Damian Prince – OT – Maryland
19. Bo Scarbrough – ATH – Alabama (Alabama)
24. Jamal Adams – S – Texas
26. Lorenzo Featherston – DE – North Carolina
28. Malachi Dupre – WR – Louisiana
33. Solomon Thomas – DE – Texas
37. Tyler Luatua – TE – California
39. Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona
40. Jalen Hurd – RB – Tennessee (Tennessee)
45. K.C. McDermott – OT – Florida (Miami)
49. Marshon Lattimore – ATH – Ohio
50. Andy Bauer – OT – Missouri (Mississippi)
51. Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina (Notre Dame)
52. Edward Paris, Jr. – S – Texas (LSU)
55. Alex Bars – OT – Tennessee (Notre Dame)
57. Damon Webb – CB – Michigan (Ohio State)
60. John Smith – ATH – California
62. Nick Watkins – CB – Texas
64. Nyles Morgan – LB – Illinois
66. Jamarco Jones – OT – Illinois
68. Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan
71. Drake Harris – WR – Michigan (Michigan)
73. Bryan Mone – DT – Utah (Michigan)
77. Corey Holmes – WR – Florida
87. K.C. Crosby – TE – South Carolina (South Carolina)
88. Ja’von Harrison – ATH – Florida (Virginia Tech)
89. Artavis Scott – WR – Florida
91. Parrker Westphal – CB – Illinois
94. Jeb Blazevich – TE – North Carolina (Georgia)
102. Demarre Kitt – WR – Georgia (Clemson)
103. Kyron Watson – LB – Illinois (Kansas)
110. Lawrence Marshall – DE – Michigan (Michigan)
111. Saeed Blacknall – WR – New Jersey
113. Wesley Green – CB – Georgia
116. Ian Bunting – TE – Illinois (Michigan)
119. Braden Smith – OT – Kansas
120. Jacory Wahsington – TE – Louisiana (LSU)
121. Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OT – New Jersey (Michigan)
122. Michael Ferns III – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
126. Josh Malone – WR – Tennessee
127. Wilton Speight – QB – Virginia (Michigan)
130. Dravon Henry – ATH – Pennsylvania
131. Bentley Spain – OT – North Carolina
137. Joe Mixon – RB – California
139. Roderick Johnson – OT – Missouri
146. Mason Cole – OT – Florida (Michigan)
147. Khairi Clark – DT – Florida
156. Dante Booker – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)
163. Andrew Williams – DE – Georgia
165. Jermaine Roberts – CB – Louisiana (Texas)
169. Dexter Wideman – DT – South Carolina
170. Dwight Williams – LB – California
172. Otaro Alaka – LB – Texas (Texas)
186. Mattrell McGraw – S – Louisiana
189. Kiy Hester – ATH – New Jersey
193. Demetrius Knox – OG – Texas
194. Adarius Bennett – CB – California
197. Quincy Wilson – S – Florida
202. Devon Thomas – RB – Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
227. Erick Smith – S – Ohio
233. Steven Parker – S – Oklahoma
248. Montae Nicholson – S – Pennsylvania
261. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Colorado (Stanford)
269. Petera Wilson – LB – Tennessee
272. Brandon Simmons – S – Texas (Stanford)
276. D’Andre Payne – CB – Washington, D.C. (Tennessee)
277. Garrett Dickerson – TE – New Jersey
279. Sam Mustipher – OG – Maryland (Notre Dame)
285. Jonathan Hilliman – RB – New Jersey
295. Mark Andrews – TE – Arizona
299. Kyle Berger – LB – Ohio (Ohio State)