Tag: Nikhai Hill-Green

2020 Season Countdown: #68 Nikhai Hill-Green

Name: Nikhai Hill-Green
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 230 lbs.
High school: Baltimore (MD) St. Francis
Position: Linebacker
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Hill-Green was a senior in high school (LINK).
TTB Rating: 74 81

Hill-Green transferred from Pittsburgh (PA) North Catholic to St. Francis between his junior and senior years, and that move worked out well for him. I gave him a so-so TTB Rating of 74 based on his junior film at North Catholic, but what I see of him as a senior shows a player who is more physical, quicker, more decisive, and more confident.

I have heard some chatter that Michigan thinks Hill-Green is a little bit of a sleeper in this class, and I think he has an outside shot to contribute this fall. Michigan needs someone to step up at inside linebacker behind Cam McGrone and Joshua Ross, and the only veteran presence is redshirt freshman Charles Thomas. If Hill-Green is in good shape and truly measures in close to his listed numbers (6’1″, 230 lbs.), then he could be a guy who gets a few snaps to groom him for 2021, when it’s not totally unrealistic that one or both of McGrone and Ross could move on to the NFL.

Prediction: Backup linebacker

Hit the jump for his senior highlights.

How does the 2020 class match up with Michigan’s all-time recruits?

Michigan wrapped up a decent recruiting class earlier in February. There are no 5-star recruits, but the Wolverines got a fair share of 4-star guys. For a historical perspective on where they match up with recruits from the past, here’s a look at where they slot in all-time, according to the 247 Composite.

A.J. Henning – WR – Frankfort (IL) Lincoln-Way East
2020 ranking: #101
Historical ranking: #80 all-time at Michigan
Flanked by: RB Kareem Walker (#100 in 2016) and DT Will Johnson (#105 in 2004)
Closest positional comparisons: Toney Clemons (#96 in 2007) and Adrian Arrington (#115 in 2004)

Braiden McGregor – DE – Port Huron (MI) Northern
2020 ranking: #122
Historical ranking: #103
Tied with: WR Tarik Black (#122 in 2017)
Closest positional comparisons: Aidan Hutchinson (#112 in 2018) and Chris Wormley (#129 in 2012)

Hit the jump for more.

Class of 2020 Early Enrollees

Very succinctly, here’s a list of class of 2020 commits who plan are enrolling early at Michigan in January.

• Blake Corum – RB – Baltimore (MD) St. Frances
• Darion Green-Warren – CB – Harbor City (CA) Narbonne
• Nikhai Hill-Green – LB – Baltimore (MD) St. Frances
• Aaron Lewis – DE – Williamstown (NJ) Williamstown
• Braiden McGregor – DE – Port Huron (MI) Northern
• William Mohan – LB – Brooklyn (NY) Erasmus Hall
• Makari Paige – S – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield
• Andre Seldon, Jr. – CB – Belleville (MI) Belleville
• Zak Zinter – OT – Cambridge (MA) Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Visitors: 2019 BBQ at the Big House

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The BBQ at the Big House will take place on July 27. With so many 2020 commitments right now, this probably won’t be a big weekend for the current class, but more for the rising juniors in the 2021 class.

2020

Reece Atteberry – C – Centennial (CO) Eaglecrest: Atteberry is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Blake Corum – RB – Baltimore (MD) St. Frances: Corum is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Eamonn Dennis – ATH – Worcester (MA) St. John’s: Dennis is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Hit the jump for more.

2020 TTB Ratings Update

I skipped out of several TTB Ratings while I was planning a 2019 Ratings Update (which is coming soon), but in cleaning up the 2020 Offer Board, I wanted to go ahead and post the 2020 ratings for guys you haven’t seen yet. For a look at the explanation for the rankings, check out this page (LINK).

So here’s a look at the current 2020 class with their rankings, in order: