Quintel Kent Commits To Michigan
Michigan's picked up one of those three-star sleeper WRs out of Ohio, Quintel Kent:
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— Q (@Quintelkent1) August 4, 2018
Kent is rated outside the top 1000 by 24/7 and doesn't have a composite ranking or another Power 5 offer. Michigan's been pretty good about getting out ahead of the curve in this cycle, with several different commits seeing steep rises once the crootin sites caught up, but here they're really taking a swing at a deep sleeper. 24/7 only has five articles on him, all of which came after Michigan got involved.
Bill Greene does have a "commit analysis" that someone forgot to update the date on—it says it's from a week ago—that will probably be the bulk of the scouting on Kent for a while:
This is a very fundamentally sound, extremely solid and productive wide receiver, and Kent is probably a player that is being added for his versatility by Michigan. Keep in mind that this was not a player they offered based on film from October of 2017 like we are watching, but from a stellar camp appearance from June.
More on Monday.
Kent is rated outside the top 1000 by 24/7 and doesn't have a composite ranking or another Power 5 offer.
So he's this year's Ronnie Bell? Shouldn't Jim Harbaugh, who I think we all agree is a top 5 coach in the country, be able to recruit better at the WR position than this?
Very happy for this kid, but WR recruiting is borderline atrocious right now.
DPJ, Nico, Black, Martin. All underclassman. You must be borderline stupid.
I LOVE the 2017 WR class, but you do realize that those guys aren't going to be here forever right? We've gotten four WR commits over the last 3 classes -two whom didn't have any power 5 offers, one whom is a high school quarterback, and the last of which isn't getting here for another two years. All of them are 3 star recruits. None of them are taller than 6 feet. You have to restock the cupboards every year. If you think this is an acceptable level of recruiting at Michigan then let's just agree to disagree.
Hey, 11w, how many top tier recievwra are going to come in behind the talent and sit for 2-3 years for their shot? Not many. Think before you whine.
Gee I don't know, ask OSU, Clemson, Bama, OU, and Georgia.
Just try to understand.
I've given all I can.
'cause you got the best of me.
Borderline. Feels like I'm going to lose my mind. You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline.
Literally the most highly regarded WR recruiting class in program history are about to start their Sophomore/RS Freshman seasons. If you think the sky is falling, that's a you problem.
"Keep in mind that this was not a player they offered based on film from October of 2017 like we are watching, but from a stellar camp appearance from June."
Hmmmm.. Yeah, I think I'll trust the coaches and assume they know what they are doing...
Are these the same coaches that schemed up a whopping two touchdown passes for WR's last year? Just checking.
Well, that was WITH the type of highly acclaimed WR croots you seem to exclusively value.
So it seems you may have more of a problem with the playcalling than the crooting?
Lets see what another type of OL coaching & some competent QB play can do for the pass game... um-kay?
You mean the coaches schemed to get our qbs injured and for black to break his foot?
Why did the QB's get injured? Because the OL sucked. Why did the OL suck? Because the scheme was too complicated and they recruited zero tackles in the 2016 recruiting class. Why did we have to rely on a bunch of freshman WR's? Because the WR's they signed in 2016 weren't any good.
I'm kind of over all the excuses for this coaching staff to be honest.
Welp, we're kinda over YOU, to be honest!
Go ahead, post your list of preferred head coaches for the University of Michigan:
We'll be eagerly waiting...
Stop whining Bluey.
or Maizen maybe?
August 5th, 2018 at 12:23 AM ^
Good point. Joined a month ago which is about the same time Bluey caught a flight to La Paz.
So they are no longer top 5??? That was quick.
Well, if it makes you feel any better I'm kind of over the same barely-coherent complaints people have every time Michigan signs a new player that doesn't make then happy, to the point that they run to the commit post and make sure they are the first to comment on it.
Correct. And they schemed up every dropped pass, poor throw, and the poor O line play...
Oh good, another one of these guys.
Every time I see these types of recent accounts show up, one whose first comment appears to be a defense of Bluey, I just wonder if it's the same guy again. I mean, the twitter feed that everyone sort of figured out was him has basically the same stream of complaints.
Yep valiantvictor is bluey aka Maizen. Same exact type of comments. Acts like he knows everything about recruiting because he has a 247 membership, uses quotes from Brian to prove his point, etc.
He's outed his new account on the first commit since his last banishing. Amazing this guy keeps making new accounts just to bitch about recruits and argue with everyone on the board.
Even though the points are broken and I seemed to have lost all mine and the ability to vote, its worth it if points are frozen forever and bluey never gets to start another stupid thread to bash a recruit.
John O'Korn already explained this.
Unfortunately, the idiots like you of our fan base seem to stick out like my morning wood, sooooo we have to settle for a lot of 3* underachievers.
But it's cool, I still root for them, maybe even a little more since they're underdogs; plus, they seem to really appreciate the education aspect more than the guys who are just waiting to get to the next level.
In the end though, I don't care what stars they are, just find the ones who have respect for women.
College sports are already broken enough because of the NCAA, but if they don't drop this misogynistic and exploitative bullshit it all can burn.
Every party needs a pooper.
You definitely meant that for a buckeye board!
If they’re cloning Grant Perrys, count me in.
I'd rather have Manningham, Avant, Terrell, Walker, Funchess, Breaston, etc clones.
Let's compare each of those players to a possible comp already on the roster:
Terrell - DPJ
Walker - Tarik
Avant - Oliver M
Funchess - Nico
Breaston - McDoom
Manningham - R. Bell? (Don't know, not played yet)
Aside from trying to comp Super Mario, one of the MOST productive M players ever for 3 years, this is a pretty feasible comparison!
That great, but literally all those guys you listed were 4 and 5 star recruits. So I'm not sure how this is supposed to alleviate the concerns about the WR we're recruiting over this year's class and last years.
Ok, So you like that list. Here's another:
The celebrated 4 WR class now spread over class of '20 & '21 (with usual proviso IF they exhaust eligibility)
So them plus McDoom & Bell ALL on team in '19 also. Add M. Barrett who's a slot/H-back/Pepcat type.
Kyle Ford has M in top group, so that's a possibility.
Now we're looking at '20 before we even need to THINK about who'll take snaps.
By then we COULD sign as many as 6-8 WR, many of which we have NO idea who they'll be.
So now you're bitching about this ONE player with limited but VERY productive play thus far, who comes from a MAJOR talent pipeline, who Greene says is blowing up in camps.
Then, the TE pos is SO stacked TWJr just bailed cuz he saw where he was gonna be on the depth chart. And more coming!
And Eric Gray, RB/slot combo...
We're just NOT lacking for potential targets in the pass game, man!
But the problem is, NONE of it matters IF we don't get improved OL play going forward. It ALL hinges on that
Focus your concern trolling on THAT!
Good Day!
Wait, I'm still waiting for his list of better guys to do the job. Oh, and don't forget the part about how they also have to keep us out of the trash fire that MSU and OSU coaches have produced.
August 5th, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
There's more than a bit of accuracy in everyone's posts.
This commitment is hardly inspiring, given that it was earned by a camp performance, something none of us saw.
On the other hand, far too early to be nervous about the future of the position 2-3 years down the road.
Frankly no, it really isn't. It's very unlikely that anyone we recruit as a WR in 2019 is going to be a real contributor until 2020 at the earliest, so the guys we're recruiting right now are players we'll be depending on in 2020 and 2021, 2 and 3 years down the road.
Yep, because Tarik Black and Peoples-Jones didn't come right in and contribute.
Step away from your keyboard and do something productive today. Going #3 doesn’t count.
Breaston >>>Mc Doom
August 5th, 2018 at 10:27 AM ^
And it's not even close.
So far, NO doubt. But I made a comparison of players on the roster skillsets with players Victor Maizen Bluey reminisces about. You would certainly have to add Funchess>>>>Nico so far too, rignt?!
Terrelll>>>>>>>>>DPJ? CUMONG!!! (Go cue up that Orange Bowl!!!)
His 1st 2 seasons Breaston only returned kicks, his receiving was all after Braylon.
The ONLY WR I saw used to the best of their abilities in '17 was Tarik, and that was for all of 2+ gms. Due to many factors, some beyond control.
But definitely was not suggesting McDoom has accomplished anywhere NEAR what Breaston did thus far!
Yep, sounds like another Perry and I have no issue taking a few receivers like that, plus they saw him at camp. My only concern is the lack of outside WRs. They only took a smaller WR last year, now have a couple this year in George Johnson and now Kent, and have offers out to Giles Jackson and Wandale Robinson(though Kent may have taken their spot). With only a few spots left in the class they can likely only take 1 more WR, and don't lead for either of their outside WR targets; Ford and Cornelius Johnson.
According to MaxPreps he only played in 3 games last year so that explains why he is rated so low. Theres not much film on him. In those three games he scored 7 TDs and had 414 yds. Not sure if it was injury or he was buried on the depth chart because his HS team is pretty good. Also looks like they are going to play Cass Tech this year.
Damn - that’s some production! Thanks for looking into it.
The most annoying aspect of the constant complaining about not-4/5-star recruits is the fact we haven’t seen them on the field yet.
If you are a fan you must trust they’re getting guys they can mold into their system.
And yet, everyone on this board gets excited when we land a 5 star recruit, even though we haven't seen them on the field yet. Can't have it both ways. Either stars matter or they don't.
False dichotomy. They matter for a heavily scouted guy like Rashan Gary or DPJ, not so much for a guy like Bell or Joey Velazquez or St. Juste.
Are you saying that you wouldn't be happy that Rashan was on UofM's team if he was only a 3*?
Talk about a dichotomy!
When the poster I replied to referred to stars "mattering" he was suggesting that stars give an indication of how good a player will be in college. I pointed out that it is generally true for heavily scouted players and not true for lightly scouted players. I'm not sure how you get from that to thinking that I wouldn't be happy to have RG on the team if the scouts had been wrong in their predictions about him.
August 5th, 2018 at 11:43 AM ^
You're right, my bad.
I read "highly scouted" as highly rated.
As long as we all agree that Rashan is f'n awesome!
Kent’s high school St Edwards is probably the most heavily scouted high school in Ohio. Bill Greene said his ranking is accurate. No other power 5 coach offered, so the “look at his offer” list crowd has moved onto their next argument...trust the coaches. God forbid anyone has an original thought of their own.
I can have it both ways ........you nitwit!
As a matter of fact I have it ALL the ways.
Because I root for all the commits and players the same!
No matter what their arbitrary designation is from the "for profit" size and athleticism judging services.
It's not about "rooting" for them. It's about how good you want the team you're rooting for to be. You can only pull in so many "trust the coaches", meh recruits and still have a hope of consistently winning championships or beating tough teams that are signing superior talent.
"It's not about "rooting" .... "
Uhhh ....what's that? You lost me.
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