247 releases their initial Top 100 in football for the 2023 class
https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Football/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
Of note, there are two in-state guys in the top 100:
Pro style QB Dante Moore out of MLK who is the #12 player in the country right now and has a Michigan offer
OT Amir Herring out of West Bloomfield who is the #95 player in the country right now, has a Michigan offer and has 4 high confidence crystal balls in for Michigan
August 19th, 2020 at 12:56 PM ^
JJ to Dante would be a nice transition. A lot can change in a few years though
August 19th, 2020 at 1:07 PM ^
And his last name starts with an M! He would be a perfect fit in the Michigan QB room
August 19th, 2020 at 4:19 PM ^
Coincidence that two of the top quarterbacks on the 2022 board are Maalik Murphy and MJ Morris? I think not
August 19th, 2020 at 1:23 PM ^
If they both hit, having 2 superstar QBs in a row would be yuge.
August 19th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
Moore is a 2023 guy, so there's a year between him and JJ. Still, would be great to land him. Might be the most highly regarded Michigan HS QB since Gardner, unless I'm forgetting someone?
August 19th, 2020 at 1:01 PM ^
Moore has been working with Devin Gardner for a long time for what that's worth.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:40 PM ^
Does Gardner still bleed UM? After Hoke misused the poor guy, i always wondered how he viewed his time at UM.
I still think Gardner would have been a superstar under the right coach.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:48 PM ^
If his appearances on BTN during enhanced replays of old games is any indication, that is an emphatic yes, he bleeds maize and blue.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:48 PM ^
He has "Michigan Graduate" in his Twitter bio which isn't a bad sign. He's also been working with Joe Milton
August 19th, 2020 at 1:54 PM ^
Hoke's mishandling of Gardner has nothing to do with the current staff's ability though. Gardner can speak to the culture, life style, campus, and history. If we can get a any of McCaffrey, Milton, McNamara, or McCarthy into the heisman vote by the time Moore is really considering his options, I like our chances.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:59 PM ^
He definitely still loves UM. And you're right, people look at me like I have three heads when I point out how great Devin Gardner was at his best. They seem to have memory-holed his performances in 2013 against ND, Indiana and Ohio State - arguably three of the 5 best individual games by a QB in UM history. He could have been a star and NFL player if he came here under Harbaugh.
August 19th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
He could have been a star in Rich Rod's offense, also. After all, it was that offense that got him recruited and committed to Michigan. Had Hoke any sense, he would have kept that style of offense as long as both DRob and DGard were in town. But nooooo...
(Disclaimer: Do not mistake this for me wishing RR had stayed - I jumped out of that boat as year #2 unfolded...)
August 19th, 2020 at 4:58 PM ^
It's wild how many fans didn't appreciate Gardner or openly slandered him. There were two full years of backup QB truthers calling for his head.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:21 PM ^
Born in 2005. Wow.....
August 19th, 2020 at 1:23 PM ^
There are some kids that are born in 2020
August 19th, 2020 at 2:24 PM ^
They haven't gotten to live in the pre-Covid world
August 19th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
Thanks for making me feel old...
August 20th, 2020 at 10:33 PM ^
Seeing Arch Manning (Cooper’s son) made me feel old.
August 19th, 2020 at 4:50 PM ^
There are going to be a lot of kids born in 2021.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:50 PM ^
Seems like the state of Michigan is steadily putting out blue chip recruits. With MSU on the downward trend, now seems like an excellent opportunity to build great local relationships with HS coaches and lock down the state.
August 19th, 2020 at 1:58 PM ^
It’s funny because around the early 2010s and late 2000s a bitching point online was that the shitty MI economy was causing a loss in population and contributing to the state not having a ton of must get guys.
August 19th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
I'm hoping this kid shows up on the 2024 rankings when they come out.
Saline QB CJ Carr - Chad's brother, Lloyd's grandson.
LINK.
August 19th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
So exciting!
so 12 go to OSU, 12 go to Bama, 10 to Clemson, 8 to LSU, 8 to UGA, another 20 distributed to respective $EC Teams; And the rest of college football’s upper middle class can compete to get 1-3 commits per team of these remaining 30 Of the top 100. - usually having the best luck with local prospects.
UM, Stanford, and Notre Dame will commence to compete for the 8-10 of these athletes truly interested in education first, and manage to finish a close second to Bama or OSU for those that tell us how important education is to them and their families.