AJ Dillon was a composite 4 star yesterday...what service did rankings updates?
One of the 4 services must have done rankings updates because AJ Dillon was a composite 4 star yesterday. Matter of fact, our class was 8th - now dropped to 9th after he was degraded to composite 3*.
Anyone know what recruiting service updated rankings today/yesterday?
No big deal, just curious.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^
Damn. Guess he's not as good a player now.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
Composite 4 star according to who? He was a 3* on several of the sites prior to yesterday
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March 29th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
247 Composite did have him listed as a 4 star, at the time he committed.
http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2628225-aj-dillon-to-michigan-wolv…
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wol…
March 29th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
Gotcha, yeah according to that tracking graph they dropped him about 40 spots in the overall recently
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March 29th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
"Didn't choose an SEC school downgrade."
March 29th, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^
games!!!
March 29th, 2016 at 11:08 AM ^
No, he wasn't a composite 4-star yesterday. Ace even covered his rankings in the hello post saying that every top player we've gotten from MA has been ranked in the 3/4 range because of the competition out there and AJ was in that same category.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:09 AM ^
Yes, at the time he committed he was a 247 composite 4 star. One of the rankings must have changed.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:11 AM ^
They don't mean the same thing. Ace had him as a 4* in 247's composite ranking.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:57 AM ^
He was when he committed. When I posted the morning stub I checked all four sites and wrote that he was a consensus 4-star.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^
What difference does it make?
March 29th, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^
Dude... If he's only a 3* he'll surely be destined for a middling career. However, if he's a 4*, he'll be a stud from the day he sets foot on campus. Isn't it obvious? /s
March 29th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^
This kid is likely not we scouted because of the talent level in the MA area, which is pretty obvious by the huge descrepancies in ratings including a generic 3* from ESPN, who rarely does their homework on anyone that doesn't camp with them. Let's just keep trusting the guy who has a resume of creating pros and also evaluating them well as an NFL coach. He knows what a football player looks like
March 29th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
I saw his video. I don't care what his competition level was. I want.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^
If he's good enough for Jim Harbaugh and Tyrone Wheatley, that's all I need to know. The hell with the recruiting service composite rankings.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^
what the Hello post had his site ratings at and then actually went to the recruiting sites and checked them.....and none of them have changed. Odd.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
and moved up. ESPN is known for being late in rating players. Maybe they just added a lot to their database. It's also possible that 247 corrected their composite calculation. His ranking of #248 didn't seem to match his ratings. In fact, #248 is a number that stands out on a site that promotes their top 247 recruits.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
I'm not too worried about it. Both Dillon and Woods look like they should get a bump once they hit the field again this fall. Even the "lower ranked" guys in the '17 class look like they will be big contributors in the future, and the big fish won't really start committing until the upcoming season starts. There are still 19 spots open according to projections. This class will be another monster when it is all said and done.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^
Not really sure about the ranking drop, but I'm pretty sure I'm having post chili gas.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
Whats its composite star ranking?
March 29th, 2016 at 11:26 AM ^
Brown star.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:43 AM ^
Hopefully he gets that upgrade to Green star, soon.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:23 PM ^
Chili? What kind of a pagan are you? You are supposed to be eating leftover ham dishes.
Bluestar, put all your clients in it.
Blue horseshoe loves Teldar Paper.
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March 29th, 2016 at 11:59 AM ^
-fish.
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March 29th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
I just checked his Hello post and 247, Rivals, and Scout have remained unchanged. ESPN had him as a NR 3* so I don't know how that would change the composite unless they dropped him to a 2*.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:40 AM ^
yeah, strange. He was for sure a composite 4* on 247 when he committed. Our team ranking on 247 was even 8th. Now he is a 3* and we are 9th.
Again, no biggie. I was just curious as to what service changed. Something defiinitely changed.
Yesterday, according to the 'Hello" post he was #399 on 24/7. It seems strange that a drop from 399 to 400 by one service would change his status that much on the composite ranking, but there it is.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
None of the sites have moved any of his rankings. He just dropped in the composite from #247 to 350ish for some reason. It may be a glitch in their system or they didn't have it correct yesterday.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
...Stars are made, not given.
Don't even care.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:53 PM ^
And I know it's naive to think that this is how it will be moving forward, but it sure feels like we're returning to this philosophy.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
motivation to prove them wrong. Not worried at all. Looks like a beast wiith multiple position possibilities for JH and Staff to mold.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
He's gonna have to take one of the chips off Dantonio's shoulders
March 29th, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
Welp, may as well pull his offer.
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March 29th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^
ugh
I know the OP said it's not a big deal, but this isn't an issue whatsoever. He still has a senior year to play. Fuck the rankings this early in the process. If Harbaugh and his coaches want this guy, then clearly he is good enough to be at least a project for the squad.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^
If he plays to his potential, he will be 4* by the end of this year.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:23 PM ^
Pull his scholly now!
March 29th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
I want my 5 minutes back!!
2017 recruiting class down the drain. Might as well join the fucking peace corps
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I can think of at least one 3* RB from MA that panned out pretty well. I'm not sweating it, if Tyrone likes him, I like him.
See what I did there...
I figured with AJ committing to Michigan he would immediately get bumped to 5 star status
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Rivals just received video of Dillon giving a young lady a piggy-back ride and his knees weren't coming up high enough...you're always being evaluated, kid!
It never fails that when a player commits to Michigan he alleys seems to get bumped down a bit, but when someone choose osu they seem to move up the rankings. It's not always like this but it sure seems to be happening a lot the last 5 or so years.
Sometimes especially early in the process, the stars are iffy. Most of the time i put more stock in other offers.
Senior: D.Smith, D.Johnson
Junior: Isaac
Sophmore: K.Higdon
Freshmen: K.Walker, Evans, K.Davis
(recruits): Dillion, K.Taylor
This excites me. Even though I don't want to lose Smith and Johnson, we still have plenty of depth. Isaac will start next year with Higdon and Walker being nice change of pace backs.
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I don't care what his ranking is. We have had too many 5*s that didn't pan out. I trust the coaches.