Brady Hoke is a phenomenal recruiter

Submitted by Blue boy johnson on

At least according to Scout.com, Hoke 2013 class is absolutely fantastic. If Michigan has ever had a better rated recruiting class, I've never heard tell of it.

Some highlights:

#1 rated Running Back: Derrick Green

#1 rated Offensive Guard: Patrick Kugler

#2 rated Fullback: Wyatt Shallman

#3 rated QB: Shane Morris

#3 rated OT: Kyle Bosch

#4 rated Safety: Dymonte Thomas

#5 rated Tight End: Jake Butt

#6 rated Offensive Guard: Chris Fox

#7 rated Offensive Guard: David Dawson

#9 rated Cornerback: Jourdan Lewis

#11 rated Running Back: Deveon Smith

I will sort the commits first by rank and second by position. As you will see most of the top ten rated recruits are on the offensive side of the ball.

By Rank:

POS National Rank Stars Name
OG #1 5* Patrick Kugler
RB #1 5* Derrick Green
FB #2 4* Wyatt Shallman
OT #3 4* Kyle Bosch
QB #3 5* Shane Morris
S #4 5* Dymonte Thomas
TE #5 4* Jake Butt
OG #6 4* Chris Fox
OG #7 4* David Dawson
CB #9 4* Jourdan Lewis
RB #11 4* DeVeon Smith
DT #14 4* Maurice Hurst Jr.
OLB #14 4* Ben Gedeon
DT #15 4* Henry Poggi
TE #18 3* Khalid Hill
DE #21 4* Taco Charlton
S #21 4* Delano Hill
OLB #24 4* Michael McCray
OT #24 4* Logan Tuley-Tillman
OT #25 4* Dan Samuelson
CB #38 3* Channing Stribling
CB #42 3* Ross Douglas
WR #46 3* Jaron Dukes
WR #55 3* Da'Mario Jones
WR #56 3* Csont'e York
CB #64 3* Reon Dawson
LS #NR 2* Scott Sypniewski

By Position:

POS National Rank Stars Name

Defense

   
CB #9 4* Jourdan Lewis
CB #38 3* Channing Stribling
CB #42 3* Ross Douglas
CB #64 3* Reon Dawson
S #4 5* Dymonte Thomas
S #21 4* Delano Hill
OLB #14 4* Ben Gedeon
OLB #24 4* Michael McCray
DE #21 4* Taco Charlton
DT #14 4* Maurice Hurst Jr.
DT #15 4* Henry Poggi

Offense

   
OG #1 5* Patrick Kugler
OG #6 4* Chris Fox
OG #7 4* David Dawson
OT #3 4* Kyle Bosch
OT #24 4* Logan Tuley-Tillman
OT #25 4* Dan Samuelson
QB #3 5* Shane Morris
RB #1 5* Derrick Green
RB #11 4* DeVeon Smith
FB #2 4* Wyatt Shallman
TE #5 4* Jake Butt
TE #18 3* Khalid Hill
WR #46 3* Jaron Dukes
WR #55 3* Da'Mario Jones
WR #56 3* Csont'e York
LS #NR 2* Scott Sypniewski

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=8&toinid=683&yr=2013

clarkiefromcanada

January 26th, 2013 at 11:56 PM ^

Wholly disagree.

Long snapping has become, more or less, its own specialty and to the point that the NFL drafts guys who are simply long snappers and places them on far smaller rosters than Hoke and Michigan are managing.

The role is critical and you can see this with Lions long snapper Don Mulbach being most recently named to the Pro Bowl.

The idea that you should just take a player "coach em up" and have them in critical spots for snapping is just not smart. Rather, have the kid work with the kickers and special teams all of the time and enjoy success.

They call it evolution of the game.

 

stephenrjking

January 26th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^

Regarding the OP's question, could someone with Knowledge shed light on how good the '98 class was? I remember at the time being astonished at how many great players were in it, and coming off of '97 it looked like Michigan was set up for a fantastic run of excellence. Never quite materialized, but the class was good. How good was it?

 

Tyrone Biggums

January 26th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^

I'm really excited about Green going Blue. Not only because he's a great prospect but I think this solidifies Hoke's recruiting prowess. Back to back top 10 classes and pulling the #1 back in the country away from the SEC definitely puts us in a position to start being mentioned again as a national recruiting powerhouse, now we just need the wins! 

We'll have to wait and see of course how this recruiting class pans out over the next 4-5 years but there are few really exciting prospects in this class (Shane, Dymonte, Derrick, the whole damn o-line). As for the '98 class it was only comprised of 19 recruits total. But of the 19 a whopping 12 of them were drafted or signed as a free agent in the NFL, no particular order:

Julius Curry

Hayden Epstein

Larry Foote

Victor Hobson

Bennie Joppru

Cato June

Shawn Lazarus

Dan Rumishak

Marquise Walker

Justin Fargas

Drew Henson

Dave Terrell 

Dancing Big Will

January 26th, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^

but in 2012 Hoke was filling his first class true class and could use playing time and renewal of the program as a selling point. For 2013 we got out in front early and alot of commits came onin the midst/immediately after  an 11-2 Sugar Bowl season.  We got off to a very early start in filling these classes as well.

 

Hoke has more than proven himself as a top notch recruiter but 2014 will really test his resolve.  With Urban coming off a 12-0 season at OSU and Mich coming only winning 8 games, we'll really see if this can sustain itself.  If Brady can pull in the 5-15 range in 2014 I'll be more impressed than the top 5 classes of 2012 and 2013. 

Anyway.... great day to be a wolverine

 

 

 

 

samdrussBLUE

January 26th, 2013 at 8:10 PM ^

Damn i get giddy thinking about our offensive line and backfield when I look at this post.  Then, I remember the haul we had in 2012 and my joy cannot be contained.

HAIL!

Perkis-Size Me

January 26th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^

I love how the OSU trash still think that we've just gotten all the recruits Meyer didn't want. I'd find it hard to believe they wouldn't want Dymonte, Bosch, Kugler, Dawson, Poggi, Green, McCray, and a whole host of others. The talent level of this class speaks for itself.

E. Gordon Gee

January 27th, 2013 at 8:25 AM ^

I don't know if I would say Michigan has gotten the scraps that Meyer didn't want but when you run two different style of offenses Pro vs. Spread and defense, you're going to aquire talent on different ends to fit the system you want. Some players fit that philisophy and others don't. I'm not sure if Michigan is recruiting for speed either but that also seems to be a huge factor in what Meyer is going for as well. Some student athletes get recruited by one team but if they were recruited by both OSU & UM and one gets the best of each other, remain calm and recruit on! Ratings and stars don't mean nearly as much as coaching does (see Wisconsin) since that is a huge factor of success. I respect what Hoke has done and who he has recruited but in no way should one be envious of who committs where and the players one team gets.  

Sione's Flow

January 27th, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^

Very good point the assistants play a major role in recruiting and Coach Hecklinski is the recruiting coordinator, so alot falls on him.  If anything is true of our last two classes, it's that the assistants have done an outstanding job, and Coach Hoke has done a great job surrounding himself with a capable and dedicated staff. 

WolverineFanatic6

January 27th, 2013 at 2:00 AM ^

I don't care about anything other then beating ohio regularly and making the rosé bowl our second home.

uminks

January 27th, 2013 at 9:29 AM ^

I wonder if this will be the TE from TX or will there be a big signing day surprise, like a WR?

Overall Hoke and his coaches  have done a fantastic job over these past two years. Wow, if he keeps recruiting like this we will soon be one of the top teams in the land!

Shakey Jake

January 27th, 2013 at 9:40 AM ^

Let's give credit to the whole staff. It's the other coaches that create the bonds. Fred Jackson had a tremendous if not more important impact on Green from what I have heard. Credit Sam Webb.