CBs for 3* OL Nathan Efobi to Michigan
All quiet on the recruiting front as of late, but good news out of the weekend as it looks like UM now leads for 3* OL Nathan Efobi out of GA. He’s 6’3 - 6’4 and listed at roughly 280, ranked 454 in the composite: https://247sports.com/player/nathan-efobi-46114982/
EJ Holland and Zach Libby have called their respective picks at On3 and Rivals, and it looks like Brice is putting in a Crystal Ball at 247 (paywall). Would be a good pickup after whiffing on Paul Mubenga earlier this summer, and generally starting very slowly with our OL recruiting. Ideally we want 5 linemen in the class, and right now we have just Herring and Link committed. Efobi projects as a guard, but it should be noted that some recruitniks have been evaluating him at DT.
September 27th, 2022 at 3:48 PM ^
Like last year I anticipate we will flip a few good prospects late in the process.
September 28th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
Dante Moore, hopefully!
September 30th, 2022 at 8:30 AM ^
It’s a lot harder to flip the NIL recruits compared to the not-as-much NIL recruits. Plus I think the staff has already moved on with Jadyn Davis.
September 27th, 2022 at 3:52 PM ^
I just browsed his profile at 24/7. He has an unusual offer sheet. Georgia (yes, that Georgia) offered first in March 2021. Since then, he's gotten a smattering of mid- or bottom-tier ACC and SEC offers, as well as some G5 offers. But in March 2022, he picked up a PSU offer, followed by July 2022 Michigan offer. My guess is that he only has an "offer" from Georgia. I'd like to see the history of his recruiting ranking and see if that clarifies whether he's a generic three star or a promising late riser.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:03 PM ^
FWIW I believe On3 has him in their top 150-200 range.
Side note - I was checking the 247 composite for remaining OT options and noticed a LOT of the “5-star” OL from early in the cycle have dropped to the 50-75 range - i.e. the OT we lost to ND (Jagusah?), an IOL that signed with PSU and several kids that MSU has or will end up missing on.
Very few OL at the top - not sure if it is a weak class or maybe the services admitting that OL prospects are much more of a crap-shoot than other positions.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:15 PM ^
I did some more digging. 24/7 does have a ranking history, but it's not very helpful. You can see how a recruit's composite rating changes over time, but not its effect on the relative rating. Until June 2022, Efobi's rating showed a pretty consistent trend upwards. It fell in June, July, and September 2022. My guess is that Efobi did not camp this summer, so his evaluation stayed static as scouts moved around prospects that made their way to camps. If the climb resumes as high school games resume and scouts get current game tape, I think he might end up being an underrated late riser.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
After watching his film and the OL film of every commit we’ve had for the last 20 years, it looks like he’s got some exceptional athleticism.
He’s definitely raw and has too high a pad level on a lot of plays. Definitely needs a college weight room. Don’t expect him to contribute early but he could be a real asset as an upper class man. I’d feel a lot better about him in this class if we had some nice building blocks with him, so he wouldn’t be needed for 3-4 years.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:19 PM ^
So his bend needs work, eh? Doesn't get leverage against D-lineman?
September 27th, 2022 at 5:08 PM ^
How is he at puking?
September 27th, 2022 at 5:19 PM ^
Maybe he isn't a camp guy.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:06 PM ^
SIAP: EJ Holland put in an On3 pick for 2024 OL legacy Blake Frazier (6'6 250) as well.
September 28th, 2022 at 10:12 AM ^
Blake Frazier will be a mid to high 4 star stud. This is good.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:50 PM ^
We been more OL so this is welcome news. Would be nice to get an elite guy or two.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:59 PM ^
The time seems right to begin poaching ND and MSU recruits who we may have missed out on previously. With our secondary rivals slide into irrelevance this season, we may be able to persuade a couple of guys to our favor.
September 27th, 2022 at 5:21 PM ^
Seems too early yet. When both teams are .500 and we're undefeated in late November is when we will pounce.
September 27th, 2022 at 5:22 PM ^
This is what I've been waiting for. Happened last year I believe too, as we started racking up wins. Time to erode that Sparty class and take a flip or two from Notre Dame now that the shine is off their new coach. Florida and Miami strike me as two other teams with likely good 'croots that might start looking elsewhere soon
September 27th, 2022 at 6:42 PM ^
I would invite every spartan and ND recruit to the msu game at the end of the month. For Sparty just to show them how bad they are
September 27th, 2022 at 5:41 PM ^
Reminds me of Quinton Washington.
September 27th, 2022 at 6:02 PM ^
I’d be curious to see how the Harbors visit went. Haven’t heard anything in regards to his Maryland trip
September 27th, 2022 at 8:40 PM ^
Buzz out of both On3 and 247 is that it went well and we're very much in the thick of it. Academic side is helping with him.
September 28th, 2022 at 7:58 AM ^
Scares the bejeezus out of me hearing that we need 5 lineman, that we missed on prospects and that it is potentially a weak class (from comments above). Our line sucked for so long. Remember when Mason Cole was our only offensive lineman? It felt like Warriner fixed all of our problems, and he's gone. In reality it was probably a little bit of the guy before him and Moore last year as well, but we can't go back to the Cole days. I want whatever award we won last year for best O-line every year.
Hopefully we laynd Efobi.
September 28th, 2022 at 10:09 AM ^
247 seems to hate this kid based on his ranking. But the composite ranking is solid.