Michigan offers 6 prospects from Mbem-Bosse's HS

Submitted by Victor Hale II on
https://michigan.n.rivals.com (free content from what I could tell) Looks like Michigan is trying to establish a serious pipeline to Ellenwood Cedar Grove HS. On iPhone, apologies if formatting and link suck.
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Wolverine Devotee

January 25th, 2016 at 9:07 PM ^

Spivey is a 2019. According to his coach and 247sports. Rivals is wrong which is understandable since they seemingly just created his profile moments ago. 

Johnson is an Alabama commit and Shaffer is a soft verbal with Louisville.

Netori Johnson OG 6-4 325 4 star 2017
Justin Shaffer OT 6-5 330 3 star 2017
Tre' Shaw CB 5-11 178 4 star 2017
Jelani Woods QB 6-6 215 3 star 2017
Jadon Haselwood WR 6-4 175 N/A 2019
Israel Spivey ATH 5-9 160 N/A 2019

 

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Coldwater

January 25th, 2016 at 10:24 PM ^

Offering a 5'9" 160 lb high school freshman?? Really..WTF Has he even played Varsity yet? Offering boys this young is asinine. What in the world could Harbaugh have seen from a 14 year old to offer a full ride to Michigan?

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Wolverine Devotee

January 26th, 2016 at 12:37 AM ^

lol if you aren't playing Varsity as a freshman, you aren't getting an offer.

You have to be extremely impressive to get an offer that young, and if elite coaches are offering you, you're playing Varsity.

Hell, some people don't even wait until they get into HS. Marshall and BYU both offered a class of 2020 kid who is still in middle school.

A class of 2021 kid is already receiving Michigan interest.......and rightfully so. 

Damon Payne is a 6-3, 220lb 13 year old....... 

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Wolfman

January 26th, 2016 at 1:05 AM ^

in large part by stepping between the lines. I mean the though of tackling or being tackled by that young man would be similar if Lebron had donned a football uniform at the same age.

Think the obvious and legit question here is he he dominates on the hardwood. If so, and not just by collecting and putting back rebounds, but in areas displaying unusually good footwork, then I would think that would lend itself well to football. I do recall coaching against a freshmen RB, who kept his weight down while an 8th grader and, of course, dominated, at that level. Youth football is an option for small MI high schools that don't field junior high teams.

Although he was a decent fb player during his 4 years on varsity, and actually turned into an All-conference type in a safety/lb hybrid position, I don't think he gained an inch during that 4 year perod. So he came in at 5'10 or 5'11" and left at the same height with about an additional 20 lbs of muscle. Guessing chances for this kid to realize similar results in growth are high, although possessing adequate height already for a number of positions definitely is noteworthy.

I'm thinking damn wise move on Harbaugh's part, especially after grabbing Taylor and now Mbem-Bossee from that state. GA is just going to produce more and more talent with its continued growth and now, ackhowledged as no. 6, on par with OH in most years, a move of this nature is going to keep UM and Jim Harbaugh on the minds of many Peach State natives going forward.

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mb121wl

January 26th, 2016 at 1:09 AM ^

I dunno, WD.  Kids today look a lot different than when I was a freshman.  They're bigger, faster, and more experienced--some with 8 years of youth football experience.  And youth football coaches are teaching kids stuff that 10 years ago they didn't learn until they got to the varsity level.  They have spring practice.  They practice 6 weeks in the summer.  Kids also start going to camps much earlier, even if they're only local ones.  And they start training (core strength, speed and agility) in youth football.

Last season I coached freshmen at a California high school (not the division for the largest schools, but the next biggest).  We had a center and an RB/DB who started on the varsity this year, as sophomores.  The DB played corner.  He was also the kicker.  (If I recall correctly, he kicked a 40-yarder as a freshman).  And that was his first year playing organized tackle football.  The guy who started at center had already been getting letters and phone calls from schools as a freshman.

My freshman team had a lineman who weighed 300 lbs, and he was quick enough and light enough on his feet to have been a running back.  We had another who was 280 or so.  We played against a team that had a 6'8" DE.

It still likely is true that recruiting starts too early.  But when guys come back as sophomores, most of them aren't even recognizable.  My varsity team when I was 17 would have had a tough time beating my freshman team from last year or this past season.

This ain't your grandpa's football anymore.

 

 

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Magnus

January 26th, 2016 at 6:14 AM ^

There are plenty of kids who don't play varsity as a freshman and get offers. Especially - but not only - if you play at a powerhouse program. Michigan has offered several in the past couple years who were 9th grade/JV players at the time.

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