More Good Comments on Braden

319 pounds? That ought to buy some more throwing time in the pocket.

When I read the first line of your post, I was ready to launch into a whole "rankings don't matter, coaches know best, I hate you and your kind" response. Then I realized that you were being sarcastic (well done) and laughed.

Braden is listed at 6'7" by at least one of the services, so him growing an inch might be part of how he put on good weight.  And if you're going to believe the part about him being 319lbs, we might as well believe the part about him being able to move well.

And even if he can't move all that well at 319, he's got a couple years to get that all taken care of before he'll see the field.  He can spend his RS year doing more of what Chris Bryant will be doing instead of what Taylor Lewan was doing.

And it's apparently good weight. I sincerely hope this is accurate, because that's an incredible improvement from the 'hello' post.

This article is from Scout. He's 319, Scout just hasn't updated their profile for him yet.

Now I'm waiting to hear that Caleb Stacey gained 20 pounds of muscle, has been dominating the summer camps and will soon be a 4*.  It's obvious we only recruit 4* lineman, so the rating services need to catch up!

Manball, indeed.  Not only are these linemen good, but they're big. 

I think Michigan knows linemen more...

Literally every fanbase thinks that their recruits stagnate in the rankings once they've signed, and that prospects signed to other schools get an automatic boost.  

It's conformation bias at its finest.

Just as CBs will always be compared to Woodson, OL will be compared to Jake Long.  That is now the way of the world.

tom beaver should stick to relaying information, not evaluating talent.  he's not good at the latter. 

He throws Jake Long comparisons around very loosely. 

Do we trust him more?  He was with Trieu when they were evaluating Braden.  He called him a "stone cold beast", said he's put on good weight, that it's muscle.  Also mentioned the footwork and how he moves, said he can definitely be a left tackle. 

McColgan's only 231. GET THE BOY A FUCKING SANDWICH.

Someone's excited.

He weighed in at 319 at Michigan's camp. I'm not sure what other kind of verification you want

Why would you choose not to believe the article specifically on Braden while at the same time assuming the generic profile numbers are accurate?

A couple reasons for the discrepancy:

1) 16ish year old boys grow, sometimes a lot.  It's not crazy for a kid his age to put on a lot of weight as his body changes.  As I said above, it's also been reported he's grown an inch, this can help.

2) These sites are often notorious for putting a weight down for a kid when the make his profile (often before or during his junior year season) and then not updating it often or at all.  Braden's weight could be over a year old on a lot of these sites, meaning they're from when he was 15 or 16.