New Michigan FB Offer - Amauri Pesek-Hickson

We do love us some KC area sleepers.

Picked up an offer this morning and had an offical visit set up by the afternoon.

Am I the only one who actually wasn't super impressed by that highlight film? He seems fast in a straight line, but not very shifty. I definitely wouldn't throw out any Khaleke Hudson comparisons. I'd imagine the staff (who obviously know a lot more about football/recruiting than I do) is looking at Pesek-Hickson as a LB? Maybe a FB? 

The most Michigan thing ever might be that I thought FB meant fullback and then I was actually disappointed that it did not. 

Athlete with a hyphenated name from an Iowa border state.  How is he not a Hawkeye?

I'd guess he ends up at fullback or some similar role. Looks good in that role and a good find.

I think a guy like Ben Mason who is nearly automatic on short yardage situations is undervalued a bit in recruiting rankings given how crucial those plays are from a win expectancy standpoint. It seems like a market inefficiency.

Can't tell if he is slow, or just a very patient runner.  He makes lot of people miss.  Nice instincts.

Would be a very shifty fullback.  That would be fun.

I like this kid a lot actually, but I can't really decide where his best fit is. I think he's too big for Viper, but I think he could be a RB or big body, possession WR potentially. His running style does kinda remind me of Zach Charbonnet, but less twitchy, where he's not super fast, but runs with good acceleration and strength

Looks like former NYG RB Brandon Jacobs to me.

Dude looks like a stoopid-athletic H back to these untrained eyes. 

Film seems to be receiver focused, could he end up being the tall receiver that the coaches still need to find in this class?  Has a basketball background so he knows body control, just a thought.

Although fullback/H-back does seem more likely.

Good stuff!   Go Blue!

So he's not just a blocky-catchy guy, but also kind of a runny-thumpy-thwacky guy.

Jack of all trades, sounds like a winner to me.

All the split zone and arc action lends itself to H-back types.

McKeon has been filling that role with Mason limited and I'd expect they're also setting up film for some easy catches there. Still not a true H looking guy on the roster other than VanSumeren. 

All your O'Maury -er- Amauri are belong to us!

That didn't look like FB tape to me. Wouldn't be surprised if he plays defense.

I'm just wondering how we're going to sign all these kids.  If we win the BIG I gotta believe they're going to be knocking down our door.

Lost out on crouch?

All this speculation...speculate away. The kid is a very nice athlete. Michigan is at the place where they can bring in a player like this, assess his skills as a red shirt and place them in a position to succeed. Michigan is doing this with a whole bunch of kids right now-in the freshmen class and beyond. He can be anything from an H-back/power RB/FB to WR to viper, LB, safety...to be determined. He doesn't seem to shy away from contact-so it would appear as though all the options are on the table.

I think he plays LB. Perhaps not quite fast enough to play S or WR but nice speed and agility for a linebacker. He's clearly big enough, and Michigan could really use another LB recruit after only taking one last year and only having one commitment so far this year.

VanSumeren is a LB now,  so this guy may be the next blocky catchy guy!