Recruiting Guru Mike Farrell: "Nyckoles Harbor is now a strong Michigan lean"
I don't how reliable Mike Farrell is, but I'm just passing along the good news. In his latest recruiting notebook, he says, "5 Star ATH Nyckoles Harbor from Maryland is now a strong Michigan lean." Adding, "The dark horse is LSU here but everything I hear is that confidence is high in Ann Arbor."
For those who don't follow recruiting, Nyckoles is a freak athlete with near-Usain Bolt speed who will run track and play football. From what I've seen, he'll probably be a receiver, but might play edge. We want him.
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October 6th, 2022 at 10:30 PM ^
From the linked article. Don't worry, you'll know which one is him.
October 6th, 2022 at 10:32 PM ^
That little dude in the lane next to him looks like a typical Cass Tech defensive back.
October 6th, 2022 at 11:05 PM ^
He looks like he's running with middle school kids.
October 6th, 2022 at 11:06 PM ^
I'm getting a bit tired of The Rock and Kevin Hart constantly appearing together.
October 7th, 2022 at 5:12 AM ^
Seriously...lol'd.
October 7th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ^
Best part is the results showing “boys” results. Reminds you this is still a kid. Crazy.
October 7th, 2022 at 8:13 AM ^
Harbor ran a 20.79 indoor 200m as well. Great top end speed.
October 7th, 2022 at 4:40 PM ^
And I thought I ran the 200 in high school... It would seem I was mistaken and I was merely walking it.
October 7th, 2022 at 8:15 AM ^
That should not be physically possible.
October 7th, 2022 at 9:29 AM ^
That is WILD.
If they adjusted for height and weight he’d probably be clocked below 10 seconds.
October 7th, 2022 at 10:58 AM ^
I know it was (slightly) wind-aided, but for the record that's faster than Denard ever ran the 100.
October 7th, 2022 at 4:09 PM ^
FWIW, 247 has a verified 10.22 100m on his page.
October 7th, 2022 at 2:56 PM ^
reminds me of coolidge from the white shadow
October 6th, 2022 at 10:42 PM ^
Ferrell is about as reliable as someone who claims they have seen a taco bell bathroom stall that is clean and not covered completely in shit like 99.99% of the rest.
October 7th, 2022 at 3:34 AM ^
Well...I just lost my appetite.
October 7th, 2022 at 3:53 AM ^
Eat the natural taco.
October 7th, 2022 at 9:22 AM ^
No thank you.
October 7th, 2022 at 12:11 PM ^
What do we need to do to ban this RCMB troll?
October 7th, 2022 at 3:59 AM ^
Sam Webb says that LSU and SC are the main competitors. Harbor wants to make the Olympic track team—that is a top priority—and he also prioritizes academics.
October 7th, 2022 at 4:33 AM ^
I took "LSU is the dark horse" to mean "LSU is the favorite". Oh well! lol
October 7th, 2022 at 7:06 AM ^
Yeah. He had a segment with his dad as well. It is probably going to come down to track and/or academics. It seems UM has a good chance but unclear if track is going to give the edge to SC.
October 7th, 2022 at 7:48 AM ^
Hey Michigan track had at least 5 Olympians in Tokyo.
- Decathlete Steve Bastien
- Steeple Mason Ferlic
- 1500m Nick Willis
- 100 mH Cindy Stember
- 100mH Tiffany Porter
LSU had probably 15, but Willis was a 5x, 5x, 5x, 5x, 5x Olympian.
October 7th, 2022 at 8:26 AM ^
If he has serious aspirations for the Olympic track team then I doubt he wants to put on a lot of weight. It will be interesting to watch he and his future coaches decide to do with his weight and the position he plays.
October 7th, 2022 at 8:45 AM ^
Shot put?
October 7th, 2022 at 9:21 AM ^
This has been the crux of the debate on this blog over his prospects as a football player here. I am in the "he won't be able to play DE and be a high level track sprinter at the same time" club. And because of his lack of much tape evidence as a WR, my excitement about his prospects here are guarded. Still, you never know, and having him in the program will give him a chance to possibly decide which route he'll go.
October 7th, 2022 at 10:37 AM ^
Literally the only video I've seen of Harbor at WR is him dropping a deep ball, running into the goal post, and getting injured
October 7th, 2022 at 8:52 AM ^
If making the Olympics is the top priority, then he shouldn’t play football. It doesn’t make sense to do all the college football things that will increase strength, his weight, and chance of injury.
Now what will make him more money is football and it seems most recruiting people thing DE is where he’d show the most talent. It’s a tough decision for him to make at this early.
One year in college will be really telling if he wants to chase the Olympic dream or NFL dream.
October 7th, 2022 at 12:23 PM ^
So…Alabama then?
October 7th, 2022 at 8:36 PM ^
The academic comment is the kiss of death. We’ve had multiple prospects make that claim and ultimately commit to Bama, LSU, or Oklahoma.
i don’t mind losing recruits to Stanford,ND,or any other legitimate academic powerhouse but please …LSU and SC.
October 7th, 2022 at 8:58 AM ^
How's the basement today? Cold, wet, and moldy?
October 6th, 2022 at 10:45 PM ^
C'mon now, near Usain Bolt speed? That's a little bit of an exaggeration.
October 6th, 2022 at 11:00 PM ^
Usain ran a 9.69s 100m. The 0.63s difference is an immense chasm in the track world. But Nyckoles is probably a much better football player than Usain.
The most entertaining part was seeing how much bigger Nyckoles is than the rest of that field.
October 7th, 2022 at 10:40 AM ^
The 0.63 second difference is more understandable for me when you put it in 40 yard dash terms. It's the difference between running a 4.4 40 and a 5.0 40
October 7th, 2022 at 11:04 AM ^
Comparison doesn't work because in both cases you're starting from a dead stop. It's more like the difference between a 4.1 and a 4.3.
Either way, the kid has the talent to be DK Metcalf but fast, or Jadeveon Clowney but fast. Yes pls.
October 7th, 2022 at 2:25 PM ^
Freddy J is in the HOUSE!
October 7th, 2022 at 8:18 PM ^
I'm pretty sure DK Metcalf is fast...
October 7th, 2022 at 2:23 PM ^
He is 10.22 now so only half second off
October 6th, 2022 at 11:02 PM ^
Well, Bolt ran his first 100m race in Greece on July 18, 2007, a month shy of his 21st birthday. That day he ran a 10.03. So for a DE with high school track training running a 10.32...i'll accept the comparison.
October 6th, 2022 at 11:14 PM ^
Three tenths of a second in the 100 is a huge gap. There really is no comparison.
October 7th, 2022 at 1:42 AM ^
Yeah but you can’t ignore that Harbor is still (I think) three years away from being just shy of 21 years old. He’s certainly intriguing.
October 7th, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^
Harbor is 16.
October 7th, 2022 at 7:07 AM ^
Correct. The point is that he’s three years younger and a football player. I’d be interested to see what Bolt’s 100 was at 18.
October 7th, 2022 at 7:55 AM ^
So he isn't Usain Bolt. He's a 10.32 in the 100. Timed at a meet. And he's a 5 star defensive end prospect?? Yes please.
October 7th, 2022 at 6:22 AM ^
Lets stop comparing him to the fastest man of all time. Kid is not in Usain Bolts universe. Compare him to Matt Boling, maybe, not Usain Bolt. We don't compare HS QB's to Tom Brady, or receivers to Randy Moss, so let's at least be reasonable.
October 7th, 2022 at 8:46 AM ^
Well I used to compare HS QBs to Tom Brady until Morgan Freeman opened his big fat mouth.
October 7th, 2022 at 7:26 AM ^
Bolt ran 20.13 for 200m at 18.
October 7th, 2022 at 7:40 AM ^
Shhhhhh come on no need to expose the OP as Fred Jackson's mgoblog burner account
October 7th, 2022 at 7:58 AM ^
If it really was Fred Jackson the comment would have been "Usain Bolt only faster."
October 7th, 2022 at 8:51 AM ^
Usain Bolt, but jacked!