Top 247 for 2017 released

Submitted by Magnus on

247 Sports released their top 247 prospects for 2017. I have been saying for a while that I think 2017 is going to be a very good class within the state, and I think there are probably even a couple more Michigan kids who might deserve to be on this list.

So far they have Donovan Peoples-Jones, JaRaymond Hall, Josh Ross, Ambry Thomas, and Jaylen Kelly-Powell, and Corey Malone-Hatcher in their top 183 prospects. Michigan has offered all of those guys except Thomas.

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Magnus

April 14th, 2015 at 6:40 PM ^

I think we have good shots with all of the guys we have offered. Michigan went ahead and offered them early. Kelly-Powell grew up a Michigan fan, and Josh Ross's brother already plays here. Peoples-Jones's dad went to Michigan, too, but he's a big-time recruit who could go anywhere, so I'm not sure about him. I also think JaRaymond Hall is likely to end up at Michigan, but he's a little newer to the recruiting scene.

Ambry Thomas is a speedy kid from Detroit King. He's a little on the small side but might be the fastest football player in the state. I'm interested to see if Michigan will go after him or not.

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Danwillhor

April 15th, 2015 at 10:03 AM ^

but I agree with everything if you were to say Peoples doesn't end up here. I just don't think he will & is very likely osu bound. Meyer really cut us good by hiring highly revered guys away from CT. It used to be that kids would go elsewhere if not offered by Michigan. Now? It's potentially becoming a trend for osu to focus heavily on the teams best player, land him & maybe take another random guy or two to build the connection. We all know that a lot of UM CT kids haven't panned out but we still need to get who we want from there. We need carte blanche. IMO, with citizens of Detroit fleeing the state it's going to be more important as time goes on. We need TW to get more UM minded coaches in there. Basically, I think the first step under this staff is making the State what it used to be (by & large). Top kids come to UM by default 9/10 times without much effort. Then you can focus on getting back into Ohio like we once were, when we'd get half of the top 10 kids on the state. After that, you can start attacking the entire country again. However, only winning will do that! Harbaugh will get a mulligan year one but he has to win big games very quickly. By year two we need to be back to the level msu is currently at. Year 3: osu, etc. Kids just don't remember us being relevant & Harbaugh alone won't turn that around. He has to win. Has to.

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WolvinLA2

April 15th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^

You would hope that the whole Mikey Weber situation would have soured that school for at least a little while.  

Luckily there are 3 Top 247 WRs in Ohio for 2017 as well.  OSU won't be taking all of them and Peoples so we'll get our guys.  Even if we lose him, there's a good chance we replace him with a quality option, especially if we can get a top 2017 QB early in the process.

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Magnus

April 14th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^

I think he's on the radar; he just hasn't been offered yet. He's listed at 5'11", 165 lbs., but I doubt he's that tall and he's still very light. I think it sort of depends on what Michigan wants/needs at the corner position, but I would not be surprised if he gets offered soon. It's probably only a matter of time.

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Michigan248

April 14th, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^

Maybe My interpretation was off. My buddy who coaches for them and i (who coaches in the suburbs) talk football a lot and he always gives me run downs of every player coming out of the city, we talked about Thomas months ago and he told me he's a player but he's undersized and it has scared off some schools. As for the Cubs it's a great organization this website doesn't do them any justice though as only a few players are listed but James Ross,William Campbell,Kenny Demens,Braylon Edwards and several of the Cass tech boys have played for the Cubs. The two elite teams in Detroit are the Cubs and dolphins but the Cubs have been around since the 50s


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ken725

April 14th, 2015 at 7:04 PM ^

2017 WR class looks really strong. At this point there are 8 5-star WR. For comparison, there are only 2 5-star WR in the 2016 class.

Of the top 8 WR in the 2017 class, 4 have offers from Michigan.

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Magnus

April 14th, 2015 at 8:36 PM ^

I don't remember how many there were, but I have noticed over the past few cycles (since I type up these lists often) that skill players are ranked abnormally high, especially wide receivers. That might be partly because of the way the game is played today with spread offenses, lots of receivers, etc., but it can get ridiculous at times. Especially with these early lists, it seems like 1/3 or 1/4 of the guys in the top 50 are receivers...but good luck finding any centers, guards, or inside linebackers.

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getsome

April 14th, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^

i see why more skill players in general but not sure why more WR rather than CB or RB (though i never really noticed prevalence of WRs).   i know WR is usually the easiest and best way to get younger (or less experienced)  athletes onto the field to impact hs games.  much more common for athletic freshman to jump in at WR and make plays vs say LB or OT or QB.

bw highlight tapes and camp type events, im not surprised skill position players dominate these early lists.  obviously camps and 7v7 events tailor to skill guys, and skill players stand out easier for these scout type dudes watching tape.  plus the best athletes typically play in either backfield or on outside on the edge, even more so when kids are younger and smaller % of kids are developed / matured.  obviously bigger kids usually take longer to develop, grow into their bodies, etc so seems pretty natural theyre not weighing down these early lists.  sites should move up more non-skill players later in process after further evals, tracking offer lists of kids, physical / technical development of bigger body players, etc

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Magnus

April 14th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^

The children of Shawn Kemp, Travis Henry, and Antonio Cromartie could probably fill out a pretty good college football roster. That's assuming five of Kemp's kids get the Fat Kemp gene and not the Ripped Kemp gene so you could throw together an offensive line.

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Harbeezy

April 14th, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^

Wow 2016 and 2017 clases have been really strong in the state. Would love to see that continue. Much easier than pulling everyone out of the south. 

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