Touch the Banner eval of Dytarious Johnson
Fairly high opinion of his film. 77 rating is good on that site, Magnus does that roughly equate to a low 4*?
Overall, if you told me this was a 4-star recruit, I would not have batted an eyelash.
http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2015/06/dytarious-johnson-wolverine…
was speed. Since our biggest rival runs the spread, we need speed on defense, and Johnson has it. His hitting was plus too.
I think you're referring to Furbush with that last name.
Anyway, yeah, Brady Hoke did not do a great job of bringing in speed at some key positions. He wanted to run POWER, and he wanted to defend POWER. So we got some big, sturdy players, and they're doing okay for us, especially on defense. There are a couple guys who are plenty speedy (Peppers, Lewis, Gedeon, etc.), but that didn't seem to be his focus.
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Ross is actually a bit of an exception to our recent LB recruiting. Hoke's staff definitely prioritized size/strength over speed and while it's not terrible, it isn't a great strategy for going up against spread offenses.
is this an under the radar kid? Is he the real deal?
I think so, yeah. There are places on just about any team for a guy who can run and hit like he can.
(1) Looks like he's very good at diagnosing the play as he often gets a step or two in the right direction before it's obvious where the ball is going
(2) Closing speed, man. Coffee is for closers.
Its amazing how Ohio State and Michigan State fans are laughing at this kid cause he's a two star. First Sparty would always say how stars don't matter in past years. Also, sometimes kids dont get noticed as much cause can't attend camps. This kid is a great tackler and good in pass coverage, plus he plays against some good competition. I believe he will be at least a mid to high three star now that people will notice him.
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And people here are laughing at Sparty because their "average" rank of player is not super high and they have a bunch of 3 stars next to their 4 stars. So their high ranking right now is "not legit" according to many. The same kind of 3 stars we are lauding now.
It goes both ways. We have taken quite a few non premium ranked players in this class - the sort of thing we mocked certain other schools for doing for years. We're still getting some "typical UM" recruits but mixing in some guys who if Hoke had brought in everyone would be wetting their pants.
Personally I like that the coaches had 3-4 hours to work closely with this kid - this is how MSU finds guys like Trae Waynes who was a 2/3 star - he lit up their camp and despite being lightly recruited he ended up a 1st round pick. You also get to see work ethic and attitude up close as opposed to from a HS coach's mouth - which is always going to be biased. Stribling I think was found in a similar fashion although he traveled up to UM camp I believe.
All that matters is the end result in October or November - this tit for tat on recruiting is just fun for message board fodder. Unless it results in a W it's moot - for either side.
p.s. Hi Pinky.
well if magnus likes him, i like him
Right back atcha. A fine mustache is a lost art these days.
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Or a pedophile.
Or both.
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He's definitely the hammer, and not the nail.
Excited to have this kid!
Also Magnus, what grade did you give Rashan Gary??
Regarding Rashan Gary, he hasn't committed to Michigan, so I haven't given him a grade.
Unofficially, yeah, I would probably put him somewhere in the 90's.
I'm more confident in the way that Evans fits into an offense. I re-evaluate players again before the recruiting cycle is done, and by that time, I will have a better idea of what Durkin wants to do on defense. Then I should have a better grasp on how Johnson would fit, too.
Evans as a slot and Enis as a safety is how I hope they end up down the road. I like Enis' size and we need thunder with some speed in the back 4 down the road. He would be about the age he could take over for Hill or Peppers down the road . Plus we lack safeties in this class so he is a good fit there if that's where he eventually ends up.
I agree. Hopefully all of these guys stick around and pan out so those positions can hold true. It would be nice if we don't have to try to use Enis at running back. I do think Evans can be a running back, but not an every-down type of back.
I fully trust in this staff and I haven't been able to say that in a long time.
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Magnus, spot on evaluation. This kid gets it. My prediction based based on flimsy evidence: This kid will be a star in a few years!
Thanks!
Agreed...and I would guess that UM wasn't even a school he'd consider visiting on his own dime...so this probably has little to no chance of happening w/o these camps.
(scratch that...just read the "Touch the Banner" article and he actually has visited UM on his own dime. Well..even better this wasn't his first contact with the coaches and program)