Updated 247 2024 Football Rankings
247 updated their 2024 Top247 rankings today and I thought I'd share the rankings movement for some of our top prospects (Michigan Commits and Big Movers):
DE Dylan Stewart #125 -> #13
QB Jadyn Davis #15 -> #28
DL Justin Scott #57 -> #35
CB Aaron Scott #243 -> #36
WR Gatlin Bair #178 -> #40
RB Taylor Tatum #39 -> #49
TE Brady Prieskorn #135 -> #95
WR Nick Marsh #92 -> #114
TE Hogan Hansen #121 -> #117
LB Aaron Chiles #160 -> #120
OT Andrew Sprague #230 -> #133
LB Jeremiah Beasley #157 -> #154
DE Brian Robinson #151 -> #168
CB Bryce West #60 -> #175
RB Jordan Marshall #167 -> #176
S Jacob Oden #188 -> #190
DL Brandon Davis-Swain #168 -> #206
OT Marques Easley #305 -> #207
OT Max Anderson #184 -> #213
DE Elias Rudolph #229 -> #222
IOL Luke Hamilton #169 -> #238
WR Channing Goodwin #98 -> #241
IOL Waltclaire Flynn #105 -> #243
Need Tatum to join Marshall... and need them both to remain 4 stars!!
Will be interesting to see if/how Marshall's decision affects Tatum. Bringing in both definitely seems viable from a touches perspective, but also wouldn't blame Tatum for going elsewhere. Handful of other solid backs we're pursuing as well
Tatum has already said that he is still high on Michigan and Marshall’s commitment does not change that at all.
Can’t also help to think that seeing the brotherhood love between the two all star studs in Blake the Great and The Don should simmer the expectations of losing one over the other. The two top 5 backs on one team are still going to eat. I’m sure UM is/was pitching that to Tatum
This is wishful thinking. Most RB recruits are immature 18 year olds and wanna be the guy. It is a challenge for the staff to convince these 5 star RBs that its in their favor to have low mileage before the NFL.
Edwards and his great attitude toward it, is not the norm, and it is appreciated, because it permeates the entire team.
March 22nd, 2023 at 10:35 AM ^
Really is a benefit to have 2 good backs. Ask Chris Perry how he felt after 51 totes to beat Sparty. His NFL career was cut short by all the college wear and tear. A Train probably feels the same.
March 23rd, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^
Tatum likes the 2 back system. Less wear and tear.
I think once the season starts, if he still has questions, he will see how effective it is. I liked those recent camp highlights when Tatum was catching passes and making difficult catches, that could make him the Donovan part of this duo.
DE Dylan Stewart #125 -> #13 is pretty wild
Gatlin Bair moving all the way to #40 is the most shocking one for me. A recruiting service being confident enough to put an Idaho kid in the top 50 shows just how good he is
March 21st, 2023 at 10:55 PM ^
"The Loveland Effect."
Hayes Fawcett (guy who did Marshall’s commit picture and does a lot of the college commitment graphics) who is tapped into the crootin scene tweeted out that Michigan is about to go on a serious run.
I assume this rankings list might have a little more bold lettering soon.
This is a low key brilliant piece of open source intelligence
Man I hope that's true.
I wouldn't be shocked if we see another one drop today :)
March 22nd, 2023 at 10:36 AM ^
Is this Farrah's grandson?
Jadyn Davis could get this class blowing up right now.
This group is looking crazy good.
Yeah a quarterback can really lead a recruiting class. He needs to commit sooner than later and start recruiting for us.
I’d be curious to see how these colossal jumps in rankings happen? Obviously camps but how is a OL dropping top 5 in state to out of top 10 in like Hamilton? Or Channing dropping almost 200 spots!
Has there been any other information in regards to Stewart and Scott? Those two seem like it’s a long shot to land them?
March 21st, 2023 at 10:43 PM ^
Hamilton and Goodwin’s ratings didn’t change. I wonder if this is just a case of a recruiting service basically stopping evaluating prospects because they’re committed or presumed going somewhere so then other recruits pass them in the rankings
I think Hamilton and Goodwin are both just known quantities. As you mentioned they've scouted many other prospects who have passed those two in the rankings. Neither Hamilton nor Goodwin is an elite athlete which hurts.
March 22nd, 2023 at 12:01 AM ^
I don't subscribe to any...but a few of the pay sites are teasing stories that M has a good chance to compete with 'Bama for Stewart's pledge.
Last I saw on Scott from several weeks back was that his delayed commitment meant M still had a shot to land him. (= He was going to commit to ND before he slowed things down.)
Stewart news I buy somewhat.
Scott felt more like wishful thinking as he suddenly pulled back after a Georgia offer/visit.
Channing Goodwin dropped a lot, I wonder why.
His rating didn’t change. It was just a matter of others finally being evaluated better.
March 21st, 2023 at 10:26 PM ^
Remember the days when Maizen was bitching about stars...
March 21st, 2023 at 11:32 PM ^
lots of stars in bolivia
March 21st, 2023 at 11:54 PM ^
HUGE riser Aaron Scott was on campus this past weekend as well - posted googly eyes to the Marshall commit tweet - and Sam Webb had been dropping his name as a kid to watch out for in the rankings and with M in a recent podcast. (prior to the visit)
He is also from the Cinci-area (I believe) and typically those kids are less locked in to tOSU.
Edit - was wrong on the Cincinnati bit - Springfield is halfway between Columbus and Dayton
The only ranking that matters to me is when Michigan is the unanimous #1 team in the country after winning the national championship by soundly beating Georgia or Alabama.
I'd be perfectly happy if they didn't beat them soundly. I'd be happy simply by winning because Bama misses an extra point in OT.
I'd give you a thousand if I could, just for helping me relive that glorious game.
Woah Gatlin Bair is now a must get
I’m quite sure all of these young men have a choice to make, with multiple offers to choose from.
Is there any college or university with as strong of a balance in athletics (football) and academics?
What team’s staff has been exceptional at developing talent?
Wishing them well as they reach their decision. Go Blue!
March 22nd, 2023 at 10:10 AM ^
Same, hoping the majority commit to the good guys. This post sparked my brain this morning - With the bottom falling out at Stanford, I would say the only college that balances athletics and academics is Notre Dame. USC could potentially get back there. If DeBoer can keep the trajectory moving upwards, maybe Washington. Can you think of any others?
I think Michigan develops talent well at almost every position, wide receiver being the exception. I think our problem with recruiting elite talent is that our development doesn't create many first round draft picks. Its wildly rare to take an above average high school athlete and mold them into a first round pick, so we end up having a number of players drafted in rounds 3+ of the NFL Draft (but I doubt they would become NFL players without the development at Michigan). That's a tougher sell than at Bama, Georgia, and OSU that take elite talent and just continue their trajectory. I think elite high school recruits see the first round picks and get wide-eyed. It won't ever happen, but I would love to see what this staff did with a roster full of the the talent that Alabama gets yearly.
This might sound like a cop out, but I'm not sure a lot of the elite 5* talent that ends up at some of the SEC schools would be a cultural fit at Michigan. I always think of the Aubrey Solomon saga at Michigan as a bit of a cautionary tale. He was a great athlete but was never going to fit in at the school. And sure enough, Michigan wasted a bunch of valuable recruiting resources to get him in the fold just for him to never accomplish too much here.