Scout rankings updated and expanded
First top 100 (actually top 300 if you load the other pages) was released by Scout, with a lot of other updated and expanded rankings. There are currently 33 5*s, and the 4*s extend out to the 250th ranked player (meaning currently players ranked 251-300 are 3*s).
There are several interesting rankings/listings, but here are some players of interest and a few observations/comments.
Braden #40 OT, 3*
Stacey #33 OG, 3*
Kiel #1 QB, 5*, 17th overall
Pike #3 QB, 5*, 25th overall - slight UM lean maybe? hopefully?
Fuller #9 QB, 4*, 163rd overall - I guess somebody likes him as a QB
Garmon #11 RB, 65th overall - he is listed as the RB most likely to commit to Mich over on Touch the Banner.com (is that Magnus's site right?)
Burbridge #11 WR, 84th overall - I had once heard he was a MSU lean, is that still presumed true?
Stanford #16 WR, 106th overall
Thompson #5 TE, 4*, 137th overall (Yeah Ron! If you look at my previous posts, I had him on my wish list even when he was getting no recruiting hype, so you can imagine how happy I am to see him get this ranking. Go Blue Ron!) - strong Mich lean
Funchess #6 TE, 146 overall - maybe a Mich lean?
McNamara #7 TE, 165 overall - presumed OSU lean, from SD area
Peat #2 OT, 5*, 3rd overall - would be a huge get - both literally and figuratively
Murphy #8 OT, 34th overall
Diamond #9 OT, 4*, 40th overall - presumed Mich lean
Simmons #2 OG, 5*, 30th overall - his mentor is a former Mich OL, story is on front of Michigan's Rivals page, but I'm not an insider
Wormley #13 DE, 4*, 112th overall - Mich lean
Shittu #7 DT, 50th overall
Day #9 DT, 4*, 64th overall - grew up Mich fan right? presumed Mich lean
O'Brien #14 DT, 4*, 131st overall - I actually expected him to be higher than Day, but I guess we stand a better shot at Day any way right? Personally, I would be quite happy if we could get both of them - still a Tenn lean though?
Ross #2 MLB, 4*, 72nd overall - would love to get several of these LBs
Ringer #8 MLB, 4*, 206th overall - April 15th-ish, is that the date we hopefully ring in Ringer (it's late, I'm allowed bad puns)
Odenigbo #2 OLB, 58th overall - I didn't realize he was this highly regarded, although he has already been selected to the Under Armour All American game for next year
RJS #7 OLB, 4*, 105th overall
Darby #2 CB, 40th overall - some sources list him as RB
Richardson #8 CB, 4*, 139th overall
Reeves #10 CB, 177th overall
Stefon Diggs is listed as #2 at SAFETY! 5*, I had never heard of him being projected as a safety before (actually I about soiled myself when I didn't see him listed in the section on WRs interested in us) - 16th overall
Wilson #10 S, 4*, 151st overall - probably the safety we have best shot at?
Interestingly, Brionte Dunn is a 5* while Warren Ball is a 4*. These are both RBs committed to OSU and we are trying to steal Dunn because i think Ball was OSU's first choice (definitely committed first and I think was offered first). Perhaps still a long shot, but how awesome would it be to steal a 5* from OSU. Remember, Dunn committed b/f the issues with Tressel were made known, so maybe he will reconsider a little. Anyone with more info on the topic please feel free to clarify where we stand with Dunn. Both are top 100 overall.
OSU is actually doing well with 2 5*s already and looking good with at least 1 more (DE Adolphus Washington). It will be interesting to see how the situation with Tressel affects recruiting. All currently committed recruits committed before the story broke.
***EDITED*** Wormley has been updated to a Michigan lean as several posters below mention that OSU may not be as strong of a threat as I had feared.
He had a pretty lackluster junior year, considering his sophomore year and expectations. He still has the potential to climb
Garmon is a really good player and a great kid, but it will be tough to pull him from Penn State or North Carolina. That's who he's really down to.
How do we look for Wes Brown or any running backs? Do you have an idea of what our recruit of running backs looks like so far.
I'd say our best chance at a running back now is Wes Brown or Oklahoma RB Donovan Roberts.
I would watch 5* RB Brionte Dunn though. He is probably going to visit Michigan, and he's committed to OSU at this point.
A RB class of Brown and Dunn would be tremendous. I especially like Wes Brown because he reminds me of Brandon Minor (who was one of my favorite players of the past couple years) and he also wear #4 in HS.
I'm not particularly worried about Wormley. Frankly, I think Michigan will get the leftovers from OSU's recruiting class. There are a lot of good defensive ends in the midwest, so once OSU fills up on defensive ends, we should (more or less) get the pick of the litter. So if it's Washington and Odenigbo that OSU takes, maybe we get Wormley and Brown. Etc. Ain't no thing but a chicken wing.
Are you including Se'von Pittman, Greg McMullen, Tom Strobel and LaTroy Lewis as DEs or can OSU still pick up someone like McMullen to play DT.
OSU is trying to squeeze as many as possible in. They offered Strobel as a DT, and Odenigbo as a LB.
Not worried about Wormley? Well you should be, because he is not a sure thing. But neither is OSU cleaning up Ohio. I disagree that we will "get the leftovers from OSU's class"..... on the contrary.... with the uncertainty hanging over their program, it should continue well into the fall...it'll be enough for Hoke to re-establish par with Ohio recruiting, or close to it. If anything, I think the top Ohio recruits will gravitate towards us after Pike commits.
I'm not worried about Wormley because if he chooses OSU, we can get Odenigbo. And if Odenigbo chooses OSU, we can get Pharaoh Brown. And if Brown chooses OSU, we can get Strobel. And if Strobel chooses OSU, we can get McMullen.
And so on.
And so on.
There are a lot of talented defensive linemen in the midwest. Wormley won't make or break our defensive line recruiting.
Wow, our class could shape up to be pretty damn good.
He is a product of his system. they pass A LOT. Granted he is an amazing player its the system he runs that give him the chance for that.
When you throw the ball nearly 600 times, you're bound to rack up a ton of yards. There are a lot of questions about Mauk's physical abilities, his mechanics, his attitude, etc. Frankly, I wouldn't have been surprised to see him ranked a little lower.
He's got pretty poor technique, too. He's quite raw, but the potential's there
This class has a lot of potential. Keep getting this 5* on campus and anything can happen. I would love to see Pike GO BLUE soon & start recruiting Ricardo Miller style to get a monster class put together.