2017 247 Sports top 100
For anyone who wants to feel old, 247 Sports has ranked their top 100 for the 2017 class.
http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Football/RecruitRankings?InstitutionGr…
LSU already has their number 1 player committed, and there are 3 Michigan players in the top 50 including James Ross' brother checking in at #50.
Clearly a lot will change in the next 2 years but nice to see 3 MIchigan kids ranked so highly.
August 11th, 2014 at 9:21 PM ^
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August 11th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^
Nuts to both of you.
August 11th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
I was going to say- these kids were 4 when I graduated from high school.
And I call recruits "kids" all the time.
August 12th, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^
Same here. I guess that means my 10-year reunion is soon.
August 11th, 2014 at 9:24 PM ^
Holy crap. I'm still focusing on 2015.
August 11th, 2014 at 9:47 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^
These kids have only played their FR year of high school. They are entering, right now, their So year. This list means almost next to nothing. Half the kids haven't gone through puberty yet. Many kids that will eventually be great haven't gotten off their JV team yet.
This is a "here's 100 players that matured faster than their peers" list. It's really getting ridiculous. But with all the recruiting sites, now it's a race for who can get them out soonest, despite the fact it means very little. I mean, it's one thing that teams are forced to delve into recruiting a little bit this early, but do these kids, kids that are Sophs, really need to see themselves on top 100 lists and stuff? Sorry for rambling, but even as someone who follows recruiting, as a high school level coach I feel this is way out of hand and too much. I feel uncomfortable with this list. And I think it's a pretty pointless thing on top of it. Most of these kids are 14-15 years old!
August 11th, 2014 at 9:51 PM ^
They did mention he needed some time in the weight room.
August 11th, 2014 at 10:47 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
One thing to consider though about 2017 studs...I bet most on this list are 16 years old already. And at one point in their schooling they repeated a grade.....it's a big trend for parents to do that to give their some a better chance to get a scholarship.
August 11th, 2014 at 10:22 PM ^
August 12th, 2014 at 1:46 AM ^
Football is nothing compared to basketball
August 12th, 2014 at 8:29 AM ^
NFL teams bust every year on their 1st round picks, and those are the professionalis drafting 21-23 year olds. That list doesn't mean "almost next to nothing"...it means absolutely nothing.
As a guy who works with kids in that age group, it sickens me to see the rankings of basketball kids in middle school and 9th graders like this. I don't know if it's coincidence or causation that so many of them come to college and have struggles socially, academically, and/or legally because in some of their most formative years, they had websites telling them how good they were, then coaches recruiting them either telling them how good they were or flat out lying to them (Holgorsen) and I wonder how delayed their coping mechanisms are for dealing with the stress early on and then the competition once they get where they're going. For some kids, maybe this helps, but what about the kids who don't have the support network at home? I fear ranking kids in the summer after their 9th grade school year in football and earlier in basketball is a detrimental thing to do for them. Wait until they at least finish their junior seasons.
August 11th, 2014 at 9:32 PM ^
I work with 9th (going on 10th) graders every week. It is strange to me that they or their classmates are being recruited by colleges and fanboys already
August 11th, 2014 at 9:34 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 9:47 PM ^
What about the third kid? The OT?
August 11th, 2014 at 10:48 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
The (very) early crystal balls have Peoples-Jones to OSU, probably since they already offered him a scholarship. Didnt know he was a legacy though, who was his did?
August 11th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
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August 11th, 2014 at 11:59 PM ^
Damn nice job man. Is/was Michigan recruiting either of them?
August 12th, 2014 at 12:47 AM ^
Shaun is very interested in M but it isn't mutual yet. I will send film on him after the season, or midway through, hopefully they follow with an offer. Good chance we'll get an official visit if so
August 11th, 2014 at 11:11 PM ^
My twin 5 year old boys had their Kindergarten open house tonight...and i havn't even looked into a hudl page or signed them up for a regional 7 on 7! Am i too late....(panting and breathless)????
August 12th, 2014 at 12:22 AM ^
If the guys in the class of 2017 look like this I guess it's not too early.
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August 12th, 2014 at 1:23 PM ^
Yeah, but I heard he was Mr. Thug Nasty in Pee Wee. DOMINATION.