Monday Recruitin' Plays Both Sides
Weekend Visit Reactions
While the big-name 2016 visitors from last weekend haven't yet gone on the record with reactions, 247's Steve Lorenz—who'll be a guest this afternoon on MGoRadio—has compiled some insider notes on how things went.
The general feeling with five-star CA OLB Caleb Kelly is Michigan's visit went well but might not be enough to overcome Oklahoma's lead ($). Unless Kelly surprisingly declares Michigan his leader this week, that's to be expected—he still has four more official visits to go, including one to Norman. Michigan may in fact have a better chance of landing the weekend's other official visitor, three-star FL DT and USC commit Keyshon Camp, who reportedly spent a lot of time with his former high school teammate, freshman DE Reuben Jones.
The Wolverines are also hanging around for four-star Detroit King WR Donnie Corley, who made a somewhat surprising unofficial visit for the UNLV game. Here's what Steve is hearing about where his recruitment currently stands ($):
In sharing messages with [M commit David] Reese, Corley's interest in the Wolverines appears to be more legitimate than has been led on publicly.
At the same time, we talked to one source who said Michigan remains in the thick of the race for Corley's services, but that one unofficial visit doesn't likely upset the status quo, which is with Michigan State and Ohio State currently appearing to be in better shape for his services, if he was to decide today. However, the good news is that it would be a major surprise if Corley did not take an official visit to Ann Arbor at some point during the season, with the Michigan State game on October 17th being a solid possibility.
Not much has changed here: Michigan is in the mix much more than they were before but are still likely a little behind their rivals—the longer this plays out, the better it bodes for M's chances. One factor that could play into their favor: M is showing interest in three-star King ATH Armani Posey, who visited with Corley and doesn't yet hold an offer from anyone despite being one of the best players on one of the best teams in the state. Lorenz says Posey and Corley are close; if M makes a push for Posey, it could help them land the state's top senior wideout.
Michigan also hosted four-star 2017 TE Jimmy Jaggers, who told Lorenz after the visit that the coaching staff made a big impression on him ($):
"Everyone is all football all of the time and it really shows and rubs off on you," he said. "I got to talk to Jay, Jack and Jim Harbaugh for a solid 30 minutes yesterday and then today I talked to Jay again and we were with him after the game too. Their staff is phenomenal as a whole. It really stood out a lot to me."
Jaggers is showing high interest and he's one of M's top targets to join Carter Dunaway at tight end in the '17 class.
[Hit THE JUMP for the rest of the roundup.]
Commit Updates: Vicious Vic Plays Defense
Got to play a lil bit of D pic.twitter.com/EyWvL8oeMB
— Victor viramontes (@Vicious_Vic10) September 20, 2015
Heh.
Victor Viramontes is also putting up solid numbers at quarterback, though he was limited last weekend by a Mission Viejo defense designed to stop him.
The Wolverine's Brandon Brown has the rest of the commit stat roundup ($). Some notables:
- QB Brandon Peters went a mere 11/15 for 198 yards a three touchdowns in a 34-0 Avon victory. He's got 19 touchdowns against two interceptions—each the fault of his receiver, I can say from seeing both—so far this season.
- RB Kingston Davis had over 200 total yards and a 58-yard rushing TD in a Prattville loss.
- ATH Kiante Enis rushed 20 times for 196 yards and a TD, caught two passes for 80 yards and another TD, tallied three tackles and a pick, and returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown. He is somewhat better than his competition.
WR Ahmir Mitchell also had a nice week, scoring twice—highlights can be found here.
M Maintains Lead For Top-50 2017 OL
2017 FL OT Tedarrell Slaton, the #33 overall prospect on the 247 Composite, told 247's Ryan Bartow that Michigan still holds the lead for him ($):
"The coaching staff. That's what keeps them on top," Slaton said of Michigan. "I want the chance to play in that stadium one day."
He said hopes to visit Michigan next spring or summer.
Landing him, in my expert opinion, would be pretty nice.
September 21st, 2015 at 2:16 PM ^
Would M take Corley and Pie Young, whoever commits first, or would they wait for Corley first before accepting Pie Young? M needs playmakers but...
*looks at # of commits and spots*
...available spots.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
we'll take his commitment then. As long as none is scheduled, I'm skeptical that we would.
September 22nd, 2015 at 1:18 PM ^
My understanding is that Michigan would take both Corley and Young.
September 21st, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
Ace, where can I find a podcast of last week's radio broadcast?
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September 21st, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
Seconded
September 21st, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
Here's the link. It's from a bookmark, so the landing is a little out of date. Just click on "MgoRadio" under the podcast category, and it pulls up a running list of the podcast segments.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
Yeah. Can't get it to work on iPhone. That's why I was hoping they would add it to the podcast (which I thought they said they would).
September 21st, 2015 at 4:03 PM ^
Please add it to Mgopodcast feed. The wtka webiste is terrible.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:03 PM ^
No MAC offers even? Wonder what gives?
September 22nd, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
I'm not sure, but I've been watching Posey for a couple years, and I do not see him as a high-level prospect. There may be other things preventing him from offers, but while I think he's deserving of looks from smaller programs, a scholarship offer from a program like Michigan would be surprising.
September 21st, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
Highly ranked recruit from Florida says Michigan leads?? 3 possibilities:
1. He won't end up highly ranked
2. The lead won't last long
3. HARBAUGH
September 21st, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^
what he means is he wants to play for Ohio State, and looks forward to playing in Michgan's stadium for 1 day
September 21st, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^
This kid is going to be 20 years old as a college freshman. Yikes. No wonder some of these men are better than the aveage 17-year-old high school senior.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:39 PM ^
That's why it seems Beilein seemed to be emphasizing guys like Caris who are young for their class. On the other hand in football you're trading what might be a lower ceiling for a body that can more likely handle the punishment and will more predictably develop.
September 21st, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
Lavert, Wagner and Jordan Morgan were young for their class. McGary, Spike and MAAR all turned 20 before classes began. Now he's recruiting a player who'll go on a two year mission before enrolling.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
September 21st, 2015 at 3:21 PM ^
Actually in order to receive a paycheck of $15,061 at $79/hr one would have to work just over 190 hours. While I'm sure we would all love to make that much in one month, stating "a few hours" is slightly off base. /maths
September 21st, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
I dont know how he has a 5* rating, and a few college teammates of mine played him in High School and dont think he measures up to the hype either.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:29 PM ^
If they're college teammates of yours who played him in High School, they're what, a year or two older than him? I'm not saying they're wrong, but a lot of growth and development can take place in that time, especially given he's 17 years old now so I'm sure he's grown and developed quite a bit from when he was 15.
September 21st, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
Magnus? I know you feel Kelly is overrated as well
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September 22nd, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^
Yes, I do think Kelly is overrated. He's a decent athlete who just doesn't make many plays on the football field. (He didn't as a junior, anyway. I have not yet watched any of his senior film.) I'm very surprised that he's ranked so high.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
It's nice to see Corley visit again. The longer this goes, the better Michigan has to feel.
September 21st, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
That Corley picture at the top never gets old. The old black guy wearing the M cap has a look of longing for Donnie.
September 21st, 2015 at 4:01 PM ^
That is Erik Soup Campbell.
September 21st, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
Now known as Erik Old Black Man In The M Hat Soup Campbell
September 21st, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
Soup is our best WR coach in maybe... ever.
September 22nd, 2015 at 12:31 AM ^
Lol longing! Perfect wording for that pic.
September 21st, 2015 at 6:51 PM ^
Landing him, in my expert opinion, would be pretty nice.
Did I miss a joke somewhere, or do you really think that highly of yourself to claim you are an expert just because you regurgitate information that others have posted from the internet (yes, that includes your "scouting")? I guess that's the beauty of the internet: anyone with a keyboard can be a self-proclaimed "expert" on any topic.
September 21st, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
I think he was implying it as a joke. I do not expect him to put a "/s" everytime he makes a joke.
He has been doing this for a long time here and yes there is a lot of regurgitated info but it is good and concise. Something that I appreaciate.
Lets not be a jerk about it. Lets just appreciate that we don't have to go to 10 different places and follow 100 different people on Twitter to get all of our information.
September 21st, 2015 at 8:28 PM ^
Yah this response seemed a little much. Move along if Ace's posts aren't worthy.
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September 21st, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
Remember, All men are mortal...
September 22nd, 2015 at 11:47 AM ^
It was a joke. Settle down, Francis.
September 22nd, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^
In my expert opinion, you're overreacting.
September 21st, 2015 at 7:19 PM ^
I was at the game with my brother on an unofficial visit sitting behind Antjauan Simmons, Donnie Corley was sitting behind me and Caleb Kelly was two rows back. I can tell you that Caleb Kelly was very disinterested from the 2nd qtr on laying back on the bleacher looking bored like he didn't want to be there, so I would be shocked if he came to Michigan. Now with Corley, he was a surprise visitor as they had to hand write his pass on his lanyard and he was definately watching the game. I talked to his parents quite a bit and they were very in to the game and genuinely seemed to be Michigan fans as they would get up and cheer. I talked to Donnie's mom quite a bit and she kept talking about Michigan being on the right track with Harbaugh and his recruiting. Antjuan Simmons was a great kid that I asked if he would come to Michigan if they offered and he smiled and said he would for sure, so we'll see. I think we have a great chance with Corley especially with the interest his parents showed.
September 22nd, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^
I just wrote a bit on this, but Simmons is one of the best all-around football players in the state for 2017. I don't know what position he'll play because he's a little slow for a RB, a little small for a LB, etc., but he's a heck of a player. For some reason, I just picture him playing for Minnesota and racking up 90 tackles a year as a strong safety.
September 21st, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
How are the two safeties doing? And what about Weaver?
We rarely hear anything about those guys...we're going to need some help at safety sooner rather than later.
September 21st, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
A team with Pie and Taco would be the tastiest team ever assembled
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September 21st, 2015 at 11:50 PM ^
To be fair, this game was pretty boring. We didn't see a whole lot of the offense, and the defense (probably what Kelly was watching) was steadily dominant until the end when our team acted as bored as Kelly seemed.
That said, acting bored is no way to behave in (what is basically) a job interview... even if you are a shoe in.
September 22nd, 2015 at 9:17 PM ^
all of them would be nice. they are all players.
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