Hello: Nick Eubanks
Nick Eubanks completes this year's most llama-out-of-nowhere recruitment by committing while on a mid-week official:
— GIFTED1⃣ (@Yung2Tall) January 28, 2016
The Iowa State run on Chase Allen's crystal ball is now explained.
Eubanks a four-star to three services. 247 ranks him the #11 TE in the country and a four star; ESPN has him the #2 TE-H (they split their TE rankings) and a four star inside their top 300. Rivals has him a four star just outside their top 250. Scout is the only service to rank him a three-star.
A more informative update is coming.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:03 PM ^
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January 28th, 2016 at 7:12 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 7:53 PM ^
I'm not always right.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:58 PM ^
I think this time your right.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:59 PM ^
that if a kid show boats it disproportionally affects your opinion of them in a negative light but, that's just like my opinion man.
January 28th, 2016 at 8:06 PM ^
That may be true. I'll admit that I have a hard time balancing showboating with talent sometimes, but that's partly because Hoke/Harbaugh don't put up with showboating. In other words, if the attitude issues persist, kids won't get on the field. From my perspective, it's tough to tell whether a kid like that can be "fixed" or not. So yeah, it's a projection, and it's not going to be accurate 100% of the time.
January 28th, 2016 at 8:13 PM ^
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January 28th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
Really? Do they teach kids to catch a basketball with their chest these days?
I must be getting old...
January 28th, 2016 at 8:33 PM ^
But who knows, maybe this is the very first time.
January 28th, 2016 at 11:28 PM ^
I watched the highlights and I feel like I'm watching a poor man's Devin Funchess in a way, which ought to be a good thing considering Funchess is about to start in the Super Bowl, but he looks so much less polished and less of a pure football player (compared to a guy like Khaleke Hudson who is pure as the driven snow in football terms).
Still, a lot of major programs were hot after the kid, and a couple of years of Harbaugh boot camp and I'll bet he could be something special.
EDIT: From the video, here's what was worrying me--
1. He seems to walk around a lot during ongoing plays.
2. For someone who looks as physically dominant compared to the other kids on the field, he doesn't necessarily play dominant. He doesn't ever really shed that first tackler, for example.
3. Doesn't like to attack the ball.
Still, obviously has the athleticism to play at the highest level, and the offense he was in (in highlights, anyway) mostly consisted of short dump passes. Could be a really exciting dude being moved all over the field to create matchup problems.
January 28th, 2016 at 8:29 PM ^
I don't think that's the correct way to look at it. Of course the staff thinks his issues can be coached up, but that doesn't always happen and they know that. Magnus, other scout-types and the coaches are basically in the business of opining on how likely that will happen. Even for the D1 coaches, it's just an educatedguess.
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January 29th, 2016 at 2:44 AM ^
Everybody gets to see the same film Magnus does. Others also get to see more film and/or watch him play in person and at camps. They also get to see how he's progressed over the course of a season, They can better assess potential attitude issues and coachability because they talk to his coaches and interact with him in person.
January 28th, 2016 at 10:04 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 9:34 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 6:25 PM ^
Damn I haven't heard this guy as a potential commit before. I like this pickup better than Allen. He'll be a beast by his junior year.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:25 PM ^
We can have nice things!
January 28th, 2016 at 6:27 PM ^
and that offer list... Florida, Bama, SC, Auburn, LSU, Georgia.
January 29th, 2016 at 7:28 AM ^
Did any of them offer Allen? Like, committable offer him?
January 29th, 2016 at 8:33 AM ^
Aside from Michigan, his biggest offers were Florida State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma State.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:29 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 7:02 PM ^
hair's to you, Nick Eubanks.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:33 PM ^
Wow. This whole recruiting cycle has been one whirlwind, one for the ages. Quite memorable!
Welcome, Nick!
January 28th, 2016 at 6:33 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 6:38 PM ^
I don't think so. Asiasi and him will fill different roles as a TE. Asiasi also could play defense too, if for some reason Harbaugh thought there were too many TEs.
January 28th, 2016 at 9:30 PM ^
Like that would ever happen!
..."too many" tight ends for Harbaugh... ha!
January 29th, 2016 at 7:33 AM ^
That would be like too many Slots for Rich Rod or too many DLs for Hoke.
Where we just see "Tight End", Harbaugh sees many different imperceptible nuances in "Tight End". Like Eskimos do with snow.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:41 PM ^
So does this stick? Does he still take his scheduled UF visit? Also, still want Asiasi. Considering the other WR in this class, I think Eubanks can fill a jumbo size WR/TE Fuchess type role.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:12 PM ^
January 29th, 2016 at 7:36 AM ^
The money quote:
"Michigan showed me stuff I've never seen before. Not at Florida or at Alabama. How they throw the ball to their tight end. How they flex the tight end out and use the position as a hybrid. No other school I was considering does that. That shocked me and shook my mind."
January 28th, 2016 at 6:42 PM ^
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January 28th, 2016 at 6:51 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 6:54 PM ^
So Harbaugh's whole "everyone commit silently so we can have a big splashy signing day" plan seems to have gone away. Not that I'm that bummed, this kid looks like a star to be.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
Nick stated he has cancelled his OV to Florida this weekend.
January 29th, 2016 at 7:38 AM ^
We own Florida.
That is all.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
Nick stated he has cancelled his OV to Florida this weekend.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
Nick stated he has cancelled his OV to Florida this weekend.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
Nick stated he has cancelled his OV to Florida this weekend.
January 28th, 2016 at 6:57 PM ^
Welcome to Michigan Nick!
January 28th, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^
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January 29th, 2016 at 7:39 AM ^
He decommitted then changed his mind. Then changed it back. Then . . .
January 28th, 2016 at 8:01 PM ^
Double-double post
January 28th, 2016 at 6:59 PM ^
Watching his film felt like watching Devin Funchess. Except Eubanks actually blocked people. Could you imagine... a blocking devin funchess... Also he's two inches taller than Funchess.
- Devin Funchess but taller and he blocks
-- I am Fred Jackson
January 28th, 2016 at 7:04 PM ^
if Jake Butt starts next season. I know I won't be.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^
January 28th, 2016 at 7:11 PM ^
So Proud of my Brother Yung2Tall Nick The Freak Eubanks He Just Committed to The University of Michigan #Go Blue # Big10 # Eubanks Boyz
January 28th, 2016 at 8:47 PM ^
Tight ends usually seem like the physical 'freaks' out there. Dudes who are 250, look huge, run fast, truck people, etc. Just massive athletic people
January 28th, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^
Excited to have Nick Eubanks join the class. Highly rated player who was not on our radar until very recently. Bottom line here is anything is possible with Coach Harbaugh and crootin'.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:19 PM ^
Looks like he has only played 2 years of football much like some of the defensive pickups in the last week. So that explains some of the "rawness" in the film but certainly adds to excitment of a potential ceiling down the road in a few years.
January 28th, 2016 at 7:39 PM ^
Watched his film. Has some speed for a TE and moves really well. Looks like he has nice hands and catches things easily. The size is great and with some added pounds he would be a great TE. I really like the potential with him in the future.
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