247 Projects OT Alaric Jackson To Michigan

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6-7 285 lbs from Detroit Ren. #56 OT/629 overall

3* .8596 with offers from Neb, Iowa, Sparty  + 15 others.

NO UM offer listed tho....

Somethin in the works? If so, it may not bode well for other OL options.

If true, WELCOME Alaric! GO BLUE!

 

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Mauresi

February 1st, 2016 at 9:03 PM ^

Jackson looks impressive for a guy who's played football for 1 year. I guess he was a 3 year bball player and switched over to football his last season. Very athletic, very quick, but super raw. He could be really good, and with this staff teaching him, he could be great.



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MGoAndy

February 1st, 2016 at 9:09 PM ^

...since Carson Butler and Andre Criswell back in 2005.

Not a bad place to re-establish some ties, especially in light of some recent top talent going to East Lansing. Like Cass, a DPS school you have to test into.

Notable Renaissance recruits:

Lawrence Thomas - MSU (2011) - 4*

Mylan Hicks - MSU (2010) - 4*

Chris Norman - MSU (2009) - 4*

Derek Knight - WVU (2007) - 3*

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Indonacious

February 1st, 2016 at 9:12 PM ^

Based on a tweet I just saw recapping Isiah Simmon's most recent twitter follows nclude....Rashan Gary, Nate Johnson, Nick Eubanks, Joe Hastings (UM Defensive Graduate Assistant), Clemson Co-OC, and Harbaugh. According to WD's twitter follower dogma, this is good news for his announcement tomorrow at 5pm for us. This would run counter to his crystal ballz by Wilfong and Shurburtt to Clemson (National 247 guys). 

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setauket

February 1st, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^

What I hear about Hamilton and his work ethic and toughness is disconcerting. Great body and frame, but Aleric only lacks the development that Hamilton has, not the frame, and certainly not the athleticism or toughness. Bulk him up, teach him the skills and his cieling is much higher squarely because to survive you have to have a want to and will to, as Drevno and Harbaugh always repeat. 

If you are a high rated OL recruit at that size and lift less than DBs on your HS team, I don't want you. 

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Black Socks

February 1st, 2016 at 9:35 PM ^

Magnus / Space Coyote,

What's your prediction on Jackson in three years?  Will Jackson or Swenson be a better collegiate OT?  I'll hang up and listen.

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Mr. Yost

February 2nd, 2016 at 8:00 AM ^

My only concern is why was he not on the board/radar before? It makes it feel like we're reaching or settling. We lose Fuller but get Lavert Hill and that doesn't feel like a backup. Stewart or Pie Young never felt like backups just guys who may not have been at the very top of our board. The majority of us didn't know who this guy was before the Hamilton decommit. Now obviously the staff did and that's by far what's most important and truly the only thing that matters. However, he never seemed like another player on the board at the OT position like Stewart/Young for WR.

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Magnus

February 2nd, 2016 at 10:02 AM ^

a) He was on the radar. However, he had not been offered.

b) We weren't actively searching for offensive linemen until recently. We had Swenson, Bredeson, Onwenu, and Hamilton. Bredeson was the most recent commitment (IIRC) and that happened in August, which is 5 months ago. We picked up Spanellis right when Swenson left, so the net gain/loss was zero. Then we lost Hamilton, so we're down a lineman. In the case of Stewart, Young, Fuller, Hill, etc., we've always been looking for wide receivers and cornerbacks. If Fuller and Hill had committed to us back in August, how active do you think our search would be for defensive backs at this point? Probably not very active.

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chatster

February 2nd, 2016 at 9:13 AM ^

Magnus, if you project Alaric Jackson as someone who could begin to contribute not later than 2019 (giving him three years to physically develop, learn how to play the game and become a better football player, after having played only basketball for most of his life), does this intensify the need to bring in at least two offensive linemen who, like Mason Cole before them, could be starting as true freshmen for Michigan in 2017 without causing any problems.

Also, how many offensive linemen would you expect Michigan to go for in the class of 2017?

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Magnus

February 2nd, 2016 at 10:05 AM ^

Yes, the need for early-impact linemen is intensified greatly. We lose Bars, Kalis, Braden, and Magnuson by the beginning of 2017. The backups to those guys have not fared very well (Kugler, Dawson, etc.), and even those guys will be seniors by then.

I think we'll take at least five linemen in the 2017 class.

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Jimmyisgod

February 1st, 2016 at 9:48 PM ^

Onwenu is making his college decision at 8 pm tomorrow night. Hmmm, I was under the impression he already made that decision when he committed to us.

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LSAClassOf2000

February 1st, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^

It's kind of interesting that Iowa fans are upset about it only because we're now in a recruiting cycle with a staff that will offer who it wants to offer right up to the end and doesn't really care what you may think about it. I actually rather like that attitude. Before now, I would have thought that it might take a lot more to rile up Iowa fans, but live and learn. 

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