Julian Barnett (2019) commits to MSU

2019 in state talent is LOADED

Harbaugh better not fuck this up (Hurr durr prepared for downvotes for that statement)

Dobbs and Logan are two of the best Olineman in the country. Dobbs is Barnetts HS Teammate so it couldve helped to get him on the team in terms of landing Dobbs

Dobbs is a 5 star

Barnett high 4 star (97 rating)

Logan Brown, now committed to Wisonsin, is a high 4 star (96 rating)

Two of the other in state 4 stars are already committed to MSU

Our 2019 class is already in amazing shape but it will ultimately depend on how the team does in 2018. If we lose more than 2 regular season games and dont win the Big Ten then our class will crumble as this is THE YEAR for Harbaugh. Not looking good that we are already getting pillaged with our in state talent

From what i can gather:

1.) Kid was a strong MSU lean from the beginning.

2.) Michigan wanted him to come to camp for an in person evaluation for some reason - which is odd when he only plays 10 miles down the road...He showed up in street clothes, then went to OSU the following week and participated.

3.) His high school coach hates UM.

It sounds like we knew we didn't have a chance, so we really didn't pursue him.  

Need to repair our Belleville relationship.  It seems absurd that they're in our backyard producing alot of big talent and none of it is coming here.

I️ think Jim’s comments about the 2018 class wanting to be here and it being a two way street in recruiting was a subtle shot.

I'm no scout or coach but some things I noticed:

Most of his highlights are at WR. He looks like a good WR but not on a level with DPJ, Black, etc. Honestly, I think Ronnie Bell's highlights were more impressive. This could be me viewing through maize and blue lenses. His speed, while pretty fast looks closer to 4.69 than 4.47. Good hands and elusiveness. High points the ball well.

Only 3 plays of him playing CB (1 INT, 1 PBU and 1 tackle on a run). It looks like Belleville has him playing some OLB and even DE on defense. Makes me wonder how he is rated the #3 CB in the country.

After watching this, I guess I could understand how Harbaugh might want to see him play in person before making an offer.

Here's the link (can't figure out how to embed HUDL videos):

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/6437323/57d6d652dfe299a25cd7a0d7

 

Kid is a good player. We'll probably offer at some point. Get him on campus and who knows. Some kids grow up loving MSU, this might be the case, they have been decent at football for a decade now. Maybe Barnett is not an option because of that. We should do something to repair the relationship with Belleville though. They are 10 mikes away and seem to be producing a ton of D1 talent.

of him not wanting to be a part of Michigan

 

he didn't camp because he was "injured", then camped the next week at OSU

 

reeks of the kid from OSU that went on an official to Michigan and trashed Michigan the whole time and went to OSU

 

Cass Tech was anti-Michigan for a while and the Belleview coach is definitely still part of that bias

 

fortunately, we are super deep in the defensive backfield and need to focus on DL and OL

Not good news, but the Belleville coach said that Devontae Dobbs talked to Barnett after the OSU offer and assured him MSU is the place he should commit to. Dobbs is going to commit to MSU and possibly very soon. People can say what they want about his film, but Dobbs is a 5 star O Lineman from 15 miles away from the Big House, losing him to MSU is bad.