Putting into perspective how good Michigan's class could be this year

Submitted by Champeen on

Most likely scenario....

DJ Carton
jalen Wilson

TOTAL POINTS: 51.94
Last Year Rank: 40th

If Michigan lands the duo of DJ Carton and Jalen Wilson, it would give them a recruiting team ranking of about 40th.  While at first glance, this does not seem so great, take a deeper look.  Michigan would have been the highest ranked class with only 2 commits.  If you sorted by averge per commit, it would be a top 5 class.

 

Rocket Watts scenario...

DJ Carton
Jalen Wilson
Rocket Watts

TOTAL POINTS: 63.45
Last Year Rank:  tied 16th

Interestingly, this 3 man class would be about a point and a half away from last years really, really good 5 man class.  Fairly amazing.

 

Jackpot scenario....

Jaden McDaniels
DJ Carton
Jalen Wilson

Total Points: 63.94
Last Year Rank: 15th

#3 class as far as points per recruit.  With this class combined with last years class and the coaching at Michigan, Michigan wins the NBA finals 3 straight years.  Easily.

 

dankbrogoblue

May 31st, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^

I’m not 100% on this, but I think Moe’s departure was actually necessary for the 2018 class. The 2019 class currently has one opening and an assumed Charles Matthew exit would make it two. The third comes from expecting Beilein to expect normal attrition, which could come from a playing time transfer (Eli Brooks is the name that comes up usually, perhaps unfairly) or maybe Jordan Poole or someone else blows up and goes into the draft.

It’s a change in the Beilein recruiting philosophy in the past few years since he’s been left in a bad position too many times from not offering a scholarship since he wasn’t sure where it’d come from.

Mr Miggle

May 31st, 2018 at 2:43 PM ^

so there would still be room for Moe. I agree with your assessment of where we're at for the 2019 class.

Beilein made the change a few years back. People were speculating that Davis might have to take a prep year to fit everyone from 2016 in.  2018 was the first class where he didn't have that to fall back on.