2019 class status
with no link for the class that is available and that I can update, I thought I would post this here
1…QB-C. McNamara
2…RB-Z. Charbonnet
3…RB/APB-E. Gray
4…WR-Slot-G. Johnson III
5…TE-E. All
6…OL-K. Barnhart
7…OG-N. Rumler
8…OG-Z. Carpenter
9…OL-J. Stewart
10…OT-T. Jones
11…WDE-S. Herron
12…DT/SDE-C. Hinton
13…WDE-G. Newburg
14…NT-M.Smith
15…SDE-D. Ojabo
16…ILB-C. Thomas
17…CB-DJ Turner
18…S-Q. Johnson
19…S/VLB-J. Velazquez
I don't know where K J. Moody falls into the classes or if he is even still heading to Michigan as no one has really spoken about him
For the rest of the class? Top names appear to be:
OT - T. Keegan
WR - C. Johnson
OLB - A. Di Cosmo
CB - M. Sainristil (VT commit)
Other possibilities with a lesser chance
WDE - Z. Harrison
S - D. Hill and L. CIne
Ath / LB - Q. Crouch
SDE - G. Karlaftis (Purdue commit)
TE - I. Foskey
APB - G. Jackson
thoughts?
Shea leaving is a reach but that almost certainly means we had a great year so I'm cool with it. I think Hudson leaving would be a bit of a surprise. Both L. Hill and Bush could wind up sticking around due to size concerns limiting their draft placement. Its likely a fair number of that group leave but I doubt all 6 do. I'd say we are probably at 18-19 comfortably based off this post. The staff seems to be recruiting like they expect closer to 25 slots. 5-7 playing time transfers would be a high amount in my opinion but I guess maybe not.
I think Gary is hungry for a national championship. If we are close this season and 2019 looks like a good bet given a slightly favorable schedule I would not be surprised if Gary and Shea stay another year.
I got blasted a while back for a similar post but I agree with you.
- Rashan's mom has a good career so they are not a family that needs the immediate cash.
- All through the recruiting process, she said that he would not automatically hop after 3 years
- Plenty of projected top 10 players return for one last season (look at Clemson's DLine)
In either case, I would never blame someone for making their life dreams come true and getting paid millions to do it. He seems like a really bright kid and can always go back and get his degree afterwards (hell, if he gets drafted by the Lions, he could do it while he was playing in the NFL).
I was sure that OSU had overrecruited by like 10 players in 2017. I even put together a Board post that Seth mercifully nuked (he had seen that kind of nonsense before). The topic never came up and Urban was absolutely fine - probably some firm handshakes behind the scenes - but no story whatsoever.
Every team recruits with attrition built in - the coaches have a sense for the numbers. If Shea is the starter and then comes back in 2019, Peters will probably do a 3 year grad transfer and I am sure every Michigan fan will understand and support him. Either way, one of the two will be gone before the 2019 fall camp starts.
A handful of guys will get passed during the 2018 season by players younger than them, in addition to this monster 2019 recruiting class, and will request a transfer. It is just the way it goes.
KJ Moody was originally going to greyshirt and arrive this winter, but with the recent attrition a spot opened up and he is officially on scholarship right now.
Heard there’s another commit potential either 19 or 20 tonight? Any truth?
It will be important for Harbaugh to win 10 games to keep these recruits in the fold. If we have a 7 or 8 win season, some of these recruits may jump ship. 11 wins and Harbaugh will have some of the late 5 stars wanting in.
I am sure some players will transfer. It only seems be news because it is Harbaugh.
Nice balanced class, just need to keep reloading every year now
I'm on a UofM vs. MSU trash talking group. The big criticism from MSU fans is that UofM recruits are rated too high, and that they get bumped up just because they are UofM recruits. A lot of our recruits are going to get bumped up now simply because they are now going to get evaluated in more detail. What say you? Is the Michigan bump fair or unfair. Do other schools get this bump?
A valid measure for the services to use is the volume and quantity of offers. So if an analyst has a kid as a generic 3* and then the kid starts pulling in offers from Bama, Georgia, FSU, OSU, Michigan, etc... then of course the kid is going to get a bump to 4* status. It was one of the reasons that star ratings correlate (not cause) with winning games.
Dantonio is more like Beilein where he is a master of finding underrated players that fit his schemes. He mixes in a few highly coveted recruits and he has competitive teams. For some reason the analysts haven’t clued in that players identified by Dantonio should get another look.
So the answer is sort of yes and it actually makes sense. But no they don’t get a bump just because they commit to Michigan - certainly didn’t help anyone from the 2018 class.
Giles Jackson is 100% in the crystal ball for Michigan. But at 5'8", 175, I can't see what position will play. He has fantastic skill numbers, there is no doubt. It seems he's be better off in the Pac 12. It sure seems like the BIG 10 would knock him about badly. But Michigan is "warm" after him. Jay H. must have something in mind. I guess.
I think if we have a great year we could push out 1-3 of the lower rated guys in favor of better options options.