Ahmir Mitchell Sr Yr Highlights
Saw this on Mr Fish's twitter feed. Cue the "he looks like this NFL wr combined with that NFL wr...but better" commentary. I like how he opens the film with a defensive play. Was a bit surprised he is at 4.67 in the 40 - thought he was a bit faster. But at least that gets 0 out of 5 fakes as its Sparq verified. 6'3" 206 lbs - should be one big kid by his SO year.
On a sidenote - Ahmir just tweeted he expects 3 committments to UM this week.
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December 15th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
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Comparing the two is interesting. While I am impressed with Ahmir Mitchell's size, I really like Nate Johnson's quickness and moves with the ball in his hands. I think Johnson would be the better return man.
December 15th, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
He looks like a DeSean Jackson type of receiver.
December 15th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
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December 15th, 2015 at 3:49 PM ^
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Legit playmaker. Really not sure what position he ends up at. Could see him making an impact in the return game after year one, when JLew and Jehu are gone.
December 15th, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
baller.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:11 PM ^
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I grew up close to there. Cedar Creek is a brand new HS with very little enrollment but a really good football coach (former NFL d-lineman) so they get to play against pretty bad competition for most of the season. There is a lot of good D-1 football talent that comes out of the area though becuase the coaching and camp participation is pretty good but not 11 players on the field are good.
December 15th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
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December 15th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
Would they take Chase Allen so soon without giving Nauta more time to "mull"?
I see Eason "re-commited" (while never decommiting) to GA today - many thought he was headed to Miami after the coaching change so it puts another nail in the Nauta coffin.
I don't know if Allen has ever been to AA but UM is far and away his best offer. Unless Nordin flips I don't see anyone else who is on commit watch so soon.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
Pie Young
December 15th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
December 15th, 2015 at 1:23 PM ^
I think he was just saying that his commitment date is this week, not necessarily that we would land him.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:26 PM ^
December 15th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
I meant the poster you responded to.
The previous poster asked if anyone else's commitment date was this week, and the poster above you responded that Pie Young's was. I don't think he was predicting Pie Young's commitment necessarily.
Ahmir Mitchell might have been, but (I agree with you) it sounds unlikely.
Sorry for the confusion.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
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December 15th, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^
I don't know what you're talking about. I ran a 40 in four seconds flat earlier this year, mouth-timed.
December 15th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
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December 15th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
Harbaugh can just tell him to run faster if he needs to speed up at all.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^
Harbaugh does not tell those he wants to run faster to do so.....He ASKS them nicely to improve their giddyup.
December 15th, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^
You are correct. plus1 for you.
December 15th, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^
This kid is kind of a freak athlete. Not Lebron freak but like Larry FItzgeral type maybe. Strong, thick and tall. Has gallup but needs that giddyup. Overall descent athele. Watch out if he has some good gains in top end speed and lateral quickness.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
This highlight reel should be subtitled as "Gulliver's Football Travels"
December 15th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
haha that was my first thought too: "New Jersians are a short people..."
It must be such a shock to system to go from playing these type of athletes to the 7 on 7 camps or 1st day on campus.
December 15th, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
The great thing about these highlights are realizing he will not be needed desperately next season. Chesson, Darboh, Drake Harris, Ways, Grant Perry, and Nate Johnson should be able to handle the heavy lifting. That will give him time to develop his route running which is often overlooked when freshmen show up to campus.
December 15th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
That would be ideal, in my opinion, if he doesn't need to be pressed into service - the luxury of not having to do this to players in various position groups is something I am still trying to adjust to in the Harbaugh era honestly. The film posted above is very nice indeed, and if Mitchell had a year where he could just learn the system, I think he fills in quite nicely.
December 15th, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^
One position which will be interesting is Fullback. I foresee more heavy TE sets and 3-4 WR sets next season since we do not have an established FB returning. Poggi isn't much of a FB. I think it will have to be mostly Shallman (who has not been able to stay healthy.)
In an ideal world, we land Kareem Walker, and Smith can play FB. De'veon is an ideal FB. Tough. Pretty good blocker. Can run the Harbaugh Trap. Can Catch out of the back field. That would be a perfect scenario.
December 15th, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
I have been saying this for a while, as well. If you were to describe an ideal FB for the Harbaugh offense, it would be a big back, good blocker, picks up blitzes well, can catch out of the backifield and is a threat to take several handoffs a game.
That describes Smith perfectly. He obviously has the size and blocking ability, and his blitz pick-up was very good this season. As for his running / catching, the guy functioned as our primary RB for much of the season, and would be at least as good as Houma in that regard (which was pretty damn good). Pair him with a quicker, shiftier back (or a second bruiser) and we might have an actual running game.
December 15th, 2015 at 4:07 PM ^
Looks like a future all big ten player to me. What do you guys think?
December 15th, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
I've long been of the opinion that Mitchell is every bit of the prospect that Corley is. They're not similar players in terms of style or attributes, but they're equally good prospects for very different reasons.
...which is one of the reasons I also want Corley at Michigan so badly.
December 15th, 2015 at 6:49 PM ^
what he would be like at safety... Jarrod Wilsonesque...similar speed, similar height, would end up being 20 pounds heavier, and hits harder. Almost a mini cam chancellor?