Obligatory 2017 recruiting thread
What? You thought it was over?
That we could relax?
Take a rest?
Let your guard down?
You were wrong.
THE JACKHAMMER is already out working on reeling in the big fish in our backyard pond for 2017-
Just got off the phone with Coach Harbaugh !! A great guy ...
— DPJ™ (@dpeoplesjones) February 3, 2016
Michigan went crazy on signing day
— DPJ™ (@dpeoplesjones) February 3, 2016
Michigan Football never stops.
HARBAUGH never stops.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:47 PM ^
I'll ponder this late 2016. Too exhausted...thank god our coach isn't human, doesn't get tired, observe sick days, holidays or other distractions and is a jackhammer.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:51 PM ^
Well, I only do that when I'm hungover.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
Currently who is Number 1 right now ?
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:48 PM ^
He is a must get..
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:52 PM ^
Someone must have Harbaugh being spied on at all times because this is DPJ's next tweet...
Just got off of the phone with Coach Meyer from Ohio State ! It means a lot...
— DPJ™ (@dpeoplesjones) February 3, 2016
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:58 PM ^
or they were spying DPJ's twitter feed and that slimey bastard called right away...
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:00 PM ^
Urbz is quick regardless of his methods... DPJ's Harbaugh tweet was at 12:49PM... the Meyer one was at 1:02PM
Geeze.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:04 PM ^
Urbz is quick regardless of his methods...
^^That's what she said (and by she I mean UF coeds)
February 4th, 2016 at 12:33 AM ^
Harbaugh is making everyone take notice. Even better: Harbaugh loves to compete with people like Meyer over recruits, even if Meyer does have the advantage of having generous boosters.
February 4th, 2016 at 9:59 AM ^
Would be great if there were a way to get through to the staff (who probably already know what's going on), a friend, or a high school teammate of a highly sought after recruit like DPJ to alert the recruit to what might be happening here.
If this is really going on it's pretty creepy. Would be fun to see if DPJ or another recruit falsely tweeted that Harbaugh called him just to see if Meyer calls later the same day or the next day. Hard for me to put myself in the shoes of one of these recruits, but if I saw that was what was going on, it would make me pretty uncomfortable with Meyer.
Perhaps someone on Meyer's staff is even reading this post.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
Either osu has a spy or every coach (not just Harbaugh) is always working. The good news is osu had an invite only junior day last weekend and DPJ did not attend. He may have had a scheduling conflict or something but since I don't know I will assume he just doesn't like the smell of Columbus and elected not to go.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:54 PM ^
Only one exclamation point in the OSU tweet? I think we all know what that means...
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February 3rd, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
DPJ is integral
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:34 PM ^
....in calculus, I pictured him as more differential.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
Benn! You started a thread!
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February 3rd, 2016 at 11:57 PM ^
I'm so secretly hoping Section6 is TIMMAAY
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:51 PM ^
I'll start. Corey Malone Hatcher dl from St. Joe, Josh Rosh lb from orchard lake st. Mary's, Jaylen Kelly Powell db from Cass Tech, Ambry Thomas db from mlk, Peoples Jones wr from Cass Tech, Drew Singletary lb from Paramus, Isiah Wilson ol from ny.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^
Be interesting to see if nabbing Hill helps us recruit King HS a bit better
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:07 PM ^
Singleton and Bolds are 2 4 star kids out of Paramus. Then you got Ruiz who's from NJ but goes to IMG, which just so happens to be Michigan's spring break practice location.
Oh snap!
On top of that the #1 NJ croot, Clark, has PSU as his #1. Odds Harbaugh can pry him away from Franklin? He's an OT as well.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
Ruiz is a former teammate of Johnson and Hawkins at Camden. Definitely have an advantage.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:12 PM ^
Standford Samuels will be a priority too, Gil, Metellus, and Bush's teammate, top 5 corner
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:20 PM ^
Get use to hearing the term "PIPELINE 9" for the next 365 days.
Also, you know Harbaugh is already working on a way to top this year's signing with the stars.... just plain scary!
February 4th, 2016 at 1:54 AM ^
Doubt we get Thomas. Think we have a decent chance right now with the rest, though it's early.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:51 PM ^
I know its not Harbaugh's style, but I'd offer 1 2017 WR...DPJ.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
Right off the bat!
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February 3rd, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^
Coach Jim and Lane Kiffin both showed up at Antioch CA High visiting Najee Harris on January 19th. Harris is a 2017 RB.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
Apparently, Jim hates recruiting....
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February 3rd, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
Dylan McCaffrey, Colorado QB and brother of Christian, will be a major priority and some scuttlebutt has him dropping early for the maize and blue.
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
Any news on Dylan McCaffrey?
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:14 PM ^
Evidently some scuttlebutt has him dropping early for the maize & blue.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:00 PM ^
Jim will take the team to Championship game soon and for a long time!
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:06 PM ^
1) at least JH called first. We won that one.
And 2) he didn't call UM a great guy, just that it meant a lot.
Oh yeah, baby! It's happening!
Or c) it's late, I need to quit drinking, and just go to bed....
February 4th, 2016 at 8:56 AM ^
We can't desecrate those letters in that manner.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:09 PM ^
I'm stashing this here for later. In 24 hours it's on to stressing about the 2017 class!
QB - Dylan McCaffrey (4*)
RB - Kurt Taylor (3*)
RB - Allen Stritzinger (3*)
WR - Donovan Peoples-Jones (5*)
WR - Jeremiah Holloman (3*)
SLOT - Clevan Thomas (3*)
TE - Carter Dunaway (3*)
TE - Jimmy Jaggers (4*)
OT - Isaiah Wilson (5*)
OT - JaRaymond Hall (4*)
OT/OG - Tedarrell Slaton (4*)
C - Cesar Ruiz (4*)
WDE - Corey Malone-Hatcher (4*)
SDE - (can't find anyone for this spot...or another DT if you put Bolds in this spot...)
NG - Fred Hansard (4*)
DT - Corey Bolds (4*)
LB - Joss Ross (4*)
LB - Drew Singleton (4*)
LB - Antjuan Simmons (3*)
CB - Stanford Samuels (4*)
CB - Jaylon Redd (3*)
DB - Benjamin St.-Juste (3*)
S - Jaylen Kelly-Powell (4*)
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:13 PM ^
This class would have finished in a similar spot to Michigan this year. I believe it's a 288 on 247sports. That's generally a #4-#6 spot. So it's a very realistic class.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:23 PM ^
Expect Harbaugh classes to be Top 5 from here on out....
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:23 PM ^
Add Gibbs and sounds about right :-)
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February 3rd, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
I'm not greedy...I'll take this class right now and move on to 2018!!!!
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February 4th, 2016 at 12:24 AM ^
Rich Rod tactics.
February 4th, 2016 at 12:51 AM ^
We better take more OL than that. I'm thinking 6, but 5 at least. And as long as we take a true NT, I think we can get away with not taking a DT or SDE based on the guys we have coming in this class.
February 4th, 2016 at 4:45 AM ^
SDE/DT is one of the biggest needs in this class. we had zero in the 2015 class and only two this year. some of the WDE types could grow into the position but best not to assume they will.
February 4th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^
Which 2 are you saying from this class are SDE/DT? I think Shelton Johnson slots there from the 2015 class and I think Gary, Johnson and Kemp all slot there from 2016. Dwumdour could as well depending on how we recruit NT going forward.
February 4th, 2016 at 1:58 AM ^
I'd take one less CB, maybe one less LB, and add another DT and S. I think OT, S and DT are the biggest needs in this class.
February 4th, 2016 at 2:04 AM ^
We could get away with 2 total receivers in 2017 (instead of 2 WR and a slot like above). We took a lot of receivers in this class, plus 3 TEs. Unless one of the 2016 receivers switches positions, I think 2 in 2017 is plenty.
February 4th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
Is he supposed to be in this class too? Or was he 2016? Or what happened there?
February 4th, 2016 at 9:44 AM ^
Runyan Jr is on the team. He was a 2015 signee.
February 4th, 2016 at 9:48 AM ^
Runyan was a 2015 recruit. He'll be a redshirt freshman this fall.
February 4th, 2016 at 9:52 AM ^
Jon Runyan JR was part of the 2015 class and redshirted this past year.
February 4th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^
But with only six OLineman in the last two years (and talk of Onwenu moving to defense) I think you have to land no less then 5 in 2017, and I would like to see 6.
February 3rd, 2016 at 11:11 PM ^
I believe there are 6 or 7 top 100 or 150 kids at IMG Academy including the #1 player in the country.
Why is this important? You tell them WD...I'm going to bed.