Will Johnson (‘21 5* DB) crystal ball update
Will Johnson is announcing this weekend, with a final three of Michigan, OSU, and USC.
As of this morning, 247 insiders for all three schools have lodged their balls for the good guys.
Our first five-star of the cycle!
Aside: I tried to post about this yesterday, but I guess the mods didn’t care my thread title “Johnson Balls.” Mea culpa.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
Our first five-star of the cycle!
Something something chickens hatching. Nonetheless, good news!
February 26th, 2021 at 9:55 AM ^
I am just jacked that it isn't the #997 ranked DE our of Vermont. So pumped to see what this young and hungry staff can put together.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:00 AM ^
Yup. Johnson even said he was on the verge of committing to osu but this new staff was able to win him over.
February 26th, 2021 at 11:28 AM ^
Kwitty Paye was the #496th ranked DE out of Road Island and he worked out.
February 26th, 2021 at 12:22 PM ^
I thought it was Rode Island???
February 26th, 2021 at 12:25 PM ^
Both wrong, it's Wrote Island
February 26th, 2021 at 5:05 PM ^
Eyeland?
February 26th, 2021 at 4:26 PM ^
Don't let facts get in the way of a good (yet incorrect) narrative.
Paye was elite.
Mullings may start this fall, Zinter may start this fall, Eamonn Dennis? May be a miss.
Cornelius Johnson may start this fall, Charles Thomas and Jack Stewart? Whiff.
Luke Schoonmaker may contribute. Tarik Black was always injured. Andrew Stueber has been a starter as has Brad Hawkins.
Kwity Paye and Ben Mason were both GREAT players for their positions.
Those are the NE guys since Paye arrived.
Now go look at the guys from Michigan, it won't be as wide of a margin as you may think.
February 26th, 2021 at 4:27 PM ^
With 1.2 Million high school football players each year,, someone thats ranked #997 is an ELITE high school football player .
Ben Rolsberger,Antiono Brown.,Kalihl Mack ,Bobby Wagner are just a few PRO BOWL players that werent even ranked in recruiting services
130 D1 schools , so landing any kids in the top 1000 seems good to me and its proven year after year
February 27th, 2021 at 1:47 AM ^
If you’re referencing Kwity Paye, it’s Rhode Island, he’s going to be a 1st Rd NFL pick and you can go FUCK yourself. I’m originally from RI, and we’re very proud of this fact.
He was #949 on the 247 composite in his ‘Hello’ post. Eat a dick Lakeyale13.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
He's a '22 not a '21
February 26th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
Oh, hamburgers.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:52 AM ^
And currently not a 5*.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:57 AM ^
Incorrect.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:00 AM ^
33 -18 11 Will Johnson Will Johnson Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe, MI) CB 6-3 / 190 95 33 6 1 Michigan 100%
https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Football/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
Currently the #33 ranked player on 247. Dropped 18 spots in the latest update. Composite ranking hasn't been updated.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:06 AM ^
Still a 5-star on the 247 composite. 247 is the only site to currently not have him as a 5-star
February 26th, 2021 at 10:08 AM ^
He has never been a 5* on ESPN. Only rivals. Once it's updated, he won't be a composite 5*
February 26th, 2021 at 10:09 AM ^
And I believe the reason they game was that they wanted to see him test more. 247 only has 4 five-stars in their rankings at the moment.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:12 AM ^
Correct, Domani Jackson is currently a 4 star on 247.
February 26th, 2021 at 1:14 PM ^
well, shit
February 26th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
Qmatic already tipped the hand here...
February 26th, 2021 at 11:14 AM ^
Qmatic was boss
it was written he floss
one of the most creative LPs ever to hit stores
February 26th, 2021 at 9:26 AM ^
Much better headline this time.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:33 AM ^
Maybe he wants to watch some great college basket ball while he's at Michigan?
February 26th, 2021 at 9:38 AM ^
We gotta keep stacking the Top 200 type players. 2021 class brought in quite a few elite prospects on the offensive side of the ball. Looks like 2022 will have some star power coming in in the secondary.
Feels like we need a 5 star big time DL recruit.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:46 AM ^
The elite DTs are the hardest to recruit. Very few of them and all the bigtime programs are recruiting them hard.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:52 AM ^
Yes. Lots of projection is required at that position. It's not enough to say "Just get a couple of 300-pound guys." Their 40 times might be 6+ seconds.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:05 AM ^
Yep. And the 270 lbs, 4.6 - 40 "freaks" all seem to come from the south.
There's probable 4-5 truly elite interior linemen a cycle and you can assume 1 or 2 is going to Bama, and 1 to LSU.
That leaves every other team in the SEC and OSU competing for the last couple guys.
As another poster stated, if we can't pull one of these guys, get some orb shaped Wisconsin type dudes, so at least the rest of the D-line has a chance to make plays as we aren't getting gashed up the middle for 7 yards on basic power runs.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:25 AM ^
It’s actually the linebackers that we will be seeing make plays in this defense. The DL will be mostly space eaters and collapsing the edge to free up the backers. Regardless, none of us are wrong that it’s hard to land interior DL talent, and we want as much of it as we can get (regardless of scheme)
February 26th, 2021 at 10:06 AM ^
This is where I miss Brady Hoke. Say what you want about him as an HC but he was the DT whisperer.
February 26th, 2021 at 4:13 PM ^
Somehow Georgia has two top 12 DTs committed and two others with 100% balls at this point. They're clearly going above and beyond mere McDonald's bags.
February 26th, 2021 at 5:42 PM ^
Georgia has been recruiting at a very high level for a few years now. In fact, they had the most talented roster - according to the 2020 Composite - going into the 2020 season.......better than Alabama, OSU and Clemson. The state of Georgia is currently a HS recruiting powerhouse.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:41 AM ^
The previous Johnson Balls thread was also submitted as a Diary, so that was probably part of the mods delete equation.
February 26th, 2021 at 9:58 AM ^
Huh. Fat thumbs, I guess?
February 26th, 2021 at 11:03 AM ^
I didn't intend to fat thumb shame you. This is a judgement-free zone.
February 26th, 2021 at 1:43 PM ^
That's not true... I can't believe you would even posit that this is a judgement free zone....
February 26th, 2021 at 10:50 AM ^
Even though his recruitment has been a bit of a rollercoaster, it's comforting to know Johnson's balls aren't looking too hairy.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:02 AM ^
Just do it.
February 26th, 2021 at 10:03 AM ^
Where there's a Will.......
Come on down!!!!
February 26th, 2021 at 10:45 AM ^
There's a Johnson?
February 26th, 2021 at 11:05 AM ^
It’s kind of amazing so many good players are signing for a head coach so squarely on the hot seat this year.
February 26th, 2021 at 11:09 AM ^
I suppose it's a good thing his first name isn't Richard, otherwise his brother would get called "Balls".
February 26th, 2021 at 11:17 AM ^
You shoulda went with, "It's Blue balls for Johnson"
February 26th, 2021 at 11:29 AM ^
For me, nothing will top when Cristian Dixon started trending towards Michigan and I got to use "Dixon balls coming our way" as a thread title. It was one of my greatest moments in years. I called my dad to tell him after I posted it.
February 26th, 2021 at 5:14 PM ^
Ok that gave me a hearty laugh.....happy weekend to all the mgobloggers out there! And Beat Indiana!
February 26th, 2021 at 11:57 AM ^
JOHNSON!
February 26th, 2021 at 12:00 PM ^
Five-star defensive backs, we will take.
Five-star running backs, we will not.
February 26th, 2021 at 12:12 PM ^
"I don't need your sympathy Walter, I need my F*ing Johnson."
GoBlue!
February 26th, 2021 at 1:47 PM ^
I thought we'd all collectively worked through the Crystal Balls' balls jokes at this point. I get it though. It's hard to resist pulling a Johnson/balls joke.
February 26th, 2021 at 1:57 PM ^
Saw him at MDen loading up!!!