Michigan offers UCLA commit Will Lockett + other bits
Just got offered by Michigan #Wolverines
— Will Lockett!!!! (@willdoesit__) January 20, 2015
Harbaugh to Jim Mora and UCLA
Lockett is a 5-11/185 CB from Manvel, Texas.
Holds other offers from Oklahoma, Louisville and the sparties.
In other recruiting news, here is what 4-star 2016 LB Dontavius Jackson said about Michigan.
Michigan Finna be live with Harbaugh I can tell already !!
— Dontavious Jackson5 (@DCinco__5) January 20, 2015
Also, Harbaugh and several other assistants are following 4 star QB Zach Gentry on twitter. Gentry is a 2015 QB and is currently committed to Texas.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
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I think Harbaugh and staff will salvage a decent 2015 class over the next couple of weeks, but the collection of talent they're going to pull in for 2016 is going to be ridiculous.
Going to be a fun off-season.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:35 PM ^
So says and does...Mr Harbaugh!
January 19th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 1:10 AM ^
We need an entire secondary to be rebuilt. Check the link in my signature.
If Peppers leaves 1 year early for the pros your veteran returning DB players in 2 years are Reon Dawson and Brandon Watson. That is all.
This class and the 2016 class needs to be loaded with DBs. And DL. Our entire DT group graduates after 2016 as well outside of Hurst and Mone. (and Pallante)
Anyone who does not make it into the 2015 class is going to be a RS FR or true SO at best on the D line or DBs in 2017. The defense is going to be very very young.
January 20th, 2015 at 3:58 AM ^
I "debunked" this yesterday when you posted the same thing. We are scheduled to have 11 seniors (both true and fifth-year) just on defense in 2017. It is not going to be a young defense unless a bunch of those guys transfer and/or leave early for the NFL.
January 20th, 2015 at 4:17 AM ^
Link please. Would like to read it. (p.s. I am talking 2 deep, not just starters)
Here is the best case I could see for seniors (RS or otherwise) for the defense in experience in 2017
- DE - Poggi
- DT - Mone
- DT - Hurst
- DE - ?
- LB - McCray
- LB - ?
- LB - ?
- CB - Reon Dawson
- CB - (I assume Peppers goes so no other)
- S - none
- S - none
We've seen little to nothing from McCray and Dawson on the actual D (special team for McCray I believe) so can we count on them - who knows.
Guys behind that group as upperclassmen would be Marshall as a DE, Pallante as a DT, 3 LBs, Brandon Watson as CB and no safeties.
I didnt list LBs as an issue, listed the DL and entire secondary. So would be curious what players I am missing that you have found.
At this moment Kinnel is the only safety who will be on the roster and he is a class of 2015 so an underclassmen in 2017 unless he plays this year.
I think we also have to realize this is a best case scenario I put out above - that says every single senior or RS senior is going to pan out for Michigan. They won't. You have to account for 1 out of every 4/5 players (20-25%) either won't be Michigan quality as a starter, or 2 deep player.... and/or will be injured. i.e. you need 4 safeties on the roster to get 3 playing time.. If you play nickelback with 3 corners you need 6 on the roster (3 starters, 2 subs as we did last year). You need 4 DEs, you need 4 DTs on your roster.
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January 19th, 2015 at 10:41 PM ^
of these kids the new staff will flip, if any. But it's fun to imagine other schools and fan bases fretting about it. "Ah balls! Harbaugh is trying to poach ____."
January 19th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
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January 19th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^
Even Red Berenson is recruiting him!
January 20th, 2015 at 12:06 AM ^
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January 20th, 2015 at 3:59 AM ^
Unfortunately, Marshall did not come to Ann Arbor with a parent. I think this is a sight-seeing trip and/or a chance to hang out with Freddy Canteen.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:26 PM ^
Marshall just tweeted out this. I hope the program does this kind of thing for other visitors in the future. Maybe one for Brady when QBs are on campus?
January 19th, 2015 at 11:29 PM ^
How could a top CB out of high school not get geeked about this? That's pretty sweet.
January 20th, 2015 at 1:28 AM ^
I am surprised FSU is not doing this with Deoin Sanders. He had a side by side of him at FSU v UM and he had a generic #8 on.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:20 PM ^
Hopefully Harbaugh can lock him up. He seems like a real lock-down corner.
January 19th, 2015 at 11:30 PM ^
Hey....it's a doggy dog world
January 19th, 2015 at 10:20 PM ^
Don't know if we will get any of these players, but feel just a twinge guilty since Mora had nothing but nice things to say about Harbaugh to UM when all the NFL types were doing their thing.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^
So we raid UCLA with enthusiasm.
KLS, come on down!
January 19th, 2015 at 10:25 PM ^
Tweets from Iman Marshall
— Biggie (@iman_marshall8) January 20, 2015
Is Iman doubling as a Hockey player?
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January 19th, 2015 at 10:27 PM ^
Glad to see the coaches are going after the best players they can. Everyone recruits until NSD, and Harbaugh is the type of guy who is absolutely going to go after guys he wants regardless of their commitment status.
Also, this is how Harbaugh seems to be treating UCLA right now.
January 19th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
is hilarious.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^
On recruits. Committed, decommitted, undecided, it doesn't matter, Harbaugh is on the prowl.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:31 PM ^
I wonder if the message here is something like "Hey, you can come play college football for a good NFL coach or play college football for a mediocre NFL coach". No complaints here though.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:33 PM ^
The message is probably, "hey you're good at football come play for Michigan."
January 19th, 2015 at 10:43 PM ^
but so are USC commits. UCLA seems more poachable though.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:55 PM ^
eh I figure it's a coincidence for the most part. Mora and his staff are pretty good so it's encouraging that Harbaugh and co. seem to hold UCLA's recruits in a similar regard to Mora.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:55 PM ^
January 19th, 2015 at 11:44 PM ^
..with confidence that UCLA football fans (all 4 of them) will not be too upset about any poaching or losing out on Chris Clark, etc. Mora and the staff wouldn' t be too crazy about it of course....Similar schools academically but football is a much bigger deal at UofM.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:33 PM ^
#Michigan offers 2015 UCLA CB commit Will Lockett, who says he will take an official visit to Ann Arbor (FREE): http://t.co/gVSx4HkdMD
— Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) January 20, 2015
January 19th, 2015 at 10:36 PM ^
This will only be his second official. The other was to Oklahoma and they are out of the picture. Seems to bode well for UM.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:32 PM ^
WD I love the Scott Hall/Razor Ramon gif. Also it seems that Harbaugh has a real Harboner for these UCLA recruits and I love it lol
January 19th, 2015 at 10:44 PM ^
Harboner? Like, say, this....?
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January 19th, 2015 at 10:56 PM ^
IT'S THE PLEATS!
January 19th, 2015 at 11:16 PM ^
it's at that picture. Stay 'sprung' my friends.
January 19th, 2015 at 11:30 PM ^
That is just...disturbing!
Might we be soon seeing the first "Million Point Man" taking a trip to a poor mountainous country in South America?
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