Pro Football Focus: Michigan's Mo Hurst Is The Best Player in Country
We all know Mo Hurst is having a beast of a season, but I never really pondered the question of: Is Hurst the best player in college football right now regardless of position? It seems the people over at the analytics company Pro Football Focus think so.
https://michigan.rivals.com/news/pro-football-focus-michigan-football-s…
PFF Josh: “I'd be stunned if he wasn’t a top 15 pick." Will likely be No. 1 overall player on updated top 32 draft prospects list
"Solomon Thomas is nothing compared to Maurice Hurst, and he went No. 3 overall last year." Says Hurst reminds him of Gerald McCoy.
October 17th, 2017 at 11:35 PM ^
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This is PFF that is ESPN.com/AP.
October 17th, 2017 at 11:51 PM ^
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Ngata replacement, as in Haloti.
October 17th, 2017 at 11:49 PM ^
With him being stronger in the run game...the comparisons to Aaron Donald are more and more legit.
October 18th, 2017 at 8:22 AM ^
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A tight end available that drops a ton of passes?
October 17th, 2017 at 11:50 PM ^
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Just read his MGoBlue profile and apparently he got credit for blocking an extra point his RS Freshman year. I think there was something mentioned earlier about how he hadn't blocked a kick yet.
October 18th, 2017 at 12:01 AM ^
Agreed.
And good thing we get Mone back to pair with Solomon next year because these are huge shoes to fill.
October 18th, 2017 at 8:19 AM ^
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is hudson fully committed to O or might be come back to DT as well?
October 18th, 2017 at 12:01 AM ^
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can hit 2-3 of those inevitably open receivers, That's all if it would take.
October 18th, 2017 at 12:49 AM ^
We had a TD against MSU called back when he had to roll away from the pressure and found Crawford wide open. Maybe we can roll him out and have a TE open short and a WR open deep. At least that's what I would do in NCAA 14.
October 18th, 2017 at 10:59 AM ^
"Throw it to the fullback because he's always open...until they take it away."
Sometimes football can be so simple. I read somewhere that the NY Giants ran the same 5 or 6 plays when they won their first SB. Formation may change, but the playcall didn't.
October 18th, 2017 at 12:02 AM ^
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October 18th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
I've been saying this for the past 3 years except about o$u. Every year Des gives his homer pick of "Michigan over o$u". He needs to come out and say "You know what guys, I don't think Michigan can do it! Prove me wrong, boys! My pick is o$u until I see otherwise." If not him, Griese or anybody else with a national voice.
October 18th, 2017 at 12:28 AM ^
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October 18th, 2017 at 1:32 AM ^
Some folks had him a borderline late 1st/early 2nd last year.
I definitely think he's in the teens if he tests well. Which I think he will.
...then you have Mason Cole who's likely a mid-rounder, McCray who I think would be a late round pick...and that's it, everyone else is back. Fix this QB thing (which is a HUGE ask) and we SHOULD be staring at the playoffs - no question.
LT will also be a huge ask, but we've got some guys redshirting and while I'm not banking on it at ALL...I will never lose hope for Grant Newsome.
But to have Winovich, Mone, Gary, Bush, Hill, Long, Kinnel, and Metellus all back is insane.
It should be 3 years in a row with a dominant defense.
October 18th, 2017 at 7:30 AM ^
Might go pro. One could argue his numbers may never be this big, and "he needs to take his shot". I know one thing the coaches are excited about is the 3 young LB and Ambry Thomas next year. Biggsx2, Anthony, and Singelton are fast and hungry. Ambry is nipping at heels, and of course our WR's should be above average. Beat PSU
October 18th, 2017 at 10:13 PM ^
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:(
Where are all his runs? It is a shame that we have a literal hammering Panda that is not being used.
October 18th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
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October 18th, 2017 at 10:22 AM ^
Made himself a bunch of money on Saturday.
No Brock, that money was already earmarked his way.
October 18th, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^
I don't think Brock covered any Michigan games before this year. The Cincinnati or Air Force game was his first at the Big House. If these guys are clueless without monogrammed depth charts, you can't expect them to research last year's stats.
October 18th, 2017 at 10:41 PM ^
I remember it well--he was the worst announcer I've ever heard in my life. And I'm including the guys that do Winton Woods High School football on Waycross Community Network.
He wanted Franklin to "turn the game over to Saquon Barkley" and just run him between the tackles. Franklin did. It failed spectacularly. To which Huard said "WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS THAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN THE BALL???"
October 18th, 2017 at 12:39 AM ^
Maurice Hurst for the Heisman !!
October 18th, 2017 at 12:41 AM ^
October 18th, 2017 at 1:18 AM ^
From CBS Sports that has him going 9th overall.
October 18th, 2017 at 1:22 AM ^
I'm loving the level of play he's giving Michigan but I am curious about what his production will look like when he has nothing but time to really focus in on his craft. His first step with more refined technique could be scary.
October 18th, 2017 at 6:45 AM ^
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Belly rub could be tweaked
October 18th, 2017 at 7:37 AM ^
when sacking rag doll QB's like IU's -- I mean, they could get boo boo's and stuff.
October 18th, 2017 at 1:41 AM ^
Blue know it!
October 18th, 2017 at 1:47 AM ^
where he basically picked up the IU lineman, chucked him into the backfield, and then tackled the RB for a loss was an instant classic. He looked like he was playing against a high-schooler.
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October 18th, 2017 at 8:08 AM ^
He probably is, which is further proof that the Heisman Trophy is a joke. It should go to the most outstanding player in football, not the QB or RB with the best stats.
October 18th, 2017 at 8:31 AM ^
It is supposed to by its own charter, if you can called the premise of the award that, but remember who does the voting and what the most visible positions on a team typically have been, especially in the modern era of football. Exclusively defensive players have been in the top 5 before, and as we well know, one primarily (but not exclusively) defensive player has even won the trophy. Of course, I say that not really knowing what the typical criteria would be for those voting on the winner, so I would be interested to sit down with one of them and talk about. Naturally, that will never happen.