2013 Rivals 100 Out
Players with Michigan offers:
#3 - Laremy Tunsil (5)
#4 - Kendall Fuller (5)
#5 - Su'a Cravens (5)
#10 - Vernon Hargreaves III (5)
#15 - EJ Levenberry (4)
#16 - Shane Morris (4)
#17 - Michael Hutchings (4)
#18 - Ty Isaac (4)
#22 - Adam Breneman (4)
#24 - Marquez North (4)
#26 - Robert Foster (4)
#27 - Ethan Pocic (4)
#28 - Eli Woodard (4)
#31 - Laquon Treadwell (4)
#32 - Leon McQuay (4)
#34 - Jaylon Smith (4)
#37 - Dorian O'Daniel (4)
#43 - Henry Poggi (4)
#44 - Mike McCray (4)
#46 - Chris Fox (4)
#48 - Justin Davis (4)
#54 - Patrick Kugler (4)
#60 - Kyle Bosch (4)
#61 - Jake Oliver (4)
#62 - Peter Kalambayi (4)
#64 - Derrick Green (4)
#77 - Dymonte Thomas (4)
#78 - Greg Webb (4)
#83 - Evan Lisle (4)
#96 - Jake Butt (4)
#100 - Jonathan Allen (4)
I might have missed a couple. I didn't include offers who have committed to other schools.
February 8th, 2012 at 1:25 PM ^
Most likely that is based off of stats. 2300 yards rushing, 29 TDS and 1400 passing, 15 TD is pretty impressive! Especially since he had comparable numbers his Sophomore year. His mechanics are pretty out of wack though. However, at 6'5" 200lbs. this kid is going to be quite amazing with proper coaching!
February 8th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
Tyrone Swoopes is super fast. In today's spread-oriented college football, he's bound to be a star. It would be tough to be much lower rated when you're 6'5", 220 lbs., fast, and you have a good arm.
February 8th, 2012 at 1:58 PM ^
He swooped in and took the #1 dual-threat spot. Is it a weak year for the dual-threat guys?
February 8th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
Not doubting that he's not a good player or anthing, but jeez how is Altee Tenpenny ranked so high? The #20 ranked player in the country and he missed his whole junior. Rivals said Dymonte Thomas wasn't ranked so high because they didn't see him enough in coverage this year... they didn't see Tenpenny at all this year!
February 8th, 2012 at 1:39 PM ^
Maybe because he was blindingly fast as a 10th grader.
February 8th, 2012 at 2:03 PM ^
Since Shane opted to play in the Under Armour Bowl, ESPN gives him 5 stars. If he chose to be in the Army game, Rivals would have given him 5 stars. Always happens!
February 8th, 2012 at 2:33 PM ^
Green-Beckham: AA
Humphries: AA
Edwards: UA
Thompson: AA
Gray: UA
Bullard: AA
Goldman: UA
Diggs: AA
Spence: UA
Winston: UA
Hamilton: AA
Yeldon: AA
Howard: AA
Pipkins: AA
Williams: AA
Banner: AA
Collins: UA
Agholor: UA
Murphy: AA
Kiel: AA
McCarthy: AA
Kalis: AA
Theus: AA
Williams: UA
Washington: AA
Brown: UA
Shittu: AA
Fowler: UA
Simmons: AA
Johnson: UA
Harvey-Clemons: AA
Peat: UA
That's 20 Army All-Americans who were 5-stars in 2012, and then 12 Under Armour All-Americans. That's hardly conclusive when you consider that the Army All-American Bowl is the older game and, at least in my mind, holds a little more prestige than the Under Armour game. Kids get invited to the Army game because Rivals thinks they're the best recruits. It's not like there's a ton of re-ranking done once kids accept/deny invitations.
I'm not saying Rivals and ESPN don't make slight changes based on who's playing in their all-star games. Frankly, I don't know. But I hardly think a 20:12 ratio is conclusive.
Also, Pipkins moved up to a 5-star on Rivals once he played in the Army game. So it's not like Michigan is always getting screwed over. Even if Morris did suffer a bit of a drop because he's playing in the Under Armour game, it's pretty much negated by the Michigan recruits who play in the Army game.
Basically, this long post is meant to say...it doesn't fucking matter.
February 8th, 2012 at 2:08 PM ^
How do we look with Levenberry? I know he enjoyed his visit but I hadn't heard much about him recently.
February 8th, 2012 at 2:22 PM ^
We are in his top 3 with Florida and FSU.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post?id=2356
February 8th, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^
'Bama already has 4 top 100 commits... Jeebus.
February 8th, 2012 at 2:54 PM ^
I'm suprised he wasn't considered a top 100 prospect.
February 8th, 2012 at 3:46 PM ^
I'm curious. Other than offers from Michigan and osu what made you think that he would be a top 100 prospect?
February 8th, 2012 at 4:00 PM ^
I've been hearing a lot about him lately. Some of the people talking about him seem to feel that even though he is as of yet unrated, he is nearly as good as Ty Isaac. I've even heard a few say he might be better (but those are in the minority). I think 24/7 is the site I've heard him talked about most on.
February 8th, 2012 at 3:10 PM ^
years class could be better then last years IF everything goes well on the field.GO BLUE!!!
February 8th, 2012 at 3:19 PM ^
Am I the only one who thinks RollDamnTide is a Michigan fan?
That said, if Michigan only takes one LB in this class, I hope it's EJ Levenberry -- like that he could also play DE, and this list seems stacked with skill players considering Michigan, which is good, cause we really need to stock up on some skilled players.
February 8th, 2012 at 3:57 PM ^
I'm just afraid that he is going to pull off an elaborate long con and troll us all in the end. But, that is just me being paranoid because he seems like a very knowledgeable poster.
I think the staff is going to try to get someone that can play SLB because it seems like we might be lacking some depth there. **This is assuming that Bolden or RJS stay at MIKE.
E.J. Levenberry is basically identical to Jake Ryan in terms of size. Same listed height only Ryan was listed at 220 while E.J. is listed at 226.
February 8th, 2012 at 3:32 PM ^
I was hoping Jourdan Lewis was going to be on the list.
February 8th, 2012 at 3:45 PM ^
It is a preliminary list. It is subject to change greatly. Numerous people will fall out of the list and many will be added. People who weren't on the list originally, Pipkins, will become a 5 star. Lot of players still to be evaluated.