ESPN ranks top 50 players in CFB (M has 2 in top 7)
Just scrolled through this and thought other people might be interested in reading something positive about Michigan right now.
Jabrill- #5
Jourdan Lewis- #7
Butt- #35
Also didn't see this anywhere, sorry if double post.
ED: Changed title from 100 to 50 as other commenters pointed out, as well as added the names of M players and their ranking
November 30th, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
Sorry if this is out of place in this thread but I thought it was too good not to share...
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November 30th, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
+1 to you sir. Priceless!
November 30th, 2016 at 11:41 AM ^
Wow, we have 28.57143% of the top 7 players in the country!
November 30th, 2016 at 11:41 AM ^
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November 30th, 2016 at 1:52 PM ^
He's BIGTIME
November 30th, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
#5 - Jabrill Peppers (previously #2)
#7 - Jourdan Lewis (previously #17)
#35 - Jake Butt (previously unranked)
Also, this was just a top 50 from the link, not top 100.
November 30th, 2016 at 11:43 AM ^
Not that it matters, but appears to be a top 50 list. Also Butt is the third Wolverine, appearing at #35.
November 30th, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
Malik McDowell....Where's the threat?
November 30th, 2016 at 2:30 PM ^
Malik McDowell had no shits to give this year. He would have been a fun guy to have in our rotation this year. He might have cared more.
November 30th, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^
He already stated that he was going to MSU to party. The football was always secondary.
November 30th, 2016 at 12:22 PM ^
he was possibly the most dominant pass rushing end in college the last few weeks.
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November 30th, 2016 at 2:34 PM ^
I think it was odd that we didn't (at least to the naked eye) have more picks this year given our pass rush. Pressure metrics create more INT's, IIRC.
November 30th, 2016 at 3:10 PM ^
The main one is that teams didn't pass the ball downfield on us, they went horizontal due to the lack of time available in the pocket, which Brian has referenced, but not toward explaining our lack of INT's.
And secondly, teams that play man-to-man press coverage for the most part don't get as many interceptions as teams that play a lot of off coverage and zones. In a zone you have more players watching the ball and more ways of confusing the quarterback(especially in college and B1G). Think of all the plays where a ball is batted up in the air. If you are watching the ball instead of your man, you have a better chance of making a move to get to where that ball is going.
Hope this answers your question, and I'm sure there are other factors, but those are the big ones.
November 30th, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^
This ranking does not include Corey Davis and is therefore invalid.
November 30th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
That thinks Jourdan Lewis is a better player than Peppers? Peppers is the better athlete but Lewis quite literally took away half the field. He next to never got thrown on,which is saying something because Stribling is quite the CB on the other side. I recall numerous occasions Peppers blew coverage or shot the wrong gap, but Lewis barely EVER put a foot wrong.
November 30th, 2016 at 4:59 PM ^
He may not have as much NFL potential, but i feel like he's been much more impactful on defense
November 30th, 2016 at 10:36 PM ^
November 30th, 2016 at 5:11 PM ^
Is it for certain that Peppers is leaving this year? Sorry if this has been discussed...I may have missed a confirmation post somewhere.
November 30th, 2016 at 11:59 PM ^
He gone.
November 30th, 2016 at 5:14 PM ^
Here's a cat:
