Our Overachieving Tight Ends and Receivers
With all of the great 4* and 5* receivers and tight ends on this team, yesterday our top 4 receivers were as follows:
1) Sean McKeon: 3* tight end, our third best TE recruit in 2016. Chose us over BC and Syracuse. Many did not understand the logic of this Michigan offer when he committed
2) Zach Gentry: One of the top 10 QB recruits in the nation 3 years ago, decided to believe in our coaching staff and his team at Michigan, and busted his ass to learn a new position to benefit of the team.
3) Grant Perry: 3* receiver, decommitted from Northwestern to attend. Despite great high school stats, with his smaller size, was an afterthought as Alex Malzone’s teammate during Harbaugh’s first recruiting class.
4) Nate Schoenle: Walk on from Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard. Only scholarship offer was from Division 2 Hillsdale College. Grew up loving Michigan, and wanted to give it his best shot.
I know stars mean something in recruiting – the data proves it. But so does hard work, development, character and heart. Great work by these players to silence the doubters, earn their time, and make a huge impact.
September 24th, 2017 at 11:45 AM ^
To be GREAT. And expect ANYONE wearing the maize and blue to be great.
September 24th, 2017 at 11:46 AM ^
color me shocked
September 24th, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
You can already see that Gentry and McKeon are going to be special and a nightmare for teams to cover moving forward!
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Good question. Maybe he has too much Pam on his skillet hands, leading to drops?
September 24th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
happened...
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September 24th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
The same can be said for the majority of our LB/S corps.
Other than Mike McCray, who was a top 150-ish recruit, they are as follows:
1. Devin Bush Jr., a low 4 star who was "too small" to play at a high level.
2. Khaleke Hudson, a 3/4 star tweener who couldn't get an offer from Penn State.
3. Josh Metellus, a 3 star nobody who everyone thought we just offered to get Bush.
Add to that Devin Gil, another 3 star nobody, looking fully capable as a backup, and our talent eval has been off the charts.
September 24th, 2017 at 12:31 PM ^
I don't recall watching Devin Gil's highlight tape, but I did see those of your other 3, and I'm not alone when I say they were all pretty impressive. Not sure what the recruiting services were thinking with any of them.
Ditto for McKeon as referenced in the OP; I thought his tape showed a really good athlete who knew how to play football. I think his location held him back from a higher ranking, but none of those stars matter now anyway.
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Two guys doing the same thing is coincidence, not irony. OTOH, if Kovacs had turned down Michigan for Hillsdale, it would be.
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September 24th, 2017 at 12:44 PM ^
Yes Gentry is a formidable weapon that we need to exploit more along with all of the TE's. I really liked the way Gentry adjusted to catch th ball over the shoulder yesterday. I would say this kid has a bright future ahead as an NFL TE.
September 24th, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^
as an NFL draft pick.
September 24th, 2017 at 12:49 PM ^
Gentry's blocking is miles ahead of where I thought it could possibly be. Another offseason and he should be an NFL prospect.
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September 24th, 2017 at 12:54 PM ^
And this is why no one should complain when Michigan offers and accepts a commitment from a guy like Schoonmaker. He really has an amazing record with finding and coaching up unheralded TE recruits.
September 24th, 2017 at 1:39 PM ^
Schoenle looked pretty darn good.
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September 24th, 2017 at 3:48 PM ^
maybe we are going for the hybrid TE/WR type (like Funchess) who creates matchup problems but are fast
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September 25th, 2017 at 10:30 PM ^
Looking forward to some WAGGLE with O'Korn's mobility. Will add a legit run threat if the deep and medium routes are covered.