Karan Higdon considering the NFL Draft?
Obviously, a player needs to weigh all options, but it would really suck for Michigan if Higdon declares. He was one of the few bright spots in this anemic offense. In reading the rest of the article, it sounds like he'll be back but I was surprised he was even considering it to begin with.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/sports/20180101/college-football-michigans…
January 1st, 2018 at 11:21 PM ^
He's not ready for that. No way.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:41 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:52 PM ^
Because it's not just his decision, it's the NFL's too.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:33 AM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 9:53 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
Maybe he thinks he'll get better coaching if he goes to the NFL. The head coach at Michigan did promote his own son to be the RB coach, maybe Higdon doesn't think he is getting the best coaching he can get.
January 2nd, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
I'm not disparaing the leading rusher - I'm pointing out that a guy who got 2/3 of his yards against bad defenses and struggled at times holding onto the ball, isn't particularly big or uber-athletic, and has another year of eligiblity might not want to throw his name into the draft so that he's likely not selected and then has to go the FA route.
And stop it with the "Brady didn't have draft success" line. People have this one major outlier and they assume it applies to everyone. I'd love to be wrong, but Higdon going pro is likely not going to end with him even sticking to a roster.
January 2nd, 2018 at 9:53 AM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 11:18 AM ^
gave you a +1 assuming sarcastic
January 2nd, 2018 at 9:48 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 11:06 AM ^
A RB's shelf life in the NFL isn't long so why not? He seems a lot more talented than some of the running backs I thought wouldn't do well in the NFL but stuck around. I think he can do well there. He really needs to work on his blocking ( small sample size, I just paid attention to it yesterday)
January 1st, 2018 at 11:21 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 1:01 AM ^
But where might he be drafted next year? He isn't a physical marvel and already has a year and a half of carries under his belt. The shelf-life of running backs in the NFL is short, so he should definitely be considering leaving. I don't know what he values so I am not going to be a snob and say one decision or the other would be correct FOR HIM. But if I were him, I would definitely leave if I was going to be drafted in rounds 4 or 5. Every year he stays in college he is losing millions of potential dollars.
I think it is ridiculous to say that a player shouldn't leave college when he could be making millions of dollars by leaving. He can always go back to college and get his degree when he also has millions of dollars in his bank account.
But as a running back who has a very slight chance of increasing his draft stock(and also a slight chance of getting an injury that depreciates his draft stock), it would definitely be in his best interest to at least consider going pro. It seems very disingenuous and selfish for a UM fan to say that a player shouldn't leave early to maximize their earning potential when they can provide us fans with a better chance at a better season. His decision should be made in his best interest, not for the University which has already made money off of him with a small compensation, nor the best interest of us fans.
Sorry that take disgusts me and I think you should have a more informed take before commenting here on Mgoblog.
January 2nd, 2018 at 7:20 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:56 AM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:35 PM ^
Huh? What bright spots?
Besides Evans and Higdon who have just been above average, nobody else stands out unless you think Walker's 2 carries this year were fantastic indicators of future performance or Samuels who we haven't seen or Taylor who was on the verge of being processed out of Michigan's recruiting class last year.
Go look at UGA's RB roster if you want to see bright spots.
Those are gamechangers who get drafted in the top 3 rounds. Karan Higdon is not like Chubb, Swift or Michel.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:39 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 12:02 AM ^
Van Summeren looks like his value will be in providing FB depth, not in carrying the ball. Or so one would hope. And Turner and Haskins don't exactly figure to be the types who will break into the rotation immediately as true freshmen.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:59 AM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:56 PM ^
Well 20 carries but I truly did think Walker looked promising in his very limited time running the ball. Seemed to decisively pick his lane and go. Maybe not a bright spot, but an intriguing piece perhaps? Hope whatever off the field drama is up now is resolved favorably. There's room for 3 backs.
January 2nd, 2018 at 12:30 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
He ran for almost 1k yards and didn't get a lot of carries the first few games or the last few games because of injury.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 12:54 AM ^
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January 1st, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^
We are the worst, dude plays his heart off all year. Averages 6 yards a carry.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:23 PM ^
You don't talk about going pro after a devastating loss when your fumble started the collapse. That's just not smart
January 1st, 2018 at 11:25 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^
Pile on. Oh, and to all my fellow Wolverines: a very Happy New Year! I didn't see that posted here since around game time.
And the wish is sincere.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:23 PM ^
How can he possibly turn down the opportunity to play another year in this offense?
January 1st, 2018 at 11:26 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:29 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:32 PM ^
Board pessimist? Am I supposed to be singing the praises of this offense? I hope Higdon returns and is rewarded with better QB play, better OL play, and more creative playcalling, but I sure as hell wouldn't blame him if he didn't want to spend next season running into stacked fronts over and over again.
January 2nd, 2018 at 7:41 AM ^
Keep calling them the way you see them SB.
Realty might suck, but it is real.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
Something like 60% of Higdon's yardage came against IU, Rutgers, Maryland, and Minnesota.
Outside of those games he averaged 4.0 yards per carry and only 10.5 carries per game. You'll have to forgive me for not gushing over higdon when the bulk of his production came at the expense of the bottom of the big ten.
January 2nd, 2018 at 3:25 PM ^
I'm not going to disagree with the majority of your post, but I will with the Peters part. This was a bowl game - literally the end of the year. Saying Peters is a freshman ignores that this game was the culmination of 2.5 years with the program (he was an EE).
If that's the best he has, I don't see a third spring and third summer camp drastically changing his decision making or accuracy. Every time pressure came, instead of throwing it away early, he quacked the thing to the sideline while taking a big hit. He was behind and outside too much - guys were open, and he missed them constantly. McCAffrey better be the real deal.
January 1st, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^
Hes small and cant pass protect. He should come back and work on catching out the backfield. But isaying all that i woudlnt come back if drevno is the coach
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:19 AM ^
How can he work on catching out the backfield when we barely throw the ball to the RB? We needed s screens all year long,how many have u seen?
January 1st, 2018 at 11:25 PM ^
Higdon also missed blocks on a couple of pass plays that led to sacks of Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters. However, his most egregious error came during the following series.
With Michigan up 16-3, Higdon was held up by 6-foot-5, 312-pound defensive lineman Ulric Jones and had the ball jarred loose.
Also: 65 yards on 17 carries.
Not exactly an NFL performance.
January 2nd, 2018 at 1:18 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 6:59 AM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 9:03 AM ^
Also, he left a few years ago.