Almost every college football program has a huge off-season recruiting event where the coaches can round up the top targets on their board and show off both the program and university. At Michigan, the BBQ at the Big House is that event and it’s actually one of the only things Rich Rodriguez did that left a positive impact on the program. But the 2016 cookout is going unlike any other.
The 2016 BBQ at the Big House will take place on August 6th, just five days after the unparalleled apparel release from Nike/Jordan and Michigan. That day, fans and players will get to pick up their new Jumpman gear. But, as for the jerseys, those will not be released until the day of the BBQ. And, it goes without saying, it’ll likely be a monster hit with the visiting recruits.
As for those recruits, check out the growing list of expected visitors for Michigan’s 2016 BBQ at the Big House:
Sources: The Michigan Insider’s Brice Marich, Wolverine247’s Steve Lorenz and The Wolverine’s Brandon Brown
2017
- 3* OT Andrew Stueber – COMMITTED
- 3* OT Joel Honigford – COMMITTED
- 4* DE Corey Malone-Hatcher – COMMITTED
- 3* DT Phillip Paea – COMMITTED
- 3* TE Carter Dunaway – COMMITTED
- 3* RB Kurt Taylor – COMMITTED
- 4* DE Luiji Vilain – COMMITTED
- 3* CB Benjamin St-Juste – COMMITTED
- 4* RB AJ Dillon – COMMITTED
- 4* DB Jaylen Kelly-Powell – Excellent
- 5* WR Donovan Peoples-Jones – Very Good to Excellent
- 4* LB Will Ignont – Good
- 5* CB Darnay Holmes – Very Good
- 4* WR Tarik Black – Good to Very Good
- 3* DL James Hudson – Very Good
- 4* WR Nico Collins – Excellent
- 4* OL Aaron Banks – Very Good
- 4* WR Oliver Martin – Very Good
- 4* CB Ambry Thomas – Very Good to Excellent
- 4* OT Isaiah Wilson – Very Good
- 3* OT Toryque Bateman – Excellent
- 5* RB Najee Harris – Alabama/Fair
- 4* OL Henry Bainivalu – Very Good
- 4* LB Jordan Anthony – Excellent (Conflicting reports on whether he makes it or not)
2018
- 4* LB Antwuan Johnson – COMMITTED
- 4* DE Leonard Taylor – COMMITTED
- 5* DE Micah Parsons – Penn State/Good
- 4* OG Marquan McCall – Excellent
- 3* LB Kolin Demens – Excellent
- 4* CB Kalon Gervin – Very Good
- 4* TE Malcolm Epps – Alabama/Good
- 3* ATH Cam Taylor – Excellent
2019
- OT Devontae Dobbs – Very Good
- CB Xavier Goldsmith – Good
- OT Logan Brown – Good
Maybe
- 2017 ATH Popo Aumavae – Very Good
Not Expected to Make It
- 2017 DT Aubrey Solomon – COMMITTED
- 2017 QB Dylan McCaffrey – COMMITTED
- 2017 OT Kai-Leon Herbert – COMMITTED
- 2017 FB Chase Lasater – COMMITTED
- 2018 OLB Otis Reese – COMMITTED
- 2018 DE Dorian Hardy
- 2018 OT Penei Sewell
- 2017 OL Tedarrell Slaton
- 2017 ATH Markquese Bell (per Wolverine247’s Steve Lorenz)
- 2017 ATH Sione Lund (per Wolverine247’s Steve Lorenz)
- 2017 TE Josh Falo (per Wolverine247’s Steve Lorenz)
Stay tuned as the list will expand and change between now and August 6th. Make sure to follow MGoFish on Twitter and Facebook now.
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