When looking for the best coverage and evaluations of recruiting targets, ESPN is normally the last place I go to find it. However, they are the “World Wide Leader” and own the coverage on National Signing Day so they still count.
They released their latest ESPN Junior 300 and it is stocked full of 2017 Michigan recruiting targets, including 7 of the 9 top in-state targets on the board:
8. S Richard LeCounte
9. DT Marvin Wilson
10. S Jeffrey Okudah
12. WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
16. OT Tederrall Slaton
18. ATH Devon Hunter
21. TE Brock Wright – Notre Dame
22. OT Foster Sarell
25. CB Chevin Calloway
27. CB Darnay Holmes
30. WR Jeff Thomas
31. OT Austin Deculus
32. QB Tate Martell
38. S Isaiah Pryor
39. OLB Baron Browning
40. QB Hunter Johnson
41. WR Daquon Green
44. OLB Jarez Parks
45. WR Trevon Grimes
47. OT Micah Clark
48. ATH Maliek Gray
55. S Daniel Wright
56. DE Joshua Kaindoh
58. DE AJ Epenesa
59. CB Stanford Samuels III
60. RB Anthony McFarland
62. LB Nate McBride
65. RB Trey Sermon
68. WR Joseph Lewis
69. DT Aubrey Soloman
72. WR Nico Collins
73. OL Robert Hainsey
76. S Tyrell Ajian
78. ATH Paris Ford
80. CB Jamyest Williams
85. RB D’Andre Swift
86. RB Cam Akers
87. DT Cam Spence
89. OL Wyatt Davis
90. CB Deon Jones
92. OL Henry Bainivalu
94. DE Corey Malone-Hatcher
98. DT Breyon Gaddy
102. WR Tarik Black
106. ATH Greg Johnson
109. LB Bruce Jordan-Swilling
111. RB Nathan Tilford
113. DT Corey Bolds
116. WR Osiris St. Brown
118. ATH Lamont Wade
122. CB Marco Wilson
124. C Cesar Ruiz
125. QB Jake Fromm
127. DT Fred Hansard
128. OG Kaden Lyles
132. WR Terrell Bynum
137. OLB Leonard Warner
139. TE Kedrick James
140. LB Jordan Anthony
143. LB David Adams
145. S Chaz Ah You
146. CBÂ Ambry Thomas
149. ATH Jaylon Redd
152. WR Juwan Burgess
153. OLB Joshua Ross
157. WR Jaylen Harris
169. RB Kyshaun Bryan
173. OT Walker Little
183. RB Cordarrian Richardson
185. DE Luiji Vilain
186. QB Dylan McCaffrey
192. LB Sione Heimuli-Lund
201. LB Drew Singleton
202. OLB Josh Falo
214. WR Leroy Henley
215. TE Taariq Johnson
228. ATH Jonathan Sutherland
229. OT Ja’Raymond Hall
232. CB Tre Swilling
239. WR Isaiah Hodgins
243. DB Jaylen Kelly-Powell
249. WR KJ Hamler
254. NT Dalyn Perry-Wade
255. ATH Craig Yeast II
265. OT Kai-Leon Herbert
271. TE Tre McKitty – Miami (FL)
272. NT Juan Harris – Iowa
280. TE Jimmy Jaggers
285. S RJ Potts
287. ATH Devan Barrett
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