Though ESPN may not be the best at rating high school football prospects, they are the most watched when everything matters on National Signing Day. That’s why it’s always good to take their early rankings with a grain of salt. That’s especially the case with their first Junior 300 rankings that they just released, even though they feature 4 commitments and at least 8-10 other recruits that I believe Michigan could reel in for the 2018 class.
Check out where 2018 Michigan’s commits and top targets landed in the first ESPN Junior 300:
Chances Key
- Excellent – Top Team
- Very Good – Top Three
- Good – Top Five
- Fair – Puncher’s Chance
- Poor – Likely Not Happening
1. DE Xavier Thomas – Fair
4. WR Jalen Hall – Good
6. LB Teradja Mitchell – Fair
7. OT Jackson Carmen – Very Good
8. DE Micah Parsons – Penn State/Good
11. DT Matthew Jones – Fair
13. DT Taron Vincent – Good
14. CB Tyreke Johnson – Fair
16. ATH Xavier Williams – Fair
17. DE KJ Henry – Fair
18. OT Brey Walker – Oklahoma/Fair
19. OT Richard Gouraige – Good
20. OG Jamaree Salyer – Fair
23. OT Nicholas Petit-Frere – Good
25. WR Brian Hightower – Fair
30. WR Jalen Preston – Fair
31. DE Stephon Wynn – Fair
32. CB Patrick Surtain – Fair
34. RB Jaelen Gill – Very Good
35. WR Jacob Copeland – Fair
38. DT Austin Fontaine – Fair
40. TE Mustapha Muhammad – Very Good
43. RB TJ Pledger – Good
45. ATH Leonard Taylor – COMMITTED
48. RB Fabian Franklin – Good
52. WR Justin Shorter – Very Good
56. S Isheem Young – Good
57. DT PJ Mustipher – Fair
61. ATH Brendan Radley-Hines – Fair
70. DE Dorian Hardy – Very Good
82. WR Marquis Spiker – Fair
83. OT Will Lawrence – Fair
85. DE Aidan Hutchinson – Excellent
87. WR Jahan Dotson – Good to Very Good
88. LB Jacquez Jones – Good
92. DT Tyler Friday – Very Good to Excellent
96. QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson – Very Good
102. WR L’Christian Smith – Good
103. TE-H Will Mallory – Excellent
104. WR/TE Jeremy Ruckert – Good
107. QB Artur Sitkowski – Very Good
110. OG Barton Clement – Fair
111. TE-Y Malcolm Epps – Alabama/Good
113. LB Palaie Gaoteote – Good
115. S Aashari Crosswell – Good
121. CB Olaijah Griffin – Fair
123. TE-Y Camren McDonald – Very Good
128. QB Cameron Rising – Fair
131. OG Emil Ekiyor – Good
132. OT Colten Blanton – Good
148. WR Jermaine Eskridge – Fair
153. LB Bumper Pool – Good
155. TE Zack Kuntz – Fair
157. OG Tank Jenkins – Fair
169. QB Allan Walters – Fair
173. LB Dallas Gant – Fair
184. S Otis Reese – COMMITTED
191. OG Jalil Irvin – COMMITTED
192. CB Kalon Gervin – Very Good
194. OG Marquan McCall – Excellent
196. WR Austin Osborne – Good
200. LB Soloman Tuliaupupu – Good
202. TE-H Zach Sheffer – Fair
203. DT Michael Thompson – Very Good
204. LB Antwuan Johnson – COMMITTED
214. DE Malik Vann – Fair
220. OT Antwan Reed – Very Good
222. OT Penei Sewell – Good
227. RB Iverson Clement – Fair
229. LB Billy Joseph – Fair
236. TE-Y Trenton Gillison – Good
246. OLB Kolin Demens – Excellent
256. OL Finn Dirstine – Fair
259. TE/DT Thomas Booker – Very Good
264. TE-Y Judge Culpepper – Good
265. LB Daniel Bolden – Fair
Photo Credit: Micah Parsons/4thdownmagazine
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