After Scout and Rivals released their post-spring 2017 college football recruiting player rankings, ESPN has joined in on the fun. And, like the other ranking sites, their list is littered with Michigan commits, top targets and likely additions to the class, including a commitment from the top quarterback in the class.
Check out where Michigan’s recruiting targets landed in the post-spring 2017 ESPN300 player rankings:
Chances Key
- Excellent – Top Team
- Very Good – Top Three
- Good – Top Five
- Fair – Puncher’s Chance
- Poor – Likely Not Happening
1. 5*/#1 OT Trey Smith – Poor to Fair
2. 5*/#2 OT Isaiah Wilson – Very Good
4. 5*/#1 RB Najee Harris – Alabama/Fair
7. 5*/#1 DT Marvin Wilson – Poor to Fair
9. 5*/#3 OT Alex Leatherwood – Alabama/Good
10. 5*/#2 ATH Deangelo Gibbs – Poor
12. 4*/#1 WR Donovan Peoples-Jones – Very Good to Excellent
13. 4*/#1 CB Shaun Wade – Ohio State/Fair
15. 4*/#2 WR Joseph Lewis – Good
19. 4*/#1 QB Dylan McCaffrey – COMMITTED
23. 4*/#2 RB Cam Akers – Poor to Fair
24. 4*/#7 OT Foster Sarell – Fair to Good
25. 4*/#2 CB Kary Vincent – Good
26. 4*/#4 WR Jerry Jeudy – Poor
27. 4*/#8 OT Tedarrell Slaton – Very Good
28. 4*/#3 DE DJ Johnson – Good to Very Good
29. 4*/#2 OLB Baron Browning – Good
30. 4*/#4 DE Chase Young – Fair
31. 4*/#5 WR Tee Higgins – Fair
33. 4*/#9 OT Wyatt Davis – Good
34. 4*/#3 DT LaBryan Ray – Good
36. 4*/#3 CB Darnay Holmes – Very Good
39. 4*/#11 OT Tony Gray – Good, if offered
40. 4*/#4 CB Stanford Samuels III – Fair
42. 4*/#3 RB Stephen Carr – USC/Good
47. 4*/#7 CB Jamyest Williams – Poor
49. 4*/#12 OT Alijah Vera-Tucker – Good to Very Good
52. 4*/#5 DE K’Lavon Chaisson – Fair
56. 4*/#4 S Grant Delpit – Good
66. 4*/#5 DT Greg Rogers – Very Good
68. 4*/#6 DT Akial Byers – Fair to Good
74. 4*/#6 S CJ Avery – Poor to Fair
77. 4*/#11 WR Jermiah Holloman – Former Commit/Fair
80. 4*/#2 OG Robert Hainsey – Very Good
81. 4*/#9 DE Hunter Echols – UCLA/Good
82. 4*/#13 WR Tyjon Lindsey – Poor
85. 4*/#7 DT Jay Tufele – Good
88. 4*/#1 OC Cesar Ruiz – Very Good to Excellent
91. 4*/#4 ATH Markquese Bell – Very Good
95. 4*/#11 DE Luiji Vilain – COMMITTED
98. 4*/#5 OG Jedrick Wills – Good
99. 4*/#5 ATH Paris Ford – Pitt/Fair
106. 4*/#8 DT Marlon Tuipulotu – Washington/Fair
112. 4*/#9 CB AJ Terrell – Poor
117. 4*/#8 Jordan Anthony – Very Good
120. 4*/#10 S Devon Hunter – Poor
122. 4*/#2 ILB Leonard Warner – Fair
125. 4*/#3 ILB Drew Singleton – Very Good to Excellent
126. 4*/#16 OT Kai-Leon Herbert – Very Good
128. 4*/#12 CB Amir Riep – Poor
138. 4*/#18 WR Jhamon Ausbon – Good to Very Good
140. 4*/#10 OG Netori Johnson – Georgia/Good
150. 4*/#13 CB Alex Perry – Good
151. 4*/#20 WR Nico Collins – Very Good to Excellent
152. 4*/#10 OLB Willie Gay – Very Good
154. 4*/#19 OT Henry Bainivalu – Very Good
161. 4*/#21 OT JaRaymond Hall – COMMITTED
173. 4*/#1 TE-H Josh Falo – Fair
175. 4*/#13 OG Darnell Ewell – Good to Very Good
178. 4*/#14 OG Brett Neilon – USC/Fair
191. 4*/#23 OT Walker Little – Fair
194. 4*/#24 OT Kendall Rudolph – Fair to Good
196. 4*/#18 RB Chris Henderson – Miami/Fair
204. 4*/#28 WR Osiris St.Brown – Poor to Fair
205. 4*/#12 ATH Jaylon Redd – Fair
210. 4*/#29 WR Tarik Black – Very Good
215. 4*/#15 ATH Deejay Dallas – Miami/Good
217. 4*/#14 S Chaz Ah You – Fair
219. 4*/#14 OLB Joshua Ross – COMMITTED
222. 4*/#23 RB O’Maury Samuels – COMMITTED
223. 4*/#9 ILB Will Ignont – Good
228. 4*/#24 RB CJ Cotman – Good to Very Good
235. 4*/#7 TE-Y Jimmy Jaggers – Good
241. 4*/#8 TE-Y Major Tennison – Texas/Very Good
243. 4*/#21 CB Ambry Thomas – Very Good
246. 4*/#16 S Jaylen Kelly-Powell – Excellent
250. 4*/#16 OLB DeAndre Wilder – Good
252. 4*/#1 FB Sione Lund – Stanford/Good
254. 4*/#20 DE Corey Malone-Hatcher – COMMITTED
256. 4*/#21 DE Langi Tuifua – Oregon/Good
262. 4*/#27 OT Aaron Banks – Good
263. 4*/#17 S J’Marick Woods – COMMITTED
271. 4*/#29 OT Micah Clark – Rutgers/Fair
272. 4*/#24 CB Tre Shaw – Fair
276. 4*/#18 DT Martin Andrus – Good
277. 4*/#30 OT Toryque Bateman – Good
284. 4*/#26 RB Kylin Hill – Mississippi State/Fair
288. 4*/#27 RB Collin Wilson – Good
296. 4*/#21 S Ameer Speed – Good
What do you think about ESPN’s latest player rankings? Are Michigan’s top targets too high or too low? Let us know in the comment section below!
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