UM Football Recruiting - by WM Wolverine

[jaadam4]

No one in this forum cares about Ohio's board.

[iam416]

You're wrong. But that's not surprising.

[Rocky Bleier]

There is almost zero overlap with Ohio State's "big board." DPJ is about it, though they're definitely recruiting JKP.

Why, in your humble opinion, is that so?

[lineygoblue]

RB AJ Dillon and J'Marick Woods (S) committed today.

Dillon is from Groton Mass and was considered a 4 star.

Woods is from Florence, Alabama and is considered a 3 star.



A J Dillon with Harbaugh



J'Marick Woods

[WM Wolverine]

J Marick Woods safety and AJ Dillon RB are Wolverines.

[lineygoblue]

I saw Woods' film on Hudl, and he reminds me a bit of Ernest Shazor. Tall, .. he towers over Harbaugh, who is 6' 4". Had a couple pick sixes in the film, and looks very fast.

Still looking for film on Dillon, but the scuttlebut on him is he's a big power back. We beat out ND and Wisc among others, for him.

[iam416]

Why, in your humble opinion, is that so?

M isn't recruiting Ohio this year. OSU is recruiting 1 or 2 kids in M. So you don't see the hardcore local fights. And nationally, there's less likely to be overlap. JMO.

[lineygoblue]

And I don't think Michigan has forsaken ohio, I just think (jmo) that Michigan wants to expand its brand more on a nationwide basis, rather than a Great Lakes regional basis.

And nothing in that statement should be considered a diss on osu or msu. They are recruiting nationwide as well, but not on as large a scale as Michigan and Harbaugh is. That's the reason for the satellite camps and spring ball trip.

[iam416]

I think it's more simple. M didn't have a chance with any Ohio player OSU wanted this year. There's a couple kids M offered from Ohio, but those are non-OSU offers. That'll change in 2018 where they have real chance with Taylor.

I doubt M is recruiting more national than OSU. M is every bit as focused on regional recruits ("Pipeline 9") as OSU is. But, I'm not exactly sure how to quantify that.

[*JD*]

I saw Woods' film on Hudl, and he reminds me a bit of Ernest Shazor. Tall, .. he towers over Harbaugh, who is 6' 4". Had a couple pick sixes in the film, and looks very fast.

Still looking for film on Dillon, but the scuttlebut on him is he's a big power back. We beat out ND and Wisc among others, for him.

NFL.com has Harbaugh at 6'3". He just has more presence in person.:smile:

[WM Wolverine]

Class of '17 Recruiting Board

Offense
QB: Dylan McCaffrey
RB: Kurt Taylor & AJ Dillon
WR: Donovan Peoples-Jones & Allen Stritzinger
TE: Carter Dunaway & Josh Falo
OT: JaRaymond Hall, Isaiah Wilson, Tedarrell Slaton, & Tylear Beach
OG: Cesar Ruiz

Defense
DT: Corey Bolds, Phillip Paea & Fred Hansard
DE: Corey Malone-Hatcher & Luiji Vilain
LB: Joshua Ross, Jordan Anthony & Drew Singleton
CB: Benjamin St-Juste, Stanford Samuels, Ambry Thomas & Jaylon Redd
S: J'Marick Woods, AJ Harris, Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Jonathan Sutherland & Jaquan Henderson

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Woods is a new name to me but he's got some really high praise from those who cover the deep south. Highlights back that up, great athlete for his size and just a terrific football player.

[lineygoblue]

Just saw a Hudl film on Dillon.

Best Michigan comparison I can think of would be a Jamie Morris with size. He's got some good elusive moves for a guy as big as he is.

Jamie Morris played like he thought he was 6' 1" and 230. This guy is that size.

[Paul L]

NFL.com has Harbaugh at 6'3". He just has more presence in person.:smile:

Jimmy is 6'3", 6'8" with the afro

[lineygoblue]

I thought I read somewhere that he was 6' 4". My bad.

Woods looks to be almost 2" taller than Harbaugh in the picture I saw.

[Wellington_beefhouser]

It makes me sad that Antjuan Simmons committed to Ohio. He's a thumper.