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For some reason at work, it won't let me quote anything in a reply. But yeah.

I think Hemingway is a guy to keep an eye on. He's shown little flashes here and there, but the coaches were really impressed with him, and Hoke called him out multiple times. Now, I know the spring player of the year award means nothing, but I think he could be a guy who gets some open looks while teams are focusing on Roundtree and Stonum. It should be fun to watch. And also, Odoms is a sneaky little devil.

Wait, Stonum is back on the team after his 3rd arrest?

Had no idea. When did this happen?

My opinion:

Roy Roundtree (RS Jr - 6'0 176) - He's been on a lot of the "preseason all-big 10" lists, and for good reason. He had a great season, but Big M's concerns are legitimate. Most of his big plays were as a result of Denard's fake run and him being wide open, so we'll see how good his route running is. He has also had a very bad case of the drops (see: OSU game, IIRC) which he has to fix.

Darryl Stonum (Sr - 6'2 195) - His case is very well documented, but I think he plays next year. It's also not out of the question for him to redshirt and take the year off, but we'll see. If he plays, he's probably going to be our top receiver ahead of Roundtree. He's more reliable IMO, has great hands, and is a tremendous return man. I want to make an example out of him disciplinary-wise, but we really need him

Junior Hemingway (RS Sr - 6'1 225) - Our most experienced receiver. He's not really shown much, as I said in my post above, and Michigan really needs him to step up to be the third (or second, if Stonum doesn't play) option. I think he has a lot of potential, and I see a breakout year from him

Martavious Odoms (Sr - 5'8 175) - A couple years ago, Odoms was our top receiver. He was hampered by an injury last year (against you, IIRC) and didn't play much of the year. He's a short, quick guy who will not beat anyone over the top, but can take the short passes and make a lot of guys miss. That's a theme with our receivers, who are great after the catch. That's why we really need to recruit more of a jump ball guy in my mind.

These are our best bets for WR, but other guys to keep an eye on are Je'ron Stokes (Jr - 6'0 193) and our slot ninja clusterf*ck of Grady (RS Sr), Terrance Robinson (RS Jr), Jeremy Gallon (RS So) and Drew Dileo (So)

At TE, we have Kevin Koger (Sr) who will be our go-to guy. One of the leaders of our team, he hasn't had much experience catching the ball in RR's offense, but he'll be used a lot next year. He's also gotta teach some young, inexperienced albeit talented guys. Ricardo Miller (RS Fr) was originally a highly recruited WR before things fell apart, but he's bulked up and could emerge as our second TE. Chris Barnett (Fr) might need to take a redshirt year to recover from an injury he has, but he's got a lot of upside

Sorry for the long write-up, I feel like Rocky!

Thanks?

FWIW, I like Koger as a pass-catcher. He burned our D a few times in 2009.

I didn't think Hemingway produced as much as he did last year, 32 receptions, 593 yards 18.5 YPC, 4 TDs AND he didn't play vs. UConn, ND or tOSU? That's 3/4 of the season. A full year's projection would be 40 receptions, 741 yards and 5 TDs. Did he have injury problems last year? Sounds like this kid could be a really nice weapon. He had 3 monster games too; Indiana (3 catches 129 yards , TD), Iowa (9 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD) and Illinois (6 catches, 104 yards 2 TDs). Seems like when he's on, he's ON. When he's not . . . his next best effort was a 3 catch, 50 yard game vs. Purdue and he had 4 catches for 49 yards in the bowl game.

Looks like you're only going to lose two WRs then. Any chance Roundtree might jump?

Wow. That's as bad as MSU's attrition, though we're comfortable with the guys coming through the system (particularly Fowler and Mumphery). Why aren't you guys taking 3 WRs this year? If Roundtree goes pro . . . .yikes.

I don't think we can fit 3 recievers in this class because of numbers. With the lack of depth on the Oline and Dline Hoke really needed to focus on those areas. Maybe if we hadn't been so lucky in landing so many quality guys on the oline and dline Hoke would think about taking 3 but now its just not possible.

Roundtree is not good enough to go pro. Definitely need at least 2 this year and 2 the next. 2013 is where the depth chart gets scary.

It was said the other day that Nebraska might actually lead for Madaris now. I think it came from someone at Scout, but it could of been from someone at Rivals.

That's probably smart; I guess I was under the impression you guys were taking over 25 guys, and were already done with OL, TE, DL, LB and weren't taking a QB. That leaves DB (I think you have 3 already signed, plus 5 I think from last class, can't imagine taking more than 1 more), RB, WR left. Figure you take 1 DB, 1-2 RBs (not counting your FB here) and 2-3 WRs. Or you take 1 more OL, and reduce the # of another position by 1.

Just seems weird to completely neglect the skill positions for an entire class, no matter how bad your OL/DL are. If I were a UM fan, I'd pray hard the Rawls/Hayes works out well, because it may be another 2 seasons before you get a quality RB (assuming no high level RBs commit this year, there's still time).

SpartanRocky,

We are not done on the DL. We still need at least one DT in this class but hoping for 2. Also, looking for one more OL. that would put us at 23 or 24 right there. Just recently they have said they want another high caliber corner. I still think they are looking for a running back for this class as well.

The coaches were saying 25 or 26 a while back. There has been some unsuspected attrition so who knows they might be able to get to 27. There has already been some medical redshirts given so we stand at like 22 maybe 23 available right now. I wouldn't be suprised to see a couple transfers and a couple guys not be given a fifth year.