Poll results: Who is the best in-state player in Michigan?

Detroit (MI) King wide receiver Donnie Corley (image via 247Sports.com)

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A few weeks ago, I posted a poll asking: Who is the best in-state player in the 2016 class? I posted my own opinion shortly after National Signing Day (LINK).

Here are the results of the poll:

Donnie Corley - WR - Detroit (MI) King: 34%

Daelin Hayes - LB - Ann Arbor (MI) Skyline: 31%

Matt Falcon - RB - Southfield (MI) Southfield: 10%

Khalid Kareem - DE - Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison: 8%

Michael Jordan - OT - Plymouth (MI) Plymouth: 7%

Lavert Hill - CB - Detroit (MI) King: 5%

Other: 2%

Visitors: March 20-22, 2015

Detroit (MI) King wide receiver Donnie Corley

Johnathan Berghorst - DE - Zeeland (MI) East: Berghorst, a 2017 prospect, is a 6'3", 245 lb. end with no offers at this time. He has visited Michigan numerous times, and while it's rare that guys hang around Michigan a ton and don't eventually get some kind of chance, nothing really stands out about Berghorst on film. He does still have two years of high school ball left to play, though.

Jalen Cochran - DE - Canton (MI) Canton: Cochran is a 6'4", 225 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa and a few MAC schools. He's a 247 Sports 3-star. Cochran is largely under the radar so far, but I believe he's perhaps a pretty big sleeper and could earn some big-time offers by the time everything wraps up.

Donnie Corley - WR - Detroit (MI) King: Corley is a 6'2", 180 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Ole miss, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #20 wide receiver, and #109 overall. Michigan was outside of his released top five because he had not built much of a relationship with the new coaching staff, but Harbaugh's crew is working their way back up the ladder. Corley is visiting Tuesday, March 17.

Brad Hawkins - WR - Camden (MI) Camden: Hawkins is a 6'2", 205 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Pitt, Rutgers, and South Carolina, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #33 wide receiver, and #161 overall. Currently he appears to be favoring the Gamecocks, but he does not look to be in a hurry to make a decision, so Michigan still has a chance to work their way to the top.

Hit the jump for several more visitors.

Visitors: February 17, 2015

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech wide receiver
Donovan Peoples-Jones

A cadre of high-level in-state visitors will be on campus Tuesday.

Donnie Corley - WR - Detroit (MI) King: Corley is a 6'2", 180 lb. prospect. He transferred from Wyandotte (MI) Roosevelt to King prior to his junior year, and it paid off with 47 receptions for 1,087 yards, 18 receiving touchdowns, and 9 picks on defense. All that came on a bigger stage and against better competition than he would have faced at Roosevelt. Corley has parlayed his performance into offers from LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others. The Wolverines were left out of his top four recently, so this may be a chance to give the program a fighting chance. Corley is a 247 Composite 4-star, the #24 wide receiver, and #111 overall.

Matt Falcon - RB - Southfield (MI) Southfield: Falcon is a 6'1", 215 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Ohio State, Tennessee, and several others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #15 running back, and #219 overall. Michigan has recruited some of his former teammates, such as redshirt freshman defensive end Lawrence Marshall (Michigan) and defensive tackle Malik McDowell (Michigan State). He also had several teammates sign with FBS teams this past Signing Day, although most of them were of the low 4-star or 3-star variety. I believe Falcon could be offered on his visit, because I see him as the #3 player in the state (LINK).

Desmond Fitzpatrick - WR - Farmington (MI) Farmington: Fitzpatrick is a 6'1", 185 lb. prospect who has been committed to Louisville since last October; he also has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, and Indiana, among others. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #57 wide receiver, and #334 overall. Fitzpatrick attended Farmington Hills Harrison early in high school, which is generally thought to be a Michigan State-leaning school, even though Michigan got Devin Funchess and Mario Ojemudia a few years ago. Farmington High School is not a football powerhouse, but they do have a couple FBS prospects this year in Fitzpatrick and David Reese (see below).

Michael Jordan - OT - Canton (MI) Plymouth: Jordan is a 6'6", 285 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #18 offensive tackle, and #195 overall. Jordan's 247 Sports Crystal Ball reads 100% for Michigan right now.

Khalid Kareem - DE - Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison: Kareem is a 6'4", 252 lb. prospect who was committed to Michigan State for about 48 hours at the beginning of February. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #19 strongside end, and #291 overall. Kareem holds offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, among others.

Michael Onwenu - DT - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Onwenu is a 6'2", 340 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Miami, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 offensive guard, and #192 overall. He seems to be favoring Ohio State early, where he could join former teammates Josh Alabi, Damon Webb, and Michael Weber.

Donovan Peoples-Jones - WR - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Peoples-Jones, the lone 2017 prospect on this list, is 6'2" and 183 lbs. and claims a 4.4 forty. He is an early 247 Sports 4-star, the #2 wide receiver, and #12 overall with offers from LSU, Miami, Michigan State, and Ohio State, among others. He is also the son of former Michigan defensive back Shonte Peoples.

David Reese - LB - Farmington (MI) Farmington: Reese is a 6'1", 235 lb. prospect with offers from a bunch of MAC schools and Indiana. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #22 inside linebacker, and #649 overall. He is a big fan of Michigan and is likely hoping and waiting for bigger offers before committing somewhere.

Demetric Vance, Jr. - S - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Vance is a 6'1", 193 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan State and North Carolina State. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #26 safety, and #421 overall. He claims a 4.5 forty.

In-State Preview of 2016 Recruiting

Detroit (MI) King wide receiver Donnie Corley

In past years I've listed the upcoming class's prospects in alphabetical order, but this year I'm going to try something different. Based on their junior film, I'm going to rank the prospects in order of their talent level. Things can always changed based on spring/summer camps, fall performance, body maturation, etc., but this is how I see these guys here in the winter of 2015. Note that I ranked these players before compiling their recruiting rankings from other services, although I am aware of rankings peripherally since I cover recruiting quite a bit. There is also a dearth of linemen on the list, partly because linemen take a little longer to mature and pop up on the radar.

1. Donnie Corley - WR - Detroit (MI) King: King is 6'2", 180 lbs. and a 247 Composite 4-star, the #24 wide receiver, and #111 overall. As a junior in 2014, he had 47 receptions for 1,087 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also made 9 picks on defense. So far he has offers from LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Wisconsin, among others. I do think he could play corner at the next level, but I think he's such a strong north-south runner and a natural pass catcher that he would be best served playing offense.

2. Lavert Hill - CB - Detroit (MI) King: Hill is a 5'11", 170 lb. prospect who committed to Penn State recently; he also holds offers from Miami, Michigan, and Ohio State, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #21 cornerback, and #218 overall. He claims a 4.4 forty. He's also the younger brother of Michigan sophomore safety Delano Hill. Lavert himself played at Detroit (MI) Cass Tech through his junior season, but he will be playing for King this coming fall. Lavert is an aggressive corner - perhaps too aggressive, since he gets called or should get called for lots of pass interference - who shows good speed, nice hips, and smooth ball skills.

3. Matt Falcon - RB - Southfield (MI) Southfield: Falcon is a 6'1", 215 lb. prospect with offers from Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Tennessee, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #15 running back, and #219 overall. He also claims a 4.41 forty. Maybe I'm imagining things, but as a junior, it still appeared that he a bit of a hitch in his giddyap after an ACL tear suffered as a sophomore. Falcon runs with good body lean, some violence, and good speed despite the knee injury.

Hit the jump for 35 more prospects from within the state.

Scout 300 for 2016 updated

Detroit (MI) King wide receiver Donnie Corley is the highest rated player in Michigan

Scout updated their top 300 players for the class of 2016 (LINK). Offensive tackle commit Erik Swenson comes in at #100 overall. Here are the rest of Michigan's offerees:

5-stars:
1. Rashan Gary - DT - New Jersey
5. Greg Little - OT - Texas (Texas A&M)
7. Shea Patterson - QB - Louisiana
9. Caleb Kelly - LB - California
13. Kareem Walker - RB - New Jersey (Ohio State)
14. Kendell Jones - DT - Texas
17. Nate Craig - WR - Florida (Auburn)
18. Levonta Taylor - CB - Virginia

4-stars:
19. Ben Bredeson - OT - Wisconsin
20. Ed Oliver - DT - Texas
22. Jacob Eason - QB - Washington (Georgia)
28. Richard Merritt - OG - Washington, DC
29. Dexter Lawrence - DT - North Carolina
32. Malik Henry - QB - California (Florida State)
33. Tommy Kraemer - OT - Ohio (Notre Dame)
36. K.J. Costello - QB - California
38. Willie Allen - OT - Louisiana
39. Brandon Jones - S - Texas
41. Michael Menet - OT - Pennsylvania
46. Ben Cleveland - OT - Georgia (Georgia)
48. Kaden Smith - TE - Texas
49. Ahmir Mitchell - WR - New Jersey
51. Dylan Crawford - WR - California
54. Jaquan Yulee - LB - Virginia
55. Liam Eichenberg - OT - Ohio
61. Collin Johnson - WR - Texas (Texas)
64. Sam Bruce - WR - Florida (Miami)
66. Jeffrey McCulloch - LB - Texas
69. Devin Asiasi - TE - California
70. Deontay Anderson - S - Texas
72. Clark Yarbrough - OT - Virginia
74. Austin Mack - WR - Indiana
77. Janarius Robinson - DE - Florida (Florida State)
79. Antonio Williams - RB - North Carolina (Wisconsin)
82. Mike Williams - DT - Texas
84. Jake Hausmann - TE - Ohio (Ohio State)
86. Binjimen Victor - WR - Florida
88. Auston Robertson - DE - Indiana
89. Theo Howard - WR - California
95. Rahshaun Smith - DE - Florida
98. Miles Sanders - RB - Pennsylvania (Penn State)
100. Erik Swenson - OT - Illinois (Michigan)
103. Josh King - DE - Illinois
105. Trayvon Mullen - CB - Florida
106. Donnie Corley - WR - Michigan
107. Isaac Nauta - TE - Georgia (Florida State)
108. Demetris Robertson - WR - Alabama (Alabama)
112. Scott Bracey - WR - Virginia (Duke)
114. E.J. Price - OT - Georgia
118. Michael Jordan - OT - Michigan
121. Shaquille Quarterman - LB - Florida (Miami)
123. Jordan Fuller - CB - New Jersey
127. Jarrett Guarantano - QB - New Jersey
132. John Broussard - CB - Alabama
135. Camilo Eifler - LB - California
136. Steven Smothers - WR - Maryland
145. Brad Hawkins - WR - New Jersey
146. Jauan Williams - OT - Washington, DC
147. Daelin Hayes - LB - Michigan (USC)
154. Luke Farrell - TE - Ohio
160. Erick Fowler - LB - California
161. Justin Layne - WR - Ohio
166. Michael Onwenu - DT - Michigan
169. Lavert Hill - CB - Michigan (Penn State)
171. Curtis Robinson - LB - California
174. Dontavious Jackson - LB - Texas
181. Kentrail Moran - RB - Illinois
189. Marquel Dismuke - S - California
196. Darrian Franklin - LB - California
203. Tavares Chase - WR - Florida (Clemson)
205. Naseir Upshur - TE - Pennsylvania
209. Levi Onwuzurike - DE - Texas
210. Jordan Woods - DE - Florida
213. Calvin Bundage - LB - Oklahoma
215. Wayne Davis - CB - Virginia
227. Dwayne Haskins, Jr. - QB - Maryland
229. David Long, Jr. - WR - California
237. Robert Washington - RB - North Carolina
247. Khalid Kareem - DE - Michigan
250. Thiyo Lukusa - OT - Michigan
255. Devery Hamilton - OT - Maryland
257. Elijah Holyfield - RB - Georgia
258. Damar Hamlin - CB - Pennsylvania
263. C.J. Pollard - S - California
265. Josh Brown - DE - North Carolina (Florida State)
282. Connor Murphy - DE - Arizona
287. Terrance Davis - OG - Maryland
292. James Valdez - CB - South Carolina (North Carolina State)
293. Craig Watts - S - Florida
297. Eric Cuffee - CB - Texas

Visitors: Michigan at Michigan State

Detroit (MI) King wide receiver Donnie Corley (image via mgofish.com)

It's a big visit weekend for the Spartans, since it's against the Wolverines. The nature of the game means that a lot of prospects also have interest in/from Michigan, too. Here's a list of some expected visitors to East Lansing for the game:

2015
Christopher Hart - DE - Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas
Tyler Higby - OG - Houston (TX) Kinkaid:
John Kelly - S - Oak Park (MI) Oak Park:
Brian Lewerke - QB - Phoenix (AZ) Pinnacle:
Noah Listermann - OT - Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods:
Grayson Miller - S - Georgetown (KY) Scott County:
Larry Scott - RB - Hubbard (OH) Hubbard:
Kyonta Stallworth - OG - Detroit (MI) King:
Tyriq Thompson - LB - Detroit (MI) King: Michigan offer; Michigan State commit
Raequan Williams - DE - Chicago (IL) DePaul:

2016
Jonathon Cooper - DE - Gahanna (OH) Lincoln:
Donnie Corley - WR - Detroit (MI) King: Michigan offer
Carter Couglin - RB - Eden Prairie (MN) Eden Prairie:
Desmond Fitzpatrick - WR - Farmington (MI) Farmington:
Tobias Gilliam - CB - Huber Heights (OH) Wayne:
Daelin Hayes - LB - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Michigan offer
Lavert Hill - CB - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Michigan offer
Michael Jordan - OT - Plymouth (MI) Plymouth: Michigan offer
Khalid Kareem - DE - Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison:
Jeremy Larkin - RB - Cincinnati (OH) La Salle:
Kordell Looney - DT - Springfield (OH) Springfield:
Jalen Martin - WR - Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park Academy:
Michael Onwenu - DT - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Michigan offer
Jordan Overton - CB - Lyndhurst (OH) Brush:
Martell Pettaway - RB - St. Clair Shores (MI) South Lake:
Auston Robertson - DE - Fort Wayne (IN) Wayne: Michigan offer
Sam Schlueter - OT - Victoria (MN) Mayer Lutheran:
Ethan Tucky - LB - Delaware (OH) Hayes:

Visitors: Michigan vs. Appalachian State

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech cornerback Lavert Hill

2015
Brian Cole - WR - Saginaw (MI) Heritage: Cole committed to Michigan in late July (LINK).

Wesley French - OG - St. Joseph (MI) St. Joseph: French is a 6'5", 300 lb. prospect with offers from a handful of MAC schools.

Tyree Jackson - QB - Muskegon (MI) Mona Shores: Jackson is committed to Buffalo (Recruiting Season).

Joeviair Kennedy - WR - Muskegon (MI) Muskegon: Kennedy is a 6'3", 195 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.

Tyree Kinnel - S - Huber Heights (OH) Wayne: Kinnel committed to Michigan a year ago (LINK).

Mike Weber - RB - Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Weber committed to Michigan earlier this month (LINK).

Hit the jump for 2016 and 2017 prospects.

Recruiting Update: June 23, 2014

Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Luers wide receiver Austin Mack (image via MGoBlog)

COMMITMENTS

Avon (CT) Old Farms tight end Chris Clark committed to Michigan (LINK).

Trotwood (OH) Trotwood-Madison quarterback Messiah DeWeaver was offered at Michigan's camp and then committed to the Wolverines (LINK).

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2016
La Canada (CA) St. Francis wide receiver Dylan Crawford was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'1", 175 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Oregon State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, and Washington, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #5 wide receiver, and #41 overall. Crawford is on a nationwide recruiting swing with touted quarterback K.J. Costello, who also has/had a Michigan offer. Michigan's extension of an offer to DeWeaver, who subsequently committed, almost certain dooms the Costello recruitment and may also have a negative impact on Michigan's recruitment of Crawford going forward.

Perry (OH) Perry tight end Luke Farrell was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'6", 219 lb. prospect with offers from Illinois and Ohio State. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #9 tight end, and #258 overall. Farrell earned his offers from U of M and OSU at their respective camps over the past couple weeks.

Atlanta (GA) Woodward Academy running back Elijah Holyfield was offered by Michigan. He's a 5'11", 190 lb. prospect with offers from Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, among others. He's a 247 Composite 3-star, the #32 running back, and #358 overall. He visited Michigan's campus this week on a swing through with a couple teammates. Holyfield is a tough, hard-nosed runner who lacks great breakaway speed, somewhat reminiscent of DeVeon Smith.

Plymouth (MI) Plymouth offensive tackle Michael Jordan was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'7", 275 lb. prospect whose lone offer is from the Wolverines, which he earned at camp last week. The answer to your obvious question is, "No, this is not the same Michael Jordan who starred in Fruitvale Station." Plymouth is the alma mater of senior defensive end Brennen Beyer.

Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Luers wide receiver Austin Mack was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'2", 205 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, and Ohio State, among others. He's a 247 Composite 4-star, the #12 wide receiver, and #78 overall. Mack is a pretty polished route runner with decent speed. I think he will drop in the rankings as more people get evaluated, because he lacks the athleticism one would expect of a top 100 player, but he's still a quality prospect.

Hit the jump for 2017 prospects, commitments to other schools, and miscellaneous bits.