2024 Update: Deepest Position Groups
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We’ve just finalized and published the 2024 rankings, and we’ve seen a few significant trends. This article will discuss one of those trends; the deepest position groups. Now, what I define as a “deep” position group is what positions are…
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Continue ReadingWe’ve just finalized and published the 2024 rankings, and we’ve seen a few significant trends. This article will discuss one of those trends; the deepest position groups. Now, what I define as a “deep” position group is what positions are excellent top to bottom? Which Groups overall have the most talent and most players? Here I’ll be discussing the depth of the QBs, ATHs, LBs, and DBs.
Projections based on CURRENT performance & some expected potential
QBs
This QB class is VERY strong. Up and down the board, every ranked QB is immensely talented and is expected to start on Varsity this season. Overall, every player listed in the tiers below has a great shot to at play at the Division 3 level, though I know everybody below has Division 2 potential at the very least.
Projected D1 Recruits: 4-7
Best of the Best: CJ Carr CJ Carr 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB Saline | 2024 State MI , Isaiah Marshall Isaiah Marshall 6'0" | 210 lbs | QB Southfield A&T | 2024 State MI , Kalieb Osborne Kalieb Osborne 6'5" | 200 lbs | QB Waterford Mott | 2024 State MI
Edge of Greatness: Connor Wolf Connor Wolf 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 2024 State MI , Reqez Nance Reqez Nance 5'10" | 180 lbs | QB West Bloomfield | 2024 State MI
Knocking on the Door: Casey Joppie Casey Joppie 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB East Kentwood | 2024 State MI , Cooper Nye Cooper Nye 6'3" | 220 lbs | QB Airport | 2024 State MI , Zak Olejniczak Zak Olejniczak 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB Lapeer | 2024 State MI , Preston Crum Preston Crum 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Utica Eisenhower | 2024 State MI , Jacob Tuttle Jacob Tuttle 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB Notre Dame Prep | 2024 State MI , Alek Wickstrom Alek Wickstrom 5'11" | 155 lbs | QB West Catholic | 2024 State MI
Sleeping Giants: M’khi Guy M’khi Guy 5'7" | 165 lbs | ATH Muskegon | 2024 State MI , Scotty Millman Scotty Millman 5'11" | 190 lbs | QB East Grand Rapids | 2024 State MI , Noah Funk Noah Funk 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB Forest Hills Central | 2024 MI
ATHs
When I think of this Athlete class, I think of the word Diverse. Up and down we have so many players who can do wildly different things at many positions. It was incredibly difficult to rank this position group as up and down, there is so much talent and so much potential.
Projected D1 Recruits: 5-8
Best of the Best: Gabriel Winowich Gabriel Winowich 6'1" | 215 lbs | ATH Detroit Country Day | 2024 NJ , Rayshaun Hester Rayshaun Hester 5'11" | 160 lbs | ATH Chippewa Valley | 2024 State MI , Caleb Williams Caleb Williams 6'0" | 160 lbs | ATH Canton | 2024 State MI , Shamar Heard Shamar Heard 5'9" | 150 lbs | ATH Chippewa Valley | 2024 State MI
Edge of Greatness: Destin Piggee Destin Piggee 5'6" | 160 lbs | ATH Muskegon | 2024 State MI
Knocking on the Door: Parker Kennedy III Parker Kennedy III 6'3" | 190 lbs | ATH Southfield A&T | 2024 MI , Eric Christoff Eric Christoff 5'7" | 145 lbs | ATH Avondale | 2024 State MI , Kyle Robbins Kyle Robbins 6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH Seaholm | 2024 State MI , CJ Hibbler CJ Hibbler 5'8" | 160 lbs | ATH Petoskey | 2024 State MI , Ali Hammoud Ali Hammoud 6'0" | 160 lbs | ATH Fordson | 2024 State MI , Mike Murphy Mike Murphy 5'11" | 205 lbs | ATH Grand Rapids Northview | 2024 State MI , Gavin Noonan Gavin Noonan 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Walled Lake Western | 2024 State MI , Max Fellows Max Fellows 6'4" | 185 lbs | ATH Essexville Garber | 2024 State MI , Drew MaKool
Sleeping Giants: All have proven themselves in some way.
LBs
The most ranked out of any position group, the Linebacker Class is deep and talented. Many of this LB class attended the Prep Redzone Prospect Tour and everyone who attended performed well. Seriously, I talked to the LB coaches there and explicitly asked if anybody underperformed, and nobody did!
Projected D1 Recruits: 3-8
Best of the Best: Jeremiah Beasley Jeremiah Beasley 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB Belleville | 2024 State MI , Daivon Hill Daivon Hill 6'1" | 195 lbs | LB River Rouge | 2024 MI
Edge of Greatness: Brady Pretzlaff Brady Pretzlaff 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Gaylord | 2024 State MI , Carter Herriman Carter Herriman 6'1" | 205 lbs | LB Davison | 2024 State MI , Huston Eubank Huston Eubank 6'2" | 195 lbs | LB Roseville | 2024 State MI , William Gaskell V William Gaskell V 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB Milan | 2024 State MI , Victor Earl Victor Earl 6'2" | 195 lbs | LB Romeo | 2024 State MI , Kristopher Easley Kristopher Easley 5'11" | 210 lbs | LB Belleville | 2024 State MI
Knocking on the Door: Willie Powell Willie Powell 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Harper Woods | 2024 State MI , Mekhi Forward Mekhi Forward 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB Hamady | 2024 State MI , Corey Cobb Jr, Ryan Relyea Ryan Relyea 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB Romeo | 2024 State MI , Nick Waszczenko Nick Waszczenko 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB Clarkston | 2024 State MI , Montele Johnson Jr, Stellan Bowman Stellan Bowman 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB East Kentwood | 2024 State MI , Jack Bennett Jack Bennett 6'1" | 185 lbs | LB Port Huron Northern | 2024 MI , Jack Toth Jack Toth 6'1" | 175 lbs | LB South Lyon East | 2024 MI
Sleeping Giants: Mitchell Sparpana Mitchell Sparpana 6'2" | 175 lbs | LB Unity Christian | 2024 MI
DBs
Up and down a deep class, the defensive backs may have the most underrated talent in 2024. We have a few well-known names at the top, with a couple on the edge, and many knocking on the door with a few sleeping giants (and here I do mean potential D1 recruits). Here’s the list!
Projected D1 Recruits: 6-11
Best of the Best: Jacob Oden Jacob Oden 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB Harper Woods | 2024 State MI , Jamir Benjamin Jamir Benjamin 5'10" | 175 lbs | DB West Bloomfield | 2024 State MI , Zachary Rogers Zachary Rogers 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Groves | 2024 State MI , Wendell Smith Wendell Smith 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Pershing | 2024 State MI , Renzo Jennings Renzo Jennings 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Belleville | 2024 State MI
Edge of Greatness: Desman Stephens II Desman Stephens II 6'2" | 205 lbs | DB Clarkston | 2024 State MI , Ty Hudkins Ty Hudkins 6'0" | 190 lbs | DB Forest Hills Central | 2024 State MI , Ma’Leik Tramble Ma’Leik Tramble 5'8" | 150 lbs | DB Grand Blanc | 2024 MI
Knocking on the Door: Donovan Patterson Donovan Patterson 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB East Lansing | 2024 MI , Keyontae Wilson Keyontae Wilson 5'10" | 155 lbs | DB Harper Woods | 2024 State MI , Bryce Ross Bryce Ross 5'9" | 175 lbs | DB Reeths-Puffer | 2024 State MI
Sleeping Giants: Dewayne Dickerson Dewayne Dickerson 6'2" | 175 lbs | DB Detroit King | 2024 State MI , Donte Dooley Donte Dooley 6'1" | 160 lbs | DB Detroit King | 2024 State MI