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Boeing747

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04/20/09 11:59 PM

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I was listening to NFL Radio today and they were interviewing TJ Lang, an offensive tackle from Eastern Michigan who played high school football at both Lakeland High School and Brother Rice. Other than TJ Lang and Connor Barwin, what other Michigan natives are going to be drafted in this year's NFL draft?

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04/21/09 11:39 AM

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Well .... here's the class of 2004 and 2005 Top players in Michigan list .... which would seem like the most likely guys to eventually be drafted ... Let's play ....

What ever happened to ...

Rivals.com Michigan Top 25 2004 | Rivals.com Football Recruiting | last sorted on 8/31/2003

2004 Rank		Pos	Ht/Wt	Schools
1	Alex Mitchell Bay City (MI) Central	OL	6-5/310	Michigan
	Top 100 prospect picked Michigan early in the process.
2	Will Johnson Lake Orion (MI)	DT	6-4/285	Michigan
	Strong defensive tackle that has great motor, heading to Michigan after early commitment.
3	Morgan Trent Orchard Lake (MI) St. Marys	WR	6-1/180	Michigan
	Solid four-star prospect that was over-looked by some, but should be a talent for the Wolverines.
4	Carl Grimes Detroit (MI) DePorres	ATH	5-9/185	Michigan State
	Not the biggest receiver, running back, but Grimes packs a mighty punch on defenders.
5	Dwayne Holmes Detroit (MI) Ford	ATH	6-0/244	Michigan State
	Has been swinging back and forth between Purdue and Michigan State but says he's with the Boilers - for now.
6	Justin Hoskins Grand Rapids (MI) Creston	RB	5-11/190	Notre Dame
	Irish snagged a solid running back that has great combination of size, speed and athletic ability.
7	Charles Stewart Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison	DB	6-1/188	Michigan
	Might be the hardest hitting defensive back in the Midwest.
8	Roger Allison Lake Orion (MI) Lake Orion	RB	6-2/230	Michigan
	Another Michigan pledge that has great motor and build to play in the Big 10.
9	Isaac Price Southfield (MI)	WR	6-3/195	Indiana
	Stock has gone up and down this summer, but his ability to make big plays makes him a steal for somebody.
10	Kellen Freeman-Davis Adrian (MI)	TE	6-6/229	Michigan State
	Might be very under-ranked at this point, since his stock has continued to blow through the roof.
11	Trent Varva Lake Orion (MI)	OL	6-3/320	Penn State
	Penn State snaggs a solid run blocker with low-center of gravity.
12	Vernon Gholston Detroit (MI) Cass Tech	DE	6-3/238	Ohio State
	Gholston has been sort of an unknown this summer, but has a strong list of offers.
13	Eric Hines Detroit (MI)	DB	5-9/182	Michigan State
	A solid cover corner that has great coverage skills and speed and is heading to MSU.
14	Jeremy Orr Detroit (MI) Henry Ford	WR	5-8/145	Michigan State
	Brother is at Wisconsin, but Jeremy is a talent in his own right.
15	Deon Curry Detroit (MI) Country Day	WR	6-1/191	Michigan State
	State pledge has impressive size, speed and is son of Piston Michael Curry.
16	Bryan Brighton Allen Park (MI)	ATH	5-10/183	Michigan State
	Best labeled as an athlete because his ability to play a number of different positions at Michigan State.
17	Josh Hunt Jackson (MI) Lumen Christi	DE	6-4/245	Colorado
	Strong defensive end that has a frame to bulk up even more in college.
18	DeWayne Roland Southfield (MI) Lathrop Village	OL	6-4/280	Indiana
	Roland has great frame and building blocks for a solid Big 10 type offensive lineman.
19	Bernard Faithful Detroit (MI) M.L. King	LB	6-3/225	Toledo
	Can play a number of positions in college, but his future is likely on the defensive side of the ball.
20	Brad Jones East Lansing (MI)	LB	6-3/210	Colorado
	An all-conference and all-area selection his junior season.
21	Ronald Talley Detroit (MI) Renaissance	DE	6-3/233	Notre Dame
	Coaches are just warming up to Talley now, but he was one of the stars at the Rivals.com Ohio State Junior Day.
22	Mario Hines Ecorse (MI)	WR	5-11/160	list
	Wants to make an early college decision.
23	Jamarko Simmons Flint (MI) Central	WR	6-2/206	Western Michigan
	Somebody is going to land themselves a solid college receiver when they get Simmons committed.
24	Earnest Jackson Detroit (MI) Country Day	QB	6-3/188	Cincinnati
	Can run, can throw and is a solid dual-threat quarterback prospect.
25	Luis Fonseca Wixom (MI)	OL	6-4/278	Michigan State
	Michigan State did its homework in uncovering Fonseca.

Postseason Michigan Top 20 2005 | Rivals.com Football Recruiting | last sorted on 1/17/2005

2005 Rank		Pos	Ht/Wt	Schools
1	Kevin Grady East Grand Rapids (MI)	RB	5-10/230	Michigan
2	Antonio Bass Jackson (MI)	ATH	6-1/194	Michigan
3	Terrance Taylor Muskegon (MI)	DT	6-1/285	Michigan
4	Ryan Allison Lake Orion (MI)	WR	6-3/199	Michigan State
5	Andrew Hawken Grandville (MI)	LB	6-2/224	Michigan State
6	Evan Sharpley Marshall (MI)	QB	6-2/200	Notre Dame
7	Chris McLaurin Orchard Lake (MI) Saint Marys	DE	6-4/217	Michigan
8	Joel Nitchman Kalamazoo (MI) Hackett Catholic Central	OL	6-4/272	Michigan State
9	Talonnie Russell Detroit (MI) DePorres	WR	5-10/161	list
10	David Grimes Detroit (MI) DePorres	WR	5-9/157	Notre Dame
11	Otis Wiley Flint (MI) Carman-Ainsworth	DB	6-2/180	Michigan State
12	Carson Butler Detroit (MI) Renaissance	DE	6-6/235	Michigan
13	Ross Weaver Southfield (MI)	DB	6-1/189	Michigan State
14	Aubrey Pleasant Montrose (MI) Montrose	DB	5-10/195	Wisconsin
15	Malcolm Arrington Orchard Lake (MI) St Mary's	LB	6-2/218	Northwestern

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04/21/09 3:44 PM

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Out of those two lists, I can only see Terrance Taylor getting drafted and even then, it would be very late, if at all - A lot of players whose careers fizzled out for whatever reason.

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04/21/09 4:36 PM

Will Johnson will be drafted as a 3-4 defensive end. Look for Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New England, etc. He didn't play in the catholic league so he's presumed "not good enough" and "not good enough to talk about" but 47 reps of 225 is ok I think.

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04/22/09 7:42 AM

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Maybe I am missing something in the above posts, but I fail to see any comments that depict this topic as a Catholic v Public referendum. That said, I have no idea about the prospects of Johnson being drafted. One that does seem to have an outside shot is Sean Griffin (long snapper) from Michigan (Livonia).

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04/22/09 9:08 AM

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We should look at these lists more often. I'm amazed at how many once-strong prospects are just a faint memory now.

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