Michigan lost LB commit Raylen Wilson in late June but then replaced him in the class only a couple days later in snaring Imhotep Institute's Semaj Bridgeman. The Michigan-Bridgeman courtship was pretty quick, as Bridgeman's name seldom appeared in recruiting insider pieces until mid-May and then suddenly it was on. He visited in early June, and all the predictions trended Michigan's favor. On July 1, Bridgeman made it official: GURU RATINGS Rivals: 6'1/220 ESPN: 6'1/220 247: 6'2/230 On3: 6'1/235 247 Comp 4 , 5.8, NR Ovr #12 ILB, #7 PA 4 , 82, #18 East, #175 Ovr #4 ILB, #4 PA 4 , 90, NR Ovr #29 LB, #5 PA 3 , 87, NR Ovr #60 LB, #16 PA 4 , 0.903, #306 Ovr #20 LB, #6 PA 4.08 4.35 4.10 3.64 4.03 Last row is Seth's conversion to a five-star scale. Links are to profiles Bridgeman is a consensus four-star recruit, with only On3 as the dissenting opinion leaving him on three-star status. ESPN is the highest on him, so take that for what it's w
Michigan has a bevy of wing-forwards in the stable, but recruiting never ceases in the portal era where programs have to functionally re-recruit their own players and deal with the possibility of mass attrition. With several targets coming off the board in recent weeks, let's take a look at where things stand coming off the first live evaluation period of June. Youssef Khayat (Class of 2022) Height/Weight: FIBA lists him at 6'8. Couldn't find a weight that seems accurate/current. Eye test says 6'8 looks about right and somewhere in the 195 - 200 pound range. Euro Club: Limoges CSP Under 21 (France) Stats: 16.7pts, 7.5reb, 1,8ast on 43.6% FG and 35.2% from three during 33 games in 2021-22 Mainstream Ranking: N/A EM Ranking/Evaluation: I have not viewed Khayat live and my evaluation is limited to film against foreign competition, so obviously this isn't the most informed opinion. That said, there's a lot to like here. The biggest appeal for me is the vers
Michigan has a bevy of wing-forwards in the stable, but recruiting never ceases in the portal era where programs have to functionally re-recruit their own players and deal with the possibility of mass attrition. With several targets coming off the board in recent weeks, let's take a look at where things stand heading into the June live evaluation periods. Andrej Stojakovic Height/Weight: List heights are in the 6'6 - 6'7 range with the weight between 165 - 190. Eye test says 6'6 and 190 sounds about right. High School/AAU: Jesuit HS (CA)/Adidas 3SSB Compton Magic (CA) Mainstream Ranking: 4-star/20 - 65 Overall EM Ranking/Evaluation: I have yet to see Stojakovic live, but he looks to have the projected impact of a top-30 level prospect that can provide some real offensive punch as a freshman. The diversity in his scoring package is absolutely elite. A true three-level scorer, Andrej hits pull-ups from distance and midrange with consistency. He's just as p