The second 2023 Hello from the state of Ohio comes from Breeon Ishmail, a LB commit that Michigan picked up the day before The Game. He is the second of two true LB commits in the 2023 class to this point, after Pennsylvania's Semaj Bridgeman. Ishmail is from the Cincinnati area and one of two Cincy kids in Michigan's 23 class, joining CB Cameron Calhoun, who committed one day after him. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SITE 247: 6'4/220 On3: 6'4/216 Rivals: 6'5/204 ESPN: 6'5/200 3 , 86, NR Ovr #89 ATH, #38 OH 3 , 83, NR Ovr #113 ATH, #78 OH 3 , 5.6, NR Ovr #NR ATH, #27 OH 3 , 76, #92 MW #72 OLB, #29 OH 3.52 3.14 3.64 3.57 COMPOSITE RANKINGS 247 Composite On3 Consensus MGoBlog 3 , 0.8659, #890 Ovr #71 ATH, #27 OH 3 , 83.5, #1403 Ovr #82 ATH, #41 OH 3 , #659/762 Ovr #66/75 ILBs since 1990 3.66 3.35 3.51 Size is pretty consistent, 6'4 or 6'5 and in the 200-220 lb. range. Ishmail is a Who Dat recruit to all the services, with On3 being the lowest, ra
Next up on our list of backlogged Hellos is Jason Hewlett, defensive athlete from Youngstown, Ohio. Hewlett represents one of three recent 2023 Michigan commits from Ohio, as the Michigan staff tries to build a bridge into the Buckeye State more seriously than at any other time in Harbaugh's tenure. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SITE 247: 6'4/220 On3: 6'3/215 Rivals: 6'3/215 ESPN: 6'3/210 4 , 90, NR Ovr #21 ATH, #10 OH 3 , 89, NR Ovr #32 LB, #16 OH 3 , 5.6, NR Ovr #44 ATH, #23 OH 3 , 79, #42 MW #33 OLB, #14 OH 4.01 3.93 3.66 3.87 COMPOSITE RANKINGS 247 Composite On3 Consensus MGoBlog 3 , 0.8752, #684 Ovr #55 ATH, #20 OH 3 , 87.9, #565 Ovr #57 LB, #1 OH 3.5 , #479/762 Ovr #57/84 Edges since 1990 3.75 3.79 3.84 Last row is Seth's conversion to a five-star scale. Links are to profiles Everyone seems to agree he's either 6'3" or 6'4" and somewhere in the 210-220 lbs. range. The rankings have much more disagreement than the measurab