Comments
There are currently no comments.
Add comment(#111-120) The D Zone's Michigan High School Football Pre-Season Player Rankings
The D Zone will be releasing our Top 151 football players in Michigan from the Classes of 2018 to 2020 over the next several days.
The list is based off of our evaluations throughout the off-season and various recruiting events like Mega camps (bigger college camps, Camp Pride, etc. where the top recruits attend and perform vs. equal or better competition played a major role in a lot of our decisions).
Stay tuned also for a major announcement and more rankings to be unveiled exclusively on The D Zone and our social media platforms prior to and during the season.
- List of complete #1-151 Player Rankings and more
120. Paw Paw 2019 OL Karsen Barnhart (no photo)
- Paw Paw has experienced tremendous success in the Wolverine B Conference and will have an important piece of their squad down penciled in for the next 2 seasons with Karsen Barnhart. At 6'5" 285 lbs, Barnhart is versatile in that he can play OG or OT.
- College interest: Barnhart started early with a CMU offer and currently holds MAC offers from the other 2 in-state MAC schools, Western and Eastern Michigan. Barnhart will continue to attract more interest his next 2 seasons.
119. Cranbrook-Kingswood 2018 DE/LB Chris Smith - Harvard
- The Cranes have had several nice seasons in a row. Heavily involved in the success of the defense is DE/LB combo, Chris Smith. Smith will develop into a DE/DT prospect depending on how coaches see fit as he's explosive and strong.
- College interest: A lot of schools loved his abilities, but unsure of position from DE or LB. At 6'2" 245 Smith attracted a handful of Ivy League offers before he committed to Harvard which was his latest offer.
118. Oak Park 2020 DT Dondi Price (no photo)
- Emerging as a Freshman last year was Dondi Price. Price is a young and ferocious defensive tackle who is beginning to scrape his potential.
- College interest: Price was offered along with his teammates by Syracuse during the Spring and following a big sophomore season he will have more interest and offers.
117. Belleville 2018 ATH Matt Ransome
- It's tough sometimes for writers to acknowledge players like Ransome who plays alongside 4 and 5 stars, but to us he is the oil that fuels the engine in Belleville's offense. Ransome can line up at QB, WR, etc. you name it.
- College interest: Ransome holds a little bit of offers from different affiliations, so we'll see what develops his senior season.
116. Detroit Catholic Central 2018 LB Isaac Darkangelo (no photo)
- Darkangelo has been a major piece to CC's success in recent years as he's your typical smashmouth player at the longtime powerhouse. Very few players can match the level of production that Darkangelo has.
- College interest: The D2's are flocking to offer him after seeing what his older brother, Anthony Darkangelo accomplished as an All-American.
115. Seaholm 2018 DE Colin Stagner - Eastern Michigan (no photo)
- Stagner is a nice and relentless pass rushing DE that rarely gets outmatched physically. Stagner is committed to Eastern Michigan.
- College interest: Stagner was first offered by Ball State before he was offered and committed to Eastern Michigan.
114. Mona Shores 2018 LT Keontae Watson (no photo)
- The LT spot is very coveted by colleges and Watson fits the bill with his 6'5 260 lbs frame and he will bulk up even more. Watson has done a phenomenal job with no sacks allowed and dozens of pancake blocks as a junior which was his first year of varsity.
College interest: Watson holds 2 MAC offers and 1 FCS offer, it will be interesting to see how long he waits before deciding.
113. River Rouge 2018 LB Baron Scholar
- Leading the River Rouge defense is captain LB Baron Scholar. Scholar is a downhill type LB who also can move well from sideline to sideline.
College interest: Scholar's lone reported offer is from MAC program, Buffalo. We'll see what develops his senior season as he's a focal point of the River Rouge defense.
112. Walled Lake Western 2020 WR Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen
- Walled Lake Western made headlines this off-season with incoming transfers, but Yaseen was already set in place at Western as he was contributor as a Freshman. Yaseen is a route technician and has a great set of hands.
College interest: NAIA program Lawrence Tech couldn't resist offering him first. During Toledo's 1 day camp in June, Yaseen impressed the coaches and earned his first D1 offer.
111. Southfield A&T 2019 DL/TE Devin Baldwin
- The Warriors junior D-Lineman is a ferocious and relentless player who has good size and athletic abilities which have turned a lot of heads early in his high school career. Baldwin missed time due to injury last year at Waterford Mott.
College interest: Baldwin was offered earlier in the off-season by Bowling Green State before he visited and was offered by Morgan State.