Jim Harbaugh is bringing in the No. 1 class in the Big Ten for 2019 but which incoming freshmen could have an immediate impact on Michigan football?
Entering a critical year in his Michigan head coaching tenure, Jim Harbaugh knows that the temperature is being dialed up and the pressure is on.
If there’s ever a year he’ll be expected to win the Big Ten title, it’s 2019. Urban Meyer is gone and Ohio State is on the rebound while both Penn State and Michigan State will be looking for answers after rollercoaster 2018 seasons. That means that the Big Ten East favorite resides in Ann Arbor.
Bringing in the top recruiting class in the Big Ten will help matters and Harbaugh has guys who can come in and compete for snaps right away, but will he trust his incoming freshmen?
Which incoming freshmen could have immediate impacts in 2019?
Tarik Black, Nico Collins, Oliver Martin and Donovan Peoples-Jones are all back for the Wolverines in the receiving corps, but that doesn’t mean this team can’t afford to add depth.
Cornelius Johnson is the kind of wide out who could see the field right away thanks to his strong hands, speed and explosiveness with the ball in his hands. He can take a short pass near the sideline, making 3-4 defenders miss and take it to the house for six.
Johnson stands 6-foot-2 and weighs in at 195 pounds, and he’s the top-rated receiver the Wolverines have coming in with their 2019 class. Though he’s not an early enrollee, he just looks the part of a college-ready wide out and he’s going to prove that from the second he steps foot on campus.
Michigan’s strength on the offensive side of the ball next season will not only be the quarterback position, but also its receivers.