Spaces: EJ Holland on Michigan's fight to keep Raylen Wilson, thoughts from the road, more

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TheWolverine.com recruiting insider EJ Holland pulls back the curtain on Michigan football recruiting in another weekly installment of our Twitter Spaces.

  • How high is three-star DL commit Brooks Bahr’s ceiling?
  • What’s the latest prediction for three-star EDGE Joseph Mupoyi?
  • Is NIL playing a significant factor on the recruiting trail?
  • Where do things stand with five-star EDGE Nyckoles Harbor?
  • Will Michigan LB commit Raylen Wilson flip to Florida?

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Insight on Michigan RB commit Benjamin Hall

Holland: “I was really impressed with his lower half. He has tree-trunk thighs. You can tell why he’s a power back. That guy must squat like 600 pounds in the weight room because his lower half is already college ready. It’s extremely impressive, and his upper half – he has a pretty thick build there as well. I think it still needs a little more development, but his lower half is extremely impressive. When you watch his film, he’s a power runner. He’s a guy that likes to run between the tackles, get north and south. He’s also deceptively a pretty good pass catcher. I saw him going through pass catching drills, and he looked like a natural…”

On 2023 Florida ATH/DB commit Aaron Gates

Holland: “Michigan is in a good spot to flip Aaron Gates. Steve Clinkscale has done a tremendous job of recruiting him. If y’all don’t know who Aaron Gates is, he’s a four-star athlete/defensive back – Michigan recruiting him as a nickel – from the state of Georgia. He’s a really, really interesting prospect on the back end.”

“I had a chance to see him at a Michigan satellite camp in Nashville last summer, and he was really impressive there. Steve Clinkscale’s been recruiting him since he was at Kentucky, and like I said, they have a personal connection. Gates was on campus for the spring game last month, so yeah, Michigan’s going to have a legitimate chance to flip one from Georgia…” 

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