Braylon, as we covered in the three-star article, grew up in Detroit while his father Stan was with the Lions and trained with his dad from a young age. Two top wideouts who switched to #1 both grew up knowing plenty about its meaning. Wide Receiver (Z): Braylon Edwards, MLK and Bishop Gallagher The rest of the field: Joe Kerridge, John McColgan, Mike Vanderbeek, Ben VanSumeren, Wyatt Shallman, John Anes, Roger Allison, Quintin Patilla, John Anes, Jared Wangler The once-beautiful building is now popular with urban explorers.īackup: Khalid Hill, East English Village Prep Dude had 4,000 yards and 41 touchdowns for Cooley, which closed in 2012. Out of this era came the last great ballcarrying fullback, Chris Floyd, who dominated at Cooley High School in Detroit.
Fullback: Chris Floyd, Cooleyīy the 1990s Michigan high school football was suffused with former Bo assistants and players, and many schools were running Bo-style option offenses where the "fullback" was a running back who got 20-30 carries a game. The rest of the field: Kevin Grady, Ed Davis, Drake Johnson, Jerome Jackson, Justice Hayes, Thomas Rawls, Jesse Johnson, Teric Jones, Austin White, Kelly Baraka, Reggie Benton Born in Inkster, he went to their main rival, Robichaud in Dearborn Heights, where he destroyed just about every state scoring record while also winning a total of nine state championships between football and track for the Bulldogs. Wheatley the elder is a good candidate for the greatest athlete in the history of the state. Running Back: Tyrone Wheatley, Robichaud The rest of the field: Shane Morris, Steven Threet, Nick Sheridan, Alex Malzone, Craig Randall While Devin was at Michigan Inkster was also closed, its students dispersed to four other school districts. He transferred to Inkster, following coach Greg Carter from recently closed Saint Martin de Porres, and exploded, leading them to two straight state finals. In high school Gardner played for UofD as a sophomore but was forced to sit out for off-field issues for five games. However I'm sticking by the guy who should never have to buy a beer in the State of Michigan again. Drew, at your best you were the better player, and I promise to buy you a beer next time you're in Ann Arbor. Right off the bat this is a tough one, and a decision I'm personally going to get flak for because the other good candidate reads this blog. This gives us a pool of 171 players to choose from whose careers most of us are somewhat familiar with. Reason 3: I was 10 that year, and kid memories aren't of much use.
Moeller was the first coach since helmets were a thing to field a team that wasn't made up mostly of Michiganders and Ohioans. Quick chart of Michigan rosters (via Bentley) by state of origin, walk-ons included: Reasons are 1) Until the late '80s Michigan was a very regional recruiter. Rules: Only players recruited since 1990-on. Special thanks to, a highly valuable resource. Since we've covered a lot of these guys' Michigan careers already, I figured this could instead be a celebration of the programs they came from, and Michigan high school football in general. This week: We're looking to build the best possible team out of guys who grew up and played their high school ball in Michigan. The best players in Michigan play for Michigan, but who were the best players from Michigan to play for Michigan? TUEBOR is Latin for "Pothole!" because you can't sue us if we warn you
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