I thought it would be interesting to look at how Harbaugh has recruited each position group. Below I've listed a position by position breakdown of the recruits Harbaugh has landed in the 2016, 2017, and 2018 classes.
A few notes: I didn't include the 2015 class because Harbaugh only had a month to recruit kids. I excluded players who are no longer with the team. Players are listed at the position that we recruited them to play instead of where they were ranked by rivals. I combined the center and guard positions into an interior lineman position because those positions seem to be somewhat interchangeable (Ruiz is taking reps at guard and center. Ekiyor is learning to snap). I only added the 2018 recruits who have committed and did not list the 2019 commitments.
My initial impressions are Jim has done a great job recruiting QBs, WRs, interior linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, and cornerbacks. He has landed an elite group of players at each of those positions. The positions that he has (relatively) struggled to recruit have been RB, OT, and S. That's not to say that he hasn't landed quality players at those positions, but the recruits at those positions have not been as highly ranked as some their teammates.
Harbaugh recruits by position
A few notes: I didn't include the 2015 class because Harbaugh only had a month to recruit kids. I excluded players who are no longer with the team. Players are listed at the position that we recruited them to play instead of where they were ranked by rivals. I combined the center and guard positions into an interior lineman position because those positions seem to be somewhat interchangeable (Ruiz is taking reps at guard and center. Ekiyor is learning to snap). I only added the 2018 recruits who have committed and did not list the 2019 commitments.
My initial impressions are Jim has done a great job recruiting QBs, WRs, interior linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, and cornerbacks. He has landed an elite group of players at each of those positions. The positions that he has (relatively) struggled to recruit have been RB, OT, and S. That's not to say that he hasn't landed quality players at those positions, but the recruits at those positions have not been as highly ranked as some their teammates.
Harbaugh recruits by position
- QB
- Total recruits signed: 3
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 3
- Highest ranked recruit: Joe Milton, 5.9 4 star, #102 overall, #6 DTQB, class of 2018
- Lowest ranked recruit: Brandon Peters, 5.9 4 star, #158 overall, #6 PQB
- RB (includes Ben Mason as a FB)
- Total recruits signed: 6
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 2
- 3 star recruits: 4
- Highest ranked recruit: Kareem Walker, 5.8 4 star, #181 overall, #6 RB, class of 2016
- Lowest ranked recruit: Kurt Taylor, 5.5 3 star, unranked RB, class of 2017
- WR
- Total recruits signed: 7 (2 top 100 recruits)
- 5 star recruits: 1
- 4 star recruits: 4
- 3 star recruits: 2
- Highest ranked recruit: Donovan Peoples-Jones, 6.1 5 star, #12 overall, #1 WR, class of 2017
- Lowest ranked recruit: Nate Johnson, 5.7 3 star, #79 WR, class of 2016
- TE
- Total recruits signed: 3
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 1
- 3 star recruits: 2
- Highest ranked recruit: Nick Eubanks, 5.8 4 star, unranked, #9 TE, class of 2016
- Lowest ranked recruit: Luke Schoonmaker, 5.5 3 star, unranked TE, class of 2018
- OT
- Total recruits signed: 7
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 1
- 3 star recruits: 6
- Highest ranked recruit: Chuck Filiaga, 5.8 4 star, #175 overall, #16 OT, class of 2017
- Lowest ranked recruit: Jaylen Mayfield 5.6 3 star, unranked OT
- Interior Linemen
- Total recruits signed: 4 (2 top 100 recruits)
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 4
- Highest ranked recruit: Cesar Ruiz, 6.0 4 star, #41 overall, #1 OC, class of 2017
- Lowest ranked recruit: Michael Onwenu, 5.9 4 star, #147 overall, #7 OG, class of 2016
- DE
- Total recruits signed: 7 (2 top 100 recruits)
- 5 star recruits: 1
- 4 star recruits: 5
- 3 star recruits: 1
- Highest ranked recruit: Rashan Gary, 6.1 5 star, #1 overall, #1 DT, class of 2016
- Lowest ranked recruit: Kwity Paye, 5.7 3 star, #35 WDE, class of 2017
- DT
- Total recruits signed: 5 (1 top 100 recruit)
- 5 star recruits: 1
- 4 star recruits: 1
- 3 star recruits: 3
- Highest ranked recruit: Aubrey Soloman, 6.1 5 star, #31 overall, #2 DT, class of 2017
- Lowest ranked recruit: Michael Dwumfour, 5.5 3 star, unranked SDE, class of 2016
- LB
- Total recruits: 9 (2 top 100 recruits)
- 5 star recruits: 1
- 4 star recruits: 6
- 3 star recruits: 2
- Highest ranked recruit: Jordan Anthony, 6.1 5 star, #26 overall, #1 MLB, class of 2017
- Lowest ranked recruit: Devin Gil, 5.5 3 star, unranked S, class of 2016
- CB
- Total recruits: 7 (2 top 100 recruits)
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 6
- 3 star recruits: 1
- Highest ranked recruit: Myles Sims, 5.9 4 star, #56 overall, #7 CB, class of 2018
- Lowest ranked recruit: Sammy Faustin, 5.7 3 star, unranked CB, class of 2018
- S
- Total recruits: 6
- 5 star recruits: 0
- 4 star recruits: 1
- 3 star recruits: 5
- Highest ranked recruit: Brad Hawkins, 5.8 4 star, unranked WR, class of 2017
- Lowest ranked recruit: German Green, 5.5 3 star, unranked S, class of 2018
- K
- 1 recruit signed
- Quinn Nordin, 5.5 3 star, #1 K, class of 2016
- P
- 1 recruit signed
- Brad Robbins, 5.2 3 star, #1 P, class of 2017
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