Michigan's top 10 wide receivers for the class of 2016

With three of the all-time top 30 in receptions in NFL history hailing from the state of Michigan (No. 13 Derrick Mason, MSU, Detroit Mumford; No. 16 Muhsin Muhammad, MSU, Lansing Waverly; No. 26 Andre Rison, MSU, Flint Northwestern), the Great Lakes State is routinely one of the country's best when it comes to cultivating and developing big-time Division I college football talent at the wide receiver position.


With players such as U-M recruit Brian Cole (6-2, 210, 4.3 40) of Saginaw Heritage, WMU signee Anton Curtis (6-3, 195, 4.5) of Detroit East English Village, CMU recruit Rayshawn Wilborn (6-4, 215, 4.5) out of Lansing Sexton and U-M recruit Grant Perry (6-0, 185, 4.4) of Birmingham Brother Rice leading last season's wide receiver group, the class of 2015 had some of Michigan's best receiver prospects in years. Add in CMU QB recruit (and All-State basketball player, Class D Player of the Year and a high D-I recruit in hoops) Brandon Childress (6-3, 195) out of Baldwin, a small northern Michigan high school, who I believe, if he isn't quarterbacking the Chippewas someday, could become an All-American-type level receiver at the next level, and the Great Lakes State was absolutely stacked at the wideout position last year.


For Michigan's class of 2016, the riches at the receiver position just keep pouring out. Incredibly, this season's group of receivers, from top to bottom and pound-for-pound, might be the state's best in years, if that's even conceivable, considering the depth of top-flight talent Michigan has produced at the position throughout recent seasons. That being said, here are the top 10 wide receivers for the class of 2016 in Michigan. I think it goes without saying each player is a high Division I college football talent.


Top 10 wide receivers for Michigan's class of 2016 --


1. Donnie Corley-6-2, 190-Detroit King-No. 6 overall player in Michigan, caught 62 passes for 1,100 yds. and 16 TDs last year. Also a talented CB, had 11 ints., seven ints. returned for TDs and 38 tackles. MSU, U-M, Notre Dame, OSU, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU a few of the schools who have offered.
2. Jalen Martin-6-3, 200-Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy-Top flight basketball recruit, unbelievable athlete, speed, size, leaping ability. MSU, U-M recruiting. WMU, EMU already offered.
3. Dez Fitzpatrick-6-3, 190-Waterford Mott-Silky smooth receiver. U-M, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Wake Forest all offered. Verbal to Louisville.
4. Kaleb Perry-6-2, 180-Mount Pleasant-Another D-I level basketball recruit, premier athlete, one of state's top high jumpers. Nightmare for defensive backs to cover -- can outrun, out jump and out-athlete most, if not all, DBs assigned to cover him. 36 rec., 900 yds, 9 TDs a year ago. Verbal to WMU. MSU, U-M also recruited.
5. Daryn Snow-6-3, 190-Portage Northern-One of my top sleepers in Michigan. In a recurring theme, Snow is a talented hoops player (school's leading scorer as soph.). Last season caught 48 passes for 617 yards and 8 TDs. With great size, another match-up problem for opposing DBs. Flying a bit under the radar at the moment, but a legit D-I Big Ten-level wide receiver prospect. Where are Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Illinois, etc. on this guy?
6. Bailey Edwards-6-2, 185-Chelsea-Ann Arbor All-Area last season, 25 rec., 629 yds., 9 TDs, 4.4 40, little brother of WR Braylon (Harper Wood Bishop Gallagher, U-M, NFL) and RB Berkley (Chelsea, Minnesota). Father Stan played at Detroit Kettering, U-M and the NFL as RB. Minnesota offer. Wisconsin, Purdue also recruiting.
7. Trishton Jackson-6-3, 185-West Bloomfield-Detroit News All-Metro pick as a basketball player this past season. D-I prospect in hoops (varsity starter as frosh). Explosive athlete. Has started at QB since freshman year for West Bloomfield. Threw for over 2,000 yds. and rushed for over 1,000 yds. last season. Could play either QB or WR at next level. One of those freak athletes that can do it all. Verbal to MSU.
8. Simeon Kemp-6-0, 175-Flint Hamady-Flint Journal Dream Team, 35 rec., 1,080 yds., 14 TDs, 2 KO return TDs, 4.4 40. Another player not getting as much publicity statewide or nationally as he deserves. Electric performer on the football field. Small school, big-time talent.
9. Gabe Steed-6-1, 175-Lowell-Maybe most exciting player for the state power Red Arrows since "Mr. Football" Mark Catlin in the early 2000s. Caught 34 passes for 818 yards and 10 TDs a year ago.
10. (tie) Mike Robb-6-6, 200-Midland Dow-Saginaw News Dream Teamer, 47 rec., 606 yds., 9 TDs; Zach Kohn-6-3, 180-Gibraltar Carlson-Detroit Free Press first team All-West, 42 rec., 575 yds., 8 TDs.


Other top wide receivers for Michigan's class of 2016 -- Lindrell Mitchell-5-9, 170-Detroit East English Village (Detroit News All-Metro Detroit), Kobe Burse-6-2, 190-Muskegon Mona Shores (Muskegon Chronicle Dream Team, two-way starter for D-2 state runner-up, verbal to Miami (OH)), Rodney Graves-6-2, 180-Detroit Cody (Big Ten-type talent, runs 4.4 40 and 22.2 200 meters, also shutdown-type cornerback on defense, Purdue, Indiana, Maryland, etc. where are you on this guy?), Tony Palmer-6-0, 180-Lansing Catholic Central (Lansing State Journal Dream Team, starter for D-5 state runner-up), Adam Farah-6-2, 185-Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (Verbal to Air Force), Connor Nemmers-6-2, 190-Grand Rapids West Catholic (41 rec., 748 yds., 9 TDs for D-5 state champions, Grand Rapids All-North), Marcel Paul-6-1, 175-Detroit Cass Tech (4.4 40, verbal to Cincinnati), Chris Cartier-6-2, 175-Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (Detroit News Div. 7-8 All-State), Cooper Cecchini-6-1, 175-Hudsonville (30 rec., 492 yds., 5 TDs, Grand Rapids All-West), Matt Sexton-5-11, 170-Clinton (Verbal to EMU), Dylan Otolski-6-1, 180-Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (38 rec., 729 yds., 7 TDs, Grand Rapids All-East), Gourney Sloan-6-0, 180-East Grand Rapids, Luke DeLong-6-3, 185-Midland, Cortez Chisolm-6-0, 170-Detroit Osborn, Jeb Palka-5-11, 170-Saline (77 rec., 980 yds., 9 TDs for D-1 state runner-up), Jacob Lefevre-6-2, 200-Jackson County Parma Western (Jackson Citizen-Patriot Dream Team, AP Div. 3-4 All-State, 42, rec., 808 yds., 12 TDs), Myles Charley-6-0, 170-Warren DeLaSalle (starter for defending D-2 state champions), Tamarion Johnson-6-4, 195-Southfield Bradford Academy (Verbal to Miami (OH)), Wyatt Plate-5-10, 170-Jackson Lumen Christi (4.3 40, verbal to Ball State), Tyrone Lyte-5-11, 175-Southfield, Chad Gailliard-6-4, 190-Dearborn Edsel Ford, Alex Bock-6-0, 195-Detroit Catholic Central (also top DB prospect, three-year starter at national powerhouse program), James Cooper III-6-3, 185-Muskegon Oakridge, Spence DeMull-6-3, 180-Ithaca (Lansing State Journal Dream Team, 66 rec., 1,193 yds., 16 TDs for  D-6 state runner-up).