Bleacher Report published an article making ’10 Bold Predictions For Top Freshman In 2017.‘ The website predicts that Donovan Peoples-Jones, ranked as the No. 1 WR in the class, will lead the team in receptions this fall:
Prediction: Leads team in receiving
Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson graduated, so Michigan has a bunch of experience and production to replace out wide.
Say hello to Donovan Peoples-Jones, Big Ten.
The 5-star freshman should be a day-one starter for the Wolverines, given their key returning players have mostly played in the slot. Peoples-Jones enrolled early and garnered praise this spring.
“Donovan is a special, special person and player,” offensive coordinator Tim Drevno said, per Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press. “He is really locked in, really focused and really wants it. Very mature, has a very good concentration level. He wants to be a student of the game, he wants to do it right and wants to do it at a high level. … There’s no letdown. He is going.”