The current Michigan receiving core is right in line with its predecessors

Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt was disappointing to lose Donovan Peoples-Jones to the NFL. It was a sad ending when Tarik Black transferred away. And should Nico Collins sit out the season as expected, Michigan will be without all three of its top-25 wide receiver recruits from the 2017 recruiting cycle, a trio who never quite lived up to its lofty expectations.

The cupboards are not exactly bare in Ann Arbor, although the contents are pretty green. The Wolverines will have a deep receiving core with Ronnie Bell leading the charge with Cornelius Johnson, Mike Sainristil, and Giles Jackson beside him, but the latter three combined for just 21 catches last season.…