In hindsight, the trio of Donovan Peoples-Jones (247 Composite No. 12), Tarik Black (116th), and Nico Collins (138th) was the high-water mark of wide receiver recruiting for the Michigan Wolverines over the past decade. Though Jim Harbaugh’s assembly of this receiving corps (plus Oliver Martin) was a cornerstone of the country’s fifth-best class in 2017, it was not supposed to feel like the program’s last shot at grabbing top receivers.
In reality, it kind of has played out that way. There have been some four-stars and talented products to make their way to Ann Arbor, but it is hard to argue against wide receiver recruiting being an overall weakness for Michigan since then.