Rivals Ranks These UM DE Commits The Best 1-2 Punch In 2017

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Rivals.com ranked Michigan’s DE additions of Luiji Vilain and James Hudson to be the best duo at their position in the 2017 class.

The skinny: With defensive guru Don Brown running the unit, adding elite talent on that side of the ball should definitely be a bit easier. And again this was proven at defensive end, where No. 5 on the weakside, Vilain, and No. 8 on the strongside, Hudson, will both add immediate depth to what is shaping up to be a potentially dominant line in the coming years.

Farrell’s take: Vilain was one of the fastest-rising prospects at the end of the cycle and is a terrific edge rusher. Hudson has excellent size and could end up moving inside or being dominant on the strongside. Vilain needs to fill out and Hudson needs to add some explosion, but both have very high ceilings.

Rivals also tabbed the 2017 Michigan group and DT group to be the second best in the country.