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I like that he plays to the whistle on almost all of the plays in the tape. He has developing to do but he has a lot of time to do it. Looks like he could add weight and still look pretty lean.

Seems very LTT to me when he was a junior but maybe better. Like LTT, I bet with another year he will show a lot of process. I'm excited about him.

He's 6'9" blocking people a full foot shorter than he is. It's going to look like that.

If you saw the limited tape he had from last year, it's night and day. He's way ahead of where I thought he'd be.

Think he was invited to the UA combine this winter.

after watching his highlights do you stand by is 81 ranking, or do you think he deserves an increase in his ranking? Thanks!!

I like his range (ability to cover ground in his pass set) and his footwork. Both of those give him the potential to become a top pass blocker.

He's understandably very raw at this point, and because of that, I'd expect vast improvement when we take a look at his senior film. Similar to what I said about Jake Butt, I think Ward possesses the physical ability to bend, but doesn't play with it at this point. Again, that takes a long time to do that on a consistent basis, so it's not a major worry at this point.

That being said, that'll likely determine what his ceiling ends up being. He's able to get by at the high school level by being so much bigger than everyone else, but that won't be the case in the B1G. With his height, it won't be easy to play low enough to become a quality run blocker, so it'll be imperative for his knee bend to be outstanding.

He also needs to get stronger in his lower body and become more explosive, another challenge for such a tall person.

I think we'll have a much better idea of his chances of seeing the field early in Ann Arbor when we see his senior film. Based on what he's told me, he's got access to the trainers and facilities necessary to really cover some ground in the offseason if he puts in the work.

As of now, he's most likely a developmental project type of guy with a high ceiling at Michigan, but it's possible that he'll show he's more game-ready by next fall.

Well how could he even be ranked without any film out there in the first place? And if a ranking is determined by auspicious game footage, then a higher ranking would be logical.

Impressive... most impressive.

He has senior year, and with a redshirt year, he could have a very nice career at Michigan. Tons of potentials