The O-Line Recruits

Dave Molk - 6'2" - 280 lbs - 5.00 - Lemont, IL

Analysis: Dave Molk is slighty short, Dave Molk is big, Dave Molk is smart, Dave Molk is nasty, Dave Molk hates Notre Dame. All of these ingredients add up to make one tough football player who'll fit well at Michigan. Molk is that rarest of offensive line prospects, a true center. While he's a little vertically challenged, he's a tough kid who has a knack for picking up schemes. The coaches at the East-West All-Star game had nothing but praise for him, despite the fact that he was playing center for the first time. Molk will likely redshirt his freshman year, as do almost all Michigan linemen, but I expect him to be starting at center sooner rather than later.

Mark Huyge - 6'6" - 280 lbs - N/A - Grand Rapids, MI

Analysis: Huyge is the latest in a long line of project linemen. He follows in the footsteps of players like Tim McAvoy, Mark Ortmann, and Perry Dorrestein. In all likelyhood little will be heard from Huyge for about 2-3 years. While his tapes don't show a dominating blocker, he displays good footwork and a quick burst off the line. Whether these raw materials can be trained up into a good lineman remain to be seen, but I'd say withhold judgement on Huyge for a couple years, then see what he's made of.