Not often is a top-50 consensus recruit the third-best player in his recruiting class, but Kobe Bufkin is merely a four star compared to blue chippers Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabate. This is very tongue-in-cheek of course, as Bufkin is an excellent recruit in his own right and projects to be a big part of the Michigan roster for at least the next couple seasons.
Nothing is ever a given with a freshman, but there is plenty to like about Bufkin. Take a look at where he stands heading into this season.
The story so far
Bufkin was ranked the second-best player in the state (behind some guy named Emoni Bates), hailing from your author’s hometown of Grand Rapids.