Michigan's John O’Korn ranked among top QB transfers for 2016

Michigan redshirt junior quarterback John O’Korn is coming into the season with high expectations, and it’s not just coming from his coach and its fans.

Steven Lassan of AthlonSports.com ranked the top 30 quarterback transfers by "expected impact" for the 2016 season at Yahoo Sports.

O’Korn, who transferred from Houston in February of 2015 and ran the Wolverines’ scout team last season, is No. 7.

“Jim Harbaugh had a lot of success with a transfer quarterback (Jake Rudock) last season,” Lassan writes. “Could the same formula work once again for the Wolverines in 2016? O’Korn had a promising start to his career at Houston, throwing for 3,117 yards and 28 scores in 2013. However, O’Korn struggled in 2014 and was benched in favor of Greg Ward after tossing eight interceptions through the first five games.

“The Florida native should benefit from a change of scenery and the opportunity to work under Harbaugh."

Rutgers' Zach Allen, a transfer from TCU, is No. 16 on the list.

Texas A&M's Trevor Knight (Oklahoma transfer) is No. 3, TCU's Kenny Allen (Texas A&M transfer) is No. 2, and California's Davis Webb (Texas Tech transfer) is in the top spot.

O'Korn was a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy on Saturday and was a co-winner of an accuracy challenge in a competition of 33 passers.

O'Korn concluded spring ball in a competition with Wilton Speight for the starting quarterback job.

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