I'm reluctant to jump into this fray, but what the heck.
Rotoworld's Evan Silva is a huge fan, which is one of the reasons that I am. Other stuff I have heard/read
- Someone from ESPN who worked in an NFL front office (Lance Riddick) said Michael was the most talented RB drafted in the last 5 years
- That strength coach from A&M who worked with both Michael and ADP, who said that their athletic explosiveness were on par with each other
FBG staffers Sigmund Bloom & Chad Parsons feel similarly iirc. Parsons has a number of algorithms he uses to predict success and they just love Michael.
Do you happen to know what Parson's track record is? Taking a look at his current rankings, he seems to be gaga over youth:
RB- L. Bell #2, Gio #3, Ball #6, Hyde #8
WR- Patterson #8, Watkins #9, Evans #10, Cooks #13, Adams #15, A. Robinson #16, Beckham #18, Dobson #19
TE- Ebron #3, Eifert #4, ASJ #7
Most of these seem insanely high to me.