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Michigan picked up its first commitment in some time during Victor's Weekend, and it was TE Deakon Tonielli of Oswego (IL). The two sides have been familiar with each other since last fall and the Wolverines were able to close the deal on Sunday. Tonielli's commitment bumps Michigan back up to one TE in the class, after losing ex-commit Andrew Rappleyea back in April.
GURU RATINGS
| Rivals: 6'5/215 | ESPN: 6'5/215 | 247: 6'6/215 | On3: 6'5/200 | 247 Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3*, 5.6, NR Ovr #44 TE, #12 IL |
3*, 79, #28 MW, NR Ovr #14 TE-Y, #5 IL |
4*, 90, NR Ovr #17 TE, #3 IL |
4* , 90, NR Ovr #17 TE, #4 IL |
3*, 0.8872, #430 Ovr #22 TE, #7 IL |
| 3.59 | 3.92 | 4.07 | 4.02 | 3.87 |
Last row is Seth's conversion to five-star scales. Links are to profiles
Here is how Seth characterized the rankings in the commitment post on Sunday: "Tonielli is ranked a 4-star to two sites, and close to it on ESPN, but Rivals is lagging behind. That might mean they haven't gotten around to whatever film Michigan found". It would seem to me that once Rivals stops being lazy and updates their ranking, Tonielli will move to a 4-star in the composite. He's listed as 6'5" or 6'6", which seems accurate given the photos of him standing next to Grant Newsome, who is 6'6" himself.
[AFTER THE JUMP: Big jumpy hooper?]
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