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UPDATE: Amorion Walker is back as well. Since all he missed was one semester this doesn't warrant a Hello. Since he was one of my 2022 Sleepers of the Class it does warrant a fist-pump. Now back to Charleston.

Michigan's receiver depth was bolstered today with Youngstown State transfer CJ Charleston's announcement. This one:

CAREER THUS FAR

Charleston is a grad transfer, but may have a shot at two years of eligibility; he redshirted in 2019 and lost of all of 2022 to an Achilles injury. He's an athlete, a D1 basketball prospect in high school who won state titles for the long jump and 4x100 relay. Charleston was also an ATH as a recruit, committing to Bo Pelini(!) as an RB/WR/CB. He started in the shortened 2020 season (five games), and caught three passes for 18 yards against MSU as a RS sophomore in 2021, but came off the bench for four of their last six games.

After missing 2022 Charleston was an inside-outside third option for the Penguins behind 6th year Kentucky transfer Bryce Oliver and full-time slot receiver Max Tomczak. Charleston finished 2023 with 33 catches on 46 targets for 504 yards (11 YPT) and 4 TDs, and a 64.6 (meh) score on PFF. The effects of the injury might have played a role; via local press, he was on a limited snap count up until the end of fall camp.

[After THE JUMP: Very limited scouting]

Another year, another promising young linebacker plucked from a conference rival.

Second time's the charm. Michigan was close to landing one of their top choices this cycle at DT before USC swooped in. One season of defensive play later, they managed to divert one of their favorite Pennsylvanians on his way to L.A. Deyvid Palepale announced this evening he's flipping from a new Big Ten team to the reigning champs.

A native Alaska, Palepale (pah-lay-Pah-lay) projects as the nose tackle of this class. He also plays basketball and track (discus and shotput). He's cousins with Lions lineman Penei Sewell.

We'll get a full writeup this week I imagine. He's the fourth DT in a class that includes Manuel Beigel, Owen Wafle, and Ted Hammond, but Palepale is the most projectable to nose tackle after Michigan failed to land a pure nose in the 2023 cycle. He's a 3-star but I wouldn't read too much into the rankings given the bloodlines and which schools were battling for him.

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