josh priebe

[WSBT]

Lost in the shuffle of the pre-Rose Bowl noise was the commitment of Northwestern offensive lineman Josh Priebe to Michigan out of the transfer portal: 

Priebe figures to play a big role on the Michigan offensive line in 2024 given that the positional group will need to reload after major attrition, so today let's give him a proper introduction. 

AS A RECRUIT:

PORTAL
247 On3 Rivals ESPN
3*, 89, #209 Ovr
#7 IOL
3*, 86, #780 ovr
#64 IOL
3*, 5.5, #835 Ovr
#83 OL
n/a
3.78 3.05 3.00  
HIGH SCHOOL
3*, 89, NR Ovr
#15 OG, #12 MI
didn't exist 3*, 5.7, NR Ovr
#18 OG, #13 MI
3*, 79, #42 MW
#55 OT, #16 MI
3.86   3.78 3.73

Priebe was a reasonably ho-hum guard prospect coming out of high school. The Edwardsburg, MI, (Cass County down on the Indiana border, about 15 miles from South Bend) native was a 3* ranked in the 600-700 range at the time of his commitment, though he was a riser over the process. He held offers from a bevy of MAC schools (Akron, Buffalo, CMU, EMU, Kent State, Toledo, and WMU), as well as Ivies Harvard, Yale, and Cornell, but once the P5 offers rolled in, it was clear Priebe was headed to greener pastures. 

[AFTER THE JUMP: more background]

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Michigan just added a starting Big Ten guard to the mix to replace Trevor Keegan and Zak Zinter.