deyvid palepale

Michigan picked up a commitment last weekend from 3* DT Deyvid Palepale. Originally a Michigan top target, Palepale picked USC in July in rather surprising fashion and the discussion of him died down until recently, when Michigan got back in contact. Within a couple weeks, and aided by the coaching change on USC's defensive staff, Mike Elston was able to flip Palepale and round out the defensive tackle group for the 2024 recruiting class. 

GURU RATINGS

Palepale's ratings are pretty ho-hum, reflecting a standard 3 star and towards the bottom of defensive tackles that Michigan has recruited since 1990. There is't a ton of variation from the various services either, all mostly being in agreement on their assessment of the player. As a general statement, nearly everyone who has seriously scouted Palepale, be it from PSU, USC, or Michigan lenses all agree that Palepale is ranked absurdly low and his list of offers/interest (high-end P5 programs) reflects that. Most assumed Palepale would rise substantially during his senior year but due to a few circumstances (which I will tell you about in a moment) that did not happen. But don't be surprised if Palepale ends up being named Sleeper of the Year in the 2024 recruiting profiles on this site. 

[AFTER THE JUMP: powerful and quick]

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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