Littleton (CO) Columbine product Andrew Gentry has committed to Michigan as a part of the 2022 class. Gentry signed with Virginia as a part of the 2020 class, but that was more ceremonial than anything, since he was expected to go on his church mission for two years. Gentry did just that, and since he did not enroll, he was essentially back on the open market. Now Gentry will join the Wolverines next spring.
RANKINGS FROM 2020
ESPN: 4-star, 84 grade, #12 OT, #78 overall
Rivals: 4-star, 6.0 grade, #8 OT, #68 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 94 grade, #11 OT, #147 overall
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Gentry’s senior highlights show he had a 4.3 GPA and a 1420 on his SAT, so he’s an intelligent kid who should fit in at a place like Michigan (and Virginia). I never really thought he would commit to Michigan out of high school because Michigan just doesn’t have much of a history with Mormon players going on missions (I believe the last time they dealt with it was Tyler Ecker, who played from 2003-2006). However, Michigan was heavily involved in his recruitment, and he was actually in attendance for Michigan’s blowout win over Notre Dame in 2019.
Gentry’s skills and physical development are somewhat of a wild card at this point. Having been on a church mission for two years, how much did he work out? How strong is he? Has he been running, working on footwork, etc.? When he was in high school, he looked a bit like Andrew Stueber – huge and powerful. He’s got light feet and can bend at the knees to get under defensive linemen.
Aside from physical shape, the biggest question is how Gentry will work out in pass protection. He certainly has the athleticism to be a plus pass blocker, but playing for a team that was largely run-oriented, he doesn’t have much experience with pro-style pass sets, playing with his hand off the ground, etc. Because of the time off, one has to think that Gentry would be at least one year away from playing and not an immediate contributor in 2022.
Michigan now has 21 commitments in the class of 2022, including linemen Connor Jones (also from Colorado) and Alessandro Lorenzetti.
TTB Rating: 85
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