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Devin Asiasi, Wolverine

Devin Asiasi

Concord (CA) De La Salle tight end Devin Asiasi committed to Michigan on National Signing Day. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Notre Dame, UCLA, and Washington, among others.

Asiasi is listed at 6’5″, 275 lbs. As a senior in 2015, he caught 17 passes for 311 yards and 5 touchdowns; defensively, he made 49 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks. As a junior in 2014, he caught 16 passes for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns; he also made 33 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks as a defensive end. Capping his senior year as a U.S. Army All-American, he caught a touchdown pass to help the West team win.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 85 grade, #3 TE, #44 overall
Rivals: 4-star, #2 TE, #46 overall
Scout: 4-star, #4 TE, #67 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 92 grade, #8 TE, #218 overall

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Lavert Hill, Wolverine

Lavert Hill

Detroit (MI) King cornerback Lavert Hill committed to Michigan on National Signing Day. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Clemson, Georgia, Miami, Michigan State, Ohio State, Texas, UCLA, and USC, among others. He was also a one-time Penn State commit.

Hill is 5’10”, 172 lbs. Playing receiver as a senior in 2015, he caught 33 passes for 786 yards and 9 touchdowns; he also made 12 pass breakups (note: I don’t have great faith in the accuracy of Detroit PSL stats sometimes). He was a U.S. Army All-American and named the Army Defensive Back of the Year, a national award.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 80 grade, #21 CB, #278 overall
Rivals: 4-star, #14 CB, #176 overall
Scout: 4-star, #7 CB, #97 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 95 grade, #6 CB, #88 overall

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Quinn Nordin, Wolverine

Quinn Nordin

Rockford (MI) Rockford kicker/punter Quinn Nordin committed to Michigan on National Signing Day. The former Penn State commit chose the Wolverines over offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan State, Pitt, and USC, among others.

Nordin is 6’2″, 200 lbs. As a senior in 2015, he averaged 52.9 yards/punt. Rivals says he went 14/19 on field goals as a sophomore, but just 19/29 during his career. He also had 19 touchbacks in 23 kickoffs (82.6%) this past season.

RATINGS
ESPN: 3-star, 76 grade, #9 K
Kornblue Kicking: 5-star, #1 K (tie)
Rivals: 3-star, #1 K
Scout: 4-star, #1 K
247 Sports: 3-star, 83 grade, #1 K, #1436 overall

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Rashan Gary, Wolverine

Rashan Gary

Paramus (NJ) Catholic defensive tackle Rashan Gary committed to Michigan on National Signing Day. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Texas, USC, and everyone else.

Gary is 6’5″, 290 lbs. He claims a 4.86 forty. As a senior in 2015, he made 55 tackles, 13.5 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles. As a junior in 2014, he made 51 tackles 16 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks. He played in the Under Armour All-American Game in January.

RATINGS
ESPN: 5-star, 94 grade, #1 DT, #1 overall
Rivals: 5-star, #1 DT, #1 overall
Scout: 5-star, #1 DT, #1 overall
247 Sports: 5-star, 100 grade, #1 DT, #1 overall

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5 Things to Watch for National Signing Day

Michael Onwenu (image via 247Sports.com)

National Signing Day is taking place tomorrow today (here’s a list of announcement times/choices), and there has already been plenty of drama leading up to the event. Michigan has suffered numerous decommitments throughout the process, and there’s a good chance that when tomorrow is done, the Wolverines will have had 40+ different players committed at one time or another during the 2016 class. It has been a roller coaster ride over the last year, and I don’t know of a more tumultuous recruiting cycle in Michigan history.

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