Michigan badly wanted at least two, if not three, tight ends in this class after going 1/2 on their top prospects the last few years because one of those top prospects blew up into a national recruit. This time Jay Harbaugh's peerless tight end scouting couldn't beat Alabama to offer the latest jump ball receiver from nowhere to grow a butt. But he did manage to pull in the recruit. Let's see what he's won: Committed 〽️ @UMichFootball @JayHarbaugh pic.twitter.com/ypgUTOyutM — Colstonloveland (@colstonlovelan1) July 5, 2021 GURU RATINGS Rivals: 6-5/230 ESPN: 6-4/230 247: 6-5/230 247 Comp 3*, 5.7, NR Ovr #18 TE, #1 ID 3*, 79, NR Ovr, #8 TE-H, #66 West, #1 ID 4*, 90, #280 Ovr #13 TE, #1 ID 3*, .8715, #588 Ovr, #30 TE, #1 ID 3.79* ⬆⬆ 3.86* ➡ 4.02* ⬆⬆ 3.72*⬆ Arrows show trend of recruiting rankings. An arrow is like a third of a star. 24/7 notes he’s their highest-ranked recruit from Idaho since 2018 (don’t look). That works out to a 3.85*, a tad higher than Matthew Hibner, who was the same size and like Loveland was a late riser from an odd place who had a very high (#156 overall) ranking on 24/7 offset by low scores from Rivals and ESPN, though this time they’re all a lot closer to each other. Oh and Idaho is further off the typical recruiting map than Burke, Virginia. And Loveland is two inches taller. Rivals and 24/7 both bumped Loveland up the rankings late this spring, after tape of his first season at tight end got about. Bama offered in March, Michigan followed in April, and by June there were LSU and Auburn offers. He took an official to Michigan, and that went so well on both sides that Loveland set a commitment date and the Michigan staff weren’t even hiding the fact they thought they’d struck gold. [Hit THE JUMP for scouting, video, and the rest.]