He jammed us at the line, led us on a merry chase, and nearly shook us with a couple of head fakes there at the end, but Michigan's pursuit of its #1 cornerback for the 2023 class ended exactly how most routes against Jyaire Hill don't: a great big catch. Hill burst into the greater football world's consciousness at the same time as his school and eponymous small town. A doormat for decades, Kankakee shot all the way to the 5A state championship game in 2021. Hill was the Kays' out-and-out star, playing free safety, running back, receiver, and returner. It might not seem so from the Michiganless top-five that Hill released a few days ago, but Steve Clinkscale, Sherrone Moore, and Denard Robinson fought a fierce battle to win the star from Kankakee. I know "battled Illinois" doesn't sound like a big deal but Hill had national offers and Bielema had Hill on campus nine times. I don't know if we get here if Purdue doesn't take former Illini DC Ryan Walters away. But we're here. Michigan thinks they've got a five-star at cornerback. Or safety. It's not clear. Sam Webb said Hill especially clicked with Denard. Sam also said Hill was very impressed by Michigan's NIL pitch and Ann Arbor's food. Sam's in Kankakee right now but when he gets back I'm sure he'll confirm that Georgia's sure they can't defeat Michigan, Corum's returning, my kids are geniuses, and Disney is only going to make Andor-like Star Wars movies from now on. Let's have that kind of day! GURU RATINGS There were two rounds of rise for Hill, one when he was a junior leading his team to the championship for the first time in forever, and another this summer after a round of camps. On3 gave him a third bump when the senior film came in. ESPN didn't bother with a second one but they were the only site to go 4-stars the first time so they ended up in line with with consensus. RATINGS BY SITE 247: 6'1/170 On3: 6'2/185 Rivals: 6'2/180 ESPN: 6'2/170 4*, 92, #212 Ovr #22 ATH, #2 IL 4*, 93, #112 Ovr #15 CB, #2 IL 4*, 5.8, NR Ovr #51 CB, #9 IL 4*, 81, #239 Ovr #34 CB, #3 IL 4.19 4.43 3.87 4.11 COMPOSITE RANKINGS 247 Composite On3 Consensus MGoBlog   4*, 0.9248, #194 Ovr #23 ATH, #2 IL 4*, 91.93, #197 Ovr #25 CB, #3 IL 4*, #288/771 Ovr #28/71 CBs since 1990 4.25 4.19 4.16 It's interesting that they all say 6'1" or 6'2" when the articles were saying 6'3". Usually that's recruiting for he's just under 6'2". [AFTER THE JUMP: There's a vibe.]

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