We're circling back on the guys who committed during football season. Marshall jumped in way back on August 13th, but that's when we went into preseason mode. It was also a few months after the commitment of fellow TE Deakon Tonielli, and the decommitment of TE Andrew Rappleyea a few months before that. Marshall was a guy Matt Weiss discovered while out in San Diego, and things moved quickly from there, with Marshall visiting for the barbecue, reporting an offer on July 31, and pledging shortly thereafter. He had a 1000+yard junior year as a receiver at lower-division Santa Fe Christian before switching to TE and moving up to local power Carlsbad, where he was just one of many targets of 5-star 2024 Alabama commit Julian Sayin. GURU RATINGS Rivals: 6'4/210 ESPN: 6'4/215 247: 6'4/220 On3: 6'4/220 247 Comp 3 , 5.7, NR Ovr #27 TE, #37 CA 3 , 78, #103 West #23 TE-H, #63 CA 3 , 87, NR Ovr #74 ATH, #97 CA 3 , 89, NR Ovr #27 TE, #31 CA 3 , 0.8811, #567 Ovr #35
Michigan picked up its first commitment in some time during Victor's Weekend, and it was TE Deakon Tonielli of Oswego (IL). The two sides have been familiar with each other since last fall and the Wolverines were able to close the deal on Sunday. Tonielli's commitment bumps Michigan back up to one TE in the class, after losing ex-commit Andrew Rappleyea back in April. GURU RATINGS Rivals: 6'5/215 ESPN: 6'5/215 247: 6'6/215 On3: 6'5/200 247 Comp 3 , 5.6, NR Ovr #44 TE, #12 IL 3 , 79, #28 MW, NR Ovr #14 TE-Y, #5 IL 4 , 90, NR Ovr #17 TE, #3 IL 4 , 90, NR Ovr #17 TE, #4 IL 3 , 0.8872, #430 Ovr #22 TE, #7 IL 3.59 3.92 4.07 4.02 3.87 Last row is Seth's conversion to five-star scales. Links are to profiles Here is how Seth characterized the rankings in the commitment post on Sunday: "Tonielli is ranked a 4-star to two sites, and close to it on ESPN, but Rivals is lagging behind. That might mean they haven't gotten around to whatever film
Michigan picked up its first commitment in some time during Victor's Weekend, and it was TE Deakon Tonielli of Oswego (IL). The two sides have been familiar with each other since last fall and the Wolverines were able to close the deal on Sunday. Tonielli's commitment bumps Michigan back up to one TE in the class, after losing ex-commit Andrew Rappleyea back in April. GURU RATINGS Rivals: 6'5/215 ESPN: 6'5/215 247: 6'6/215 On3: 6'5/200 247 Comp 3 , 5.6, NR Ovr #44 TE, #12 IL 3 , 79, #28 MW, NR Ovr #14 TE-Y, #5 IL 4 , 90, NR Ovr #17 TE, #3 IL 4 , 90, NR Ovr #17 TE, #4 IL 3 , 0.8872, #430 Ovr #22 TE, #7 IL 3.59 3.92 4.07 4.02 3.87 Last row is Seth's conversion to five-star scales. Links are to profiles Here is how Seth characterized the rankings in the commitment post on Sunday: "Tonielli is ranked a 4-star to two sites, and close to it on ESPN, but Rivals is lagging behind. That might mean they haven't gotten around to whatever film
The 2023 class has a tight end again. Michigan moved quickly to replace Andrew Rappleyea in the class with Oswego, IL, mismatch Deakon Tonielli. BOOM! I just want to say thank you to every single person who has stood by my side throughout this journey. I am so grateful for @grant newsome and his awesome support, as well as @CoachJim4UM for the opportunity to become a wolverine! #Committed #GoBlue 〽️ pic.twitter.com/x6KLpGcCEC Deakon Tonielli (@DeakonTonielli) June 19, 2022 Tonielli is listed at 6'6"/215, believable given Grant Newsome above is 6'6". Tonielli is ranked a 4-star to two sites, and close to it on ESPN, but Rivals is lagging behind. That might mean they haven't gotten around to whatever film Michigan found. Second row is my conversion of the rankings into a 5-star scale, linked to his profile: Rivals: 6'5/215 ESPN: 6'5/215 247: 6'6/215 On3: 6'5/200 247 Comp 3 , 5.6, NR Ovr #44 TE, #12 IL 3 , 79, #28 MW, NR Ovr #14 TE-Y, #5