Michigan has piled up EDGE commitments in recent weeks, today's Hello representing the fourth such post we've had to do since mid-June. The class filled up in a hurry and Connecticut 4 Jacob Smith is the final piece to that quartet. The twin brother of DT commit Jerod Smith, Jacob took his time and dabbled with other suitors before finally joining Jerod in Michigan's 2024 class. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SITE 247: 6'4.5/230 On3: 6'4/225 Rivals: 6'4/226 ESPN: 6'5/235 4 , 90, #234 Ovr #14 DL, #5 CT 3 , 89, NR Ovr #36 DE, #5 CT 4 , 5.8, #240 Ovr #16 WDE, #2 CT 4 , 84, #97 Ovr #14 DE, #3 CT 4.03 3.72 4.06 4.49 COMPOSITE RANKINGS 247 Composite On3 Consensus MGoBlog 4 , 0.9198, #211 Ovr #17 DL, #4 CT 4 , 90.52, #255 Ovr #16 DE, #6 CT 4 , #361/798 Ovr #43/90 Edges since 1990 4.20 4.05 4.03 Jacob Smith is a 4 prospect to three of the four outlets. 247 and Rivals are right in line with each other, having Smith just inside the top 250, while ESPN and
Ah, the good ol' days. Remember those days? Don Brown would roam around the Northeast, punking Notre Dame for underrated DE/DT tweeners who play against law firms on the sets of Harry Potter movies, but only after Brian Dohn and wonderful Irish reporters like Tim Prister and Kevin Sinclair left us with our fill of detailed and accurate scouting? AGTG Ann Arbor I’m Home 〽️@Hayesfawcett3 @Coach Mella pic.twitter.com/6eKo50vPfb Jerod Smith (@Jerodsmith44) April 25, 2023 Those days are gone. Behind the colonial architecture and hillocks, the Smith Twins are military kids from Kentucky who've lived in Japan, and "go home" to Carolina where their Marine dad is now stationed. They also just switched from one elite boarding school in Connecticut to another. But the Notre Dame interest was real, and went on a very long time, so we've got plenty of that good Prister and Sinclair scouting. And they both think this twin's an Anchor. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SI