Is your last name Smith? Does your first name begin with a J? Do you have four years of college eligibility? Then the University of Michigan would like to speak with you about joining the 2024 football class. Jaden Smith has no relation to fellow commit Jerod Smith, nor Jerod's twin/edge prospect Jacob, nor 5-star receiver Jeremiah Smith who might be decommitting soon from Ohio State, nor, as some have been shouting, John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt, though those names are certainly cognates. I’m 1000% committed to doing whatever it takes to help bring more championships to @UMichFootball #GoBlue 〽️@CoachCPartridge @JayHarbaugh @CoachJim4UM @Coach_Minter @coachSamGreiner pic.twitter.com/1XbYJiPRb4 — Jaden Smith (@jadensmith200) June 12, 2023 Neither is Jaden a safety. Nor a linebacker, per se. Not a hybrid either. As best as I can tell, Michigan is recruiting him for an edge rushing/OLB position we've named after a player who played for Don Brown, but haven't used the term lately because the edge rush is kind of the important thing. They're not the only ones. Smith has Tennessee, USC, Miami (YTM), Kentucky, and many others interested. The vibe was Michigan was going to get some measurements when Smith visited this weekend, and make room in the class if they liked what they saw. If they saw what I think I see, then we're gonna see these rankings go up. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SITE 247: 6'3/195 On3: 6'2.5/195 Rivals: 6'3/190 ESPN: n/a Not rated ATH 3*, 89, NR Ovr #30 LB, #14 NC 3*, 5.7, NR Ovr #51 ATH, #11 NC No profile n/a 3.89 3.76 n/a COMPOSITE RANKINGS 247 Composite On3 Consensus MGoBlog   n/a n/a 3.5*, #516/791 Ovr #48/77 ILBs since 1990 n/a n/a 3.83 Two sites don't have him rated or ranked yet, and ESPN doesn't even have a profile up. Rivals hasn't ranked him yet but they have a new 5.7 rating for him, so the position and state rankings have him above the first 5.6s in their Athlete and North Carolina rankings. 247 also has him as a safety when you pull him up in a search. In other words, they're all just discovering him, with a couple of sites throwing up a quick "he's a 3.5-star" rating, one still deciding, and the last abiding. [AFTER THE JUMP: Not a safety, not a hybrid, not a linebacker. Starts with a U.]

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