Deyvid Palepale Has Committed to Michigan
Second time's the charm. Michigan was close to landing one of their top choices this cycle at DT before USC swooped in. One season of defensive play later, they managed to divert one of their favorite Pennsylvanians on his way to L.A. Deyvid Palepale announced this evening he's flipping from a new Big Ten team to the reigning champs.
@CoachMikeElston @CamboyzTraining Go blue pic.twitter.com/w4pShbvEFK
— Deyvid Palepale (@deyvid_palepale) December 10, 2023
A native Alaska, Palepale (pah-lay-Pah-lay) projects as the nose tackle of this class. He also plays basketball and track (discus and shotput). He's cousins with Lions lineman Penei Sewell.
We'll get a full writeup this week I imagine. He's the fourth DT in a class that includes Manuel Beigel, Owen Wafle, and Ted Hammond, but Palepale is the most projectable to nose tackle after Michigan failed to land a pure nose in the 2023 cycle. He's a 3-star but I wouldn't read too much into the rankings given the bloodlines and which schools were battling for him.
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RATINGS BY SITE |
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247: 6'3/288 |
On3: 6'2/305 |
Rivals: 6'3/300 |
ESPN: 6'3/290 |
| 3*, 88, NR Ovr #75 DL, #16 PA |
3*, 87, NR Ovr #79 DL, #26 PA |
3*, 5.6, NR Ovr #35 DT, #17 PA |
3*, 79, #50 East #27 DT, #13 PA |
| 3.71 | 3.57 | 3.65 | 3.83 |
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COMPOSITE RANKINGS |
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247 Composite |
On3 Consensus |
MGoBlog |
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| 3*, 0.8747, #739 Ovr #84 DL, #20 PA |
3*, 86.96, #796 Ovr #78 DL, #20 PA |
3*, #611/800 Ovr #55/71 DTs since 1990 |
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| 3.75 | 3.70 | 3.68 | |
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December 9th, 2023 at 8:50 PM ^
Seth, do you know if he might be able to enroll early?
December 9th, 2023 at 9:02 PM ^
That would be beyond the. . . beyond the. . . the. . . something.
December 10th, 2023 at 12:47 AM ^
it's definitely beyond the lay-lay.
December 10th, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
I don't see why not, he's already got his turnover buffs.
December 9th, 2023 at 8:52 PM ^
Interesting that ESPN is highest on him.
December 9th, 2023 at 9:45 PM ^
"Fuck ESPN"
/drink
December 9th, 2023 at 9:10 PM ^
Hello! Welcome to the best defensive line in the country. Look forward to the havoc you'll be unleashing.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:27 AM ^
100%. I'm sure that was what he was thinking too when he made his decision. Because the D line is a crew. They feed off each other and contribute to one another's success.
December 9th, 2023 at 9:19 PM ^
native alaskan? he might have just become my favorite wolverine.
congrats deyvid, can't wait to see you lay waste to our football enemies.
December 10th, 2023 at 8:46 AM ^
My favorite Alaskan, and my favorite Deyvid.
December 9th, 2023 at 9:24 PM ^
Given everything from Harbaugh, Moore, JJ, Blake, Semaj, et al in the national interviews over the last couple of months, how can any player willing to compete not choose to come to Michigan?
December 10th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
Easily, it’s called money, staying near home, a guaranteed job for mom/dad, too cold in Michigan, et al. Oh, and remember JH & staff started getting their “type” of players to fit the current culture. Lots of guys don’t fit that profile.
December 9th, 2023 at 9:44 PM ^
Welcome to the next Kenneth Grant // Mason Graham!
December 9th, 2023 at 9:59 PM ^
No offense Seth but it's either "native Alaskan" for someone who was born/raised in the State OR "Alaskan Native" for indigenous blood. Just missing an "n" at the end there, sorry for being anal retentive about my great state heritage. And I am a fun guy to be around, I swear!
Welcome big Pale!
December 9th, 2023 at 10:03 PM ^
Seth, I've seen this bear slice a ship in half with a lightning based hockey stick. Do not cross him.
December 9th, 2023 at 11:07 PM ^
We were recently on vacation and met a family from Alaska, and my spouse made that mistake. White folks who were born there.
December 10th, 2023 at 8:55 AM ^
That said, his surname indicates Pacific island (at least male side) family origins.
December 9th, 2023 at 10:22 PM ^
A year behind the gifts from the football god and with Coach Herb and he'll be ready.
December 10th, 2023 at 11:28 AM ^
And the gift reference was Graham not Grant, despite what the roundtable wrongfully kept saying it was Grant.
December 10th, 2023 at 12:14 PM ^
Citation needed.
December 10th, 2023 at 12:07 AM ^
USC, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Oklahoma, Tennessee. Definitely doesn’t have the offer list of a mid-3*
December 10th, 2023 at 12:51 AM ^
Hell even if they all considered him an unpolished project I've learned to trust this awesome staff's player eval & development.
And any win against those schools is a win regardless.
Happy to have him with the good guys!
December 10th, 2023 at 12:59 AM ^
Senior
Junior
Sophomore
Looks like the family passed the Harbaugh test...
December 10th, 2023 at 3:33 AM ^
Palepale! to Michigan
The leaders and best!
December 10th, 2023 at 5:46 AM ^
Well, you made the right choice this time kid!
December 10th, 2023 at 8:44 AM ^
Welcome Deyvid. Can’t wait to see you cracking the Bucknuts OL. Cave in the middle of the other team’s OL Dude. Kaboom!
December 10th, 2023 at 8:51 AM ^
Are we recruiting 35 year olds now?
December 10th, 2023 at 1:13 PM ^
saw that. when he is 35 the poor guy is going to look 50
December 10th, 2023 at 9:00 AM ^
Didnt he throw his HS coach under bus? Hopefully he grew up.
December 10th, 2023 at 9:08 AM ^
What if said coach deserved it… ? I knew quite a few coming up who were little more than “grown” knuckleheads.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:02 PM ^
That is absolutely not true. He threw the bus.
December 10th, 2023 at 9:08 AM ^
A guy with an offer list that suggests he should be ranked much higher. I'll bet he's gonna be a good one
December 10th, 2023 at 9:09 AM ^
"Palepale’s backstory is an interesting one. He’s Samoan, and he’s ultra-proud of his heritage; Palepale is already counting down the days until he gets his first traditional Samoan tattoo. His family hails from the islands of Samoa and Tonga with some Hawaiian roots as well, and he was born to parents Tumua Lauano and Sayonara Palepale in Anchorage."
December 10th, 2023 at 12:51 PM ^
As Brian would say … this kid is a DUDE !!!
December 10th, 2023 at 3:14 PM ^
Kudos to the pedantic photo caption. Wouldn't expect less from a Michigan blog or this Michigan blog.
December 11th, 2023 at 12:08 AM ^
Anyone who spells their name "Deyvid" while wearing those sunglasses gets an A+ in my book.
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