Michigan picked up their first commit of the 2021 class last night when instate lineman Giovanni El-Hadi pulled the trigger days after Michigan offered him. As per usual with very early commits, particularly on the OL, there's not a lot out there on him. What can be gathered follows.

GURU RATINGS

Rivals	ESPN	247	247 Comp
NR	NR	NR	NR

Well that's simple then. El-Hadi will probably start getting rankings in the late summer when the first comprehensive 2021 lists start coming out.

[Hit THE JUMP for scouting, video, and the rest.]

SCOUTING

El-Hadi popped up out of nowhere, as kids who have just completed their sophomore year often do, when he attended a Rising Stars camp. Allen Trieu was present and picked El-Hadi out as the name to watch:

- The biggest emerger from the night was Utica (Mich.) Stevenson sophomore offensive tackle Giovanni El-Hadi. A 6-foot-6, 280-pound young prospect, he is very athletic, bends and re-directs well, and already shows good strength. He has no offers, but he seems like he will be a kid where we blink and he has several major offers.

Ding: a week later El-Hadi had five offers, including Penn State. A month later he's a Michigan commit. Trieu remains the only analyst to see him in person and put up a scouting report that's highly encouraging:

- Outstanding athlete. Elite-level bender with great flexibility and footwork. Re-directs and moves laterally very well. …

- Young, so still filling in and getting stronger, but did well against older players at the Rising Stars workout. Technique, leverage and size allow him to compete against top-level kids.

… -Great get for Michigan this early.

He's listed at 285, which is remarkable given the picture that leads this post, and should end up projecting to left tackle. He could be ready early in his career since he's probably going to enter at close to his ideal playing weight if he adds ~20 pounds over the course of the next two years.

OFFERS

Penn State, Iowa State, Purdue, and Indiana had already offered El-Hadi at this early stage.

HIGH SCHOOL

The Sterling Heights version of Stevenson sent Tom Berishaj to Michigan in 2002 and Carl Davis to Iowa in 2010.

STATS

Is OL.

FAKE 40 TIME

Is OL.

VIDEO

Sophomore:

The D Zone has clips from the camp performance that got his recruitment rolling:

PREDICTION BASED ON FLIMSY EVIDENCE

Flimsy indeed this early but the instant offer trigger from a variety of Big Ten schools bodes well, as does El Hadi's height and weight. He'll probably be a top 5 instate prospect and is almost certain to be a four star of some variety.

UPSHOT FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS

El-Hadi is Michigan's first 2021 recruit, so the upshot is "good start, has no impact on any specific recruits."