Tag: Deyvid Palepale

Early Signing Day: Deyvid Palepale signs with Michigan football

His tape and offer sheet indicate he’s much, much better than his ranking. #GoBlue

Ratings

Stars Overall Position State
247Sports 3 – #83 DL #16
On3 3 – #78 DL #26
Rivals 3 – #35 DL #17
ESPN 3 – #27 DL #13
247Sports Composite 3 746 #88 DL #20
On3 Consensus 3 805 #78 DL #19

Vitals

Hometown Landsville (Pa.) Manheim
Projected Position Defensive Line
Height 6-foot-3
Weight 305-pounds

Notable offers

Readiness Level

Has the talent to potentially play in year one.

Notes

  • Committed Dec. 9, 2023
  • Originally committed to USC
  • Selected to the Polynesian Bowl
  • Originally from Anchorage, Alaska

Scouting report

Via WolverinesWire’s Owen Pustell:

The first thing you notice about Palepale is his movement. He doesn’t have the long, explosive frame of most elite defensive tackles, but he covers ground well regardless. His tape has a number of plays where he comes from the backside of a run play and catches the running back or simply hawks down a quarterback escaping the pocket. If he sticks at nose, he can jump between gaps and get penetration instead of just holding up blocks to free linebackers. There is one specific play where Palepale is lined up as a zero technique and perfectly executes his rush to both collapse the pocket while keeping the QB in front of him. He crosses the face of the center three time and takes the quarterback down for at most a minimal gain.

I also came away impressed with his get off. He looked to jump off the ball well, and does a good job avoiding standing directly up, which is often an issue for young defensive tackles. Firing out instead of up from his stances allows him to attack the offensive lineman and reduces the size of his chest, making it hard for offensive lineman to land a punch.

So, what are the downsides? Well, there aren’t many. The biggest knock on his ranking is that he didn’t play as a senior. Other than that, he’s not elite at any one specific trait. Yes, he’s got ability but he can’t move like Kris Jenkins. Yes, he’s got power, but he can’t anchor like Mazi. Sure, he could stand to clean up his hand use a little, but he still demontrates the basic shock and shed technique in the run game and looked at least adequate as a pass rusher. Like I said, he is similar in many ways to currently starter Mason Graham. It’s a little foolish for rankings to work the way they do. Palepale is a guy who will contribute for three or so years at a Power Five level and his ranking would likely be no higher that the top 400 even with senior tape. The focus on upside is absurd. Palepale had offers from schools like Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Penn State and his overall ranking outside the top 700 is insane.

Film

Original commitment story

Michigan football flips big time defensive tackle from USC

TapeTalk: What is Michigan football getting with new commit Deyvid Palepale

Don’t be fooled by his ranking, this dude is a stud! #GoBlue

With national signing day right around the corner, flip season is in full effect and Michigan’s staff are more than happy to contribute. The last few years they have targeting offensive targets, but this year the Wolverines snagged a defensive lineman from Big Ten opponent USC.

Deyvid Palepale was considered a Michigan lean for much of the process, but committed to USC in early July. Since then, USC struggled on defense to the point of firing their coordinator while Michigan once again thrived. That made the decision to flip pretty easy.

Palepale is ranked as a middling three star with a 247Sports consensus grade of .8747, but he is worth so much more than that. At 6-foot-3, 305 pounds, Palepale has a relatively college-ready frame and could be on the Mason Graham path to playing time.

The tough thing about evaluating Palepale, and the reason he is still ranked low, is that he barely played as a senior. Due to some touchy conditions at his high school, Palepale did not finish his season and does not have highlight reel uploaded on Hudl. To remedy this, I turned back the clock to his junior year.

Before diving into the film, it is important to know that Palepale is a versatile player. He can line up as a three tech or a nose depending on the personnel, and could bounce between positions during his time in college. I predict that he will start off as a nose tackle due to the lack of depth behind Kenneth Grant, who may very well depart for the NFL after next season.

The first thing you notice about Palepale is his movement. He doesn’t have the long, explosive frame of most elite defensive tackles, but he covers ground well regardless. His tape has a number of plays where he comes from the backside of a run play and catches the running back or simply hawks down a quarterback escaping the pocket. If he sticks at nose, he can jump between gaps and get penetration instead of just holding up blocks to free linebackers. There is one specific play where Palepale is lined up as a zero technique and perfectly executes his rush to both collapse the pocket while keeping the QB in front of him. He crosses the face of the center three time and takes the quarterback down for at most a minimal gain.

I also came away impressed with his get off. He looked to jump off the ball well, and does a good job avoiding standing directly up, which is often an issue for young defensive tackles. Firing out instead of up from his stances allows him to attack the offensive lineman and reduces the size of his chest, making it hard for offensive lineman to land a punch.

So, what are the downsides? Well, there aren’t many. The biggest knock on his ranking is that he didn’t play as a senior. Other than that, he’s not elite at any one specific trait. Yes, he’s got ability but he can’t move like Kris Jenkins. Yes, he’s got power, but he can’t anchor like Mazi. Sure, he could stand to clean up his hand use a little, but he still demontrates the basic shock and shed technique in the run game and looked at least adequate as a pass rusher. Like I said, he is similar in many ways to currently starter Mason Graham. It’s a little foolish for rankings to work the way they do. Palepale is a guy who will contribute for three or so years at a Power Five level and his ranking would likely be no higher that the top 400 even with senior tape. The focus on upside is absurd. Palepale had offers from schools like Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Penn State and his overall ranking outside the top 700 is insane.

Palepale is just a safe take. He will come in and be able to play meaningful reps by year two at the latest. Look for him to be a fan favorite and have a strong career in Ann Arbor.

Michigan football flips big time defensive tackle from USC

Michigan football flipped a longtime target that had committed to a future Big Ten rival in USC back in July.

Michigan football fans were apoplectic earlier in the recruiting cycle when a prospect that was considered a lock to end up in Ann Arbor ended up instead choosing to head out west to future Big Ten school, USC.

2024 Lancaster (Pa.) Manheim three-star defensive tackle Deyvid Palepale all but kicked off the negative swing in the Wolverines’ recruiting cycle, one where most of Michigan’s targets went from committing to heading elsewhere. However, there’s a reason why you don’t give up in recruiting: it could always swing back your way.

That ended up being the case with Palepale, who was starting to generate buzz in the past week that he wasn’t quite as solid on his verbal pledge to the Trojans as it earlier appeared. On Saturday evening, the Pennsylvania-native ultimately chose Ann Arbor as his best option, flipping to Michigan football.

While not super highly rated as a three-star, Palepale has an incredible offer sheet, including the aforementioned former school of choice, USC, as well as hometown Penn State, Ohio State, Auburn, Florida, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin, and many more. He’s rated the No. 739 player in the country, regardless of position according to the 247Sports Composite.

Even as a high school junior, Palepale is 6-foot-3, 305 pounds, and yet at his size, is agile enough to play basketball. Mike Elston was his primary recruiter for the Wolverines.

With Palepale in the fold, Michigan football now has 26 commitments in 2024 and six defensive linemen.

Michigan football DT target commits to USC

As expected, unfortunately.

Michigan football thought it had found its next man in the middle, but there’s a reason you don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

The maize and blue had long targeted 2024 Landsville (Pennsylvania) Hempfield three-star defensive tackle Deyvid Palepale. The 6-foot-3, 288-pound nose tackle who was choosing among the Wolverines, Penn State and USC. The word on the street was Palepale was keen to stay closer to home and preferred Michigan over Penn State, despite his proximity to State College. However, former Wolverines defensive line coach Shaun Nua, now at USC, made a big run, and Palepale chose to play in Los Angeles rather than Ann Arbor.

Michigan has two defensive tackle pledges in the 2024 class: Ted Hammond and Jerod Smith. The Wolverines are still in it for Chicago (Illinoios) St. Ignatius five-star DT Justin Scott, but all of the above are more thought to be 3-technique types, whereas Palepale was more of an NT.

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Top Michigan football DT target sets decision, commitment date

He’s predicted to choose #Michigan! #GoBlue

Last weekend, Michigan football hosted a bevy of high-profile visitors, including two five-star prospects and a top target out of the state of Ohio. One such player doesn’t have the star ranking of some of his contemporaries, but he’s one of the Wolverines’ top prospects in 2024.

Hailing from Landsville (Pa.) Hempfield, three-star defensive tackle Deyvid Palepale is a high-priority recruit who the maize and blue are working hard to get into the 2024 class. Seemingly choosing between Michigan, Penn State, and USC, Palepale emerged from the weekend garnering multiple 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions indicating he’ll be a Wolverine.

And now we know when he’ll make his decision.

Taking to Twitter on Friday morning, Palepale announced that he will be sharing his school of choice on July 1, just over two weeks away from now.

Palepale is ranked the No. 782 prospect in the country in 2024, the No. 81 defensive lineman, and the 23rd-best player in the state of Pennsylvania according to the 247Sports Composite. He also has offers from Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin, among others.

Hailing originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Palepale is cousins with former Oregon star Penei Sewell, who currently plays for the nearby Detroit Lions.

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Michigan football makes top three for 2024 priority defensive lineman

#Michigan is in the drivers seat here!

If you’ve been following recruiting much at all, you realize Michigan football has a great deal of momentum at the moment. The Wolverines are coming off a big weekend of hosting a bunch of high-level recruits. Now the maize and blue are trending for multiple targets.

One of those targets is three-star defensive lineman Deyvid Palepale. After the weekend, the Wolverines received two crystal ball predictions on 247Sports, bringing the number of predictions Palepale ends up with the maize and blue to three.

Then on Monday evening, Palepale posted his final three schools he plans to consider: USC, Penn State and Michigan.

The 6-foot-3, 288-pound defensive lineman hails from Landisville (Pennsylvania) Hempfield. Palepale is a three-star recruit and the 756th-ranked recruit in the 2024 class on the composite.

According to the On3 recruiting prediction machine, Michigan has an 85.2% chance to land Palepale.

Michigan has 19 commitments in the 2024 class and four are defensive linemen.

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A look at recent Oklahoma Sooners offer, 2024 DL prospect Deyvid Palepale

Oklahoma goes back to Pennsylvania to offer 2024 DL Deyvid Palepale.

Oklahoma’s east coast pursuits in recruiting take them back to Pennsylvania as they pursue new members for their 2024 class. 2024 DL prospect Deyvid Palepale was offered by the Sooners recently and adds that to a pretty solid offer list already.

Palepale stands 6-foot-3 and physically looks the part of an Oklahoma interior defensive lineman. The rising senior plays with great pad leverage and suddenness. His size and lateral quickness allow him to be highly disruptive.

He showcases some serious athleticism on the football field, pulling double duty as an offensive lineman, and also plays basketball.  He also participates in track and field.

That athleticism runs in his family as he’s the cousin of current Detroit Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Sewell is widely known as one of the best offensive line athletes in the entire NFL.

With Palepale hailing from Pennsylvania, the Penn State Nittany Lions and other Big 10 schools seem to figure heavily into his recruitment. However, Oklahoma signed [autotag]Phil Picciotti[/autotag] from Pennsylvania and can vary much use that in their pursuit of Palepale.

Deyvid Palepale’s Recruiting Profile

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Tennessee offers 2024 defensive lineman Deyvid Palepale

Tennessee offers 2024 defensive lineman Deyvid Palepale.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and his staff continue to recruit future Vols.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2024 defensive line prospect Deyvid Palepale on Wednesday.

“After a great conversation with Aaron Amaama, I’m beyond blessed and grateful to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Palepale announced.

The 6-foot-3, 288-pound defensive line prospect is from Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pennsylvania.

Palepale has Southeastern Conference scholarship offers from the Vols, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

The 2023 season will be Tennessee’s third under Heupel.

Heupel has compiled a 18-8 (10-6 SEC) record, including one bowl win, in two seasons as the Vols’ head coach.

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After an ‘amazing conversation,’ Deyvid Palepale gets a Rutgers football offer

Rutgers football offers Pennsylvania lineman Deyvid Palepale this week.

Deyvid Palepale got another Big Ten offer on Tuesday night with Rutgers football officially getting involved with the Pennsylvania defensive lineman.

Palepale is a 6-foot-3, 288-pound prospect who is showing strongly this season for a Black Nights team that is currently 8-2.

The class of 2024 standout recruit at Hempfield High School (Lansdale, PA) is a three-star recruit according to 247Sports. He holds Power Five offers from programs such as Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt. This month, he also added offers from Wisconsin and then Rutgers.

He currently plays offensive tackle and defensive end. Palepale tweeted about the offer on Tuesday night.

Of note, he referred to an ‘amazing conversation’ with the Rutgers staff, a superlative he has not used with his offers recently:

 

Palepale recently took a visit to Louisville.

The Cardinals – and the rest of the field – seem to be playing a bit of catch-up in Palepale’s recruitment. On3 has Penn State at 68.7 percent favorites to land the formidable defensive lineman.

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Wisconsin offers 2024 three-star DE Deyvid Palepale

Wisconsin football offers a 2024 three-star DE out of Pennslyvania:

Madison, Wis. – On Friday, Jim Leonhard and his coaching staff extended a scholarship offer to 2024 three-star defensive end Deyvid Palepale out of Landisville, Pennsylvania. 

Per 247 Sports, he’s the No. 39 DL in the country and the No. 18 player in Pennsylvania. 

The 6-foot-3, 288-pound DL currently holds offers from Penn State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Temple, Vanderbilt, and now, Wisconsin.

You can watch his HUDL film here. 

This scholarship marks the 6th known offer extended to a defensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

The Pennsylvania native announced his scholarship offer from the University of Wisconsin via his Twitter account:

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