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Roundup: Meet Michigan football’s 2021 recruiting class

A full roundup of recruiting evaluations, facts, stats, film and everything else covering Michigan football’s signed 2021 class.

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It wasn’t a perfect signing day for Michigan football, as there were a few unhappy surprises, and a big great one — as well as a couple of smaller ones — so it was mostly good for the Wolverines. It took a minute for the letters of intent to start rolling in, but once they did, they came in with regularity.

We scoured the main sites for breakdowns and intel on all of Michigan football’s newest members, including the new bios from the program itself. Here’s everything you need to know about Michigan football’s 2021 recruiting class, in order of their signing.

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Dominick Giudice

From MGoBlue.com:

Prep
• Attended Mater Dei High School (2021) coached by Dino Mangiero
• Helped Mater Dei finish as the state runner-up after reaching the championship game as a junior
• Played all along the defensive line and offensive tackle in high school
• Selected to the Mater Dei Prep All-Decade Team (2010-19) on defense

Key Statistics
• Credited with 46 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six sacks and 42 quarterback pressures as a senior
• Totaled 43 tackles for loss and 24 sacks as a junior – total was No. 1 in New Jersey and ranked 11th nationally

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 1,958 overall player nationally, the No. 100 weakside defensive end and the No. 42 player in the state of New Jersey
• Three-star prospect according to 247Sports; the No. 111 defensive end nationally and the No. 43 player in the state of New Jersey
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 179 defensive end and the No. 35 player in the state of New Jersey
• Rivals.com two-star prospect
• First team All-New Jersey Defensive pick by USA Today as a senior
• Named the division’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior; first team defense All-Division selection
• Earned Jersey Sports Zone All-Zone Team as a junior and senior

Personal
• Dominick Giudice was born Sept. 12, 2002
• Son of Anthony and Maryann Giudice

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland:

He plays with a relentless motor and has shown improvement with the way he uses his hands. Giudice doesn’t bend all that well, and a clear lack of athleticism prevents him from going higher in my ranking. He also needs to work on his get off. Giudice fits the cliché billing as a lunch pail recruit with a chip on his shoulder. Overall, you’re getting a big, strong, mean kid that lacks athleticism but will be the hardest worker in the room.

Maize N Brew:

Giudice has said that the coaches plan to play him at the anchor position, which I agree matches his skillset the best right now. He doesn’t have the athleticism to be a pure pass rusher on the weakside, but can definitely take on tight ends and clog up running lanes. However, I think that eventually he’ll pack on 20 or 30 more pounds and slide inside to be a three-tech, where his pass rush skills will be more valuable.

Wolverine Digest:

2021 Outlook: Giudice is an underrated recruit, but does have some upside. At 6-4, 250 pounds, he has the type of frame and athletic ability that will serve him well at the defensive end position. He’s also been described as a kid who is moving fast at all times, making it difficult for offensive lineman to keep him in check. It’s unlikely that Guidice will become an impact player in year one, but the upside is definitely there for him to become one at some point.

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National Signing Day: Michigan Wolverines sign Tommy Doman Jr.

Michigan football secures an elite kicker/punter, who is rated as the best punter in the country in 2021.

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Ratings

Stars Overall Position State
247Sports 3 – 2 66
Rivals 3 – 2 –
ESPN – – – –
Kohl’s Kicking 5 2 2 1
Kornblue Kicking 5 1 1 1
247Sports Composite 3 1591 2 41

Vitals

Hometown Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s
Projected Position Punter/Kicker
Height 6-foot-3
Weight 170-pounds

Recruitment

A top kicker and punter, Tommy Doman Jr. is poised to be a special teams guru for Michigan football for years to come.

He committed to the Wolverines on April 2, 2020 out of Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s, and consistently rose up the specialists’ rankings, eventually topping out as Kornblue’s top-rated punter in 2021, and having earned, through Kohl’s Kicking, a bid to the 2021 Under Armour All-American Bowl.

Readiness Level

Could challenge to play either kicker or punter in his first year.

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Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPX0tEC2v-I

Stories

Who Tommy Doman Jr. is as a person (feature profile)

How Doman got to be an elite specialist

Doman’s incredible punt earns him All-American bid

Tommy Doman Jr. commitment story

Fab Four: Selecting Michigan football’s Mount Rushmore of all-time recruits

 

K/P commit Tommy Doman Jr. well-rounded as an athlete, person

Get to know more about the Michigan football commit on and off the field.

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Sometimes specialists get something of a bad rap when it comes to being football players.

Much of the attention goes to the more flashy positions, despite many specialists having just as much — if not more of a direct affect on the game.

Nowadays, we’re seeing more athletic players at the kicker, punter and longsnapper positions. Current Michigan kicker Quinn Nordin is starting to resemble a linebacker more than he is a place kicker nowadays.

You can count Michigan 2021 commit Tommy Doman Jr. among those who have football talents beyond merely booting the ball from point A to point B.

“I see myself as an athlete that punts the football,” Doman told WolverinesWire. “I can throw the ball, I can run a little bit. I can catch the ball pretty well. I’d say that’s how I view myself – as an athlete kicking the football.”

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Doman is a five-star according to Kohl’s Kicking, one of the Wolverines most important recruits this cycle given that special teams has such a strong impact on the game. He credits his relationship with assistant coach Tyler Brown with helping get him to Ann Arbor, but now he’s looking to get ready to be college ready once he arrives on campus.

Not only is Doman getting tips and pointers now, but he’s building a bond with many of the current players — even those who won’t be here once he does arrive in fall of 2021.

“The relationship with Tyler Brown has been kind of building and now it’s like a puzzle piece – it just fits perfectly,” Doman said. “Just trying to – (one thing) he likes to say is ‘build our own language’ as a coach and a player, to help us understand technical things on the kicking side. Just get better together and he also facilitated me talking to Brad Robbins, Will Hart, Quinn Nordin. They reach out to me a little bit on social media and I talk with them.

“I’ve been to a couple camps with Brad Robbins and Camaron Cheeseman, so I got to meet those guys and talk with them. I also talk with them a little bit on social media here and there. Just kinda seeing what type of atmosphere is the specialist room at Michigan has definitely added to me feeling more at home, because I know I fit in with that group.”

According to Kohl’s Kicking, the versatile Doman is the No. 2 punter in the country and the No. 6 kicker. It’s in punting that he earned a coveted spot in the Under Armour All-American Game for the 2021 class.

So while you’d think that might be his destiny at the next level, there’s no telling where he’ll end up. And a big part of that is that Doman will do anything he can to help the team win and do whatever is asked of him — whether that be kickoffs, punts or kicking field goals.

“Not really, it’s just whatever I can do to help the team win,” Doman said. “If they want me to do all three, then I’ll do all three the best. If they say, ‘We want you to do all three,’ I’m all for it, I’m all in. If they say, ‘We want you do kickoffs,’ ‘We want you to do punts,’ kind of whatever it is, really, I’m all for it. I’m just gonna try to be the best at all three and be an asset in all three kicking phases for the team is how I’m going into it, how Coach Brown is going into it. That’s kind of the way we’re dealing with it.”

Off the field, Doman has taken up cooking and golf as his new hobbies, with the former seeming to be the stronger passion.

Chef Gordon Ramsay being his favorite celebrity chef, he’s taken to making Chicken Alfredo and Chicken Parmesan for his family, and finds himself getting better and better as he practices — similar to football.

Once he arrives on campus, Doman has a couple of interests academically. He plans to become an orthodontist, but he also wants to follow in his mother’s footsteps in accounting — a major that Michigan defensive end commit Kechaun Bennett also seeks to pursue. So he’s planning to major in one and minor in the other, giving him plenty of options outside of football.

“I’m going in to major in biology with a dental focus and a minor in accounting,” Doman said. “For pre-dentistry, I’m trying to become an orthodontist, and that’s the correct path. I’ve talked with Camaron Cheeseman and he’s going through the same thing. They do a really good job at Michigan of getting your pre-requisites done and preparing you for dental school and the DAT – the dental exam.

“And then accounting – my mom’s an accountant and I took an accounting class this year and I’ve got a little bit of a knack for it and it’s kinda been fun, I don’t know why. So a minor in that and use that for different fields or my own practice. It’s a very versatile minor.”

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How K/P Tommy Doman Jr. joined ranks of nation’s elite

Though he’s a kicker, the Wolverines specialist commit in 2021 is arguably the most elite player in the class outside of J.J. McCarthy.

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It’s been a long road for Michigan’s 2021 specialist commitment Tommy Doman Jr.

The Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s kicker/punter has been working since he was very young at his craft, and only recently has he started to see the accolades.

He’s been going to camps for nearly his whole life, working towards this moment. He’s Michigan’s sole inclusion in the 2021 class on USA TODAY Sports’ preseason All-American list and he’s earned a spot in the Under Armour All-American Game.

But, for a moment, it didn’t look like it was going to pan out quite as well as it’s had. Of course, though, hard work pays off.

“My commitment timeline – at the beginning of my recruiting process, I went to Michigan specialists camps early on in seventh and eighth grade so I got familiar with the specialist staff and Coach Tyler Brown,” Doman told WolverinesWire. “Developed that relationship and heading into high school, I always saw Michigan as a place I wanted to offer me a scholarship. It was a no-brainer.

“I got offers from other schools and I had a walk-on from Michigan – it was my first offer. To be honest, I was really gonna choose that walk-on offer over a scholarship anywhere else, but things with my family situation, I needed a scholarship. But once they gave me a scholarship, I wanted to put it out there on social media for everyone to know, because in my mind I was already kinda committed to Michigan but (was) seeing how everything would shake out.

“It was really a no brainer. Close to home, great academics, great staff. Just a place I feel like I could succeed and help the team win as many games as possible.”

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Particularly surreal was Doman’s selection to the UA All-American Game. To secure his spot, all he had to do was make an incredible punt in a pressure-filled situation.

But everything he had worked for had backed him up, put him in an opportunity that there was no way he was going to waste. He had spent his entire life watching others take advantage of similar situations, but with his turn up next, Doman was determined to make the most of it.

At the Kohl’s Kicking Punt Finals, his 60-yard, almost 5-second punt helped him secure something of a dream, as it was that which propelled him into the prestigious post-season game.

And he did it in sub-optimal conditions, no less.

“That was huge, because I’ve been going to all of those camps since fourth grade and watching all of those promo videos of those guys hitting those big (kicks) in those pressure situations,” Doman said. “I’m always looking up to that opportunity and trying to join those groups of guys. Going into it, I was like, ‘Hey, we had a couple good days thus far to get me into the finals.’ I had the opportunity and was just having fun with it, you know? And just progressing through the rounds and it started to rain in the middle and I was like, ‘Oh, of course!’ Bad conditions, but just continued to have fun. To hit that type of punt on that stage in those types of conditions, I mean – it was kind of a lot of elation and a lot of pride to finally be recognized in that elite group of guys that gets chosen every year to go to that game.”

At this point, it’s undebatable that Doman is among the elite in the nation, but it’s funny — specialists rarely get that distinction from the fans, at-large.

Kohl’s Kicking has their own rankings for specialists outside of the mainstream of Rivals and 247Sports. Given that kickers, punters and longsnappers essentially have their own brand of football, it makes sense that there would be a separate system. But currently, the traditional recruiting rankings don’t differentiate the skill positions and linemen from those who are in a more specialized — but equally as important — field.

Even when we here at WolverinesWire posted that Doman, a five-star according to Kohl’s Kicking, had committed to Michigan, there were naysayers, accustomed solely to judging a prospect on the mainstream recruiting services’ rankings.

It’s something Doman has paid attention to, those who have belittled his ability because he’s not a wideout or a cornerback. He uses it to fuel his ambitions, but doesn’t let it get to him negatively.

“I kinda laugh about it,” Doman said. “A bunch of other of my kicking friends in the kicking world, we – especially the committed ones, we see it all the time. People commenting on articles and whatnot. ‘Oh no, he’s a three-star, I don’t know where you’re getting your information from!’ I just kinda laugh at it and keep it like a chip on my shoulder, staying humble and realizing that you’re going in there as a kicker to get the job done, you’re not trying to be flashy or anything. I just kind of use it in that way. I don’t really care to be honest. Like I said, continuing to get better and better and maybe be seen as a five-star after college, like, ‘Hey, they should have put him as a five-star as kicker on those sites.’ Just to keep me humble, I don’t care, to be honest. I’m just excited to be a part of the Michigan recruiting class here and to try to build something special.”

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Michigan P commit earns Under Armour All-America spot with incredible punt

The Wolverines kicker/punter commit shows out at a kicking camp, earning himself All-American status.

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When it comes to the 2021 Michigan recruiting class, the names that tend to get the most buzz are those at the skill or traditional on-field positions — like five-star quarterback J.J. McCarthy, four-star wide receiver Xavier Worthy or four-star VIPER Junior Colson.

But, the Wolverines do have a five-star kicker/punter in the class.

To truly understand where specialists — kickers, punters, longsnappers — rank, you have to go to sites that are more nuanced, as the major recruiting sites just have them all two or three stars or unranked entirely. However, these prominent special teamers are important to the game — and the better ones you have, the more you can flip field position, get three points with regularity when drives stall out and get an overall advantage that can benefit both the offense and the defense.

And in 2021, Michigan has a special one in Tommy Doman Jr.

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The Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s pledge is ‘the best overall combo K/P in the (2021) class and is a D1 scholarship player with a bright future in college,’ says Kohl’s Kicking, an organization that runs camps and ranks the specialists in any given class. Kohl’s has Doman as the No. 2 punter in the country and No. 6 kicker, and this week, he showcased why the service is so high on him.

Having taken to his Twitter, Doman posted a clip of him absolutely booming the ball at a camp in Tennessee — which earned him a spot in the Under Armour All-America Game.

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So while the stargazers will pay closer attention to the top end of the 2021 class, the man listed at the very bottom of the traditional recruiting service rankings could be a pivotal cog in the coming years once he gets to Ann Arbor.

Michigan adds 2021 five-star kicker/punter commit

Rated by Kohl’s as the best combo kicker/punter, the in-state product chose to stay home.

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The Wolverines weren’t done on Thursday with just the commitment of  2021 four-star tight end Louis Hansen.

According to Kohl’s Professional Camps, which ranks kickers and punters independent of the popular recruiting services — such as 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN — Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s kicker/punter Tommy Doman Jr. is among the best of the best, rated as the nation’s No. 3 kicker and No. 4 punter, a five-star in the kicking and special teams world.

And the in-state, local product saw all he needed to see, having taken to Twitter on Thursday night to announce that he’s staying home and will attend Michigan.

According to Kohl’s:

Doman has attended multiple Kohl’s events with the most recent being in January of 2020. He is a long athletic prospect. His punting consistency might be the best in the country. Doman has great hands and is more technically polished than anyone else in the 2020 class. He makes field goals look easy and won the kickoff competition at the Underclassman Challenge. Doman is currently the best overall combo K/P in the 2020 class and is a D1 scholarship player.

Doman had 10 scholarship offers, including from the likes of Army, Boston College, Colorado State, Navy and Washington State.

Watch his film below:

https://kohlskicking.com/player-profiles/tommy-doman