Michigan football lands 4-star OL Andrew Gentry, who had offers from Alabama, Ohio State
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About a week before signing day, Michigan football reeled in a nice 2022 commitment.
Four-star offensive lineman Andrew Gentry intends to play for Michigan, according to his Twitter profile. Gentry, 6 feet 8 and 310 pounds, had committed to Virginia but reopened his recruitment after the reported departure of hea Bronco Mendenhall. The star lineman out of Littleton, Colorado also had offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State and BYU.
Gentry is serving a two-year religious mission and will join Michigan in May, his father told 247Sports.
"When the announcement came about coach Bronco at Virginia, we were able to send Andrew an email," Todd Gentry said. "Then we were able to get on the phone with him on Monday and it was clear and evident that Michigan was where he wanted to go.
"He hasn't been updated on what has been going on this season. He knows they're in the playoff semifinal, but this decision had nothing to do with how they're doing this year on the field. It was all about what he felt about Michigan during the process."
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Gentry was the nation's No. 88 overall prospect, No. 8 among offensive tackles and No. 1 in the state of Colorado for the 2020 class, per 247Sports Composite rankings. He was also a Rivals top-100 prospect.
He had an official visit to Ann Arbor and took trips to the campuses of Virginia, Notre Dame and BYU.
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"Andrew does about 30 minutes of workouts every day, but he's not in 'football football' shape, of course, having been away from the game for two years," Todd Gentry said. "He does have to firm up to football weight and it's tough right now on the lower body without doing heavy-duty squatting, but he's been able to maintain decent amount of weight."
He is the fifth four-star recruit in Michigan's 2022 class, which ranked third in the Big Ten and 14th nationally prior to Gentry's commitment.
Projections from 247Sports have Gentry as an NFL prospect, noting his surprising agility and skills in run-blocking.
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