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Verbal to CU '25 TNFR IOL Zy Crisler

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University of Illinois / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC / Copiah Academy (Perkinston, MS)

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Ht: 6'6"
Wt: 335
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Transfer ratings:
247s rating: 3* - 88 grade; #14 IOL (#170 overall)
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On3 rating: 3* - 88 grade; #27 IOL (#258 overall)

Reported Offers: COLORADO

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As a '22 JUCO recruit:

247s rating: 3* - 85 grade; #5 IOL (#51 overall)
ESPN rating: 3* - 75 grade; #6 OT (#50 overall)
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On3 rating: 3* - 86 grade; #1 OT (#23 overall)

247sports Composite: 3* / 0.8648 rating / #2 IOL / #25 overall

Reported Offers: Illinois, Southern Miss
 
It seems like those scores are rarely stable from year to year for OL, but that's just a hunch from what I've seen.

Of course you'd rather see good scores, but they seem borderline useless for OL.
Wasn’t this guy 2nd team all big10?
 
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https://www.on3.com/news/zy-crisler-illinois-transfer-ol-commits-colorado-portal/He was an All-Big Ten selection with the Fighting Illini.
Crisler spent three years in Champaign as a starter on Illinois’ offensive line. He was a two-time Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches while starting 30 games for the Fighting Illini under Bret Bielema.

Crisler started his career at the JUCO level at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, spending one season with the Buldogs. He played high school football at Perkinston (Miss.) Copiah Academy and will have one more year of eligibility remaining.
 
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I'm always a fan of bringing in guys who have started multiple seasons. Experience matters on the OL unless you are a Seaton level prospect out of HS. I expect to see a good camp battle for every position other than LT.
 
This is probably a Benson level transfer
Equivalent from a talent and experience perspective against the same level of competition. But I would say that I'm more bullish on an OL coming from a Top 25 Illinois team that puts a premium on OL play for the success of its offensive system vs a transfer from what were pretty bad teams pre-Cignetti.
 
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