Name: Alessandro Lorenzetti
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 301 lbs.
High school: Windsor (CT) Loomis Chaffee
Position: Defensive tackle
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: #89
Last year: I ranked Lorenzetti #110 and said he would be a backup defensive tackle (LINK). He did not play.
TTB Rating: 85
So far in his career, Alessandro Lorenzetti has helped me look a little silly for giving him a TTB Rating of 85 as an offensive lineman. I loved the quickness and consistency of his feet as an offensive lineman, even if he was coming from Canada and Connecticut, where the competition isn't necessarily great. By his second year on campus, he was moved to defensive tackle and has been far enough down the depth chart that he hasn't seen the field on either side of the ball.
Now going into year three, there's still no buzz about Lorenzetti. Michigan does need some rotational pieces after Kris Jenkins and Cam Goode both moved on, and the Wolverines tried to find defensive tackle depth in the transfer portal. Behind Kenneth Grant and Mason Graham, the depth chart gets a little fuzzy, especially if Rayshaun Benny isn't fully recovered from his broken ankle. It would be very surprising to see Lorenzetti jump up into the second-team realm, but there's a chance he could see some mop-up duty. On the plus side, he's up from 289 pounds to 301, so if a lack of bulk was holding him back, perhaps he's one step closer to getting on the field. Hopefully he can at least be helpful on the practice field, and perhaps his outlook will improve if Graham and Grant move on to the NFL after this season.
Prediction: Backup defensive tackle
Over at MGoBlue, I looked at the roster, and sorted by position, and that separates DL from EDGE. At 6'5", Lorenzetti is the tallest, with a few at 6'4" and more at 6'3". It seems that 6'3" or so is the "optimum" height for the DL, at least as far as what the coaches are recruiting. I'm no expert, but I think the issue with height on the DL is the ability to get low and get leverage on the OL. What do we know about Lorenzetti ... does he have that ability to get low?
ReplyDeleteI liked Lorenzetti pretty good at tackle, but not as much as Thunder. If you bounce back, you'll see that he has pretty quick feet for someone other than a "skill" player, but ... two things ... he stutters with his feet a little coming out of his stance when getting set up, and he comes out in a two point stance on a fair number of snaps. Low might be hard for him.
DeleteStill, he definitely can move. Hoping he emerges, fast, big guys are always a good thing.
Still some time for a notable role in the program, but the ceiling is low at this point.
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