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          Scout's Take: DT Mazi Smith to Michigan

          • Craig Haubert, ESPN Staff WriterJun 25, 2018, 04:32 PM ET
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            • National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU
            • More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience.
            • Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha
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          Michigan has returned to the top 10 of ESPN's class rankings following the addition of Under Armour All-American Mazi Smith. Read below to see why Smith, the Wolverines' top-rated recruit, may remind fans of a recently departed leader along the Maize and Blue defensive line: