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Jake Paulson, a tight end from Kentucky, commits to Gophers

Jake Paulson, ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit out of Kentucky, gave the Gophers a verbal commitment on Wednesday.

By Joe Christensen

January 12, 2017 at 3:01AM

The Gophers landed a verbal commitment Wednesday from Jake Paulson, a tight end who ranks as the second best overall recruit in Kentucky, by 247Sports.com.

The 6-5, 245-pound Paulson also had reported offers from Louisville, Pittsburgh, Illinois and Purdue.

The Gophers now have 22 players committed in this class, with 11 of those coming since P.J. Fleck was named coach on Friday.

about the writer

Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.