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Michigan commit, targets earn invite to Nike The Opening Finals

ANN ARBOR – One 2017 Michigan commit and a trio of targets are among the latest invitees to the Nike The Opening Finals.

Joshua Ross, a linebacker who verbally committed to Michigan in March, Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Amir Riep and Trey Smith all earned a spot in The Opening Finals during Saturday's regional in Chicago. Michigan now has three 2017 commits invited to The Opening Finals in Ross and running backs A.J. Dillon and O'Maury Samuels.

The Opening Finals, July 5-10 at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., will feature 166 of the top high school players in the nation, who are selected either through their performance at a regional event, during Nike Rating Days or through film or in-person evaluation.