South Jordan (Utah) Bingham defensive tackle Jay Tufele had a monster week at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and received a ratings bump in the final recruiting rankings. Two recruiting sites, 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout (No. 36) bumped Jay Tufele up to a five-star recruit. He is one of the highest rated four-star recruits on Rivals (No. 37). Only ESPN has Tufele outside the top 100 (No. 119). Using the 247Sports Composite ranking, Tufele is a four-star recruit (No. 41).
Tufele is the top player in the state of Utah in 2017, and he is Utah’s top target for their 2017 recruiting class.