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Junior to Watch: Chris Gianelli
School: Palos Verdes (Calif.) Peninsula
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Position: Offensive Tackle/Defensive Tackle
Size and Speed: Gianelli stands 6-foot-2 weighs in at 265 pounds and runs the forty 5.1. He has a solid bench of 315-pounds, a 400 plus pound squat and cleans 255. Gianelli is also a very good student who carries a 3.4 GPA.
Honors: Gianelli was voted the League’s MVP lineman and was a first-team all-league selection.
Statistics: N/A.
Favorite Colleges: Washington, Washington State, UCLA, San Diego State, Colorado State and Penn have shown interest and requested tape and transcripts from Gianelli.
Skinny: Gianelli will also play some defensive tackle his senior season, but he projects as offensive lineman on the D-I level.
Gianelli is a very durable player who started every game as a junior and played quite a bit as a sophomore. He is a physical, aggressive and dominating offensive lineman plays until the whistle blows. He stays on his blocks and is very quick off the ball.
“Chris is a power player,” Peninsula head coach Tony Uruburu said. “He’s built like one and plays like one.”
Peninsula is well known for sending trenchmen to the D-I level and Gianelli has the goods to be another one.
Gianelli is one of four D-I prospects who will be suiting up for Peninsula this season.