Bears Stay Hot on the Commitment Trail, Adding WA OG Dylan Jemtegaard

Just a day after he received his dream offer from the Bears, 6-4/290 Yelm (Yelm, WA) High School offensive guard Dylan Jemtegaard‍  committed to Cal, announcing via Twitter.

“I’m super-excited,” said Jemtegaard. “Cal started recruiting me a few months ago. They just offered yesterday.

“I think it’s been really respectible the way they handled the recruiting process. They really wanted to look into me as a student, as a leader and as an athlete, really making sure I’m the kind of guy they were looking for. So they gave us a couple months to develop the relationship.

“I think it really worked out well. It gave us a couple months to really get to know each other and I think it’s a really good fit.

“I love Coach McClure. He’s awesome. I really can’t wait to play for him and have him be my coach. He’s been really transparent throughout the process. I really apppreciate the honesty and integrity.

“I think my aggressive style of play and my academic profile really fits into what Cal’s looking for. They’re a highly-academic school and play football at the highest level, so I know it will be a perfect fit.”

Yelm head coach Jason Ronquillo feels like his star lineman will be a good fit at Cal.

“It’s great news,” said Ronquillo. “I’m so happy for Dylan and his family.

“Dylan’s a captain and he’s that sort for any program he’d play for. He plays with a nasty disposition but off the field, he’s a caring individual and a great student. He’s one of the best. He surrounds himself with great people and he’s always doing the right thing. He’s a young man who’s ready to turn the corner. It’s 5:30 am and he’s there to catch the city transit bus to get to school and when I get there at 6:15 in the morning, he’s already waiting for me by my office and he’s the last one to leave practice to take the city bus home.

“He’s the oldest of five kids so he’s had to watch his younger siblings. He’s grown up pretty quickly and his parents have done it the right way. Just a blue collar type family who’s done a great job raising him.”

As for the technical elements of his skill set, Ronquillo noted: “He’s really athletic for a big guy his size. Right now, he’s probably 6’4 ½, 300 pounds. He’s a kid that plays basketball and that’s helped with the development of his feet. He’s got great feet and is long limbed and he’s real athletic. I think Cal plans to use him at guard but I think they’re leaving the door open to play any of the line positions, including center, though he’s never played there for me.

“We pass a lot but he loves it when we run. He loves getting after people and putting them on their back. He’s got great bend, too. He’s a real flexible kid.”

Rated 3 stars (82 grade) on 247 and as of yet unrated on Rivals, Jemtegaard becomes the third offensive lineman to join Cal’s 2020 recruiting class and 12^th overall, joining last week’s commit, Eastside Catholic OT Will Reed‍ and Minnesota OL Bastian Swinney‍ as 2021 O-line commits for the Bears.

An outstanding student with a 3.95 gpa, Jemtegaard had offers from Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Air Force and Ivy Leaguers Cornell and Darthmouth along with others before committing to Cal.