Michael Eletise to Arizona: Wildcats Land 4-Star OL Prospect

Arizona Wildcats head coach Rich Rodriguez has already pieced together a strong recruiting class ahead of the 2016 season. Now, the group has a bona fide headliner after the commitment of Michael Eletise.

The 4-star offensive guard announced his decision Monday back home in Hawaii:

According to 247Sports' composite rankings, Eletise is the ninth-best guard in the country and No. 192 overall. The Arizona Wildcats climbed three spots to No. 5 in the Pac-12 in 247Sports' team rankings after he committed.

GOAZCATS.com's Matt Moreno praised the work of the Wildcats coaches responsible for doing the legwork on the recruiting trail to snag the Honolulu native:

Size certainly won't be a concern for Eletise; he's listed at 6'4" and 313 pounds. Even if he slims down a bit, he projects as a guard or right tackle if absolutely necessary. Guard would be the better of the two options given his impressive strength and somewhat average agility.

You can see Eletise (No. 72) lined up against defensive tackle Rashan Gary in the Vine below, courtesy of ESPN.com's Erik McKinney:

Bleacher Report's Tyler Donohue provided another Vine of Eletise battling Gary, the No. 1 defensive tackle in 247Sports' composite rankings:

Offensive guards don't often grab a ton of headlines, but the work they do inside the trenches is invaluable to both the running game and the passing game, especially with defensive tackles becoming more versatile in the case of the latter.

Eletise showed he can hang with the best in his class when matched up with Gary. There's no reason he can't become a fixture on Arizona's O-line in the future.

All recruiting rankings and information courtesy of 247Sports.