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Instant impact recruit: Minnesota Gophers

National signing day has come and gone, which means we can begin to fully evaluate the recruiting haul each team collected. This week on the Big Ten blog, we're looking at which player or position group has the potential to make an instant impact for each conference team in 2017.

Up next: Minnesota

Player: OL Blaise Andries

Offensive linemen don't always earn the most praise, but Andries could be a special player for the Gophers for years to come. He remained committed to Minnesota even after Tracy Claeys was fired, and new coach P.