Thus far, Michigan football is having an excellent time recruiting the state of Louisiana — a state where the Wolverines had long struggled to manage to find talent willing to migrate north. But with Ron Bellamy, a Louisiana native who wore a winged helmet, recruiting as the wide receivers coach, things have changed in a hurry.
It started with Amorion Walker in 2021 but this 2025 recruiting cycle has seen two Louisiana players (both from Marrero Archbishop Shaw) pledge to Michigan football. Running back Jasper Parker and wide receiver Jacob Washington are heading north and now a third player (from a different high school) will join them.
2025 Destrehan (La.) three-star wide receiver Phillip Wright III was considering the Wolverines, Georgia, and LSU and ultimately decided Ann Arbor was a better place to cultivate his career than Atlanta. He committed to Michigan football on Saturday.
BREAKING: Class of 2025 WR Phillip Wright III has Committed to Michigan, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’0 170 WR from Destrehan, LA chose the Wolverines over LSU & Georgia
“Go Blue 〽️”https://t.co/UsydFFBawV pic.twitter.com/SF7dj2Zs0A
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 13, 2024
Wright is the BLANK commit in the 2025 cycle for Michigan football. Here is how he ranks according to the recruiting services:
| * | Ovr. | Pos. | St. | |
| 247Sports Composite | 3 | 534 | 33 | 21 |
| On3 Industry Ranking | 3 | 415 | 66 | 11 |
| 247Sports | 3 | – | 30 | 21 |
| On3 | 3 | – | 46 | 10 |
| ESPN | 3 | – | 84 | 17 |
| Rivals | 4 | – | 52 | 11 |
An avid track-runner, Wright ran a blazing-fast 10.62 100-meter dash in 2023.
Wright also had offers from Georgia Tech, Miami, Nebraska, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M, among others.