This one took awhile.
Michigan football desperately needs wide receivers and it needs to get some experience in the room. The top receiver, Tyler Morris, entered the transfer portal earlier this month, and with Bryce Underwood incoming, he needs more than freshmen to throw to.
One target has long shown interest in the maize and blue, but it inexplicably took him some time to pull the trigger. Donaven McCulley was once a four-star quarterback recruit who started games at Indiana at that position before switching to wide receiver. He was productive last season but this year, his playing time fell off under new head coach Curt Cignetti and he entered the transfer portal early.
McCulley visited Ann Arbor the day after the win over Ohio State, but he also visited West Virginia and Oklahoma. However, on Friday evening, he committed to the Wolverines.
Indiana transfer wide receiver Donaven McCulley is committing to Michigan, his agent @billydavis85 tells @On3sports.
He has 834 career receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, picking Michigan over Oklahoma and Virginia Tech. https://t.co/QYFdSjNf8l pic.twitter.com/SjqeZHaKYY
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) December 13, 2024
Here is how McCulley ranked as a recruit coming out of high school as a quarterback:
| * | Ovr | Pos | St | |
| 247Sports Composite | 4 | 223 | 24 | 2 |
| On3 Industry Ranking | 4 | 181 | 19 | 2 |
| 247Sports | 4 | – | 24 | 3 |
| On3 | 4 | 118 | 14 | 2 |
| ESPN | 4 | – | 17 | 3 |
| Rivals | 4 | 100 | 4 | 2 |
And here are his transfer portal rankings:
| * | Ovr | Pos | |
| 247Sports | 3 | 141 | 24 |
| On3 | 3 | 175 | 37 |
In 2023, McCulley led the Hoosiers in receiving with 48 catches for 644 yards and six touchdowns. He only had two catches for 21 yards in 2024.