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Michigan certainly has its eye on the state of Colorado when it comes to filling up its 2022 class with offensive linemen. The Wolverines picked up one from The Centennial State in 2020, three-star offensive tackle Reece Atteberry, and on Tuesday, they went back to his high school — Aurora Eaglecrest — to entice another.
On Tuesday, three-star tackle Braden Miller — who’s 6 feet, 6 inches, 275 pounds — was one of four offensive linemen offered by Michigan in Colorado. But unlike some others, he already had something of a relationship with both head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive line coach Ed Warinner, given they successfully recruited Atteberry to Ann Arbor.
Thus, he’s already somewhat familiar with what the University of Michigan has to offer.
“I was really excited and grateful to have received an offer (from Michigan),” Miller told WolverinesWire. “Coach Warinner texted me and told me to give him a call. When I called, we talked about school and what I’ve been doing to get better. After a little, he let me know that Michigan was going to offer me.”
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Once Miller let the world know the Wolverines came calling on Tuesday, Atteberry congratulated him, but that was the extent of it. Now, though, Miller will seek him out to learn more about what it’s like to actually be on campus as a student-athlete, and how Michigan could be right for him.
“Now that I’m offered, I’m definitely going to see what he has to say about Michigan,” Miller said. “I’m looking for a school where I feel at home. I want a school with a good academic program for life after college, and a good team.”
Miller is planning to make his commitment in about a year from now, but given everything with COVID-19, he admits he may push that back somewhat.
Regardless, not just Michigan, but the entire Big Ten has his eye, as he grew up a fan of that brand of football.
“I never had a dream school, to be honest,” Miller said. “I always liked to watch Big Ten teams when I was younger though — like Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, and Northwestern.”
According to the 247Sports Composite, Miller is a three-star, rated at No. 523 overall, the No. 50 offensive tackle and fourth-best player in the state of Colorado.
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