Two years ago, Michigan football went into Idaho and nabbed an under-the-radar player top programs wanted, Colston Loveland. Can history repeat?
That’s the hope inside Schembechler Hall.
The Wolverines have been in hot pursuit of 2024 Burley (Idaho) Senior four-star wide receiver Gatlin Bair. Much like Loveland, Bair is well-thought-of and has some high-profile offers. Rated the No. 40 prospect in the country by 247Sports, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver runs a reported 10.18 100-meter dash (for reference, former signee Xavier Worthy, who flipped to Texas, ran a 10.55).
On Sunday night, he released his top five: Michigan, Oregon, Boise State, Nebraska and TCU.
BREAKING: Four-Star WR Gatlin Bair is down to 5️⃣ Schools!
The 6’2 185 WR from Burley, ID is ranked as a Top 85 Player in the ‘24 Class.
Bair ran a 10.18 100m at the Texas Relays 🤯
Where Should He Go?https://t.co/AFmenEMR0m pic.twitter.com/tUpH4apRdY
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) April 17, 2023
Michigan was the second-earliest offer of his top five, coming in June 2022. Only Oregon was earlier, by one month. 247Sports evaluates him as a Power Five starter:
The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Bair possesses excellent on-field context along with a layered athletic profile, which includes scorching 100-meter and 200-meter times with excellent jumping numbers. Bair also gained reps in the return game. His athleticism and experience certainly fit at receiver, but he also possesses immense upside as a defensive projection as well.
There are no 247Sports crystal ball predictions for Bair yet. He holds offers from Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, Utah and Wisconsin among others.
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