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June 23-25 recruiting weekend, expected official visitors coming to Michigan football

Another important weekend for Michigan! #GoBlue

June is winding down and Michigan football has had quite the list of recruits visiting campus this month. The Wolverines have even scored some commitments coming out of those official visits from the 2024 prospects.

Heading into the June 23 recruiting weekend, the Wolverines are set to host some more top targets.

Although targets like running back Taylor Tatum and Edge defender Darien Mayo will not be on campus. Michigan got commitments from three-star running back Micah Kaapana and three-star Edge Devon Baxter this past weekend and now the Taylor and Mayo are trending elsewhere.

But it’s still an important recruiting weekend for Michigan and we are going to show you who is supposed to be visiting for their official visits for the June 23 weekend.

Michigan football makes top five for 2024 4-star athlete

Another Edge prospect considering #Michigan!

It’s just another day now when Michigan football becomes a finalist for a big-time recruit.

The Wolverines were named in the final five for 2024 four-star athlete, Jayshawn Ross. The Kansas City (Missouri) Liberty North prospect is listed as an athlete, but Ross is expected to play Edge at the college level. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Edge is a four-star according to the Composite. Ross is the 285th-ranked player in the class and the 21st-ranked Edge recruit in the 2024 cycle.

Ross listed Michigan in his final five along with Nebraska, Penn State, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.

When you look at 247Sports, there are zero Crystal Ball predictions in for Ross. But according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Ross is a heavy Oklahoma lean. The Sooners have an 89.9% chance to land the four-star Edge.

Ross has yet to take an official visit to Michigan. Getting him on campus could be a big development for the Wolverines.

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Twitter reactions: Michigan football stays hot and lands edge rusher Devon Baxter

He’s going to be a solid player! #GoBlue

Michigan football landed a pair of commitments this past weekend when four-star receiver I’Marion Stewart and three-star running back Micah Kaapana pledged to the Wolverines.

And the maize and blue received another commitment on Monday when three-star edge rusher Devon Baxter committed to the Wolverines over Virginia Tech. Baxter also had offers from Rutgers, Boston College, Penn State, Tennessee, Cincinnati, and others.

The 6-foot-6, 225-pound edge rusher is the 505th-ranked recruit and the 32nd-best edge rusher in the 2024 class, according to the Composite ranking. Baxter hails from Brandywine (Maryland) Gwynn Park.

The Wolverines now have 22 commitments in the 2024 class.

After Baxter committed to Michigan, we checked Twitter and put together a post of all the best reactions.

2024 4-star edge sets commitment date, Michigan in final three, OSU out

#Michigan is looking real, real good here. #GoBlue

Four-star edge defender Elias Rudolph was recently in Ann Arbor for an official visit. From the way it looks, Rudolph had a great time, and the Wolverines appear to be trending for him.

On Monday, the one-time Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft football player announced he plans to commit on July 3. The kicker was Rudolph said he would not take his official visit to Ohio State this weekend. At one point, recruiting analysts were heavily picking Rudolph to go to the Buckeyes, and OSU was the main team the maize and blue needed to beat.

Rudolph later tweeted his final three was Michigan, Miami and Pittsburgh.

The 6-foot-4, 205-pound edge defender, who now plays in Deerfield Beach (Florida), is a four-star recruit according to the 247Sports composite. He is the 256th-ranked prospect in the class and the 20th-best edge in the 2024 cycle.

There are four crystal ball predictions in for Michigan and one for Ohio State — that’s not happening. And according to On3’s recruiting prediction machine, the Wolverines have a 91.1% chance of landing the highly touted edge rusher.

As of this writing, Michigan has 21 commitments in the class and zero edge rushers. However, the Wolverines are trending to land three-star edge Devon Baxter, who is set to announce his commitment on Monday night.

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New crystal ball predictions in for Michigan football following recruiting weekend

Michigan continues to trend for top targets!

Michigan football landed a pair of commitments this past weekend. Four-star wide receiver I’Marion Stewart pledged to the Wolverines on Friday night and three-star running back Micah Kaapana chose Michigan on Saturday.

The Wolverines hosted some big names, along with several 2024 commits, this past weekend. After the recruiting weekend ended, crystal ball predictions came in for the maize and blue.

Devon Baxter

Three crystal balls came in for Michigan for the three-star edge defender.

The 6-foot-6, 225-pound rusher out of Brandywine (Maryland) Gwynn Park is a three-star recruit according to the composite. He was a four-star at one point. He is the 506th-ranked recruit and the 32nd-ranked edge rusher in the 2024 cycle.

Looking at the recruiting prediction machine on On3, Michigan has a 96.1% chance to land Baxter.

Baxter holds offers from Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Penn State, Minnesota, Tennessee, West Virginia and others.

Michael Uini

Like Baxter, the recruitment of offensive tackle Michael Uini has been rather quiet. But after Uini was on campus this past weekend, two crystal ball predictions came in for the Wolverines by two national recruiting analysts on 247Sports.

The 6-foot-7, 290-pound offensive tackle is out of Copperas Cove (Texas) and is a four-star talent according to the composite. He is the 126th-ranked recruit and the eighth OT in the 2024 cycle.

On3’s recruiting prediction machine, the Wolverines have an 87% chance to land the massive tackle.

He holds offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and many more.

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Twitter reactions: Michigan football gains a commitment from 2024 WR I’Marion Stewart

This is a fantastic addition! #GoBlue

The Wolverines added to their already stellar 2024 recruiting class on Friday.

2024 wide receiver, I’Marion Stewart, pledged his commitment to Michigan. The Chicago (Illinois) Kenwood Academy playmaker picked the maize and blue over Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Oregon.

According to the Composite ranking, Stewart is a four-star player, the 318th-ranked prospect, and the 27th-best wide receiver in the 2024 cycle.

With the addition of Stewart, Michigan now has 20 commitments in the 2024 cycle. The No. 2 ranked Wolverines’ recruiting class now also has two wide receivers committed in the cycle. Three-star Channing Goowdwin is also committed to the Wolverines.

After Stewart committed to the maize and blue, we went to Twitter to see what analysts and recruits had to say about the commitment. Here are the best reactions we could find after Stewart pledged to Michigan.

June 16 recruiting weekend for Michigan football, top players on campus

Some serious talent taking official visits this weekend! #GoBlue

Michigan is coming off a big recruiting weekend during which it had two five-stars on campus: Ryan Wingo and Justin Scott.

The Wolverines also had multiple priority targets on campus, including four-star cornerback Bryce West, who has since narrowed his finalists to Michigan and Ohio State.

The June 16 official visit weekend is upon us. While the Wolverines do not have any five-star talent scheduled to visit Ann Arbor this weekend, some big names and targets will be.

According to the 247Sports official visit list, Michigan will have 10 players taking official visits from the 2024 class.

Here are the players that will be on campus this weekend.

Top 2024 CB target eliminates USC, down to Michigan football and the Buckeyes

Let’s beat the Buckeyes again!

Michigan will have a good showing again this weekend when it plays host to some big names for official visits, but the Wolverines are coming off a gigantic recruiting weekend last week.

The Wolverines had two five-stars on campus, plus some priority targets. One in particular was Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville cornerback, Bryce West.

West was on campus on June 9 for the weekend, and it appeared he hit off with the recruits and Michigan commits. West was scheduled to visit USC this weekend, but he canceled the visit with the Trojans according to On3. He announced the battle to land him is down to Michigan and Ohio State.

West, a four-star, is the 49th-ranked player in the 2024 class according to the 247Sports composite. He is the No. 4 cornerback in the cycle and the top-ranked player in the state of Ohio.

According to the recruiting services, the Buckeyes have a big lead for West. Seven crystal ball predictions are in for West to select OSU. The On3 recruiting prediction machine gives Ohio State a 97.2% chance to land West.

But Michigan has won one big battle with the Buckeyes on the 2024 trail thus far. The Wolverines landed four-star running back Jordan Marshall, an Ohio native, over the Buckeyes. The maize and blue have four Ohio commitments in the class.

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Michigan football offers rising 2025 Ohio QB product

He is a gamer for sure!

Michigan has its 2024 quarterback in the fold after getting a commitment from five-star Jadyn Davis.

Now the focus has shifted to see which signal-caller the Wolverines can secure in the 2025 cycle. The big fish is five-star Bryce Underwood of Belleville (Michigan), but the Wolverines have also been in talks with five-star George MacIntyre out of Brentwood (Tennessee). The Wolverines are also working Ohio native Ryan Montgomery. On Wednesday, Michigan offered another Ohio kid, Tavien St. Clair.

St. Clair is a rising four-star quarterback from Bellefontaine (Ohio). The 6-foot-3 gun-slinger took to Twitter to announce his offer from the Wolverines.

St. Clair is a four-star quarterback according to 247Sports, but he is a three-star on the 247Sports composite. He is the 337th-ranked recruit in the 2025 cycle and the 26th-best quarterback.

St. Clair has been visiting camps this spring and summer. He has been picking up big-time offers left and right. Not only has Michigan offered him, but so have Alabama, Florida, LSU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee.

He started last season as a sophomore with Bellefontaine. He threw for 2,453 yards, 25 touchdowns and four interceptions.

Two crystal ball predictions for St. Clair have him ending up with the Buckeyes.

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Michigan football makes top three for 2024 priority defensive lineman

#Michigan is in the drivers seat here!

If you’ve been following recruiting much at all, you realize Michigan football has a great deal of momentum at the moment. The Wolverines are coming off a big weekend of hosting a bunch of high-level recruits. Now the maize and blue are trending for multiple targets.

One of those targets is three-star defensive lineman Deyvid Palepale. After the weekend, the Wolverines received two crystal ball predictions on 247Sports, bringing the number of predictions Palepale ends up with the maize and blue to three.

Then on Monday evening, Palepale posted his final three schools he plans to consider: USC, Penn State and Michigan.

The 6-foot-3, 288-pound defensive lineman hails from Landisville (Pennsylvania) Hempfield. Palepale is a three-star recruit and the 756th-ranked recruit in the 2024 class on the composite.

According to the On3 recruiting prediction machine, Michigan has an 85.2% chance to land Palepale.

Michigan has 19 commitments in the 2024 class and four are defensive linemen.

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