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Michigan football lands in the top five for four-star safety

#Michigan makes another top group for an elite player! #GoBlue

Michigan football is garnering significant interest from big recruits around the country. The Wolverines recently learned they would host the top-ranked running back in the 2024 cycle among those coming to Ann Arbor for official visits in June.

On Tuesday, Michigan learned it had made the top five for four-star safety Jordon Johnson-Rubell when he took to Twitter. TCU, Texas, USC and Ohio State are the other four in Johnson-Rubell’s final five.

The 5-foot-10 safety plays his high school football at Bradenton (Florida) IMG Academy.

According to the 247Sports composite, Johnson-Rubell is the 118th-ranked recruit in the 2024 cycle, the ninth-ranked safety, and the 17th-ranked prospect in Florida.

It appears the Longhorns have the inside track at landing Johnson-Rubell. Texas has one crystal ball prediction on 247Sports for him. On3’s recruiting prediction machine gives Texas a 90.8% chance to land his services.

Here is Andrew Ivins’ scouting report on Johnson-Rubell on 247Sports:

A versatile defensive back that made key plays at key moments as a junior for IMG Academy, like his pick six against St. Frances Academy. Has been deployed primarily as a safety at the national powerhouse, but has some experience working at cornerback and has shown that he can be rather effective as a slot defender. Measured just under 5-foot-10, 165 pounds in spring of 2022. Might be on the smaller side, but plays bigger than the numbers suggest as he’s physical in the hole and comfortable carrying out tasks near the line of scrimmage. Looser hips allow him to mirror pass catchers of all different sizes while foot speed (clocked a laser-timed 4.6 in the 40-yard as an underclassman) helps him close gaps and get from hash to hash. Does a nice job of locating the football on deeper shots and will fight his way to the catch point on shorter routes. Should be viewed as a multi-year starter type of talent that can be utilized in a number of different ways. Will likely need some time before he’s ready to go on Saturdays, but range and instincts could lead to early playing time, especially if body keeps maturing.

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No. 1 running back in 2024 locks in an official visit to Michigan

Big, big visit coming!

Michigan football may now have the No. 2 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle behind Georgia, but the Wolverines aren’t slowing their efforts and Michigan has momentum on the trail.

June is going to be a big recruiting month for the Wolverines. Several big-name recruits are visiting Ann Arbor every weekend in June, and another huge name is set to come to Michigan for an official visit.

Top-ranked running back Taylor Tatum, a four-star, plans to be in Ann Arbor on June 23 for an official visit. Tatum hails from Longview (Texas), and the 5-foot-10 running back is the No. 31 overall recruit, the No. 1 running back and No. 6 player in Texas on the 247Sports composite.

There is one crystal ball prediction for Tatum on 247Sports. It is from a Texas insider and predicts Tatum is headed for Michigan. The Wolverines have four-star RB Jordan Marshall committed in 2024, and Michigan recently had another crystal ball prediction for three-star RB Micah Kaapana.

During the June 23 weekend, Tatum will be joined by four-star linebacker Aaron Chiles, four-star edge Darien Mayo, four-star cornerbacks Jameer Grimsley and Terhyon Nichols among others.

Tatum announced he plans to visit USC (June 2) and Oklahoma (June 16) as his other two June official visits.

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Huge 2024 five-star taking an official visit to Michigan football

June 9 weekend has officially gotten even bigger with this guy coming to Ann Arbor! #GoBlue

The month of June is going to be nuts for Michigan football with top-end talent taking official visits to Ann Arbor.

The top-ranked 2024 recruiting class continues to buzz and Michigan is sitting pretty with plenty of four-star and five-star talent. The Wolverines have one five-star currently committed to them in 2024, which is quarterback Jadyn Davis.

Michigan already has five-star wide receiver Ryan Wingo taking an official visit on June 9. On Thursday, that weekend go much bigger for the Wolverines.

According to Adam Gorney with Rivals, 2024 five-star defensive lineman Justin Scott will also be headed to Ann Arbor on June 9 for an official visit. Scott locked in four official visits for the month of June which consists of Georgia, Michigan, Miami, and Ohio State.

According to 247Sports Composite rankings, the Chicago (Illinois) St. Ignatius product is the 13th-ranked prospect in 2024, the third-ranked defensive lineman in the nation, and the top-ranked recruit from Illinois. Entering his senior year of high school, Scott has the size to compete Day 1 in college standing 6-foot-4 and 310-pounds.

Allen Trieu with 247Sports gives his scouting report on the five-star.

Has prototypical size and athletic ability for the position. Bends well, gets off the ball quickly and can beat blockers with initial quickness. Closes to the ball with speed as well. For a taller interior defensive lineman, he generally does a good job with pad level and his flexibility helps with that. Not often challenged in high school with offensive linemen with similar size and talent. Will have to show he can disengage from Power Five level offensive linemen. Has great upside though and actually could play high-level offensive line if he wanted to also, but projects as a defensive tackle that can play for any school and in any scheme in the country.

Scott currently has two different Crystal Ball projections. One of them has him going to Miami and the other to Notre Dame.

Here are some of the names that will be joining Scott on the June 9 weekend to Michigan: five-star WR Ryan Wingo, four-star RB and Michigan commit Jordan Marshall, four-star OT Bennet Warren, four-star edge Elias Rudolph, four-star CB Ondre Evans, four-star edge Dominic Nicols, among others.

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Michigan football in top five for 2024 elite 4-star edge defender

The four-star edge defender put #Michigan in his top five, and will visit the Wolverines in June.

Michigan football continues to tear up the 2024 recruiting cycle. The Wolverines recently landed the services of linebacker Cole Sullivan who picked Michigan over rival Notre Dame.

It’s only May and Michigan currently has 17 commitments for the 2024 cycle and the maize and blue have plenty of other recruits that are either predicted to go to the Wolverines, or have high interest in Michigan. It appears the Wolverines aren’t slowing down anytime soon.

One of those players who has a big-time interest in Michigan is 2024 four-star edge defender, Elias Rudolph. On Sunday, he put the Wolverines in his top five with Penn State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.

Rudolph, who originally played high school football at Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft, is now finishing his senior season in Deerfield Beach (Florida). According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Rudolph is the 230th-ranked prospect in the country. He is the 20th-ranked edge defender and the 36th-best prospect in Florida. Rudolph has the size to compete at the next level standing at 6-foot-4 and 205-pounds.

There is currently one Crystal Ball on Rudolph to land at Ohio State, which is from an Ohio State insider. According to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Buckeyes are leading with a 41% chance to land Rudolph with Michigan in second with 20.7%.

Rudolph is slated to take an official visit to Ann Arbor on June 9.

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Michigan football makes cut for 2025 4-star QB

Nice to make the early cut for a good quarterback! #GoBlue

Michigan appears to be in good hands when it comes to the quarterback position in the near future.

Of course, the Wolverines have J.J. McCarthy at the helm for at least this year and maybe next. If McCarthy enters the NFL draft after this season, Michigan has five-star Jadyn Davis coming in as a 2024 recruit who would have a chance to start next season.

It’s always important to find a good gun-slinger in every recruiting class and Michigan has a few it’s looking at in the 2025 class. The Wolverines are in the mix for five-star quarterbacks Bryce Underwood and George MacIntyre.

The Wolverines have also made the early cut for 2025 four-star QB Cutter Boley. He put Michigan in his top 10 on Friday among nine other schools.

Boley hails from Lexington (Kentucky) Lexington Christian Academy. He has great size, standing at 6 feet, 5 inches. On the 247Sports composite, he is the 72nd-ranked prospect and the sixth-best quarterback in 2025.

There is one crystal ball placed on Boley; it has him headed to Kentucky. But 247Sports indicates he has warm interest in Florida State, Kentucky and Penn State.

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Michigan football leading for 4-star edge prospect out of Maryland

Loving this momentum right now! #GoBlue

Michigan football is as hot as any team in the country right now when it comes to the 2024 recruiting. Not only does the Wolverines have the top-ranked team in the nation, but Michigan landed five prospects in April and one in May so far.

The Wolverines have recently received Crystal Ball predictions by 247Sports to land linebackers Jeremiah Beasley, Aaron Chiles, and Cole Sullivan.

Go ahead and add another prospect that Michigan is leading for.

On Wednesday, Steve Lorenz from 247Sports, put a Crystal Ball in for the Wolverines to land four-star edge target Dominic Nichols.

The 6-foot-5, 245-pound prospect hails from Ijamsville (Maryland) Oakdale. He is a four-star prospect according to the Composite ranking. Nichols is the 423rd-ranked recruit in the 2024 class and the 31st-ranked edge prospect. He is set to take an official visit to Michigan on June 9.

Nichol’s offer sheet is stellar with teams like Florida State, Georgia, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Penn State, Wisconsin, and others offering him.

When you look at the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Michigan leads the race for Nichols with a 66.8% chance to land him. Penn State is second with 28.2%.

The Wolverines do not have edge prospects currently comitted to them for the 2024 class.

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Watch: Ohio State commit makes an interception over Michigan commit

The rivalry started early with these two #GoBucks

The rivalry is starting early for a pair of [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] and Michigan football commits.

Plenty of the top Ohio high school football players were in Columbus on Sunday to participate in the Under Armour All-American Camp Series. Two of those players were linebacker Garrett Stover and running back [autotag]Jordan Marshall[/autotag].

The two soon-to-be rivals faced off in a drill with Ohio State commit Stover winning against Michigan commit Marshall. Although many of these drills don’t resemble actually football, it is still fun anytime you beat your rivals.

Check out the clip below as Stover wins this round of the rivalry against Marshall.

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4-star RB Taylor Tatum names top schools

The second-ranked running back puts Georgia football in his top seven.

Four-star running back prospect Taylor Tatum named his top seven schools: Georgia, Texas A&M, Michigan, Texas, Ohio State, USC and Oklahoma.

The class of 2024 running back visited Georgia on April 1. The four-star additionally checked out USC and Ohio State this spring. Tatum is a three-sport athlete. He plays football, baseball and track. The class of 2024 standout is also a good student.

The Bulldogs are looking to add another running back commitment in the class of 2024 after losing a commitment from Tovani Mizell. However, Georgia has a solid foundation at the running back position with a commitment from four-star running back Dwight Phillips.

Tatum is the No. 33 prospect in the junior class and the second-ranked running back. Tatum is the No. 6 recruit in Texas in the class of 2024. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound running back plays for Longview High School in Longview, Texas.

Taylor Tatum has received an invitation to the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game. The Longview superstar has explosive speed and great acceleration. Tatum is also an excellent receiver. He has experience lining up as a wide receiver and shows good hands and route running ability.

Taylor Tatum has some impressive 2022 high school season highlights via Hudl:

College and NFL teams love versatile running backs that are good options in both the rushing and passing game.

Where will Taylor Tatum play college football? He is currently projected to commit to the Michigan Wolverines, per 247Sports.

Kirby Smart and Georgia have the No. 3 class of 2024 in the country with 11 commitments. Only Ohio State and Michigan have better recruiting classes than Georgia.

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Michigan football flips three-star Stanford defensive tackle

Nice flip! #GoBlue

The situation looked to be trending Michigan football’s way for three-star Cameron Brandt as national signing day approached.

Brandt had been committed to Stanford since July 22, but once Stanford coach David Shaw resigned after the season — the pendulum started to sway. In the past few days, crystal balls from 247Sports started coming in the Wolverines’ favor.

And that’s exactly what happened.

On Wednesday, the 6-foot-4, 260-pound senior decommitted from Stanford and signed with Michigan as part of the 2023 class.

Brandt hails from Chatsworth (California) Sierra Canyon High School. According to 247Sports, he is a four-star recruit. But according to their composite, he is the No. 453 recruit in the country and is a three-star.

He is a versatile defensive lineman that can play anywhere on the line. Brandt could play the edge or bulk up and shift inside.

Brandt had offers from Arizona, California, Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington among others.

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Michigan football lands versatile athlete

Keep ’em coming! #GoBlue

Boy, does beating Ohio State have its perks.

Michigan football has landed three commitments from the state of Ohio in the three days since Nov. 25.

Monday is a new day but the same result. The Wolverines gained a commitment from 2023 three-star athlete Jason Hewlett. Hewlett is a Youngstown (Ohio) commit who can play various positions at the next level.

247Sports ranks Hewlett as a four-star prospect, but according to the composite rankings, Hewlett is a three-star and the 21st-ranked prospect in Ohio.

Allen Trieu, a national recruiting analyst with 247Sports, breaks down Hewlett’s game:

Has the size and experience at multiple positions to project in a variety of ways come college. Currently, the most likely projection is to defense as a hybrid safety-linebacker, but could grow into a full-time linebacker or EDGE. Also has the size and ball skills to potentially be a receiver or FLEX on offense. Striker on defense who shows that he can run through a ball carrier and hit with pop and explosion. Has a track background and can get moving and pursue well for a player of his size. Offensive tape and special teams return ability further speak to that and his overall athleticism. In college, the main piece for his development will be finding the right positional home and refining his skills at that spot. A generally raw prospect but talented with big upside.

The Ohio prospect decommitted from Cincinnati on Nov. 24. Hewlett chose Michigan over Kentucky.

Michigan has 19 commits in the class for 2023.

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