4-star Kentucky EDGE target, Dominic Nichols, commits to Michigan

Another EDGE target for Kentucky football has come off the board.

On Sunday afternoon, class of 2024 four-star recruit Dominic Nichols announced his commitment to the Michigan Wolverines. Kentucky was previously considered one of eight finalists for the Ijamsville (MD) Oakdale product, as were Wisconsin, Georgia, Clemson, Florida State, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. Nichols is considered the No. 380 overall rising senior in the country according to the On3 Industry Ranking.

It was just last weekend that Nichols was in Lexington for an official visit to UK, but he’s made multiple trips to Ann Arbor already this year (including an OV the weekend of June 9-11) and has been trending toward the Wolverines since April, which was around the same time that Kentucky extended him a scholarship offer. Nichols also officially visited Wisconsin the first weekend of June.

“Michigan’s been up there pretty high and I was also high on Clemson,” Nichols told On3’s Chad Simmons. “I didn’t get an OV to Clemson as I had other things to do. Getting that OV to Michigan and getting to be around the coaches and players more, I felt pretty comfortable there.”

All in! #GoBlue @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/OTwbtmsGIB

— Dominic Nichols (@DominicNichols0) June 25, 2023

What does Nichols’ commitment to Michigan mean for Kentucky? Well, it adds another EDGE prospect to the Wolverines’ 2024 class, which could help out UK’s pursuit of players from the same position that Michigan is also targeting. Most notably, four-star EDGE Brian Robinson is being courted heavily by both Michigan and Kentucky.

Nichols going to UM could theoretically help the Wildcats’ chances with Robinson as roster spots in Michigan’s class begin to fill up. Four-star EDGE prospect Jacob Smith (whose four-star DL twin brother Jerod Smith is already committed to the Wolverines) is also trending towards landing with Michigan. Robinson is considered a top 150 rising senior in the country and is arguably the No. 1 player left on Kentucky’s Big Board.