Michigan lands commitment from On300 DB Brody Jennings

Michigan has landed a big commitment on the recruiting trail.

The Wolverines earned a verbal pledge from On300 2026 Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin cornerback Brody Jennings. The Sunshine State prospects picked U-M over offers from Florida, Kentucky, Miami, Ole Miss, SMU, Texas A&M and others.

“Michigan is a big time team so I’m excited,” Jennings said. “I really like the school.”

Jennings’ decision came after an unofficial visit to Michigan over the weekend for the annual BBQ at The Big House. It was there where Jennings had an opportunity to bond with new Michigan secondary coach LaMar Morgan and head coach Sherrone Moore.

Michigan had one of the best defenses in college football last and consistently puts defensive backs in the NFL.

And that definitely moved the needle for Jennings.

“(Michigan) has a really good group of defensive backs, and I know that I would get developed there,” Jennings said. “There’s a lot of history behind the school. The defensive backs were developed right last year and they played really well. They have a lot of good coaching.”

Jennings is the younger brother of former Michigan linebacker commit Branden Jennings, who is now at Mississippi State.

At 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, Jennings is ranked as the No. 20 cornerback and No. 271 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 51 overall prospect in the state of Florida for next cycle.

Jennings is the second commit in Michigan’s 2026 recruiting class, joining Top 100 Cocoa (Fla.) High quarterback Brady Hart, who gave the Wolverines a verbal pledge in June.

Michigan has 16 commits in its 2025 recruiting class — Top 100 Center Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh, Top 100 Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange safety Ivan Taylor, Top 100 Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga defensive back Kainoa Winston, Top 100 Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick defensive lineman Nate Marshall, On300 Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, On300 Alpharetta (Ga.) High EDGE Julius Holly, On300 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson, four-star New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw wide receiver Jacob Washington, four-star Palatine (Ill.) High EDGE Jaylen Williams, four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach, four-star Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka, three-star New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw running back Jasper Parker, three-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive lineman Kaden Strayhorn, three-star Destrehan (La.) High wide receiver Phillip Wright, three-star Stockbridge (Ga.) High linebacker Chase Taylor and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens.