Where Michigan stands in updated On3 Industry national team recruiting rankings

Michigan stayed put at No. 6 overall in the 2024 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings following the verbal commitment of three-star Princeton (N.J.) defensive lineman Owen Wafle on Sunday.

At 6-foot-2, 267 pounds, Wafle is listed as the No. 409 overall prospect and No. 38 defensive lineman in the country, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media services. He’s also the No. 7 in the state of New Jersey.

Michigan 2024 Recruiting Class

Before Sunday, the Wolverines were still ranked No. 6 in the country. They’re now tied for the second-most verbal commitments (18) across all of college football. Wafle is the seventh three-star junior prospect to commit to Michigan, whose total score sits higher than South Carolina, Florida State, Notre Dame, LSU, Tennessee, Penn State and Oregon. 

Team rankings are determined based on each program’s seven highest-rated pledges.

Rounding out Michigan’s 2024 recruiting class are Top 100 Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day quarterback Jadyn Davis, Top 100 Rochester (Mich.) Adams tight end Brady Prieskorn, Top 100 Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller running back Jordan Marshall, On300 Austin (Tex.) Vandegrift offensive tackle Blake Frazier, On300 Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst offensive tackle Andrew Sprague, offensive tackle On300 Harper Woods (Mich.) High defensive back Jacob Oden, On300 Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth linebacker Mason Curtis, On300 Bellevue (Wash.) High tight end Hogan Hansen, industry four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith, industry four-star Avon (Ohio) High interior offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day wide receiver Channing Goodwin, three-star Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward offensive tackle Ben Roebuck, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier defensive lineman Ted Hammond, three-star Ponte Vedra (Fla.) Beach interior offensive lineman Jake Guarnera, three-star Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic linebacker Cole Sullivan, three-star Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall defensive lineman Manuel Beigel and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.

Multiple 2024 top targets remain on Michigan’s board, including five-star St. Louis (Mo.) University wide receiver Ryan Wingo, Top 100 Onley (Md.) Good Counsel EDGE Darien Mayo, Top 100 Springfield (Ohio) High cornerback Aaron Scott, five-star Chicago (Ill.) St. Ignatius defensive lineman Justin Scott, On300 Onley (Md.) Good Counsel linebacker Aaron Chiles and Top 100 Longview (Tex.) High running back Taylor Tatum. 

2024 Big Ten Recruiting Rankings

The Wolverines currently sit No. 2 in the Big Ten Conference and trail only Ohio State. Every program in the conference now has at least three commits in the 2024 class. 

1. Ohio State (2)

2. Michigan (6)

3. Penn State (12)

4. Wisconsin (19)

5. Nebraska (21)

6. Iowa (22)

7. Minnesota (31)

8. Purdue (35)

9. Rutgers (38)

10. Northwestern (42)

11. Michigan State (57)

12. Maryland (60)

13. Indiana (63)

14. Illinois (68)

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