Michigan in the Top 15 on the 2025 national recruiting rankings following four-star OL Avery Gach's commitment

Michigan moved up two spots from No. 17 to No. 15 overall in the 2025 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings following the commitment of four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach on Friday.

Gach sided with Michigan over notable offers from Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia, USC, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Auburn, Florida State, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Miami, and others.

Entering the late spring at 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, Gach is listed as the No. 249 overall prospect and No. 19 interior offensive lineman in the country, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four primary recruiting media services. He’s also the No. 2 recruit in Michigan.

“All the visits there are consistent,” Gach told The Wolverine. “They’re all consistent in terms of the attention to detail on me, the presentations that they give me, making me feel like I’m at home and a priority. It’s big. I really like it.”

Michigan offensive line coach Grant Newsome and head coach Sherrone Moore led the way in landing Gach.

“(Newsome) makes his points clear, so there’s no excuses on messing up in terms of direction,” Gach said. “He speaks clear and loud. He’s not confused when he talks. He knows what he wants.

“(Moore) knows what he wants at practice and gets the most out of his players. All the players respect him in that he leads the team out there.”

Michigan 2025 Recruiting Class

Following the Gach’s commitment, Michigan has an overall recruiting score of 90.574, which sits higher than Miami, Ole Miss, Missouri, Florida, UNC, UCF and others. The average rating among the five commits is 90.70, and the average On3 NIL Valuation is $84K.

Along with Gach, Michigan holds commitments from Top 100 Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick EDGE Nate Marshall, On300 Ft. Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, four-star Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka, and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens. 

Dozens of 2025 top targets remain on Michigan’s board, such as five-star Overland Park (Kans.) Blue offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, Top 100 Monroe (N.C.) High safety Jordan Young, Top 100 Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman offensive tackle Douglas Utu, Top 100 Center Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh, On300 Princeton (N.J.) Hun School LB Kamar Archie, On300 Gaithersburg (Md.) Quince Orchard running back Iverson Howard and four-star Red Oak (Tex.) High wide receiver Taz Williams. 

2025 Big Ten Recruiting Rankings

Michigan currently sits No. 4 in the Big Ten Conference and trail Ohio State, Oregon, and USC.

1. Ohio State 
2. USC
3. Oregon
4. Michigan
5. Penn State
6. Wisconsin 
7. Washington
8. Iowa
9. Purdue
10. Minnesota
11. Rutgers
12. Nebraska
13. Maryland
14. Illinois
15. Indiana
16. UCLA
17. Northwestern
18. Michigan State