Where Michigan stands in updated On3 Industry national team recruiting rankings

Michigan jumped to No. 7 overall in the 2024 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings following the verbal commitment of three-star Lexington (Ky.) Fredrick Douglass cornerback Jeremiah Lowe on Thursday and movement from other schools in the rankings.

At 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, Lowe is the No. 1,357 overall prospect and No. 148 cornerback 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. 12 player in the state of Kentucky.

Team rankings are determined based on each program’s 16 highest-rated pledges.

Michigan 2024 Recruiting Class

The Wolverines are now tied for first with the most verbal commitments (28) across the Power 5 level. Lowe is the 11th three-star junior prospect to commit to Michigan, whose total score sits higher than the likes of Tennessee, Penn State, Clemson, LSU, Oregon and Texas A&M.

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, On300 Belleville (Mich.) High linebacker Jeremiah Beasley, On300 Brandywine (Md.) Gwynn Park EDGE Devon Baxter, On300 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic athlete Cole Sullivan, On300 Charlotte (N.C.) West linebacker Jaden Smith, four-star Chicago (Ill.) Kenwood Academy wide receiver I’Marion Stewart, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy EDGE Jacob Smith, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith, four-star Avon (Ohio) High interior offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, three-star Ijamsville (Md.) Oakdale EDGE Dominic Nichols, 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 Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman running back Micah Ka’apana, three-star Ponte Vedra (Fla.) Beach interior offensive lineman Jake Guarnera, three-star Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall defensive lineman Manuel Beigel, three-star Princeton (N.J.) Hum School defensive lineman Owen Wafle, three-star Nappanee (Ind.) Northwood athlete Jo’Ziah Edmond and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.

There are a few uncommitted 2024 targets remaining on Michigan’s board, including five-star St. Louis (Mo.) University wide receiver Ryan Wingo and Top 100 Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna safety Zaquan Patterson.

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 has at least nine commits in the 2024 class. 

1. Ohio State

2. Michigan

3. Penn State

4. Oregon

5. USC

6. Nebraska

7. Wisconsin

8. Purdue

9. Iowa

10. Minnesota

11. Washington

12. Rutgers

13. UCLA

14. Michigan State

15. Maryland

16. Illinois

17. Indiana

18. Northwestern