Where Michigan football's 2025 class ranks after signing day
The Michigan Wolverines football recruiting class is mostly signed and official after Wednesday’s early period opened. Head coach Sherrone Moore ended Wednesday ranked No. 6 nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking.
Ahead of Michigan are Texas, Alabama, Oregon, Georgia and Ohio State. The Buckeyes are only .06 points ahead of the Wolverines in terms of average player rating (91.46 to 91.40). U-M’s class is also third in the Big Ten.
Michigan signed 21 of its 23 pledges as of this posting on Wednesday night with the line holdouts coming in the form of top-60 tight end Andrew Olesh, who is set to officially end his recruitment on Friday, and four-star cornerback Jayden Sanders, who is going to sign on Thursday.
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Michigan’s class has two five-star prospects in No. 1 overall prospect/QB Bryce Underwood and offensive tackle Andrew Babalola. It also has 14 four-star commits in Olesh, DL Nate Marshall, CB Shamari Earls, WR Andrew Marsh, S Kainoa Winston, DB Elijah Dotson, S Jordan Young, LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boeteng, Sanders, WR Jacob Washington, IOL Avery Gach, DL Benny Patterson, EDGE Julius Holly and RB Jasper Parker. Seven three-stars signed on Wednesday in RB Donovan Johnson, DL Bobby Kanka, IOL Kaden Strayhorn, WR Jamar Browder, TE/FB Eli Owens, LB Chase Taylor and EDGE Travis Moten.
Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore held a press conference on Wednesday to speak about his recently inked class. He thinks the momentum can continue heading into the rest of the week and the final signing period in February.
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“I’m excited about this class that we signed, and more to come,” Moore said. “But I’m really excited about these guys and the future of this program, the foundation which we’ve laid and will continue to lay. And I feel like we’re in a good place. So vibes are high, boys are loving life and just ready to keep getting better.”
Michigan’s strong close to the class, headlined by Underwood, was part of a renewed push on the NIL front from donors and supporters of the program. But the money being thrown around for players will not determine the locker room, says Moore.
“They’re not necessarily making more [than other guys],” Moore said. “Some guys might make some. Some guys might not make as much. But I think at the end of the day, they’re all going to earn what they get. A lot of guys are going to start to make more with revenue sharing and all those things when that comes in.
“That’s going to be a whole other discussion when we start revenue sharing. We already have a plan in place for all that. So all those guys know that. The number one thing is we want to play for Michigan and keep in the culture of who we are and what we are here.”
