Michigan's 2025 class vaults up rankings after pair of top 100 commits

Michigan Wolverines football is into the second week of July with the No. 11 class in the 2025 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings following the verbal commitments of a pair of top-100 players in four-star Winter Garden (Fla.) defensive back Ivan Taylor and four-star Southern Valley (Pa.) tight end Andrew Olesh.

The Wolverines entered Monday with the No. 17 class in the nation but vaulted up the rankings after adding their 14th and 15th commitments of the cycle, respectively.

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Taylor is the No. 58 player in the country and the sixth-ranked safety, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.

“I had a good time with all the coaches,” Taylor, who visited for Victors Weekend, said. “Coach (LaMar) Morgan, Coach Wink (Martindale) and Coach (Sherrone) Moore all seemed like good, genuine people. Coach Moore has a good staff around him. Nobody has anything bad to say about Coach Moore because he’s a good guy and wants what’s best for the team.”

Olesh, the nation’s No. 93 player and third-ranked tight end, said that the current staff has compared him to a current star on the Michigan roster.

“They said I could be the next Colston Loveland,” Olesh said. “Obviously, he’s a big-time dude and will probably be a first round draft pick. They compared me to him and told me I could fit into their offense well. They threw the ball a lot during the spring game. I think they said the tight ends got the ball 14 times, which is by far the most I’ve seen from any spring game. They also mentioned that they (offensive coaches) had opportunities to leave Michigan, but they chose to stay because they love Michigan. It’s a stable staff, so that’s great to hear.”

Michigan 2025 Recruiting Class

Following Monday’s commitments from Taylor and Olesh, the overall 2025 recruiting ranking for Michigan (90.61) sits higher than Miami (FL), Auburn, Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Penn State, USC, Rutgers and Kentucky.

Rounding out Michigan’s 2025 recruiting class are Top 100 Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick EDGE Nate Marshall, Top 100 Gonzaga (Md.) safety Kainoa Winston, On300 Ft. Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, four-star IMG Academy RB Donovan Johnson, four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach, four-star Palatine (Ill.) High EDGE Jaylen Williams, four-star Archbishop Shaw (La.) wide receiver Jacob Washington, four-star Alpharetta (Ga.) EDGE Julius Holly, four-star Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka, three-star Archbishop Shaw (La.) RB Jasper Parker, three-star IMG Academy (Mich.) IOL Kaden Strayhorn, three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens and three-star Stockbridge (Ga.) LB Chase Taylor.

Several 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 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, among others.

2025 Big Ten Recruiting Rankings

Michigan is currently No. 3 in the Big Ten Conference and trails Ohio State, USC, Oregon and Penn State. All 18 programs currently possess at least seven verbal commits this cycle.

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