Where Michigan stands in updated On3 Industry national team recruiting rankings

Michigan remained at No. 6 on the 2024 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings following the verbal commitment of four-star Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High EDGE Elias Rudolph on Monday.

At 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Rudolph is the No. 304 overall prospect and No. 21 EDGE 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. 46 junior in the state of Florida.

Team rankings are determined based on each program’s 13 highest-rated pledges.

Michigan 2024 Recruiting Class

Following Rudolph’s commitment ceremony, the Wolverines are now second for the most verbal commitments (25) across all of college football. Rudolph is the 14th four-star junior prospect to commit to Michigan, whose total score sits higher than the likes of Notre Dame, Clemson, Oregon and Penn State.

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, industry four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith, four-star Avon (Ohio) High interior offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, four-star Brandywine (Md.) Gwynn Park EDGE Devon Baxter, four-star Ijamsville (Md.) Oakdale EDGE Dominic Nichols, four-star Chicago (Ill.) Kenwood Academy wide receiver I’Marion Stewart, 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 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic athlete Cole Sullivan, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) West linebacker Jaden Smith, and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.

Multiple 2024 top targets remain on Michigan’s board, including Top 100 Springfield (Ohio) High cornerback Aaron Scott, Top 100 Burley (Idaho) Senior wide receiver Gatlin Bair, Top 100 Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna safety Zaquan Patterson, On300 Cheshire (Conn.) Academy EDGE Jacob Smith, On300 Fort Bend (Tex.) Christian Academy offensive tackle Bennett Warren and three-star Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day wide receiver Jordan Shipp.

2024 Big Ten Recruiting Rankings

The Wolverines currently sit No. 3 in the Big Ten Conference and trail Ohio State and USC. Every program in the conference has at least nine commits in the 2024 class. 

1. Ohio State

2. Michigan

3. Penn State

4. Nebraska

5. Purdue

6. Wisconsin

7. Minnesota

8. Iowa

9. Rutgers

10. Michigan State

11. Illinois

12. Maryland

13. Northwestern

14. Indiana