Wolverine TV: Breaking down the five highest ranked recruits visiting Michigan this weekend

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland breaks down the five highest ranked 2025 recruits visiting Michigan this weekend, including Top 100 South Carolina cornerback commit Shamari Earls.

Watch the full video above.

Earls Recruitment

Earls committed to South Carolina in the spring. However, Earls is leaving the door open for a pair of programs — Georgia and Michigan.

Earls will visit Michigan this weekend and see Georgia next weekend.

New Michigan secondary coach LaMar Morgan offered Earls soon after arriving in Ann Arbor and made his way to Chester (Va.) Thomas Dale to visit with Earls and his father last month. The meeting really moved the needle and solidified Michigan as a team to watch in this recruitment.

Here is what Holland had to say about U-M’s pursuit of Earls.

“LaMar Morgan went out to see him at the end of the spring evaluation period and had a meeting with him and his father,” Holland said. “Michigan is now in the picture for Shamari Earls. He just committed to South Carolina last month, but that meeting with Morgan definitely changed things. Earls is now set to make an official visit this weekend. I think Michigan has definitely worked its way back in here. South Carolina is a pretty heavy NIL school, so it will be interesting to see if that plays a role. But I think Michigan and Georgia both have opportunities to flip him. These upcoming visits will be crucial for him. I love Earls as a prospect and believe he is a five-star level talent.”

Earls plans to enroll early at the school of his choice.

At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Earls is ranked as the No. 8 cornerback and No. 69 overall recruit nationally, per On3. He is also ranked as the No. 3 overall recruit in the state of Virginia this cycle.

Michigan currently has six commits in its 2025 recruiting class — Top 100 Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick defensive lineman Nate Marshall, On300 Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, four-star Palatine (Ill.) High EDGE Jaylen Williams, four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach, four-star Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens.

The class is ranked No. 17 nationally, per the On3 Industry national team recruiting rankings, and No. 5 in the Big Ten behind Ohio State, USC, Oregon and Penn State. Michigan has a total score of 89.254.