Wolverine TV: Can Michigan beat Florida State for Top 100 DB Zaquan Patterson?

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland and Zach Libby discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Tuesday edition of The Wolverine Live recruiting show, including the latest on Top 100 Miami (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna safety Zaquan Patterson.

Watch and listen to Holland and Libby share the latest on Michigan recruiting above.

Latest on Patterson

Patterson is set to make his commitment on Saturday and has a final group of Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State.

Here is what Holland had to say about his recruitment:

“I think Michigan is going to keep fighting here,” Holland said. “They are going to be in contact with Patterson all week long. You can bet that his teammate and good friend, Michigan commit Chris Ewald, is going to recruit him hard. Ewald’s father, Chris Sr., has been pro-Michigan and has obviously talked to Zaquan Patterson’s mother. From everything I gathered his two visits (to Michigan) in the summer really impressed Zaquan and his mom. I think she would be onboard with him leaving home. But with all that said, I still feel like Florida State has the edge going into the weekend.”

At 6-foot, 185 pounds, Patterson is ranked as the No. 3 safety and No. 80 overall recruit nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking.

The 2024 Michigan class

Michigan has 27 commits in its 2024 recruiting class — Top 100 Rochester (Mich.) Adams tight end Brady Prieskorn, Top 100 Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day quarterback Jadyn Davis, Top 100 Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller running back Jordan Marshall, 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 Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst offensive lineman Andrew Sprague, On300 Austin (Texas) Vandegrift offensive lineman Blake Frazier, On300 Belleville (Mich.) High linebacker Jeremiah Beasley, four-star Avon (Ohio) High offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith, four-star Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High EDGE Elias Rudolph, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy EDGE Jacob Smith, four-star Brandywine (Md.) Gwynn Park EDGE Devon Baxter, four-star Ijamsville (Md.) Oakdale EDGE Dominic Nichols, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier defensive lineman Ted Hammond, three-star Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall defensive lineman Manuel Beigel, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day wide receiver Channing Goodwin, three-star Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic linebacker Cole Sullivan, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) West Charlotte linebacker Jaden Smith, three-star Chicago (Ill.) Kenwood wide receiver I’Marion Stewart, three-star Princeton (N.J.) Hun School defensive lineman Owen Wafle, three-star Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman running back Micah Ka’apana, three-star Ponte Vedra (Fla.) High offensive lineman Jake Guarnera, three-star Nappanee (Ind.) Northwood athlete Jo’Ziah Edmond, three-star Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward offensive lineman Ben Roebuck and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.

The class entered the day ranked No. 9 nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking and No. 2 in the Big Ten behind Ohio State.