Wolverine TV: Can Michigan close with five-star OL Ty Haywood?

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed several topics on the Tuesday edition of The Wolverine Live recruiting show, including the recruitment of five-star 2025 Denton (Texas) Ryan offensive lineman Ty Haywood.

Watch the full episode at the end of this story.

Haywood Recruitment

Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore and offensive line coach Grant Newsome made a swing through Texas in the winter and put an offer on the table for Haywood.

While Haywood expressed some initial interest, he never made it to campus and ultimately committed to Alabama this summer.

However, Michigan is making a late NIL push for Haywood and has his attention. In fact, Haywood backed out of his commitment to Alabama on Monday and is set to make an official visit to Michigan this weekend.

Here is what Holland had to say about this recruitment.

“Haywood is officially back on the market, and Michigan remains in a strong spot here,” Holland said. “The Wolverines put together a major deal for Bryce Underwood and are looking to do the same with Haywood. With Michigan’s new approach to NIL, I do think there is some optimism that the Wolverines can seal the deal after his official visit. Florida State and Texas Tech are pushing, too, but I still feel good about my prediction for the Wolverines.”

At 6-foot-5, 297 pounds, Haywood is ranked as the No. 5 offensive tackle and No. 22 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit in the state of Texas this cycle.

Michigan has 23 commits in its 2025 recruiting class — five-star Belleville (Mich.) High quarterback Bryce Underwood, five-star Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley Northwest offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, Top 100 Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick EDGE Nate Marshall, Top 100 Chester (Va.) Thomas Dale cornerback Shamari Earls, Top 100 Monroe (N.C.) High safety Jordan Young, Top 100 Katy (Texas) Jordan wide receiver Andrew Marsh, On300 Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga defensive back Kainoa Winston, On300 Alpharetta (Ga.) High EDGE Julius Holly, On300 Kilgore (Texas) High cornerback Jayden Sanders, On300 New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw wide receiver Jacob Washington, On300 Newburgh (Ind.) Castle defensive lineman Benny Patterson, On300 New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw running back Jasper Parker, four-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, four-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson, four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach, three-star Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka, three-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive lineman Kaden Strayhorn, three-star Stockbridge (Ga.) High linebacker Chase Taylor, three-star Lake Worth (Fla.) Santaluces wide receiver Jamar Browder, three-star Louisville (Ky.) Fern Creek defensive lineman Travis Moten, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier quarterback Chase Herbstreit and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens.

The class is ranked No. 9 nationally and No. 3 in the Big Ten, per the On3 Industry national team recruiting rankings. The Wolverines currently sit behind Ohio State and Oregon.