Wolverine TV: Can Michigan flip four-star LB Gavin Nix from Miami?

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland made his way to Florida over the weekend and saw several Michigan recruits, including four-star 2025 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy linebacker Gavin Nix, who is currently committed to Miami.

Watch Holland talk about Nix and others in the video above.

Nix Recruitment

Michigan extended an offer to Nix way back in the spring of 2022.

However, contact between Michigan and Nix dipped off during the defensive staff overhaul this offseason. Nix eventually committed to Miami in early July but is keeping his options open.

Here is what Holland had to say about Nix’s recruitment.

“Michigan offered Nix early in the process before things fell off for a bit,” Holland said. “Obviously, he ended up committing to Miami this summer. However, new Michigan linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary has been recruiting him behind the scenes. Jean-Mary actually built a strong relationship with Nix during his time at Tennessee, so that should help the Wolverines here. Nix told me that he plans on making a visit to Michigan in November, so we’ll see where things go from there.”

At 5-foot-11, 225 pounds, Nix is ranked as the No. 15 linebacker and No. 157 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 24 overall recruit in the state of Florida for next cycle.

Michigan has 17 commits in its 2025 recruiting class — Top 100 Katy (Texas) Jordan wide receiver Andrew Marsh, Top 100 Center Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh, Top 100 Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange safety Ivan Taylor, Top 100 Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga defensive back Kainoa Winston, Top 100 Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick defensive lineman Nate Marshall, On300 Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, On300 Alpharetta (Ga.) High EDGE Julius Holly, On300 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson, On300 Kilgore (Texas) High cornerback Jayden Sanders, four-star New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw wide receiver Jacob Washington, 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, three-star New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw running back Jasper Parker, three-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive lineman Kaden Strayhorn, three-star Stockbridge (Ga.) High linebacker Chase Taylor and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens.

The class entered the day ranked No. 14 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.