Wolverine TV: Can Michigan pull upset, land Top 100 WR Derek Meadows?

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland covered several Michigan recruiting topics on the Tuesday edition of the The Wolverine Live show, including the race for Top 100 Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman wide receiver Derek Meadows.

Watch the full episode in the video above.

Meadows Recruitment

Michigan extended an offer to Meadows this offseason and quickly became a contender in his recruitment.

The Wolverines hosted him for an unofficial visit in the spring and got him back on campus for an official visit last month.

Meadows has a final four of Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Notre Dame. He was slated to make his decision last weekend but ultimately pushed things back to July 20.

Here is what Holland had to say about his recruitment.

“Michigan is continuing to work on him, as they should,” Holland said. “They aren’t wasting resources or time. The new decision date is July 20, so just keep working on him. You have the lead for Andrew Marsh and two guys committed. I know you originally planned to take three wide receivers, but you have nothing to lose by continuing to recruit him. Overall, Michigan is in it. They are continuing to battle and recruit him. But there is still plenty of work to do in coming days. I would still favor LSU and Notre Dame in that recruitment.”

Notre Dame has the lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine with an 83.0 percent chance of landing him. Michigan is in fourth place with a 3.2 percent chance of landing him.

At 6-foot-6, 205 pounds, Meadows is ranked as the No. 7 wide receiver and No. 41 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in the state of Nevada this cycle.

Michigan now has 16 commits in its 2025 recruiting class — 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, 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 Destrehan (La.) High wide receiver Phillip Wright, three-star Stockbridge (Ga.) High linebacker Chase Taylor and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens.

The class is ranked No. 12 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.