Wolverine TV: Flip season? Five recruits Michigan is working to steal before signing day

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed five flip options on this week’s Michigan Recruiting Report, including U-M’s pursuit of four-star Auburn cornerback pledge Donovan Starr.

Watch the full episode in the video at the end of the story.

Starr Recruitment

Michigan extended an offer to Starr during the spring evaluation period in May. However, Starr committed to Auburn just a few weeks later.

New Michigan secondary coach LaMar Morgan has continued to keep in contact with Starr and is working to get him on campus this fall.

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

“He has blazing track times,” Holland said. “He runs in the 10.5s. I believe his time was faster than former commit Phillip Wright, who was considered one of the fastest receivers in America. Starr is one of the fastest corners in the country. When you look at Auburn, you think NIL, right? But I do think he has some connections here. He is a Ravenwood kid out of the Nashville-area. That high school should be familiar to Michigan fans because it produced former linebacker Junior Colson and current defensive back Myles Pollard. Ravenwood has always been kind to Michigan.”

At 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, Starr is ranked as the No. 32 cornerback and No. 329 overall recruit nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Tennessee this cycle.

Michigan has 16 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, 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.