Wolverine TV: Q&A with Top 100 Michigan DB commit Ivan Taylor

The Wolverines EJ Holland recently stopped by Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange and sat down with Top 100 Michigan safety commit Ivan Taylor for an exclusive interview.

Watch the full Q&A in the video above.

Taylor Recruitment

Taylor originally committed to Notre Dame back in December. However, the Irish put together a crowded class in the secondary, and Taylor began to explore other options this offseason.

New Michigan secondary coach LaMar Morgan visited Taylor at his school during the spring evaluation period and was able to get him on campus for an official visit in June. Taylor also took official visits to both Alabama and Notre Dame.

At the end of the day, Taylor felt the most comfortable at Michigan and switched his verbal pledge following a positive call with Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, Morgan and the rest of the staff last month.

Here is what Holland had to say about this recruitment.

“This recruitment had some weird turns,” Holland said. “But at the end of the day, Michigan was able to flip Taylor. A massive, massive land for Michigan, which needed an elite safety this cycle. He’s at 6-foot, 180 pounds. He’s very technically sound. He’s just a big-time playmaker on the back end. I think he’ll have a chance to be an early contributor for Michigan.”

At 6-foot, 180, Taylor is ranked as the No. 6 safety and No. 59 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 9 overall recruit in the state of Florida this cycle.

Michigan 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, 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.