State Recruiting
2017 Michigan High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Michigan prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 112
- Committed Programs
- 23
- Blue-Chips
- 10
Destination programs
- 38 recruits
- 12512 recruits
- Central Michigan12 recruits
- Western Michigan10 recruits
- Michigan7 recruits
Michigan recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones Cass Technical | WR | Michigan | 5★ | 0.993 |
| 2 | Ambry Thomas Martin Luther King | CB | Michigan | 4★ | 0.958 |
| 3 | Josh Ross St. Mary's | ILB | Michigan | 4★ | 0.918 |
| 4 | Deron Irving-Bey Southwestern Commencement Academy | SDE | Michigan | 4★ | 0.907 |
| 5 | Jaylen Kelly-Powell Cass Technical | S | Michigan | 4★ | 0.907 |
| 6 | Corey Malone-Hatcher St. Joseph | WDE | Michigan | 4★ | 0.902 |
| 7 | Antjuan Simmons Pioneer | OLB | Michigan State | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 8 | Hunter Rison Skyline | WR | Michigan State | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 9 | JaRaymond Hall Oak Park | OT | Michigan | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 10 | Donovan Johnson Cass Technical | CB | Penn State | 4★ | 0.893 |
| 11 | Jordan Reid Cass Technical | OG | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.889 |
| 12 | Cody White Walled Lake Western | WR | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.888 |
| 13 | Phil Paea Berrien Springs | DT | 3★ | 0.875 | |
| 14 | Zach Morton Cass Technical | WDE | 3★ | 0.858 | |
| 15 | Kalil Pimpleton Muskegon | WR | 3★ | 0.858 | |
| 16 | Bryce Wolma Saline | TE | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 17 | Scott Nelson University Of Detroit Jesuit | S | 3★ | 0.854 | |
| 18 | Mustafa Khaleefah Dearborn | OT | 3★ | 0.853 | |
| 19 | Allen Stritzinger De La Salle Collegiate | S | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.852 |
| 20 | Richard Bowens III St. Mary's | CB | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 21 | Andrew Ward Muskegon | ILB | 3★ | 0.848 | |
| 22 | Jairus Grissom River Rouge | DUAL | 3★ | 0.848 | |
| 23 | Robert Hudson Walled Lake Western | OT | 3★ | 0.846 | |
| 24 | Keegan Cossou Greenville Senior | TE | 3★ | 0.846 | |
| 25 | Bryce Brand Clayton Valley | ILB | 3★ | 0.846 | |
| 26 | Will Rodgers III Valor Christian | WDE | 3★ | 0.841 | |
| 27 | Jordan Ulmer Bellevue | S | Missouri | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 28 | Larry Borom Brother Rice | OG | 3★ | 0.837 | |
| 29 | Nate Umlor Allendale | TE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 30 | Carter Dunaway Brother Rice | TE | 3★ | 0.832 | |
| 31 | Jacorey Sullivan Muskegon | WR | 3★ | 0.832 | |
| 32 | Terius Wheatley Fork Union Military Academy | ATH | 3★ | 0.829 | |
| 33 | Jamal Allen Churchill | CB | 3★ | 0.829 | |
| 34 | Johnathan Berghorst Zeeland East | SDE | 3★ | 0.829 | |
| 35 | Troy Brown Carman-Ainsworth | ATH | 3★ | 0.826 | |
| 36 | Dwayne Chapman St. Mary's | ILB | 3★ | 0.826 | |
| 37 | Davion Johnson West Bloomfield | RB | 3★ | 0.826 | |
| 38 | Trenton Guthrie Northville | OLB | 3★ | 0.825 | |
| 39 | Kyle Sassack Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Academy | OT | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.824 |
| 40 | Kelvin Ateman Jr. Cass Technical | OT | Toledo | 3★ | 0.823 |
| 41 | Brayden Smith Byron Center | ATH | 3★ | 0.822 | |
| 42 | Erik Ditzhazy Forest Hills Northern | OT | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.822 |
| 43 | Eddie Brecht Lapeer | OT | Kent State | 3★ | 0.821 |
| 44 | Devonni Reed Belleville | S | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.818 |
| 45 | Tanner Motz St. Johns | TE | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.818 |
| 46 | Liam Soraghan Divine Child | TE | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.815 |
| 47 | Derrick Hubbard Pioneer | OLB | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.813 |
| 48 | Treshaun Hayward Skyline | ILB | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.812 |
| 49 | Ralph Holley St. Mary's | DT | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 50 | Nick Novak Lake Orion Community | OG | Navy | 3★ | 0.810 |
| 51 | Casey Williams Michigan Lutheran Seminary | ATH | 3★ | 0.808 | |
| 52 | AJ Thomas University Of Detroit Jesuit | CB | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.806 |
| 53 | Rodney Hall Cass Technical | DUAL | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.801 |
| 54 | Jayk Slager Zeeland West | TE | 125 | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 55 | Steven Spenner Berrien Springs | ILB | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.795 |
| 56 | Charles Jones Skyline | RB | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.795 |
| 57 | George Douglas Belleville | OLB | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 58 | Dezmond Lance Adlai Stevenson | DT | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.787 |
| 59 | Andrew Sharp Grosse Pointe South | OLB | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 60 | Bernhard Raimann Delton-Kellogg | TE | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.781 |
| 61 | Tanner Mathias Menominee | WDE | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.781 |
| 62 | Chris Bergin Detroit Country Day | S | 2★ | 0.780 | |
| 63 | Shermond Dabney St. Mary's | CB | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 64 | Michael Brown Catholic Central | ATH | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 65 | Brett Anderson Grand Blanc Community | CB | Ball State | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 66 | Desean Boyd Cass Technical | OLB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 67 | Patrick Nauert Grosse Pointe South | SDE | Air Force | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 68 | Erick Eldridge Southfield | OT | Ball State | 2★ | 0.775 |
| 69 | Kentre Patterson East Lansing | WR | 2287 | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 70 | Robi Stuart Nouvel Catholic Central | OG | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 71 | Jaylen Hall Dakota | WR | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.771 |
| 72 | Cepeda Phillips Martin Luther King | OLB | Kent State | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 73 | Ali Fayad Dearborn | WDE | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 74 | Javaris Jackson Bridgeport | DT | 2★ | 0.768 | |
| 75 | Obie Ricumstrict Mt. Pleasant | ATH | 2★ | 0.768 | |
| 76 | Jeremiah Riordan University Of Detroit Jesuit | LS | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 77 | Willie Reid Cass Technical | S | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 78 | Amir Siddiq Fordson | OLB | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 79 | Issa Khalil Dearborn | S | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 80 | Mohamad Amen Fordson | OLB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 81 | Zac Darwiche Fordson | OG | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 82 | Kailen Abrams Loyola | ILB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 83 | Eric Eldridge Southfield | OG | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 84 | Justin Cain Southfield | WR | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 85 | Josh Jones Bloomfield Hills Andover | WDE | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 86 | Antonio Strong Catholic Central | CB | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 87 | Zach Slezak Davison | OG | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 88 | Jack Provencher Eisenhower | RB | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 89 | Zein Obeid Fordson | OT | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 90 | Tanner Hallock Forest Hills Central | OLB | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 91 | Brendann Brown Harrison | ILB | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 92 | Kyshonn Tyson Loyola | WDE | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 93 | Darius Lynaum Oak Park | WDE | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 94 | Cedric Benton Pioneer | WR | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 95 | David Fox West Catholic | S | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 96 | Brent Mossburg Airport Senior | ILB | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 97 | Blake Bueter Catholic Central | OG | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 98 | Sean Fitzgerald Mt. Pleasant | OG | Air Force | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 99 | Kris Campbell Warren Mott | OC | Air Force | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 100 | Hamze Elzayat Fordson | CB | 2230 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 101 | Roy McCree Detroit Country Day | OLB | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 102 | Evan Plate Greenville Senior | ILB | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.765 |
| 103 | Amari Jenson Ypsilanti | OLB | Kent State | 2★ | 0.764 |
| 104 | Kaiser Carleton Dakota | RB | 2★ | 0.763 | |
| 105 | Jack Combs East Grand Rapids | WR | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 106 | Sam Allan Portage Central | OG | Kent State | 2★ | 0.761 |
| 107 | Garrett Winn West Bloomfield | WR | Navy | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 108 | Brady Buell St. Francis | K | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.754 |
| 109 | Blake Bogan Grand Blanc Community | WR | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.754 |
| 110 | Otis Doss Cass Technical | OLB | 2★ | 0.753 | |
| 111 | Kristopher Campbell Warren Mott | OC | 2★ | 0.753 | |
| 112 | Emani Mason East English Village Prep | OT | 2★ | 0.700 |