Team Recruiting Class

2002 Michigan Recruiting Class

Follow the full Michigan class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.

Recruits
4
Blue-Chips
4
Avg Rating
0.961
States
3

Class summary

Michigan's 2002 class has 4 recruits and 4 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.

Top positions

  • Defensive Backs1
  • Defensive Linemen1
  • Quarterbacks1
  • Wide Receivers1

Class DNA

Blue-chip heavy

Blue-chip heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.

Pipeline balance

  • Defensive Back1
  • Defensive Lineman1
  • Quarterback1
  • Wide Receiver1

Class context

2002 Michigan recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2002 Michigan signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.

The class includes 4 recruits, 4 blue-chip prospects, and players from 3 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

Class board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitPositionStarsRatingHometownSize
1Gabe Watson
Southfield
DT5★0.984
Southfield, MI
Michigan recruits
6'4" / 330 lbs
2Matt Gutierrez
De La Salle
PRO4★0.964
Concord, CA
California recruits
6'4" / 210 lbs
3William Cooper
Northern Commencement Academy
CB4★0.964
Flint, MI
Michigan recruits
6'1" / 185 lbs
4Jason Avant
Carver Military Academy
WR4★0.931
Chicago, IL
Illinois recruits
6'2" / 200 lbs