Michigan Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor • MI
Recruiting context
Michigan recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Michigan commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2015 class includes 11 commits, including 6 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.55. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2015 Michigan: Blue-chip heavy
Blue-chip heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 107.53
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 54.5%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
11
Average Stars
3.55
Blue-Chip Recruits
6(55%)
Top Pipeline State
MI • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2015.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
11 recruits found in 2015.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cole | ATH | 4★ | 96.4 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Saginaw, MI | Heritage | Retained |
| Zach Gentry | PRO | 4★ | 92.5 | 6'7" | 230 lbs | Albuquerque, NM | Eldorado | Retained |
| Tyree Kinnel | S | 4★ | 92.1 | 6'0" | 205 lbs | Dayton, OH | Wayne | Retained |
| Grant Newsome | OT | 4★ | 91.3 | 6'6" | 290 lbs | Trenton, NJ | The Lawrenceville School | Retained |
| Alex Malzone | PRO | 4★ | 90.1 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Brother Rice | Retained |
| Tyrone Wheatley Jr. | TE | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'6" | 260 lbs | Manlius, NY | Canisius | Retained |
| Shelton Johnson | SDE | 3★ | 89.0 | 6'5" | 220 lbs | Delray Beach, FL | Atlantic | Retained |
| Karan Higdon | RB | 3★ | 87.4 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Sarasota, FL | Riverview | Retained |
| Reuben Jones | SDE | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'3" | 223 lbs | Lakeland, FL | Lake Gibson | Retained |
| Grant Perry | WR | 3★ | 85.3 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Brother Rice | Retained |
| Andrew David | K | 3★ | 81.0 | 5'9" | 165 lbs | Massillon, OH | Washington | Retained |
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