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 2017 class includes 29 commits, including 21 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.72. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 Michigan: Top-end heavy
Top-end 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
- 292.54
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 72.4%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- MI
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
29
Average Stars
3.72
Blue-Chip Recruits
21(72%)
Top Pipeline State
MI • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
29 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 5★ | 99.3 | 6'2" | 193 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| Aubrey Solomon | DT | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'3" | 288 lbs | Leesburg, GA | Lee County | Retained |
| Cesar Ruiz | OC | 4★ | 97.9 | 6'3" | 315 lbs | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Luiji Vilain | WDE | 4★ | 97.3 | 6'4" | 242 lbs | Alexandria, VA | Episcopal | Retained |
| Drew Singleton | OLB | 4★ | 96.3 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Paramus, NJ | Paramus Catholic | Retained |
| Ambry Thomas | CB | 4★ | 95.8 | 6'0" | 174 lbs | Detroit, MI | Martin Luther King | Retained |
| Jordan Anthony | OLB | 4★ | 95.1 | 6'0" | 220 lbs | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Chuck Filiaga | OT | 4★ | 94.8 | 6'6" | 335 lbs | Aledo, TX | Aledo | Retained |
| Tarik Black | WR | 4★ | 94.5 | 6'4" | 208 lbs | Cheshire, CT | Cheshire Academy | Retained |
| Dylan McCaffrey | PRO | 4★ | 94.3 | 6'5" | 196 lbs | Littleton, CO | Valor Christian | Retained |
| Nico Collins | WR | 4★ | 93.8 | 6'5" | 195 lbs | Pinson, AL | Clay-Chalkville | Retained |
| Oliver Martin | WR | 4★ | 92.8 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City West | Retained |
| Josh Ross | ILB | 4★ | 91.8 | 6'2" | 221 lbs | Orchard Lake, MI | St. Mary's | Retained |
| James Hudson | DT | 4★ | 91.5 | 6'5" | 297 lbs | Toledo, OH | Central Catholic | Retained |
| Deron Irving-Bey | SDE | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'5" | 282 lbs | Flint, MI | Southwestern Commencement Academy | Retained |
| Jaylen Kelly-Powell | S | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| Corey Malone-Hatcher | WDE | 4★ | 90.3 | 6'3" | 246 lbs | Saint Joseph, MI | St. Joseph | Retained |
| O'Maury Samuels | RB | 4★ | 90.3 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Los Lunas, NM | Los Lunas | Retained |
| Donovan Jeter | SDE | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'5" | 250 lbs | Beaver Falls, PA | Beaver Falls | Retained |
| JaRaymond Hall | OT | 4★ | 89.5 | 6'5" | 282 lbs | Oak Park, MI | Oak Park | Retained |
| Benjamin St-Juste | CB | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'3" | 188 lbs | Montreal, QC | Cegep du Vieux | Retained |
| Andrew Stueber | OT | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'6" | 285 lbs | Darien, CT | Darien | Retained |
| J'Marick Woods | S | 3★ | 88.7 | 6'3" | 205 lbs | Florence, AL | Florence | Retained |
| Brad Hawkins | WR | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'1" | 202 lbs | Camden, NJ | Suffield Academy | Retained |
| Joel Honigford | OT | 3★ | 87.6 | 6'6" | 278 lbs | Sugarcreek, OH | Garaway | Retained |
| Ben Mason | ILB | 3★ | 85.4 | 6'3" | 247 lbs | Sandy Hook, CT | Newtown | Retained |
| Kurt Taylor | RB | 3★ | 85.0 | 5'9" | 200 lbs | Covington, GA | Newton | Retained |
| Brad Robbins | P | 2★ | 75.9 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Westerville, OH | Westerville South | Retained |
| Jake McCurry | WR | 2★ | 74.0 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Solon, OH | Solon | Retained |
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