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 2021 class includes 17 commits, including 12 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.76. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2021 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
- 185.62
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 70.6%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- MI
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.76
Blue-Chip Recruits
12(71%)
Top Pipeline State
MI • 5
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2021.
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
17 recruits found in 2021.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy | QB | 5★ | 98.7 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | La Grange Park, IL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Donovan Edwards | RB | 4★ | 98.1 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | West Bloomfield, MI | West Bloomfield | Retained |
| Giovanni El-Hadi | OT | 4★ | 96.1 | 6'5" | 285 lbs | Sterling Heights, MI | Adlai Stevenson | Retained |
| Junior Colson | LB | 4★ | 96.0 | 6'2" | 228 lbs | Brentwood, TN | Ravenwood | Retained |
| Rayshaun Benny | DL | 4★ | 92.5 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Oak Park, MI | Oak Park | Retained |
| Raheem Anderson II | IOL | 4★ | 91.8 | 6'3" | 298 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| Cristian Dixon | WR | 4★ | 91.4 | 6'2" | 187 lbs | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei | Retained |
| Louis Hansen | TE | 4★ | 90.9 | 6'5" | 232 lbs | Needham, MA | St. Sebastian's | Retained |
| Jaydon Hood | LB | 4★ | 90.9 | 6'1" | 212 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| George Rooks | DL | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Jersey City, NJ | St. Peter's Prep | Retained |
| Greg Crippen | IOL | 4★ | 90.5 | 6'4" | 285 lbs | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Kechaun Bennett | DL | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Suffield, CT | Suffield Academy | Retained |
| Tavierre Dunlap | RB | 3★ | 89.0 | 6'0" | 196 lbs | Del Valle, TX | Del Valle | Retained |
| Tristan Bounds | OT | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'8" | 285 lbs | Wallingford, CT | Choate Rosemary Hall | Retained |
| Ja'Den McBurrows | CB | 3★ | 87.7 | 5'10" | 165 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Tommy Doman | P | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'3" | 170 lbs | Orchard Lake, MI | St. Mary's | Retained |
| Dominick Giudice | EDGE | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Freehold, NJ | Mater Dei | Retained |
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