
Western Michigan Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo • MI
Recruiting context
Western Michigan recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Western 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 2018 class includes 21 commits, with an average star rating of 2.90. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 Western Michigan: Development class
Development class 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
- 77.09
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
21
Average Stars
2.90
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
MI • 6
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
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
21 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwan Reed | OT | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'6" | 326 lbs | Muskegon, MI | Muskegon | Retained |
| Kaleb Eleby | PRO | 3★ | 87.0 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | Maryland Heights, MO | Pattonville | Retained |
| DaShon Bussell | ATH | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'2" | 182 lbs | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic | Retained |
| Anthony Torres | TE | 3★ | 84.6 | 6'6" | 235 lbs | Mishawaka, IN | Penn | Retained |
| Patrick Lupro | CB | 3★ | 84.3 | 5'9" | 184 lbs | Belleville, MI | Belleville | Retained |
| Wyatt Rector | DUAL | 3★ | 84.2 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Leesburg, FL | Leesburg | Retained |
| Chase Brown | RB | 3★ | 84.0 | 5'11" | 195 lbs | Bradenton, FL | St Stephen's Episcopal School | Retained |
| Kenih Lovely | CB | 3★ | 83.8 | 5'10" | 167 lbs | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Atlantic | Retained |
| Andre Carter | SDE | 3★ | 83.8 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| Ronnie Buford | WDE | 3★ | 83.5 | 6'4" | 205 lbs | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea | Retained |
| Braden Fiske | OG | 3★ | 83.0 | 6'3" | 240 lbs | Michigan City, IN | Michigan City | Retained |
| Zaire Barnes | ATH | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'3" | 191 lbs | Mundelein, IL | Carmel Catholic | Retained |
| Lee Payton | TE | 3★ | 82.3 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | River Rouge, MI | River Rouge | Retained |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 3★ | 82.0 | 5'11" | 155 lbs | Aurora, IL | Metea Valley | Retained |
| Nick Mihalic | P | 3★ | 81.7 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Skokie, IL | Niles North | Retained |
| Austin France | ILB | 3★ | 81.5 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | R Nelson Snider | Retained |
| Ginial Isma | CB | 3★ | 80.6 | 6'0" | 167 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Stranahan | Retained |
| Kmare Carey | CB | 3★ | 80.5 | 6'2" | 170 lbs | Belleville, MI | Belleville | Retained |
| Will McCabe | SDE | 3★ | 80.5 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Palatine, IL | William Fremd | Retained |
| Matthew Stuckey | S | 2★ | 78.5 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | Olympia Fields, IL | Rich Township | Retained |
| Ryan Selig | OLB | 2★ | 78.0 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Lake Villa, IL | Lakes Community | Retained |
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