Michigan football is coming off its second big recruiting weekend with a slew of high-profile official visitors, and it appears as if the Wolverines are starting to make some moves. Even with some prospects who appeared that they’d end up elsewhere.
With several top targets in Ann Arbor, the staff worked hard to get into the good graces of top-tier talent who have offers from the elite of the elite across college football, and it does seem as if the maize and blue pitch is paying some dividends. Though the Wolverines have yet to get any commitments coming out of the official visit weekend, is it becoming increasingly imminent?
The Wolverines make a move with McHale Blade
Among those who were in attendance this weekend was 2026 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon four-star edge rusher McHale Blade.
Ranked highest by Rivals, which has him as the No. 111 player in the country, regardless of position, and the 15th-best edge rusher in the country, Blade was expected to end up at Notre Dame. However, according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong, things seem to be trending toward Michigan football. (subscription required)
Move my prediction from Notre Dame to Michigan for Chicago (Ill.) Simeon On300 edge McHale Blade. He was one of the standouts in Ann Arbor over the weekend.
Michigan now has a 54.5% edge to land Blade according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.
The current class
At the moment, the Wolverines have seven commitments, including one edge rusher in three-star Tariq Boney from the DMV region. Michigan is looking to land potentially several more, with five-stars Carter Meadows and Trenton Henderson both holding the maize and blue in high esteem.
Blade has visited Ann Arbor five times thus far, including this year’s spring game, and several games last year, including the Oregon and Northwestern games.
