Though the transfer portal has certainly changed the game, recruiting is still the lifeblood of any college football program. And Michigan football still puts the onus on high school recruiting much more than it does the transfer portal.
Wednesday marks early signing day, and players will likely start making their signings official as early as 7 a.m. EST.
Here is the class expected to sign on Wednesday:
- Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga five-star EDGE Carter Meadows (No. 6 overall, 2nd EDGE, 1st in D.C.)
- Mineral (Va.) Louisa County five-star RB Savion Hiter (No. 8 overall, 1st RB, 1st in Virginia)
- Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork four-star EDGE Julian Walker (No. 96 overall, 10th EDGE, 3rd in South Carolina)
- Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith four-star WR Travis Johnson (No. 107 overall, 14th WR, 3rd in Virginia)
- St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet four-star DL Titan Davis (No. 114 overall, 13th DL, 2nd in Missouri)
- Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha four-star OT Malakai Lee (No. 144 overall, 14th OT, 2nd in Hawaii)
- Waco (Tx.) Connally four-star CB Jamarion Vincent (No. 168 overall, 20th CB, 21st in Texas)
- Mansfield (Tx.) four-star WR Zion Robinson (No. 182 overall, 30th WR, 25th in Texas)
- Liberty Hill (Tx.) four-star DL Alister Vallejo (No. 205 overall, 25th DL, 29th in Texas)
- Richmond (Va.) Hermitage four-star CB Andre Clarke (No. 213 overall, 21st S, 5th in Virginia)
- Needham (Mass.) four-star OL Marky Walbridge (No. 228 overall, 24th OT, 2nd in Massachusetts)
- Billings (Mont.) West four-star TE Matt Ludwig (No. 242 overall, 12th TE, 1st in Montana)
- Newbury Park (Calif.) four-star QB Brady Smigiel (No. 343 overall, 23rd QB, 32nd in California)
- Frisco (Tx.) Lone Star four-star S Jordan Deck (No. 359 overall, 30th S, 47th in Texas)
- Chicago (Ill.) Simeon four-star EDGE McHale Blade (No. 384 overall, 42nd EDGE, 10th in Illinois)
- Denver (Colo.) Mullen three-star TE Mason Bonner (No. 496, 26th TE, 6th in Colorado)
- Cartersville (Ga.) Cass three-star IOL Bear McWhorter (No. 512 overall, 40th IOL, 53rd in Georgia)
- Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier three-star LB Aden Reeder (No. 600 overall, 5th LB, 32nd in Ohio)
- Washington (D.C.) St. John’s three-star IOL Adrian Hamilton (No. 657 overall, 55th IOL, 3rd in D.C.)
- Richmond (Va.) Huguenot three-star LB Markel Dabney (No. 739 overall, 47th ATH, 21st in Virginia)
- Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis de Sales three-star RB Jonathan Brown (No. 739 overall, 45th RB, 37th in Ohio)
- Washington (D.C.) St. John’s three-star EDGE Tariq Boney (No. 768 overall, 77th EDGE, 5th in D.C.)
- Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy three-star OT Tommy Fraumann (No. 768 overall, 67th OT, 19th in Illinois)
- Saline (Mich.) three-star QB Tommy Carr (No. 857 overall, 44th QB, 16th in Michigan)
- Dallas (Tx.) Parish Episcopal three-star WR Jaylen Pile (No. 1212 overall, 184th WR, 168th in Texas)
- Flowood (Miss.) Hartfield Academy three-star LB Kaden Catchings (No. 1397 overall, 116th LB, 40th in Mississippi)
- Hinsdale (Ill.) Central K Micah Drescher (No. 2723 overall, 11th K, 69th in Illinois)
- Phoenix (Ariz.) Sandra Day O’Connor five-star LS Colton Dermer (No. 6 LS)
The only real question is borderline five-star Julian Walker, who is the target of South Carolina’s desire, given that his father is on-staff with the Gamecocks.
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This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Live updates: Michigan football early signing day tracker 2026 class
