The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2025 – LOOKING TO THE FUTURE ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ MARCH 2024 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 65 visit last offseason and will get him back on campus this spring. Right now, How- ard is the favorite to end up in the class. The Wolverines are also heavily in- volved with On300 Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha running back Bud Coombs, the No. 23 running back and No. 286 overall prospect nationally. New U-M head man Moore personally reached out to Coombs earlier this month and is looking to lock him in for his first-ever visit to Michigan. On300 Philadelphia Imhotep Charter running back Jabree Wallace-Coleman, the No. 11 running back and No. 141 overall recruit nationally, is an intrigu- ing prospect. Wallace-Coleman re- cently backed out of his verbal commit- ment to Georgia and is now exploring all options, including Michigan. Wallace- Coleman is a former teammate of cur- rent Michigan sophomore linebacker Semaj Bridgeman. On300 Belleville (Ill.) Althoff Catho- lic prospect Dierre Hill, the No. 9 ath- lete and No. 147 overall recruit nation- ally, has expressed serious interest and wants to make a visit soon. Michigan also has offers out to On3 three-star prospects like Fulshear (Texas) Katy Jordan's Chad Gasper, who visited last offseason, Atlanta West- lake's Tomir Bransford and St. Louis Cardinal Ritter Prep's Jamarion Parker, who is committed to Arkansas. WIDE RECEIVER Commits: 0 Need: 3-4 Michigan took just two wide receiv- ers last cycle — I'Marion Stewart and Channing Goodwin — and both are slot types. The Wolverines desperately need a true big-bodied outside wide receiver this cycle and have made Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic's Quincy Porter, On3's No. 5 wide receiver and No. 33 over- all recruit nationally, their top overall target. Michigan wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy saw Porter during the con- tact period and is continuing to build a strong relationship with the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder. Porter made his first visit to Mich- igan last year for the BBQ at The Big House and is looking to make a return trip this spring. Michigan is high on his mind along with schools like Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State and Penn State. Bellamy, of course, has plenty of other options for bigger wideouts. Along with Porter, Bellamy hit the road hard and also saw On300 Alpharetta (Ga.) Mil- ton prospect CJ Wiley, the No. 32 wide receiver and No. 208 overall recruit na- tionally, On300 St. Louis (Mo.) Chris- tian Brothers prospect Corey Simms, the No. 42 wide receiver and No. 292 overall recruit in the country, and three- star East St. Louis (Ill.) High prospect Dejerrian Miller, the No. 103 wide re- ceiver in the land who named U-M among his top eight schools in February. All three are 6-foot-3 or taller. Michigan is in the mix with several other highly touted pass catchers that can play in the slot or on the outside, in- cluding Top 100 prospects like Fulshear (Texas) Katy Jordan's Andrew Marsh, the No. 4 wide receiver and No. 24 over- all recruit nationally, Garland (Texas) Sachse's Kaliq Lockett, the No. 7 wide receiver and No. 52 overall recruit na- tionally, and Geneva (Ill.) Community's Talyn Taylor, the No. 9 wide receiver and No. 81 overall recruit nationally. All three have visited Michigan twice, and Lockett hails from the same high school as U-M junior quarterback Alex Orji. Four-star prospects like Atco (N.J.) Winslow Township's Cameron Miller, the No. 165 overall recruit nationally, The Woodlands (Texas) High's Quanell Farrakhan, the No. 215 overall recruit nationally, and Red Oak (Texas) High's Taz Williams, the No. 262 overall recruit in the country, have all visited Michigan as well. TIGHT END Commits: 1 Need: 2 Michigan already has one commit at the tight end position in three-star Al- coa (Tenn.) High prospect Eli Owens. At 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, Owens is more of an H-back in the same mold as ris- ing senior Max Bredeson, which means Michigan still has a need for a more tra- ditional tight end. Moore traveled the country during the contact period and saw some of the nation's top tight ends, including Good- land (Kan.) High's Linkon Cure, the No. 2 tight end and No. 42 overall recruit nationally, Washington (Okla.) High's Nate Roberts, the No. 8 tight end and No. 143 overall recruit nationally, and Derby (Kan.) High's DaSaahn Brame, the No. 12 tight end and No. 191 overall recruit nationally. All three have yet to visit Michigan but are planning to see Ann Arbor in the spring. Michigan has already had some tal- ented 2025 tight ends on campus, in- cluding On300 prospect like Cincinnati Lakota West's Luka Gilbert, the No. 4 tight end and No. 64 overall recruit in the land, El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge's Kaleb Edwards, the No. 7 tight end and No. 105 overall recruit in the 2025 class, Rabun Gap (Ga.) Gap-Na- coochee's Marshall Pritchett, the No. 10 tight end and No. 153 overall recruit nationally, and Mukilteo (Wash.) Ka- miak's T'Andre Waverly, the No. 13 tight end and No. 225 overall recruit in the country. Michigan also has the lead for three- star Lehi (Utah) High prospect Bear Tenney, who visited U-M in Novem- ber, on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. However, his recruitment has opened up significantly since the de- parture of former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh. Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic wide receiver Quincy Porter, the No. 5 wide receiver and No. 33 overall recruit nationally, is Michigan's top overall receiving target. He is also rated as the No. 1 player in New Jersey. PHOTO BY EJ HOLLAND