Gophers receive commitment from Indianapolis wide receiver TJ McWilliams

The Gophers broad receiver corps obtained one other inflow of expertise Monday morning when coach P.J. Fleck acquired a verbal dedication from Indianapolis North Central Excessive College wideout TJ McWilliams, who initially had pledged to Purdue.

McWilliams, 6-1 and 170 kilos, is a three-star recruit who will play within the Military All-American Bowl on Jan. 7 in San Antonio. He’s the 16^th-rated recruit in Indiana in accordance with the 247Sports composite rankings of main nationwide recruiting providers. His different scholarship provides included West Virginia, Military and 10 Mid-American Convention colleges.

McWilliams caught 36 passes for 434 yards and 7 touchdowns this season. He dedicated to Purdue in late June however modified his thoughts in December after coach Jeff Brohm left for Louisville and made his official go to to the Gophers over the weekend.

McWilliams’ dedication comes a day after Elijah Spencer, a sophomore who led Charlotte with 57 receptions for 943 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2022, introduced on Twitter that he is transferring to Minnesota. The 6-1, 193-pounder, who was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch checklist this season, additionally had a powerful freshman season in 2021, when he was named Convention USA Freshman of the Yr after catching 28 passes for 381 yards and 6 TDs.

Spencer is the second switch to affix the Gophers, following Western Michigan’s Corey Crooms, who caught 57 passes for 814 yards and 5 TDs this season for the Broncos.

McWilliams is the second broad obtain within the Gophers’ 2023 recruiting class, becoming a member of three-star pledge Donielle Hayes of Pine Forest Excessive College in Pensacola, Fla. He is additionally the fourth participant over the previous two days to decide to the Gophers, together with Spencer, security Jack Henderson, a switch from Southeastern Louisiana, and linebacker Matt Kingsbury, a three-star prep recruit from Chicago St. Leo Excessive College.

The three-day early signing interval opens Wednesday, and the Gophers have commitments from 19 highschool gamers and 4 transfers.