Recruiting Roundup: Five-star WR visiting Michigan Friday

Whereas the Michigan Wolverines are set to host a slew of official guests from the 2023 class starting on Friday, there may be additionally one main unofficial customer of be aware who is bound to be a focus for the recruiting world.

5-star WR to go to Ann Arbor

Ryan Wingo, the No. 4 total recruit within the 2024 class and the No. 1 large receiver prospect (in keeping with 247Sports’ composite), is unofficially visiting Michigan on Friday, in keeping with Brice Marich from The Michigan Insider.

Friday’s journey will mark the primary to Ann Arbor for the 6-foot-2, 198-pound prospect from St. Louis, Missouri. He will likely be accompanied by his mother and father.

Michigan provided Wingo again in March and since then, he has established a powerful relationship with the teaching workers, notably with safeties coach Jay Harbaugh and large receivers coach Ron Bellamy.

Together with Michigan, Wingo holds different a number of large identify affords already, together with from Notre Dame, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Penn State, Oregon and a number of other others.

The youthful Harbaugh has been a recruiting pressure within the St. Louis space, so hopefully he can work some magic and provides Michigan a combating probability on this one.

Three-star OL recaps ‘nice’ official go to to Michigan

Landen Hatchett (Ferndale, Wash.), a three-star offensive lineman within the 2023 class, took an official go to to Michigan this previous weekend. The go to was his fourth in whole to Ann Arbor as he instructed 247Sports’ Brandon Huffman ($) he looks like he has gotten to know Michigan properly.

“The go to was nice,” mentioned Hatchett. “I had a extremely good time and received a fantastic really feel. This was my fourth time again to Michigan, so I really feel like I’ve actually received to know the place properly and be taught rather a lot. The factor that actually stood out to me this time round is the household really feel. Getting across the gamers was nice and so they all the time deal with me like one in all them. I really feel like I’ve already made a fantastic reference to the individuals I’d be round if I’m going there.”

Hatchett and co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore have constructed a fantastic relationship, and this go to solely strengthened that bond. They received to go over the place Moore thought Hatchett would slot in alongside the road, dove into a few of his movie and extra.

He additionally received to satisfy with Jim Harbaugh, saying, “My assembly with coach Harbaugh additionally went properly. With him we simply talked extra about life and different issues outdoors of soccer. It’s all the time good to speak with him.”

Hatchett only in the near past visited USC on Wednesday and can take an official go to to Washington this weekend. He hopes to decide in July.

He ranks because the No. 730 recruit within the class, the No. 49 ranked inside offensive lineman and the No. 9 participant within the state of Washington, in keeping with the composite rankings. There are not any Crystal Ball projections.

Michigan made large transfer with four-star ATH after official go to

Jacobe Johnson (Mustang, OK.), a four-star athlete within the 2023 class, formally visited Michigan for Victors Weekend.

Probably the most intriguing components about Johnson is he holds energy convention affords in each soccer and basketball. And whereas Johnson checked out the soccer facet of issues in Ann Arbor, he did get an opportunity to speak to a few the Michigan basketball coaches and take a look at these amenities as properly, in keeping with On3’s EJ Holland ($).

On the soccer finish, Johnson instructed Holland the journey went in keeping with plan.

“It was a fantastic total go to,” mentioned Johnson. “I had fun with my household. I liked the coaches. I realized rather a lot in my conferences with them. The amenities and the lecturers are actually good at Michigan. It was simply an total nice go to.”

Johnson has had some early expertise at large receiver, however has extra expertise as a defensive again in highschool as of late. Nevertheless, Johnson, who has constructed relationships with each Steve Clinkscale and Bellamy, instructed Holland the teaching workers has instructed him he can play either side of the ball.

“What I like about Michigan is that they not solely inform you that, they really do it. They aren’t simply going to place me in a single spot. They need me to play on either side of the ball. It impresses me rather a lot. That’s one thing that I’m searching for,” Johnson mentioned.

So far as the place Michigan stands popping out of the go to, Johnson mentioned the Wolverines rank excessive on his checklist.

“Michigan is up there. Michigan undoubtedly jumped,” he mentioned. “They stunned me in a number of methods. It wouldn’t shock me if they’re excessive up there.”

Johnson will take official visits to Stanford and Oklahoma State and may find yourself taking unofficial visits to LSU and Tennessee. He additionally mentioned it’s possible he takes one other unofficial go to to Michigan, probably for the BBQ on the Large Home in July.

He presently ranks because the No. 87 total recruit in his class, the No. 5 athlete and the No. 3 ranked participant within the state of Oklahoma, in keeping with the composite rankings. Johnson presently has three Crystal Ball projections, with every of these predictions pinning Oklahoma as the favourite to land him.