Michigan football recruiting, where 2026 class ranks nationally

The regular season did not finish as Michigan football intended it to finish, but there are reasons for optimism in Ann Arbor ahead of college football's early signing period.

The Wolverines enter Wednesday with 27 committed players for the 2026 recruiting class, including two five-star commits and 13 four-star commits. Those commits include the No. 6 overall recruit in edge rusher Carter Meadows and the No. 1-ranked running back recruit in Savion Hiter.

According to 247 Sports' composite rankings, Michigan comes into early signing day with the No. 11-ranked class in the nation, with USC (No. 1), Oregon (No. 4) and Ohio State (No. 5) the three Big Ten schools ranked ahead of it.

The Wolverines had the No. 7 recruiting class in 2025, with Belleville quarterback Bryce Underwood the No. 1 recruit in the nation. Underwood had somewhat of a disappointing first season as the Wolverines finished the regular season 9-3, losing handily to the three best teams on the schedule.

Michigan football 2026 commits

The Wolverines enter the early signing period Wednesday with 27 commits for the class of 2026.

• EDGE Carter Meadows, five stars, Washington, DC.

• RB Savion Hiter, five stars, Mineral, Virginia.

• EDGE Julian Walker, four stars, Irmo, South Carolina.

• WR Travis Johnson, four stars, Chesapeake, Virginia.

• DL Titan Davis, four stars, St. Louis.

• OT Malakai Lee, four stars, Honolulu.

• CB Jamarion Vincent, four stars, Waco, Texas.

• WR Zion Robinson, four stars, Mansfield, Texas.

• DL Alister Vallejo, four stars, Liberty Hill, Texas.

• CB Andre Clarke Jr., four stars, Richmond, Virginia.

• OT Marky Walbridge, four stars, Needham, Massachusetts.

• TE Matt Ludwig, four stars, Billings, Montana.

• QB Brady Smigiel, four stars, Newbury Park, California.

• S Jordan Deck, four stars, Frisco, Texas.

• DL McHale Blade, four stars, Chicago.

• TE Mason Bonner, three stars, Denver.

• OL Bear McWhorter, three stars, White, Georgia.

• LB Aden Reeder, three stars, Cincinnati.

• OL Adrian Hamilton, three stars, Washington D.C.

• LB Markel Dabney, three stars, Richmond, Virginia.

• RB Jonathan Brown, three stars, Columbus.

• EDGE Tariq Boney, three stars, Washington DC.

• OT Tommy Fraumann, three stars, Wilmette, Illinois.

• QB Tommy Carr, three stars, Saline, Michigan.

• WR Jaylen Pile, three stars, Dallas.

• LB Kaden Catchings, three stars, Flowood, Mississippi.

• K Micah Drescher, three stars, Hinsdale, Illinois.

Top 50 recruiting classes 2026 college football

Entering early signing period Wednesday.

1. USC

2. Alabama

3. Notre Dame

4. Oregon

5. Ohio State

6. Georgia

7. Texas

8. Tennessee

9. Texas A&M

10. Miami

11. Michigan

12. LSU

13. Florida State

14. Oklahoma

15. Washington

16. Florida

17. North Carolina

18. Clemson

19. Texas Tech

20. BYU

21. South Carolina

22. Ole Miss

23. Iowa

24. Illinois

25. Minnesota

26. Missouri

27. Syracuse

28. SMU

29. Indiana

30. Vanderbilt

31. West Virginia

32. Mississippi State

33. Arizona

34. Houston

35. Virginia Tech

36. Arizona State

37. Rutgers

38. TCU

39. Michigan State

40. Louisville

41. Stanford

42. Wake Forest

43. Pitt

44. UCLA

45. Boston College

46. Utah

47. Georgia Tech

48. Boise State

49. Iowa State

50. NC State

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football recruiting: Wolverines 2026 class national ranking