12/6/2024 4:37:00 PM | Football, Signing Day
By: Dave Ablauf, Chad Shepard
• Signing Day Central
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan football program announced Friday (Dec. 6) the signing of 22 student-athletes to the Wolverines’ 2025 recruiting class. Michigan inked a top-10 recruiting class according to every major outlet: Rivals.com (seventh), USA Today (seventh), On3.com (ninth) and 247Sports (ninth).
U-M addressed every position group in this year’s recruiting class. The Wolverines added multiple players at every offensive skill position group except for quarterback, where they signed the nation’s No. 1-rated prospect in Bryce Underwood from Belleville High School. Michigan continued to place a heavy emphasis on the offensive and defensive lines, signing three offensive linemen, three defensive linemen as well as two edge defenders.
Overall, the Wolverines inked players from 13 different states. The core of this year’s recruiting class includes five players from Michigan, three student-athletes from Georgia and two apiece from Louisiana, Maryland and Texas.
Following is a list of 2025 signees:
Position Breakdown
Defensive Back (5): Elijah Dotson, Shamari Earls, Jayden Sanders, Kainoa Winston, Jordan Young
Defensive Line (3): Bobby Kanka, Benny Patterson, Travis Moten
EDGE (2): Julius Holly, Nate Marshall
Linebacker (2): Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, Chase Taylor
Offensive Line (3): Andrew Babalola, Avery Gach, Kaden Strayhorn
Quarterback (1): Bryce Underwood
Running Back (2): Donovan Johnson, Jasper Parker
Tight End (1): Eli Owens
Wide Receiver (3): Jamar Browder, Andrew Marsh, Jacob Washington
State Breakdown
Florida: Jamar Browder
Georgia: Julius Holly, Donovan Johnson, Chase Taylor
Indiana: Benny Patterson
Illinois: Nate Marshall
Kansas: Andrew Babalola
Kentucky: Travis Moten
Louisiana: Jasper Parker, Jacob Washington
Maryland: Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, Kainoa Winston
Michigan: Elijah Dotson, Avery Gach, Bobby Kanka, Kaden Strayhorn, Bryce Underwood
North Carolina: Jordan Young
Tennessee: Eli Owens
Texas: Andrew Marsh, Jayden Sanders
Virginia: Shamari Earls
2025 Recruiting Class Honors
On3 Top 300 (11): Bryce Underwood (1), Andrew Babalola (14), Shamari Earls (32), Kainoa Winston (67), Benny Patterson (77), Jacob Washington (83), Nate Marshall (94), Jordan Young (99), Jasper Parker (163), Andrew Marsh (195), Jayden Sanders (199)
ESPN300 Members (10): Bryce Underwood (1), Andrew Babalola (27), Kainoa Winston (51), Andrew Marsh (67), Shamari Earls (71), Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng (81), Nate Marshall (83), Jordan Young (107), Jacob Washington (231), Jayden Sanders (236)
Rivals250 Members (9): Bryce Underwood (2), Nate Marshall (26), Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng (28), Andrew Babalola (44), Andrew Marsh (114), Elijah Dotson (126), Avery Gach (131), Jasper Parker (205), Jordan Young (225)
247Sports Top 247 (8): Bryce Underwood (1), Andrew Babalola (11), Shamari Earls (69), Andrew Marsh (73), Nate Marshall (109), Jayden Sanders (116), Elijah Dotson (118), Kainoa Winston (121)
Top Rated Player in State (5): Andrew Babalola (Kansas), Shamari Earls (Virginia), Nate Marshall (Illinois), Bryce Underwood (Michigan), Kainoa Winston (Washington, D.C.)
Early Enrollees: Andrew Babalola, Jamar Browder, Shamari Earls, Avery Gach, Julius Holly, Donovan Johnson, Bobby Kanka, Andrew Marsh, Travis Moten, Eli Owens, Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, Kaden Strayhorn, Chase Taylor, Bryce Underwood, Jordan Young
