Michigan includes 2 ESPN 300 recruits to ’24 class

Michigan has actually built up recruiting momentum after its successful 2022 season and is continuing to reap the benefits in the 2024 cycle. On Tuesday afternoon, the Wolverines added ESPN 300 tight end Brady Prieskorn to its class, the No. 92 possibility in general, and then later included protective take on Jerod Smith Jr.Prieskorn is an in-state hire out of Rochester Hills, Michigan, and a 6-foot-6, 215-pound hire that picked the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Ole Miss, Miami, Penn State and others.With Smith(No. 169 overall )in the fold, Michigan now has nine ESPN 300 recruits in the 2024 class, which is 3 more than the program checked in the 2023 cycle.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Prior to the 2022 class,

Michigan had assembled highly ranked hiring classes but weren’t able to crack the leading 5 in the class rankings regardless of the on-field successes. Coach Jim Harbaugh had the ability to sign the No. 6-ranked classes in 2016 and 2017 in his very first 2 seasons with the Wolverines, the No. 8 classes in 2019 and 2022 and three of his other classes were ranked outside the Top 10. That has actually altered, nevertheless, in this 2024 cycle, as Michigan was sitting at No. 3 general in

the class rankings prior to Prieskorn’s commitment. The Wolverines path Georgia and competing Ohio State for the leading area and are on a course to put together the very best recruiting class under Harbaugh.Prieskorn is now the second-highest-ranked dedicate in the class behind quarterback Jadyn Davis, who promised to Michigan in March. Davis is the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback and has actually put on his recruiting hat for the Wolverines, trying to add much more skill to the class.They are signed up with by running back Jordan Marshall, safety Jacob Oden, linebacker Mason Curtis, offending linemen Andrew Sprague and Luke Hamilton and tight end Hogan Hansen as the ESPN 300 devotes for Michigan.ESPN Personnel Writer Blake Baumgartner contributed to this report.