Michigan Football: Top National Signing Day Targets

The Michigan Wolverines are having another solid year of recruiting. Let’s check out their final targets as National Signing Day approaches.

The Michigan Wolverines had a 10-win season in 2016, but three losses still left them on the outside looking in at the College Football Playoff. They were a great team on both sides of the ball, but they’re still missing a few pieces.

In head coach Jim Harbaugh’s second season as head coach, the Wolverines went 10-3. The Wolverines went 1-2 against ranked opponents in 2016, not counting their 49-10 trouncing of Penn State.

In 2017, they’ll need to replace three starters on the offensive line. They’ll also need to replace playmakers like safety Jabrill Peppers, cornerback Jourdan Lewis and tight end Jake Butt, but that’s why they brought in the nation’s sixth ranked recruiting class in 2016. They’re a notch better with this year’s recruiting class, but they still trail rival Ohio State by a few spots.

Overall, the Michigan Wolverines lose a lot on offense and defense, but the rebuild is on anyways. They’ll be in Rome, Italy for Spring Ball, which I’m sure will help appeal to the new recruiting class. But there’s still some loose ends to tie up with some final targets in the 2017 recruiting class.

The Wolverines have 26 total commits in this year’s recruiting class which ranks fourth, according to 24/7 Sports. If they can close on their last few targets, they could make up a push for a top-two finish. Here’s a few must-haves for the Wolverines with National Signing Day right around the corner.