Top Recruiting Classes after National Signing Day
4. Michigan Wolverines
Head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines coaching staff brought in a lot of talent on National Signing Day. The Wolverines signed 18 players on February 1. 11 players enrolled in January. Overall, they had two five-stars, 19 four-stars and eight three-stars in this year’s recruiting class.
The Wolverines signed five wide receivers, three of them are 6-foot-2 or taller, potentially filling some holes with a playmaker on offense. Five-star Donovan Peoples-Jones leads a good wide receiver class that could make noise early in the Big Ten. Peoples-Jones enrolled at Michigan in January. The Detroit native ranks first at his position and 12th in the nation.
Michigan gets 5-star DT Aubrey Solomon. Check out some highlights here. #NSD2017#michigan #goblue @AubreySolomon91 @UMichFootball pic.twitter.com/P2bb4OryPp
— Hudl (@Hudl) February 1, 2017
Aubrey Solomon, one of only two five-star defensive tackles in the 2017 class, also chose the Wolverines on National Signing Day. The 25th-best player in the nation chose Michigan over SEC powerhouses Georgia and Alabama. Michigan got the commitments of eight defensive lineman in this year’s class. Harbaugh brought in 16 players total just on the defensive side of the ball.
This year’s class also includes Luiji Vilain, out of Alexandria, Virginia. Vilain is a four-star weakside defensive end who measures at 6-foot-4 and 242 pounds. He can still add some size to his frame to become a terror for offenses in the Big Ten for years to come.