With National Signing Day behind us and the 2021 college football season fast-approaching, Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2021 football recruits from Michigan using 247Sports.
There are a number of players primed to make big impacts right away, including as starters as soon as they arrive. The highest-rated players run the gamut from offense to special teams. Without a doubt, several of the players listed here are sure to be household names by the holidays. Keep reading to discover the highest-rated football recruits from your home state.
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- College: Central Michigan
- High school: Dakota (Macomb, MI)
- National ranking: #1,855 (3 stars, 0.8227 rating)
- Position ranking: #163 (CB)
- Offers: Central Michigan, Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Ball State
- High school: Southfield (Southfield, MI)
- National ranking: #1,850 (3 stars, 0.8234 rating)
- Position ranking: #114 (RB)
- Offers: Ball State, Akron, Army, Buffalo, Central Michigan
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- College: Toledo
- High school: Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #1,834 (3 stars, 0.8242 rating)
- Position ranking: #104 (DT)
- Offers: Toledo, Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati
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- College: Western Michigan
- High school: Eisenhower (Utica, MI)
- National ranking: #1,710 (3 stars, 0.8282 rating)
- Position ranking: #84 (OG)
- Offers: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Purdue
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- College: Central Michigan
- High school: River Rouge (River Rouge, MI)
- National ranking: #1,709 (3 stars, 0.8282 rating)
- Position ranking: #96 (DT)
- Offers: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Vanderbilt
- High school: Marshall (Marshall, MI)
- National ranking: #1,708 (3 stars, 0.8282 rating)
- Position ranking: #135 (ATH)
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Ball State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Dartmouth
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- College: Central Michigan
- High school: University Of Detroit Jesuit HS (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #1,644 (3 stars, 0.8302 rating)
- Position ranking: #142 (S)
- Offers: Central Michigan, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo
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- College: Harvard
- High school: Pioneer (Ann Arbor, MI)
- National ranking: #1,643 (3 stars, 0.8302 rating)
- Position ranking: #50 (DUAL)
- Offers: Harvard, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan
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- College: Western Michigan
- High school: Central (Traverse City, MI)
- National ranking: #1,620 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #131 (OT)
- Offers: Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Michigan
- High school: St. Mary's (West Bloomfield, MI)
- National ranking: #1,594 (3 stars, 0.8317 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (P)
- Offers: Michigan, Air Force, Army, Boston College, Colorado State
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- College: Toledo
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #1,574 (3 stars, 0.8323 rating)
- Position ranking: #85 (DT)
- Offers: Toledo, Air Force, Army, Ball State, Bowling Green
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- College: Ohio
- High school: Harper Woods (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #1,543 (3 stars, 0.8336 rating)
- Position ranking: #18 (OC)
- Offers: Ohio, Army, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kentucky
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- College: Stanford
- High school: Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
- National ranking: #1,481 (3 stars, 0.8365 rating)
- Position ranking: #92 (SDE)
- Offers: Air Force, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth
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- College: BYU
- High school: Romeo (Romeo, MI)
- National ranking: #1,409 (3 stars, 0.8389 rating)
- Position ranking: #119 (OT)
- Offers: BYU, Air Force, Army, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Miami (OH)
- High school: Oak Park (Oak Park, MI)
- National ranking: #1,366 (3 stars, 0.841 rating)
- Position ranking: #92 (OLB)
- Offers: Miami (OH), Akron, Alabama A&M, Arizona State, Bowling Green
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- College: Syracuse
- High school: Byron Center (Byron Center, MI)
- National ranking: #1,340 (3 stars, 0.8411 rating)
- Position ranking: #91 (OLB)
- Offers: Syracuse, Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Ball State
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- College: Northwestern
- High school: Fenton (Fenton, MI)
- National ranking: #1,280 (3 stars, 0.8436 rating)
- Position ranking: #61 (OG)
- Offers: Northwestern, Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Toledo
- High school: Oak Park (Oak Park, MI)
- National ranking: #1,099 (3 stars, 0.8498 rating)
- Position ranking: #94 (S)
- Offers: Toledo, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati
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- College: Miami (OH)
- High school: Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, MI)
- National ranking: #1,096 (3 stars, 0.8498 rating)
- Position ranking: #156 (WR)
- Offers: Miami (OH), Air Force, Ball State, Boston College, Central Michigan
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- College: Buffalo
- High school: Chippewa Valley (Waterford, MI)
- National ranking: #1,074 (3 stars, 0.8506 rating)
- Position ranking: #76 (ATH)
- Offers: Buffalo, Akron, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Michigan State
- High school: Oak Park (Oak Park, MI)
- National ranking: #1,072 (3 stars, 0.851 rating)
- Position ranking: #64 (RB)
- Offers: Michigan State, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan
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- College: Pittsburgh
- High school: Franklin (Livonia, MI)
- National ranking: #1,026 (3 stars, 0.8523 rating)
- Position ranking: #90 (OT)
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Miami (OH), Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
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- College: Indiana
- High school: Avondale (Auburn Hills, MI)
- National ranking: #985 (3 stars, 0.8539 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (RB)
- Offers: Indiana, Akron, Boston College, Bowling Green, Central Michigan
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- College: Louisville
- High school: Southfield (Southfield, MI)
- National ranking: #971 (3 stars, 0.854 rating)
- Position ranking: #61 (SDE)
- Offers: Louisville, Arizona State, Akron, Boston College, Bowling Green
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- College: Michigan State
- High school: Loyola (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #970 (3 stars, 0.854 rating)
- Position ranking: #58 (DT)
- Offers: Michigan State, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Ball State, Central Michigan
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- College: Central Michigan
- High school: Dakota (Macomb, MI)
- National ranking: #946 (3 stars, 0.8551 rating)
- Position ranking: #69 (ATH)
- Offers: Central Michigan, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo
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- College: Kentucky
- High school: West Bloomfield (West Bloomfield, MI)
- National ranking: #945 (3 stars, 0.8551 rating)
- Position ranking: #80 (CB)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Cincinnati
- High school: River Rouge (Ecorse, MI)
- National ranking: #896 (3 stars, 0.8572 rating)
- Position ranking: #70 (S)
- Offers: not available
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- College: not committed
- High school: Southfield (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #834 (3 stars, 0.8593 rating)
- Position ranking: #124 (WR)
- Offers: Iowa State, Alabama State, Austin Peay, Bowling Green, Buffalo
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- College: Purdue
- High school: Belleville (Belleville, MI)
- National ranking: #807 (3 stars, 0.8607 rating)
- Position ranking: #121 (WR)
- Offers: Purdue, Akron, Ball State, Boston College, Bowling Green
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- College: Pittsburgh
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #769 (3 stars, 0.8621 rating)
- Position ranking: #67 (OT)
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Arkansas, Austin Peay
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- College: Pittsburgh
- High school: Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #758 (3 stars, 0.8626 rating)
- Position ranking: #63 (OT)
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cincinnati
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- College: Michigan State
- High school: Warren Mott (Warren, MI)
- National ranking: #742 (3 stars, 0.8633 rating)
- Position ranking: #47 (SDE)
- Offers: Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kent State
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- College: Northwestern
- High school: Davison (Davison, MI)
- National ranking: #693 (3 stars, 0.8655 rating)
- Position ranking: #27 (PRO)
- Offers: Northwestern, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo
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- College: Michigan State
- High school: East Lansing (East Lansing, MI)
- National ranking: #664 (3 stars, 0.8673 rating)
- Position ranking: #55 (OT)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Northwestern
- High school: Portage Northern (Portage, MI)
- National ranking: #573 (3 stars, 0.872 rating)
- Position ranking: #31 (RB)
- Offers: Northwestern, Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati
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- College: Nebraska
- High school: Godwin Heights Senior (Three Rivers, MI)
- National ranking: #542 (3 stars, 0.8742 rating)
- Position ranking: #34 (SDE)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Michigan
- High school: East Lansing (East Lansing, MI)
- National ranking: #524 (3 stars, 0.8755 rating)
- Position ranking: #81 (WR)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Penn State
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #420 (3 stars, 0.885 rating)
- Position ranking: #20 (ILB)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Penn State
- High school: Belleville (Belleville, MI)
- National ranking: #366 (3 stars, 0.8893 rating)
- Position ranking: #24 (OLB)
- Offers: Penn State, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Florida State, Indiana
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- College: Northwestern
- High school: Detroit Country Day (Livonia, MI)
- National ranking: #354 (4 stars, 0.8917 rating)
- Position ranking: #27 (OT)
- Offers: Northwestern, Boston College, Central Michigan, Indiana, Iowa State
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- College: Penn State
- High school: Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #268 (4 stars, 0.9057 rating)
- Position ranking: #17 (S)
- Offers: Penn State, Akron, Arkansas, Boston College, Bowling Green
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- College: Penn State
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #234 (4 stars, 0.9131 rating)
- Position ranking: #16 (CB)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Michigan
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
- National ranking: #208 (4 stars, 0.9178 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (OC)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Michigan
- High school: Oak Park (Oak Park, MI)
- National ranking: #195 (4 stars, 0.9213 rating)
- Position ranking: #16 (DT)
- Offers: Michigan, Michigan State, Alabama State, Arizona State, Arkansas
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- College: LSU
- High school: Clarkston (Clarkston, MI)
- National ranking: #90 (4 stars, 0.9596 rating)
- Position ranking: #12 (OT)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Michigan
- High school: Adlai Stevenson (Sterling Heights, MI)
- National ranking: #87 (4 stars, 0.9614 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (OT)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Clarkston (Clarkston, MI)
- National ranking: #59 (4 stars, 0.9715 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (OG)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Michigan
- High school: West Bloomfield (West Bloomfield, MI)
- National ranking: #41 (4 stars, 0.9808 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (RB)
- Offers: not available
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- College: Alabama
- High school: Belleville (Belleville, MI)
- National ranking: #23 (5 stars, 0.9873 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (DT)
- Offers: Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia
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