Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Michigan
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May 30, 2025
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Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Michigan
The recruiting race for the Class of 2026 is already heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2026 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Michigan using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Michigan set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
- National rank: #1,078 (3 stars) - Position rank: #110 - College: Cincinnati - Offers: Cincinnati, Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Charlotte - High school: Central (Detroit, MI)
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#19 (tie). Benjamin Eziuka (IOL)
- National rank: #1,078 (3 stars) - Position rank: #90 - College: not committed - Offers: Penn State, Cincinnati, Stanford, Akron, Central Michigan - High school: Catholic Central (Novi, MI)
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#16 (tie). BJ Stovall (LB)
- National rank: #1,035 (3 stars) - Position rank: #82 - College: not committed - Offers: Toledo, Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan - High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
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#16 (tie). Eli Bickel (OT)
- National rank: #1,035 (3 stars) - Position rank: #82 - College: Michigan State - Offers: Michigan State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Cornell, Eastern Michigan - High school: North Branch (North Branch, MI)
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#16 (tie). Marcus Jennings (LB)
- National rank: #1,035 (3 stars) - Position rank: #82 - College: Pittsburgh - Offers: Pittsburgh, Iowa, Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo - High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
- National rank: #956 (3 stars) - Position rank: #78 - College: Cincinnati - Offers: Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State - High school: Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
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#13 (tie). Tommy Carr (QB)
- National rank: #914 (3 stars) - Position rank: #57 - College: Miami (OH) - Offers: Miami (OH), Rutgers, Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan - High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
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#13 (tie). Isaiah Harris (Edge)
- National rank: #914 (3 stars) - Position rank: #81 - College: Miami (OH) - Offers: Miami (OH), Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Duke - High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
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#12. Izaiah Wright (RB)
- National rank: #835 (3 stars) - Position rank: #55 - College: Purdue - Offers: Purdue, West Virginia, Akron, Central Michigan, Cincinnati - High school: Oscar A. Carlson (Rockwood, MI)
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#11. Jack Janda (TE)
- National rank: #811 (3 stars) - Position rank: #42 - College: not committed - Offers: Michigan State, Illinois, Stanford, Wisconsin, Ball State - High school: Catholic Central (Orchard Lake, MI)
