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.
#19 (tie). Jeremiah Gray (DL)
- Position rank: #110
- College: Cincinnati
- Offers: Cincinnati, Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Charlotte
- High school: Central (Detroit, MI)
#19 (tie). Benjamin Eziuka (IOL)
- Position rank: #90
- College: not committed
- Offers: Penn State, Cincinnati, Stanford, Akron, Central Michigan
- High school: Catholic Central (Novi, MI)
#16 (tie). BJ Stovall (LB)
- Position rank: #82
- College: not committed
- Offers: Toledo, Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
#16 (tie). Eli Bickel (OT)
- Position rank: #82
- College: Michigan State
- Offers: Michigan State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Cornell, Eastern Michigan
- High school: North Branch (North Branch, MI)
#16 (tie). Marcus Jennings (LB)
- Position rank: #82
- College: Pittsburgh
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Iowa, Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
#15. Jaidon Windom (S)
- Position rank: #78
- College: Cincinnati
- Offers: Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State
- High school: Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
#13 (tie). Tommy Carr (QB)
- Position rank: #57
- College: Miami (OH)
- Offers: Miami (OH), Rutgers, Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan
- High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
#13 (tie). Isaiah Harris (Edge)
- Position rank: #81
- College: Miami (OH)
- Offers: Miami (OH), Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Duke
- High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
#12. Izaiah Wright (RB)
- Position rank: #55
- College: Purdue
- Offers: Purdue, West Virginia, Akron, Central Michigan, Cincinnati
- High school: Oscar A. Carlson (Rockwood, MI)
#11. Jack Janda (TE)
- Position rank: #42
- College: not committed
- Offers: Michigan State, Illinois, Stanford, Wisconsin, Ball State
- High school: Catholic Central (Orchard Lake, MI)
#10. Lincoln Watkins (TE)
- Position rank: #22
- College: not committed
- Offers: Nebraska, Indiana, NC State, Florida, Duke
- High school: Port Huron Northern (Port Huron, MI)
#9. Khalief Canty (IOL)
- Position rank: #40
- College: not committed
- Offers: Missouri, Michigan State, North Carolina, Alabama, Auburn
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)
#8. Sullivan Garvin (IOL)
- Position rank: #34
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Akron, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan
- High school: Allegan (Allegan, MI)
#7. Marcello Vitti (ATH)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Michigan State, Akron, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Divine Child (Dearborn, MI)
#6. Kory Amachree (RB)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Kansas
- Offers: Kansas, Northwestern, Indiana, Akron, Arizona State
- High school: Haslett (Haslett, MI)
#5. Lincoln Keyes (TE)
- Position rank: #14
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Kansas State, Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn
- High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
#4. Kayd Coffman (QB)
- Position rank: #19
- College: Michigan State
- Offers: Michigan State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Colorado
- High school: East Kentwood (Grand Rapids, MI)
#3. Ben Nichols (IOL)
- Position rank: #15
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Alabama, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan
- High school: Davison (Davison, MI)
#2. Gregory Patrick (OT)
- Position rank: #15
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Alabama, Baylor, Central Michigan, Illinois
- High school: Portage Northern (Portage, MI)
#1. CJ Sadler (ATH)
- Position rank: #7
- College: not committed
- Offers: Maryland, Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado
- High school: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI)