The recruiting race for college football is 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 2027 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 2027 football recruits from Michigan using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here's the players from Michigan set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#20. Kane Morris (ATH)
- National rank: #1,181 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #87
- College: Western Michigan
- Offers: Western Michigan
- High school: Portage Northern (Portage, MI)
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2 / 20#19. Lundon Hampton (ATH)
- National rank: #987 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #77
- College: Michigan
- Offers: Michigan, Boston College, California, Cincinnati, Iowa
- High school: Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids, MI)
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3 / 20#16 (tie). Koen Hinzman (IOL)
- National rank: #938 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #64
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas State
- High school: Hudson Area (Hudson, MI)
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4 / 20#16 (tie). Don Spillers (ATH)
- National rank: #938 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #74
- College: Michigan State
- Offers: Michigan State, Illinois, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan
- High school: Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
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5 / 20#16 (tie). Grant Adloff (IOL)
- National rank: #938 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #64
- College: Michigan State
- Offers: Michigan State, West Virginia, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Toledo
- High school: East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MI)
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6 / 20#13 (tie). Jack Carlson (OT)
- National rank: #652 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #60
- College: Michigan State
- Offers: Michigan State, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Bowling Green, Central Michigan
- High school: Brighton (Brighton, MI)
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7 / 20#13 (tie). Charles Britton III (WR)
- National rank: #652 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #83
- College: Missouri
- Offers: Missouri, Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana
- High school: Belleville (Belleville, MI)
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8 / 20#13 (tie). Jernaro Gilford Jr. (CB)
- National rank: #652 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #66
- College: not committed
- Offers: BYU, Utah, Boise State, Hawaii, Air Force
- High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
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9 / 20#12. Holden Niemi (TE)
- National rank: #625 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #31
- College: Texas A&M
- Offers: Texas A&M, Alabama, Duke, Florida, Georgia
- High school: Dexter (Dexter, MI)
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10 / 20#10 (tie). Jameer Henry (IOL)
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11 / 20#10 (tie). Chad Willis (WR)
- National rank: #594 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #78
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Cincinnati, Auburn, Duke, Illinois
- High school: Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Orchard Lake, MI)
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12 / 20#9. Louis Esposito (IOL)
- National rank: #503 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #33
- College: Michigan
- Offers: Michigan, Iowa, Louisville, Michigan State, Penn State
- High school: Saline (Saline, MI)
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13 / 20#8. Anthony Cartwright III (TE)
- National rank: #412 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #19
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, LSU, Stanford, Michigan State, Miami
- High school: Detroit Country Day (Franklin, MI)
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14 / 20#7. Dewey Young (OT)
- National rank: #267 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Colorado
- Offers: Colorado, South Carolina, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt
- High school: Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI)
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15 / 20#6. Myles Smith (Edge)
- National rank: #245 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Indiana
- Offers: Indiana, Oklahoma, Arizona State, California, Cincinnati
- High school: Farmington (Farmington, MI)
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16 / 20#5. Bryce Kish (LB)
- National rank: #167 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Boston College, California, Iowa State, Louisville
- High school: Howell (Howell, MI)
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17 / 20#4. Recarder Kitchen (Edge)
- National rank: #157 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: Michigan
- Offers: Michigan, Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana
- High school: Muskegon (Muskegon, MI)
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18 / 20#3. Jakari Lipsey (OT)
- National rank: #111 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: Michigan
- Offers: Michigan, LSU, Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati
- High school: Loy Norrix (Kalamazoo, MI)
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19 / 20#2. Gideon Gash (ATH)
- National rank: #58 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #6
- College: Texas Tech
- Offers: Texas Tech, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Alabama, Auburn
- High school: Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, MI)
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20 / 20#1. Dakota Guerrant (WR)
- National rank: #27 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, Alabama, Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati
- High school: Harper Woods (Harper Woods, MI)
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