Ja’Den McBurrows, Ex-Wolverine

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14Apr 2025
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Ja’Den McBurrows, Ex-Wolverine

Ja’Den McBurrows

Fifth year senior defensive back Ja’Den McBurrows has decided to enter the transfer portal for his final season.

McBurrows is listed at 5’11” and 194 lbs. on Michigan’s roster. He played four games as a freshman in 2021 and then missed 2022 with an ACL injury. He played in fifteen games in 2023 and 2024, totaling nineteen appearances throughout his career. McBurrows was also involved in the infamous tunnel brawl with Michigan State when he tried to help fellow defensive back Gemon Green.

At various times in his career, McBurrows has been thought to be a key contributor, especially at the nickel position. However, injuries and the performances of other players have prevented him from being a major factor. Last year the nickel spot was won by Zeke Berry initially, and then safety Makari Paige won the role during the second half of the year when Berry moved to outside corner. That was probably McBurrows’s best chance to play significant moments, but his season ended due to injury after the first four games.

McBurrows has one season of eligibility remaining (though with his injury history, he could eventually apply for a sixth year and would probably get it). Overall, he made 13 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 pass breakups, and 1 interception in his career at Michigan, and that one pick came against the dastardly MSU Spartans in 2023, a year after they attacked him in the tunnel.

14Apr 2025
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Jason Hewlett, Ex-Wolverine

Jason Hewlett

Redshirt sophomore Jason Hewlett has decided to enter the transfer portal.

Hewlett is a 6’2″, 227 lb. linebacker who played in nine games, mostly on special teams and all of them in 2024. He made 2 career tackles after redshirting in 2023.

Hewlett was committed to Cincinnati at one point in the process but Michigan swooped in and stole him. I gave him a TTB Rating of 81 when he came out of Youngstown (OH) Chaney (LINK) listed at 6’4″, 220, but the fact that he’s two inches shorter than that and has only put on seven pounds in two years did not bode well for his playing much in 2025.

This makes ten players from the class of 2023 who have already transferred, where Hewlett joins LB Semaj Bridgeman (Michigan State), RB Cole Cabana (Western Michigan), CB Cam Calhoun (Utah/Alabama), WR Karmello English (West Georgia), OG Amir Herring (Kansas), LB Breeon Ishmail (Purdue), LB Hayden Moore (Wasington), K Adam Samaha (North Carolina), and CB D.J. Waller, Jr. (Kentucky). All the linebackers from the class (Bridgeman, Hewlett, Ishmail, Moore) have transferred as the linebacker room has seen some coaching turnover in that time, going from Chris Partridge to Rick Minter to Brian Jean-Mary.

10Apr 2025
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Visitors: April 11-13, 2025

Folsom (CA) Folsom QB Ryder Lyons (image via SI)

2026

Nick Abrams II – LB – Owings Mills (MD) McDonogh: Abrams is a 6’2″, 215 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, and others. He’s a 4-star, the #15 linebacker, and #213 overall.

McHale Blade – DE – Chicago (IL) Simeon: Blade is a 6’4″, 245-pounder with offers from Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, and Notre Dame, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #21 defensive lineman, and #185 overall.

Davion Brown – WR – Richmond (VA) Trinity Episcopal: Brown is a 6’3″, 185 lb. wideout with officials set for Duke, Georgia, Penn State, and Virginia Tech. He’s a 4-star, the #29 wide receiver, and #180 overall.

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7Apr 2025
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2026 Recruiting Update: April 7, 2025

Ashland (OH) Ashland QB Nathan Bernhard (image via 247 Sports)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2026

Ashland (OH) Ashland quarterback Nathan Bernhard (3-star, #30 QB, #530 overall) was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 227 lb. prospect who has offers from Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Michigan State, Penn State, West Virginia, and others. Bernhard is visiting Ohio State today and could potentially earn an offer, but some predictions have already come in for Michigan to land Bernhard.

Phoenix (AZ) Brophy Prep wide receiver Daylen Sharper (3-star, #97 WR, #633 overall) was offered by Michigan when he visited Ann Arbor not long ago. He’s a 6’3″, 200 lb. prospect with other offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, and UCLA, among others. He’s the son of former Green Bay Packers safety Darren Sharper.

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7Apr 2025
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Jaylen Pile, Wolverine

Ronald Bellamy and Jaylen Pile (image via SI)

Dallas (TX) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile committed to Michigan back in October of 2024. I did not do a write-up on him at the time, but he picked the Wolverines over offers from Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, and Tennessee, among others.

Pile is listed at 6’0″ and 175 lbs. As a junior in 2024, he caught 63 passes for 1,367 yards and 19 touchdowns. He’s the son of former Virginia Tech and NFL safety Willie Pile.

RANKINGS
ESPN: 3-star WR
On3: 3-star, 87 grade, #151 WR
Rivals: 4-star, 5.8 grade, #9 WR, #217 overall
247 Sports: 3-star, 85 grade, #178 WR

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