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Visitors: March 16-17, 2026

2027

Louis Esposito – OT – Saline (MI) Saline: Esposito (3-star, #59 IOL, #934 overall) is committed to Michigan.

Gavin Honore – WR – Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman: Honore (3-star, #86 WR, #726 overall) is a 5’10”, 170 lb. prospect with offers from Georgie, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, and Texas Tech, among others. He decommitted from Georgia last month, and Michigan followed that up with an offer. Honore will be in town from March 17-19.

Gabe Jenkins – S – Pittsburgh (PA) Imani Christian Academy: Jenkins (4-star, #27 safety, #302 overall) is a 6’2″, 187 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Penn State, and others. He was committed to Penn State at one time, but he has since decommitted after James Franklin was fired. Jenkins will be visiting on March 16.

Jakari Lipsey – OT – Kalamazoo (MI) Loy Norrix: Lipsey (4-star, #10 OT, #102 overall) is a 6’5″, 290 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, among others. He has official visits set up for the Gophers and Badgers.

Colt Lumpris – TE – Lawrenceville (NJ) Lawrenceville: Lumpris (4-star, #15 TE, #292 overall) is a 6’6″, 225 lb. prospect who has been committed to Alabama since December. The old Michigan staff offered him originally, and the new Michigan staff has maintained contact.

Darrell Mattison – S – Chicago (IL) Morgan Park: Mattison (4-star, #37 safety, #409 overall) is a 6’2″, 160-pounder with offers from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Washington, and others. He made 47 tackles and 5 interceptions as a junior in 2025. He will be visiting on March 17.

Marvin Nguetsop – DT – Oakdale (CT) St. Thomas More: Nguestop (4-star, #45 DL, #383 overall) is a 6’7″, 268 lb. prospect with offers from Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and Texas, among others. He is from Cameroon and spent time playing football in Germany before playing in America for the first time during the 2025 season. He has official visits set for Michigan State and Ole Miss. He will be visiting on March 16.

Josiah Poyer – LB – Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco: Poyer (3-star, #57 LB, #726 overall) is a 6’1″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from Arizona State, Florida State, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and others. He is also visiting Cal, Notre Dame, Penn State, and USC this spring.

2029

Larry Black, Wolverine

Michigan has hired Vanderbilt’s defensive line coach, Larry Black, to be the next defensive tackles coach for the Wolverines. The position was previously held by Lou Esposito, who departed recently for a job with the Baltimore Ravens, where former Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is now the head coach.

Black played defensive tackle at Indiana from 2009-2013 and is the older brother of former Michigan defensive tackle Jibreel Black, who made 72 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles from 2010-2013. Larry himself got an undrafted free agent contract with the Bengals when he left the Hoosiers.

The elder Black has since coached at Notre Dame (graduate assistant), Toledo, and Vanderbilt. He was the defensive line coach for the Commodores from 2022-2024 but added “run game coordinator” to his title for 2025. Vanderbilt ranked last in the SEC in yards per carry allowed in 2022 and 2023, but they moved up to #14 (out of 16) in 2024 and then #7 in 2025. A similar path existed when it comes to sacks, where they went from last in 2022-2023 to #11 in 2024 and #7 in 2025.

Black has been rumored to be interested in the job the past couple times a defensive line coaching job has opened up at Michigan, but other people were hired. It’s unclear what the connection was (if there was one) between Black and new head coach Kyle Whittingham, but Black will now pair with defensive ends coach Lewis Powell to tag team coaching duties on the defensive line.

Ex-Wolverine Coach Updates: February 16, 2026

With the end of the NFL cycle taking place and Michigan’s recent coaching transition, there have been a lot of changes for former Wolverine coaches and players in the coaching world:

Joe Bolden, Defensive Coordinator (Southern Mississippi): Bolden finished his first season at Southern Miss as the special teams coordinator and then was promoted to defensive coordinator in December.

Adam Braithwaite, Safeties Coach (Cincinnati): Braithwaite finished his first season as the safeties coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Anthony Campanile, Defensive Coordinator (Jacksonville Jaguars): Campanile finished his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator. The Jaguars are 13-4 and in the playoffs, and they finished the regular season #11 in yards allowed per game (303.6).

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Ndi Etta, Wolverine

Argyle (TX) Liberty Christian linebacker Ndi Etta committed to Michigan on Sunday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Austin Peay, Miami-OH, and UTEP.

Ndi Etta is listed at 6’1″ or 6’2″ and 215 lbs., and he played some defensive end and some linebacker in high school. He made 68 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 4 pass breakups as a senior in 2025.

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Chris Bracy, Wolverine

Memphis transfer safety Chris Bracy is transferring to Michigan.

Bracy is a 6’1″, 195 lb. safety who started eleven games in 2025 and played in thirteen altogether, making 81 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, and 9 pass breakups. His position coach for the Tigers was former Michigan linebacker Desmond Morgan. In the 2023 and 2024 seasons combined at UAB, he made 33 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception (returned for 58 yards against Louisiana), and 2 pass breakups.

Coming out of Mobile (AL) St. Paul’s Episcopal in 2023, Bracy was a 3-star, the #177 safety, and #2008 overall.

Bracy is not a physical wonder by any means, but you’re unlikely to get freaks who were #2008 overall and just came from Memphis. What he has is three years of experience playing college football and playing pretty regularly, including ranking #3 on his team in tackles and #1 in pass breakups in 2025. Bracy should provide a veteran presence and a willingness to come up and tackle on the edge, whether it’s in the run game or on short passes. His deep speed and ability to cover is going to be the big question mark, but experience and knowledge can help overcome that at the safety spot.

Bracy should come in and either start or be a regular rotation player in Michigan’s secondary. With some young players rising and Rod Moore’s questionable health as he returns for a sixth year, there are a lot of moving parts at the safety spot for the Wolverines.