Phenix City (AL) Central wide receiver Karmello English (image via OANow)
Phenix City (AL) Central wide receiver Karmello English committed to Michigan on National Signing Day. The former Auburn commit picked the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, among others.
English is 5’11” and 175 lbs. As a junior in 2021, he caught 70 passes for 1,059 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Former Indiana (and Utah) quarterback Jack Tuttle committed to Michigan on Tuesday as a sixth year transfer. He joined former Indiana tight end A.J. Barner in picking the Wolverines, coming in as a package deal.
Tuttle was listed at 6’4″ and 210 lbs. last year for the Hoosiers. He was the backup for the Hoosiers behind Connor Bazelak, and in his one game against Penn State, he went 9/12 for 75 yards and 1 touchdown before a shoulder sidelined him for the rest of the year. As a redshirt junior in 2021, he went 45/87 for 423 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Altogether, he has completed 57.1% of his passes for 901 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 6 picks in his career.
Kankakee (IL) Kankakee cornerback Jyaire Hill committed to Michigan on National Signing Day. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Notre Dame, Oregon, Purdue, Tennessee, and UCLA, among others.
Former Indiana tight end A.J. Barner committed to transfer to Michigan. Originally out of Aurora (OH) Aurora, Barner spent the past three seasons in Bloomington and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Barner is listed at 6’6″ and 250 lbs. He had 28 catches for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns this past season. As a redshirt freshman in 2021, he caught 13 balls for 160 yards and 1 score.
The first National Signing Day takes place today, December 21, 2022. Michigan has landed a number of commitments in recent days, both from the transfer portal (QB Jack Tuttle and TE A.J. Barner from Indiana; OL LaDarius Henderson from Arizona State; OL Drake Nugent and OL Myles Hinton from Stanford; LB Ernest Hausmann from Nebraska; and EDGE Josaiah Stewart from Coastal Carolina) and from the high school ranks (LB Hayden Moore, DT Roderick Pierce, DB D.J. Waller).
Michigan has offered upwards of 330+ players in the class of 2023, so I will not do a rundown here of every single uncommitted prospect. But there are some uncommitted players of note that are still available and being pursued by Michigan. Here are some of the more noteworthy ones:
Karmello English – WR – Phenix City (AL) Central: English (4-star, #25 WR, #178 overall) was previously committed to Auburn, but the coaching change altered that situation. His final five includes Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Michigan, and Jackson State. Some crystal balls came in last night for him to pick Michigan.
Chance Fitzgerald – WR – Nolensville (TN) Nolensville: Fitzgerald recently committed to Virginia Tech and was being slow played a little bit while Michigan prioritized English.
Aaron Gates – S – Sharpsburg (GA) Trinity: Gates (4-star, #21 ATH, #382 overall) has been committed to Florida all along, but at one time, there was optimism that Michigan could get him to flip. That appears unlikely at this point and he will probably stick with the Gators.
Nyckoles Harbor – WR/TE – Washington (DC) Archbishop Carroll: I throw 5-star athlete Harbor in here just to reiterate that he is not signing until February.
Jyaire Hill – CB – Kankakee (IL) Kankakee: Hill is a 4-star, the #23 cornerback, and #194 overall in the 247 Composite. He released a top five that does not include Michigan, but the Wolverines had appeared to be battling Illinois neck-and-neck for his services. It will be interesting to see whether his top five was a smoke screen or if he truly has eliminated the Wolverines.
Jamel Howard – DT – Chicago (IL) Marist: Howard is also not signing until February. Some southern schools like LSU and Ole Miss have come in with offers lately, and he will likely take some more visits in January.
Taliafi Taala – OT – Sandy (UT) Alta: Taala (3-star, #38 OT, #508 overall) has been a target for Michigan, but he appears unlikely to end up in Michigan’s class at this point.
Another story line to watch is that of Michigan defensive end commit Enow Etta, who has been courted by Miami to join Collins Acheampong. Etta has said all the right things to the media about remaining committed to Michigan, but crazier things have happened.
I will keep a running list below of updates:
RB Cole Cabana – SIGNED NLI
RB Benjamin Hall – SIGNED NLI
WR Kendrick Bell – SIGNED NLI
WR Karmello English – SIGNED NLI
WR Fredrick Moore – SIGNED NLI
WR Semaj Morgan – SIGNED NLI
TE Zack Marshall – SIGNED NLI
TE Deakon Tonielli – SIGNED NLI
OT Evan Link – SIGNED NLI
OG Nathan Efobi – SIGNED NLI
C Amir Herring – SIGNED NLI
DE Enow Etta – SIGNED NLI
DE Aymeric Koumba – SIGNED NLI
DT Brooks Bahr – SIGNED NLI
DT Roderick Pierce – SIGNED NLI
LB Semaj Bridgeman – SIGNED NLI
LB Jason Hewlett – SIGNED NLI
LB Breeon Ishmail – SIGNED NLI
LB Hayden Moore – SIGNED NLI
CB Cameron Calhoun – SIGNED NLI
CB Jyaire Hill
CB D.J. Waller – SIGNED NLI
K Adam Samaha – SIGNED NLI
PLAYERS COMMITTING ELSEWHERE
DE Malachi Coleman – Nebraska
DE Matayo Uiagalelei – Oregon
CB Daylen Austin – Flipped from LSU to Oregon
CB Daniel Harris – Georgia
CB Kayin Lee – Flipped from Ohio State to Auburn
S Peyton Bowen – Flipped from Notre Dame to Oregon
