Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier quarterback Chase Herbstreit committed to Michigan on Sunday. Michigan appears to have been his only FBS offer.
Herbstreit is listed at 6’2″ and 185 pounds on 247 Sports. As a senior in 2024, he threw for 1,600 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also ran for 649 yards and 8 touchdowns.
RANKINGS
ESPN: Unranked
On3: 3-star, 83 grade, #128 QB
Rivals: 3-star QB, 5.5 grade
247 Sports: 3-star, 83 grade, #148 QB
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Herbstreit is the son of former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit, who is now of course a national household name for his work on College GameDay and both college and NFL broadcasts. While it’s not the norm for an Ohio State legacy to end up at Michigan or vice versa, it does occasionally happen. Former Michigan linebacker Mike McCray II was an Ohio State legacy, for example, and there are several others.
While Allen Trieu of 247 Sports did confirm this is a full scholarship, it’s a bit of an odd commit since Michigan just signed #1 overall recruit Bryce Underwood at the quarterback position. It does make some sense for Herbstreit because he gets a scholarship to a big-time program, and the pressure won’t be on him to play anytime soon. And from a Michigan perspective, it makes sense to recruit a guy who probably knows he needs to sit and marinate on the bench for a little while before he’s close to being ready to play.
As you might expect for a guy who didn’t have an FBS offer until December of his senior year, Herbstreit has some limitations. For better or worse, he actually reminds me somewhat of Davis Warren. Herbstreit doesn’t have great arm strength, and he takes some risks sometimes when trying to layer the ball or fit it into tight windows. He gets away with it in high school because of the talent disparity, but he just won’t be able to make some of those throws at the college level. His deep ball is probably better than his short or intermediate throws, because he puts a lot of air under his deep throws – reminding me of Warren’s spring game TD to Kendrick Bell. Also like Warren, his feet can be a little sloppy at times and he doesn’t always step into or follow through on his throws.
Where Herbstreit clearly surpasses Warren is with his running ability. Warren has decent quickness to escape the pocket and gain a few yards if nobody’s paying attention, but Herbstreit has a little more acceleration and top-end speed. He won’t be confused for a running QB, but he could potentially take off and scramble once in a while or gain an occasional first down on a zone read.
Overall, Herbstreit is an insurance policy and a developmental piece. As long as Underwood is on the roster, we shouldn’t expect to see Herbstreit on the field in a meaningful capacity. Down the road, he could potentially be an upperclassman game manager type who complements a solid running game.
TTB Rating: 60
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