The month of July is apparently a terrible time to miss a week of recruiting updates for the current class, because over 40 Michigan targets pledged to schools over the past two weeks. To break it up a little bit, I parceled the news into two separate posts: today’s offensive recruiting update and a defensive update coming tomorrow morning.
OFF THE BOARD
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2023
Brandyn Hillman – S – Portsmouth (VA) Churchland: Hillman is a 6’1″, 191 lb. prospect who was released from his National Letter of Intent by Notre Dame. Michigan quickly offered, and he set up an official visit to Ann Arbor for this weekend. Hillman is a 4-star, the #9 athlete, and #214 overall.
2024
Austin Alexander – CB – Chicago Heights (IL) Marian Catholic: Alexander is a 6’1″, 165-pounder with offers from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #43 cornerback, and #490 overall.
Kyle Altuner – OG – Olney (MD) Good Counsel: Altuner is a 6’2″, 290 lb. interior lineman with offers from Florida State, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and others. He’s a 3-star, the #56 interior lineman, and #825 overall. Altuner is a teammate of 2024 linebacker Aaron Chiles, who visited Michigan this past weekend.
Jeremiah Beasley – LB – Belleville (MI) Belleville: Beasley is a 6’1″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Tennessee, and others. He’s a 4-star, the #21 linebacker, and #249 overall. His brother is Michigan State tight end Maliq Carr. He will visit early next week.
Michael Boganowski – LB – Junction City (KS) Junction City: Boganowski is a 6’2″, 195-pounder with offers from Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #44 linebacker, and #494 overall.
Mario Buford – CB – DeSoto (TX) DeSoto: Buford is a 5’11”, 165 lb. prospect with offers from Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington, plus others. He’s a 4-star, the #23 cornerback, and #301 overall in the 247 Composite. He does not yet have an offer from Michigan. DeSoto is the alma mater of Michigan defensive backs Gemon (who declared for the NFL Draft) and German Green.
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Martreece Dillard – DE – Buford (GA) Buford: Dillard is a 6’5″, 263 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Florida, and Mississippi State. Also, Charlotte – the new home of former Michigan staffer Bigg Poggi – offered Dillard four days after Michigan did. Coincidence? I don’t believe in coincidences!
Kellen Lindstrom – DE – Springfield (MO) Glendale: Lindstrom is a 6’5″, 240-pounder with offers from Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and USC, among others. He’s a 3-star and the #35 defensive lineman to 247 Sports.
Makai Saina – OG – Arlington (OH) Martin: Saina is a 6’4″, 300 lb. guard with offers from Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Miami, Penn State, and USC, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #20 interior offensive lineman, and #382 overall. The last time Michigan landed a player from Martin, it was quarterback Russell Bellomy in the class of 2011.
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