Belleville (MI) Belleville wide receiver Charles Britton III (unranked) was offered by Michigan. Britton is a 5'11", 165-pounder who caught passes from Bryce Underwood this past season and reportedly has excellent hands. Kentucky, Purdue, Vanderbilt, and others have already extended offers, too.
Palestine (TX) Westwood quarterback Kavian Bryant (247 Sports 4-star, #10 QB, #96 overall) was offered by Michigan. He's a dynamic dual-threat quarterback at 6'3", 180 lbs. and started on varsity as a freshman, completing 68.4% of his passes for 2,282 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions; and rushing for 812 yards and 9 touchdowns. He also averaged 28 points per game as a freshman on the basketball team. Florida State, Oklahoma State, and every program in the state of Texas (except Texas) has offered him already.
Bedford (OH) Bedford running back Rayshawn Duncan, Jr. (unranked) was offered by Michigan. He's a 5'8", 195-pounder with offers from Georgia, Maryland, Penn State, and TCU, too.
Douglasville (GA) Douglas County defensive end Jordan Carter (4-star, #4 EDGE, #43 overall), a Texas A&M commit, was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'4", 235 lb. player with other offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, and USC, among others.
Richmond (VA) Huguenot athlete Markel Dabney was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'1", 205-pounder who plays safety and wide receiver but looks like he'll be a linebacker at the next level. Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, and Penn State have also offered.
Brownsville (TN) Haywood cornerback Caden Harris (4-star, #14 CB, #166 overall) was offered by Michigan. He's a 6'0", 160 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, and Tennessee, among others.
CHIEFS PLAYERS FROM MICHIGAN: DE Mike Danna, OLB Josh Uche, WR Xavier Worthy*
The 15-2 Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills 30-21 and then got blown out by the Denver Broncos in the final week 38-0, but that was when the Chiefs didn't care because they had their playoff spot locked up. Otherwise, it was a perfect but underwhelming season. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is undoubtedly one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL - and his Super Bowl rings say he's currently the best - but he finished 7th in passing yards (3,928), 9th in passing touchdowns (26), and 8th in QBR (67.7). Retread RB Kareem Hunt (200 carries, 728 yards, 7 TDs) led the team in rushing because Isiah Pacheco missed a big chunk of the year due to injury. Famed TE Travis Kelce grabbed 97 passes but for a mediocre 823 yards (8.5 yards/catch) and 3 touchdowns. Former Michigan commit Xavier Worthy, a 1st round pick wide receiver in 2024, caught 59 passes for 638 yards and 6 touchdowns, adding 20 carries for 104 yards and 2 scores. Former Michigan DE Mike Danna finished #4 on the team with 3.5 sacks, behind Purdue product George Karlaftis (8.0). Outside linebacker Josh Uche managed just 10 tackles across six games in his first season coming over from the Patriots.
EAGLES PLAYERS FROM MICHIGAN: DE Brandon Graham, OG Trevor Keegan, LB Ben VanSumeren*
Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts is more involved in the running game (150 carries, 630 yards, 14 TDs), but he has had a fairly efficient year throwing the football (68.7% completions, 2907 yards, 18 TDs, 5 INTs). The offense has really been powered by RB Saquon Barkley (345 yards, 2005 yards, 13 TD), who has had the most amazing season by an NFL running back in a long time - not just with yardage, but with explosive plays and highlight reel talent. The receiving group is led by WR A.J. Brown (67 catches, 1079 yards, 7 TDs) and WR Devonta Smith (68 catches, 833 yards, 8 TDs), with TE Dallas Goedert (42 catches, 496 yards, 2 TDs) also a valuable receiving target. Former Michigan DE Brandon Graham (20 tackles, 3.5 sacks) played in eleven games this season, but an upper body injury caused him to miss the remainder of the year; he has been activated since the NFC Championship game, so he may play in the Super Bowl, which will likely be the final game of his career as he trends toward retirement. Former Michigan LB Ben VanSumeren, who finished his career at Michigan State, has played in eleven games and made 3 tackles; he has also played a little bit of fullback as a blocker in short yardage situations.
*Worthy and VanSumeren both signed with Michigan out of high school. Worthy did not get through admissions and ended up at Texas, while VanSumeren transferred to play for MSU.
PREDICTION
I don't want to pick against the best quarterback in the NFL. Mahomes always seems to make the plays - and some would say get the calls - when the game is on the line. But when I look at the rosters, I think Philadelphia has more talent. They have the best running back in the league, a great defensive line, two good receivers, a good tight end, and players up and down the roster from Georgia, along with high-level draft picks. The Chiefs of course have great players (Mahomes, Kelce, WR DeAndre Hopkins, DT Chris Jones, etc.), but top-to-bottom, I see more talent on the Eagles side. I'm excited to see what wrinkles Andy Reid has in store for the big game - he always has some fun play designs - but I think the Eagles' defensive talent will make enough plays to eke out a win. I'm going with the Eagles, 24-20.
Denton (TX) Ryan offensive tackle Ty Haywood committed to Michigan on Wednesday morning. The former Alabama commit also had offers from Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and USC, among others.
Haywood is listed at 6'5" and 285 pounds. He also participates in the high school shot put, where he has put up a personal record of 58'6".
Tomorrow is the anticlimactic "late" National Signing Day that we have to suffer through after the "early" signing period that popped up in December a few years ago. It's tough to get too excited about the early signing period since we're still in the midst of thoughts about Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, bowl games, the College Football Playoff, etc. at that time of year, but there's still some potential for excitement for the 2025 class:
Denton (TX) Ryan offensive tackle Ty Haywood (4-star, #6 OT, #39 overall) will be announcing his commitment at 8:00 a.m. CST (9:00 a.m. EST), so keep an eye on him. It appears to be a Florida State vs. Michigan battle, but Michigan is the betting favorite as of right now. The 6'5", 285-pounder could be a star in the near future and would make two top-40 offensive tackles for Michigan in the class if he joins Andrew Babalola, who signed in December. Haywood has outstanding potential, but my primary concern is that he's usually the last guy off the ball, so he needs to get quicker off the snap.
Chase Herbstreit (#7, image via X)
Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier quarterback Chase Herbstreit (3-star, #147 QB, #2191 overall) committed to Michigan already, but he committed after the early signing period was over, so he should officially be in the fold on Wednesday. He just took his official visit to Ann Arbor this past weekend, which caused an uproar on the internet since his dad, famous Ohio State alum-turned-broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit, showed up in some social media pictures wearing navy blue and a Michigan lanyard.
Philadelphia (PA) Imhotep defensive end Zahir Mathis (4-star, #12 EDGE, #114 overall) is still uncommitted after decommitting from Ohio State. Michigan was in the mix, but the two parties parted ways before Mathis took an official visit in January, so it looks to be down to Florida State and Maryland for Mathis.
OFF THE BOARD
Columbia (SC) Heathwood Hall Episcopal cornerback Onis Konanbanny (4-star, #34 CB, #361 overall) flipped from Tennessee to Florida. He had been committed to the Volunteers since August 2024.
Pat Coogan - C - Notre Dame: Coogan is a 6'5", 310-pounder who has spent most of the past two seasons starting for the Fighting Irish. A fifth year senior, he was a starting guard in 2023 and a starting center in 2024, earning grades of 66.1 and 72.1, respectively, from Pro Football Focus. Initially slated to be a backup at center in 2024, he ended up starting most of the year due to an injury to the starter. Coogan was expected to be a backup again in 2025 despite playing over 1,500 snaps in the past two seasons, so he hit the transfer portal for his one remaining season of eligibility. He was a 3-star, the #42 interior offensive lineman, and #613 overall coming out of Chicago (IL) Marist in 2021. UPDATE: Coogan committed to Indiana before visiting Michigan and will not be taking a trip to Ann Arbor.
2025
Chase Herbstreit - QB - Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier: Herbstreit has already committed to Michigan (LINK) but will take his official visit this weekend.
