Michigan Football Recruiting: 3 takeaways from 2018 class

Shea Patterson helps make the recruiting class much, much better

While the Wolverines didn’t end with a ton of flashy, 5-star players, Michigan football did add impact players. And even though Shea Patterson isn’t an incoming freshman and will have just two years of eligibility remaining, he certainly qualifies as an impact player.

Even Paul Finebuam, who hates Jim Harbaugh and doesn’t need much excuse to attack the Wolverines, said if Patterson plays in 2018, Michigan could be a national title contender. That’s some serious praise. Especially for a Wolverines hater.

Yet, Patterson isn’t the only transfer coming aboard. Michigan also added Casey Hughes, a former starting cornerback at Utah and is also in the mix for Calvin Anderson, an offensive tackle from Rice. 

Both players are graduate transfers, but each can come in and help right away. Hughes seems to have a good shot at winning the nickel corner job and Anderson, if he signs with the Wolverines over Texas, will likely be the one of the starting tackles.

So yes, Michigan could have done better on signing day and with the entire 2018 class. But when you count the addition of Patterson and the other transfers, you realize the influx of talent isn’t so bad.