Michigan Football: A two-horse race for 2021 DB Daymon David?

It appears that in the recruitment of Daymon David, it’s becoming a two-horse race between Michigan football and Boston College.

The recruiting board for Michigan football is starting to dry up in the secondary, especially after two other potential recruits went off the board in the last two days.

One of them was three-star athlete Kamonte Grimes, a player Michigan football was recruiting as a cornerback. He had an offer and was pursued hard by the Wolverines. However, he ended up committing to Nebraska.

That spurned some last-minute hope that Michigan football would finally extend an offer to in-state cornerback Maxwell Hairston, out of West Bloomfield.

Hairston is a low-ranking three-star recruit but to be fair, he didn’t get the chance to make that final jump during his senior season. The limited offseason and the lack of a senior year hurt him.

But the kid can fly and he does well in man coverage, which makes it curious that he hasn’t been offered by Michigan.

On Monday, he officially committed to Kentucky. And while the Wolverines could certainly jump in the mix with an offer, it’s probably too late.

Latest buzz with Michigan and Daymon David

In other news, Michigan seems to be in a stronger position than before with three-star safety recruit Daymon David.

David is a low-ranking three-star recruit, sort of like Hairston. He’s from Reisterstown, Maryland and ranks 1,143 overall in 2021 according to the 247 sports composite rankings.

But David doesn’t play to his ranking. He’s actually much better and at some point, he will likely get a bump. He is a tremendous hitter and he has turned into a priority for the Wolverines.

For a while, David was considered an Oklahoma lean. But the Sooners aren’t known for turning out NFL defensive backs, so you always felt like Michigan was going to have a chance.

And now, according to a report from Boston College reporter Tyler Calvaruso of Eagles Insider ($), the Sooners have moved David down their board, meaning it could be down to BC and Michigan. Here’s an excerpt of what he wrote:

"“I’m hearing that Daymon David is dropping down Oklahoma’s board, as the Sooners are prioritizing Jardin Gilbert. From what I have been told, this leaves Boston College and Michigan as the two top contenders and the two fighting the hardest to land David. David and Michigan have been in contact basically every day and it’s clear that he is a priority recruit for them at this point in the cycle.”"

It felt like it was down to the Sooners and Wolverines and if Oklahoma really is prioritizing others at the safety position, then you’d have to consider U-M the favorite to land David.

As of now, David doesn’t have any crystal balls or Futurecast picks.