4 thoughts on Michigan Football recruiting in month of May

We have reached the month of May and as we move towards the summer and an important time period for Michigan football recruiting, here are four thoughts. 

If you haven’t noticed, Michigan football has been falling down the 2023 recruiting rankings and is now outside the top 15 for the 2023 class.

The Wolverines are ranked 18th according to the On3.com consensus rankings for 2023 and that was after being ranked in the top 10 not that long ago.

Of course, Michigan football went the entire month of April without a commitment and while other programs built up momentum during their spring games, the Wolverines failed in that regard too.

The entire month of April was a disaster for the Wolverines on the recruiting trail and whether it’s NIL, (assistant) coaching changes, or what have you, U-M needs to get things going, and as we have now reached the month of May, here are four thoughts on the 2023 recruiting class.

Michigan needs momentum

The Wolverines have picked up a couple of expert projections in the past few weeks, but there hasn’t been much buzz at all coming from Ann Arbor.

On the other hand, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Ohio State, and others are generating momentum fast on the trail in 2023. Jyaire Hill is one 2023 recruit that Michigan appears to be leading with and another is Amir Herring, an in-state offensive lineman.

The Wolverines cooled on Herring and are now making a renewed push. If I had to guess who the next commitment would be, it would be Herring or Hill. Michigan was projected an edge rusher from EJ Holland of The Wolverine earlier this week, which is a positive sign, but with only six pledges in the 2023 class, Michigan football has work to do.

It also really needs to start building some momentum, because, after a Big Ten title and a playoff appearance, you expected recruiting to pick up, not decline.