News update:How 2024’s class piles up with late Michigan enrolling classes

The 2024 National Signing Day was one of the least stressful ever for the Michigan Wolverines. Of Michigan’s 27 commits, by the end of the day, all 27 had signed. No drama, no NIL-inspired chaos, just pen-to-paper for Michigan’s newest crop of players.

Starting with the 2021 class, the Wolverines have taken a noticeably different approach to recruiting and the results — three Big Ten Championships and three College Football Playoff appearances — are undeniable. Michigan’s approach? Find players that fit the team’s established culture first and worry about everything else second.

Understanding this philosophy, it is no surprise why Michigan is one of the few schools that has vastly limited the negative impact of the transfer portal. Of Michigan’s last three recruiting classes, only two players ranked inside the top-10 of a class — per 247Sports composite — have transferred out. Defensive tackle George Rooks and tight end Louis Hansen, both members of the 2021 class, left the program early, but both also played at two of the deepest positions on the roster.

Michigan isn’t selling recruits on NIL fantasies or hollow promises, the team is selling kids on winning; winning a fourth straight Big Ten Championship, winning a fourth straight game over Ohio State, and winning a national championship. By winning, everything else will take care of itself.

So although this class isn’t ranked toward the top of any team rankings websites, you can count on these recruits to be committed to winning above everything else and staying the course in Ann Arbor. That said, this class is sneaky talented and exciting.

Despite not having a five-star prospect, no Michigan class in the last three years has as many four-star recruits as 2024’s. Of these recruits, there appear to be several cornerstone pieces at key positions. Jadyn Davis appears to be the heir-apparent and the quarterback of the future. Running back Jordan Marshall is the first Mr. Ohio to leave for Ann Arbor since Sir Charles Woodson himself. Andrew Sprague is positioned to be the next great offensive tackle, and Jacob Oden’s leadership and recruitment of others during the cycle has written future team captain all over him