Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Michigan Wolverines landed the commitment of one of their top overall targets in the 2027 class in four-star wide receiver Quentin Burrell.
At 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, Burrell hails
from Chicago and plays at Mount Carmel High School. He earned his offer from Ron Bellamy when he was still the wide receivers coach for Michigan back in Jan. 2025. His recruitment took off from there, as he also earned offers from other programs like Ohio State, Penn State, Auburn, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ole Miss, Indiana, Oregon, LSU, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama and more.
Even when Bellamy briefly departed the program and new head coach Kyle Whittingham hired Micah Simons as the next wide receivers coach, everyone in the new coaching staff played a role in connecting with Burrell.
“Coaches are really close like a family,” Burrell told Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong after his visit for the spring game. “And you can feel that, plus it’s a great school in the Big Ten with great history and traditions.”
In addition to the coaches, it would be naive to ignore the family connection that played an obvious role here as well. Burrell’s sister, Kali, just finished her senior year at Michigan and played for the women’s soccer team. He visited Ann Arbor multiple times just to see his sister play, so that certainly did not hurt the football program’s chances of landing him.
At the end of the day, Burrell picked the Wolverines over his three other finalists — Notre Dame, Arizona State and Missouri.
247Sports’ Andrew Ivins scouted Burrell back in January and wrote this about him:
-Steady and productive X projection that will outwork coverage for the football.
-Enters senior season as Mount Carmel’s all-time leader in touchdown catches (142 receptions for 2,396 yards and 34 scores).
-Tends to win with his route-running and overall spacing.
-Makes difficult grabs on the sidelines as he attacks passes with focused hands.
-Quick to get vertical once the ball is secured and will fight for extra yardage.
-Can certainly find a top gear, but shouldn’t be classified as a burner and is the type of wideout that creates more issues for defenders with his size and IQ than his speed.
-Already embraces the idea of blocking on the perimeter and will work for teammates.
-Projects as a potential multi-year contributor with all-league upside at the Power Four level.
With Burrell now in the fold, the Wolverines are up to eight total commitments in this recruiting cycle. He is the first wide receiver to commit to Michigan, with other big time targets still out there in four-star Dakota Guerrant, four-star Damani Warren, four-star Deshawn Hall, three-star Tre Britton III and others.
Burrell is ranked No. 7 in the state of Illinois, No. 16 at his position and No. 85 overall in the 2027 class, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings. As a junior last year, Burrell had 67 receptions for 1,139 yards and 16 touchdowns; take a peak at his highlights down below.
