The Game is fast approaching, and a ton of top targets will be flocking to Ann Arbor for the highly anticipated rivalry matchup. We will have a list of the recruits that plan on attending that game next week, but until then, we’ve got an update on the most recent commitment in today’s Recruiting Roundup.
Grandson of former Michigan head coach expands on recent commitment
It’s always fun to start off the week with flipping a recruit, and that’s exactly what Michigan did when 2026 three-star quarterback Tommy Carr flipped from Miami (OH). The brother of Notre Dame quarterback CJ
Carr and grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, Tommy is the second quarterback to commit to Michigan, joining four-star Brady Smigiel.
After making his decision, Carr told Tom Loy with 247 ($) this is the dream scenario, as he’s been a Michigan fan all his life. Offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey also made a connection with him.
“Right when he got here, he started talking to me and building that relationship,” Carr said of Lindsey. “He texted and called, and when this opportunity finally came, I jumped on it. He’s been great. It’s been great to get to know him. He’s a great coordinator and coach, and someone I want to play for.”
Carr likely won’t be playing much his first couple seasons with Bryce Underwood in town, but he wants to take the time to invest in his future.
“I’m going to get into that quarterback room and do whatever I can to help the team,” said Carr. “They have Bryce Underwood there, but I’m going to do my thing and help him and everyone else in the room. I want to develop. I want to learn the playbook. I want to get better. I just want to prepare and be ready for my opportunity.”
Carr completed 176-of-254 passes for 2,797 yards, 37 touchdowns and five interceptions in his senior season at Saline High School. He also ran for 300 yards and eight scores.
Rivals evaluator discusses why Michigan commits rose, fell in rankings update
In a recent piece on The Wolverine ($), insider E.J. Holland spoke with Charles Power, Rivals Ranking Director, on why certain Michigan recruits are rising and falling on his rankings.
The two commits that rose a bit: edge rusher Julian Walker moved up 55 spots to No. 26 nationally, and offensive lineman Malaki Lee moved up 34 spots to No. 55 nationally.
“Julian Walker continues to look like one of the more physically gifted edge prospects in what is a deep year with Top-100 types at the position,” Power said of Walker. “ What we’re excited about is the steady progress he’s shown as a player. This is a guy who looks to be growing into his body. He’s more aggressive than we saw as a junior. Also, the light is coming on. He can win with power. He can win with speed. He’s making some really high-level plays in pursuit. There was a little bit of a ‘wow’ factor with some of the plays he makes.”
“When you watch him on film, he moves really well for his size,” Power said of Lee. “That’s all we have to go on right now. He hasn’t really been on the national circuit. He’s in a group of offensive tackles in that 50-100 range that we may not have a lot of in-person exposure to. Seeing him in the all-star circuit will be really big. But just going off of the film, we feel like he stacks up well among that group from a size and movement skills perspective. I do think there could be volatility with that group as we get more exposure to them.”
Two Michigan commits also dropped significantly on the rankings: tight end Matt Ludwig fell 69 spots to No. 199 nationally, and edge McHale Blade fell out of the Top-300 entirely after previously being ranked No. 221. His analysis seems logical for both these drops.
“We love the multi-sport background,” Power said of Ludwig. “There are a lot of risers at the position that naturally pushed him down. With Ludwig, I think we want to continue to see him improve the pass catching ability and ball skills. He’s more of an athlete type, which is totally fine. But I think some of the guys ahead of him are more refined pass catchers and are going to come into college with a little bit of a higher floor technically. But we still like his upside a lot.”
“At times, he looks like a guy who hasn’t played a ton and has missed some time,” Power said of Blade. “Relative to some of these guys who have played a lot, he’s a little bit behind the eight ball. We still like him. There are flashes. But there are some other edge prospects who have shown a little more. We felt good about moving them ahead of him now that he’s back on the field, and we had something to go off of.”
Of course, these rankings aren’t the end-all, be-all, but it’s still important to note Michigan has the No. 12 class on Rivals300 and No. 10 on 247Sports.
Michigan ‘not out of the equation’ for flip target
Marcus Jennings, a three-star linebacker who plays high school football at Cass Tech, has become a target for the Wolverines this fall. He took an unofficial visit to Michigan recently, but he was back at Pitt — the schools he’s currently committed to — this past weekend to see the Panthers lose handily to Notre Dame.
“Yes, I did make it back, ” Jennings said to Greg Smith with Rivals ($). “It was nice. I enjoyed the atmosphere.”
One thing to note here that could factor into his recruitment — if Cass Tech beats Rochester Adams in the Division I state semifinals this weekend, Jennings won’t be able to visit Michigan for The Game since Cass Tech will be playing at Ford Field for a state championship.
Despite Jennings potentially not being available for that official visit — and despite Michigan already having three linebackers in its 2026 class with the recent addition of three-star Kaden Catchings — he hasn’t ruled out the Wolverines as an option.
“They’re not out of the equation,” he said.
