The maize and blue are heating up in terms of recruiting of late, and now Michigan football is starting to take some big swings at some big-time players.
The question is, will it hit a home run, or strike out?
Nonetheless, elite wide receivers are hard to come by, and in the Jim Harbaugh era, the maize and blue have landed exactly one five-star at the position (Donovan Peoples-Jones). Now position coach Ron Bellamy has his eyes on a few others, and one of them just put the Wolverines in his top group.
Sure, a top 12 isn’t exactly whittling things down, but that’s where the maize and blue landed in 2024 Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview five-star WR Mike Matthew’s list.
BREAKING: Five-Star WR Mike Matthews tells me he is down to 1️⃣2️⃣ Schools!
The 6’2 185 WR from Lilburn, GA is ranked as the No. 8 Player in the ‘24 Class (No. 3 WR)
Where Should He Go?👇🏽 https://t.co/SAwD01KR2z pic.twitter.com/QpSy5RZzty
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) March 28, 2023
Naturally, Michigan has stiff competition in Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Auburn, Colorado, USC, Texas A&M, LSU, Arkansas, and Tennessee — you know, pretty much every major player on the college football scene.
Matthews is ranked No. 6 overall by the 247Sports composite and is the No. 2 wide receiver as well as player in the state of Georgia. He has no 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions at this time.