As the bitter cold of the Michigan winter continues, recruits from across the country are setting up spring visits to Ann Arbor. In this edition of the Recruiting Roundup, let’s kick things off with a 4-star defensive back set to visit next month.
4-star 2027 safety sets spring visit at Michigan
It’s always good to own the Chicago area on the recruiting trail, and that’s what the new staff is trying to do with the recruitment of 2027 four-star 2027 safety Tavares Harrington. Harrington is ranked 137th in his class and sixth among players from Illinois on the 247Sports composite. He’s a highly coveted prospect, with more than 40 offers to his name.
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The young safety told Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong ($) he’s set to visit Ann Arbor from March 17-19. Wiltfong asked him what stood out about Michigan.
“The program,” Harrington said. “Their production. They are a powerhouse with great coaches and the way they run their program.”
Harrington is also set to officially visit Georgia the weekend of June 5 and Alabama two weekends later. Besides those two schools and Michigan, Harrington said another priority school for him is Nebraska. Unless Nebraska swoops in, Michigan has the advantage of being the first visit of the group, and hopefully the coaching staff can convince him to lock in an official visit for June as well.
2027 linebacker speaks on recent Michigan offer
New head coach Kyle Whittingham and his staff have been busy extending offers to recruits, including 2027 linebacker Bryce Breeden. Whittingham and linebackers coach Alex Whittingham paid a visit to the Texas linebacker this past weekend, extending an offer on Saturday.
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Breeden told Sam Spiegelman with Rivals ($) he plans to visit Michigan in the spring, then return for an official visit in June.
“They’re going to be really strong contender as it gets closer to June,” Breeden said.
The Whittingham’s reassured Breeden they bring stability and development to the program, and it sounds like the Wolverines are making him a priority.
“Michigan has always been a powerhouse football team,” Breeden said. “The style of defense they run is a big run-stopping defense ,and I would fit right in. What makes this offer a big deal is that I have always looked up to Michigan football. Playing for the Wolverines would put me closer to my dad.”
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While he is not yet ranked on the composite, Breeden does have more than two dozen offers, including some pretty good ones from Houston, Michigan State, Northwestern, Texas Tech, and others.
2026 TE commit excited to get started at Michigan
It’s always an encouraging sign for the future when a Michigan commit is voted as a captain by his high school teammates, and that was exactly the case for 2026 tight end signee Mason Bonner. Bonner — who committed to Michigan in late May and signed in December, received a vote from every one of his teammates, his high school coach, Jeremy Bennett, told The Wolverine’s Ethan McDowell ($).
“We all know he’s big and long and runs routes like a 5-9 slot receiver,” Bennett said. “He does all those things, but it was his leadership this year. It was him not letting our team fall to the wayside when there was adversity…His leadership and the example he set, not only verbally but by his actions, I think that was tremendous for our program this year and helped us turn the corner and make a run into the quarterfinals.”
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McDowell also reported that offensive line coach Jim Harding paid Bonner a visit last month and said Bonner will join the program in June after he wraps up his senior season of basketball.
“He has not stepped foot as a student on the Michigan campus, but his comment to me was, ‘Coach, I’m a Michigan man,’” Bennett said. “He’s chomping at the bit to get there and get with his teammates.”
Quick Hitters
-Michigan extended offers to 2027 running back Timmie Lewis and 2027 linebacker Kenneth Simon II recently.
-Quick shifting gears to basketball, as Devin Cleveland, a top-30 recruit and one of the top shooting guards in the 2027 class, is set to take an unofficial visit to Michigan for the Michigan State game on March 8.