Michigan recruiting ranking closes in on Ohio State after Savion Hiter commitment

Michigan football climbed back into the Top 10 of Rivals’ Team Recruiting Rankings Tuesday morning when Savion Hiter announced his commitment to the Wolverines. The five-star running back is the second five-star pledge in the 2026 class. 

Going into the fall, U-M now sits at No. 10 in the team recruiting rankings, directly behind Ohio State. Hiter’s commitment nearly propelled the Wolverines past the Buckeyes. Michigan sits 0.02 points away from leaping into ninth.

Hiter is the No. 8 recruit nationally and the top-ranked running back in the 2026 cycle. He joins five-star edge rusher Carter Meadows— the fifth-ranked recruit in the country— to form the Wolverines’ five-star duo. Assuming both prospects sign with the program in December, this would be U-M’s second-consecutive recruiting class with two signees ranked in the Top 15 of the Rivals Industry Ranking.  

Michigan finished last cycle ranked No. 6 nationally, and Hiter’s commitment serves as a critical step towards the program reaching those heights once again. In addition to Meadows and the five-star running back, the Wolverines also hold Top 100 commitments from tight end Matt Ludwig and offensive tackle Malakai Lee. 

Following Hiter’s announcement, Michigan will try to land a fourth offensive line pledge and at least one more linebacker to help fill out the class. Flip season is approaching fast, and Michigan will need to secure a couple of unexpected pledges to finish close to the Top 5 in the rankings again. 

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Michigan now has 23 commits in its 2026 recruiting class — Hiter, five-star Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga EDGE Carter Meadows, Top 100 Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee, Top 100 St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet defensive lineman Titan Davis, Top 100 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Top 100 Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, On300 Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s offensive lineman Marky Walbridge, On300 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver Travis Johnson, On300 Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork EDGE Julian Walker, On300 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, four-star Carrollton (Ga.) High defensive back Dorian Barney, four-star Richmond (Va.) Hermitage defensive back Andre Clarke, four-star Mansfield (Texas) High wide receiver Zion Robinson, three-star Cartersville (Ga.) Cass offensive lineman Bear McWhorter, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s EDGE Tariq Boney, three-star Denver (Colo.) Mullen tight end Mason Bonner, three-star Liberty Hill (Texas) High defensive lineman Alister Vallejo, three-star Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile, three-star Richmond (Va.) Huguenot linebacker Markel Dabney, three-star Hinsdale (Ill.) Central kicker Micah Drescher, Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales running back Jonathan Brown and Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.