Michigan recruiting intel: Wolverines ramping up interest with in-state recruit
Michigan only offered a few in-state prospects in the 2026 cycles, focusing on elite prospects like Top 100 athlete CJ Sadler and Top 100 offensive lineman Gregory Patrick. Sherrone Moore places a heavy emphasis on keeping the state’s best prospects home, and they’re starting to show interest in a rapidly rising local recruit.
Samson Gash emerged this spring as one of the more intriguing athletes in Michigan. The three-star receiver out of South Lyon (Mich.) Detroit Catholic Central holds 16 Division-I offers and picked up a wave of Power Four scholarships this spring that included Iowa, West Virginia and Michigan State.
He ran a 10.41 100-meter-dash this spring, and that certainly caught the attention of schools all over the country. Gash spoke on the phone with wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy Tuesday, and now the 6-0, 165-pound pass catcher is planning a trip to Ann Arbor.
“I’m most likely going to be there next Wednesday to workout for him, and we will move forward from there,” Gash said.
In addition to a potential workout with the Wolverines, he has official visits planned with West Virginia (June 6), Michigan State (June 13) and Cincinnati (June 20). Gash recently added a June 21 trip to Alabama to his schedule.
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A Michigan offer would be an intriguing scholarship for the No. 8 in-state recruit.
“I’d have interest for sure,” Gash said.
He won a state title in the 100-meter this spring with his time in the 10.4s. That sprint set a meet record, and he also clocked a personal best, nationally qualifying 21.36 in the 200-meter-dash that same day. Gash’s speed translates to the football field as well.
The versatile receiver racked up 1,513 all-purpose yards as a junior. He caught 42 passes for 731 yards, averaging 17.4 yards per reception. On the ground, he took 31 carries 347 yards. He scored 20 total offensive touchdowns and added a kick return score.
Gash’s older brother Isaiah Gash played for the Wolverines before medically retiring. The receiver has another brother, Caleb Gash, who plays for Michigan State. Michigan offered his younger sibling, Gideon Gash, earlier this year. So, he has deep in-state ties as a Detroit Catholic star.
He previously told On3’s SpartanMag that he’d like to make a decision by early July, and U-M is quickly starting to ramp up its interest in the nation’s No. 102 wide receiver. The Wolverines hold one wide receiver pledge so far this cycle from three-star pass catcher Jaylen Pile.
