Rivals300 WR Brady Marchese flips commitment from Georgia to Michigan

Michigan scored a major recruiting victory on the second day of the early signing period.

Rivals300 Cartersville (Ga.) High wide receiver Brady Marchese flipped his commitment from Georgia to Michigan on Thursday afternoon.

Marchese was expected to sign with Georgia but began trending to Michigan over the last 24 hours. With four-star wide receiver Zion Robinson flipping from Michigan to Stanford earlier in the day, the Wolverines went all in to seal the deal with Marchese.

Marchese should be a familiar name for Michigan fans. He made an official visit to U-M this summer and was close to siding with the Wolverines before ultimately picking Georgia.

Now, Marchese is officially a Michigan Wolverine.

At 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Marchese is ranked as the No. 27 wide receiver and No. 166 overall prospect nationally, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 18 overall recruit in the state of Georgia.

Michigan holds 26 commits in its 2026 recruiting class — five-star Mineral (Va.) Louisa County running back Savion Hiter, five-star Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga EDGE Carter Meadows, Top 100 Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee, Rivals300 St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet defensive lineman Titan Davis, Rivals300 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Rivals300 Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s offensive lineman Marky Walbridge, Rivals300 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver Travis Johnson, Rivals300 Waco (Texas) Connally cornerback Jamarion Vincent, Rivals300 Liberty Hill (Texas) High defensive lineman Alister Vallejo, four-star Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, four-star Richmond (Va.) Hermitage defensive back Andre Clarke, 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 Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile, three-star Richmond (Va.) Huguenot linebacker Markel Dabney, three-star Hinsdale (Ill.) Central kicker Micah Drescher, three-star Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales running back Jonathan Brown, three-star Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy offensive lineman Tommy Fraumann, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier linebacker Aden Reeder, three-star Jackson (Miss.) Hartfield Academy linebacker Kaden Catchings, three-star Saline (Mich.) High quarterback Tommy Carr, three-star Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s offensive lineman Adrian Hamilton and three-star Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.

Michigan entered the day with the No. 12 ranked 2026 recruiting class nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings. Michigan is also ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten. USC currently has the top class in the conference.