Where Michigan targets landed in updated On300 2026 recruiting rankings

On3 released its updated On300 rankings for the 2026 recruiting class on Monday morning. While Michigan doesn’t have any early commits, the Wolverines are in it for a number of targets on the list.

Michigan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell has the luxury of getting a jump-start on signal-callers next cycle after locking up 2025 On300 quarterback Carter Smith this past fall. Campbell hit the road hard during the contact period and has dished out multiple offers at the position.

The highest rated quarterback on the board is Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley prospect Faizon Brandon, who checked in at No. 11 overall. Campbell offered Brandon in the winter and is looking to get him on campus soon. Michigan also has scholarships out to Folsom (Calif.) High’s Ryder Lyons (No. 50), New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln Way West’s Jonas Williams (No. 115), Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit’s Will Griffin (No. 120), Indialantic (Fla.) Cocoa’s Brady Hart, Lake Mary (Fla.) High’s Noah Grubbs (No. 193), Newbury Park (Calif.) High’s Brady Smigiel (No. 199).

Curtis, Griffin, Williams, Smigiel and Grubbs have all visited Michigan in the past.

Michigan has just a handful of running back offer out in 2026. The highest ranked is Forney (Texas) High’s Javian Osborn, who is now ranked as the No. 1 running back and No. 23 overall prospect in the country. New Michigan assistant JB Brown extended the offer in the winter.

Michigan is squarely in the mix for Woodberry Forest (Va.) Schools’ Savion Hiter (No. 45) and Boca Raton (Fla.) West’s Javian Mallory. New U-M running backs coach Tony Alford is making both top priorities.

Michigan wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy is going after several On300 pass catchers next cycle. He has offers out to New Orleans (La.) Destrehan’s Jabari Mack (No. 40), Woodberry Forest (Va.) School’s Dyzier Carter, Richmond (Va.) Trinity Episcopal’s Davion Brown (No. 100), Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith’s Travis Johnson (No. 111), Houston (Texas) Legacy’s Keisean Henderson (No. 127), Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech’s CJ Sadler (No. 264), Harrisburg (Pa.) High’s Elias Coke (No. 281) and Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban’s Payton Cook (No. 300).

Michigan has the early lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine for both Sadler and Cook. The two Midwest prospects have both made early visits to U-M.

Michigan should be a destination school for top tight end recruits, and the Wolverines are already involved with some of the nation’s best in 2026, including Saint George (Utah) Pine View’s Brock Harris (No. 67), Long Beach (Calif.) Lakewood’s Caleb Tafua (No. 123), Dunlap (Ill.) High’s Mack Sutter (No. 161), Frisco (Texas) Lone Star’s Ryder Mix (No. 189), Nashville (Tenn.) Donelson Christian’s Carson Sneed (No. 200), Billings (Mont.) West’s Matt Ludwig (No. 201), Decatur (Ill.) Mt. Zion’s JC Anderson (No. 235).

New Michigan offensive line coach Grant Newsome is hard at work on the recruiting trail and has offers out to Richmond (Va.) St. Christopher’s Darius Gray (No. 43), Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley’s Tyler Merrill (No. 76), Portage (Mich.) Northern’s Gregory Patrick (No. 74), Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s Marky Walbridge (No. 137), Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban’s Sam Greer (No. 166), Flower Mound (Texas) High’s Drew Evers (No. 227) and Avon Lake (Ohio) High’s Maxwell Riley (No. 233).

Gray, Merrill, Patrick, Greer and Riley have already been to Ann Arbor in the past.

New Michigan defensive line coach Lou Esposito is just starting to set his board. However, New Orleans (La.) St Augustine’s Jahkeem Stewart (No. 1), Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman’s Tank Carrington (No. 135) and Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy’s Preston Carey (No. 241) have all said they want to visit.

New Michigan linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary is in the same boat.

New Michigan secondary coach LaMar Morgan is in a similar position as well. However, Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban’s Elbert Hill (No. 13), Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy’s Shavar Young (No. 122), Knoxville (Tenn.) Bearden’s Chaston Smith (No. 142) and Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy’s Zech Fort (No. 270) have all visited Michigan in the past.