Wolverine TV: Breaking down new Michigan QB commit Tommy Carr

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland shares his thoughts on new Michigan quarterback commit Tommy Carr, who flipped to the Wolverines on Sunday.

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Carr Recruitment

Carr gave Miami (Ohio) an early verbal commitment before seeing his stock rise as a senior.

This season, Carr passed for 2,797 yards and 37 touchdowns with only five interceptions. He also rushed for 300 yards and eight scores.

It’s no secret Michigan needs more capable passers in its quarterback room. The Wolverines worked on Carr behind the scenes and eventually flipped the Saline (Mich.) High prospect away from Miami (Ohio).

Here is what Holland had to say about Carr.

“I really like Tommy Carr,” Holland said. “I think this is a great late addition for the Wolverines. Michigan needs more capable arms behind Bryce Underwood. Carr can provide depth, but he’s also a guy who can compete for the starting job down the line. He had a really strong senior season. I think he’s better than fellow quarterback commit Brady Smigiel.”

Carr is the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr.

Tommy is ranked as the No. 57 quarterback and 972 overall recruit nationally, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 18 overall recruit in the state of Michigan for this cycle.

Michigan has 25 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, 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 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, 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 and three-star Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.

Michigan entered the day with the No. 11 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.