Wolverine TV: Where does Michigan stand with Top 100 WR Gatlin Bair?
The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Wednesday edition of The Wolverine Live recruiting show, including the recruitment of Top 100 Burley (Idaho) High wide receiver Gatlin Bair.
Watch and listen to Holland share the latest on U-M recruiting below.
Bair made an official visit to Michigan last month and is now set to announce his commitment in early August.
Right now, Michigan has a 71.9 percent lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. However, both Oregon and Boise State remain very much in play.
“Michigan has the lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine,” Holland said. “He has great connections with the Michigan staff, specifically Ron Bellamy and Jay Harbaugh. He has a great connection with Michigan tight end Colston Loveland as well. Remember, Loveland is also from Idaho, and they share the same high school coach, Cameron Anderson. Bair is a mission kid, and Michigan has experience going through that process with Andrew Gentry. The June official visit went really, really well.
“Now, he is taking a multi-day unofficial visit to Boise State next week. We’re going to track and monitor that. Michigan is the superior program, but Boise State has done a fantastic job of recruiting him and pitching him on staying closer to home. Of course, Oregon is hanging around. With Oregon, you just never know.”
At 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, Bair is ranked as the No. 11 wide receiver and No. 39 overall prospect nationally, per the On3 Industry Rankings.
Michigan has 26 commits in its 2024 recruiting class. Of the names in the group are Top 100 Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day quarterback Jadyn Davis, Top 100 Rochester (Mich.) Adams tight end Brady Prieskorn, Top 100 Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller running back Jordan Marshall, On300 Austin (Tex.) Vandegrift offensive tackle Blake Frazier, On300 Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst offensive tackle Andrew Sprague, offensive tackle On300 Harper Woods (Mich.) High defensive back Jacob Oden, On300 Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth linebacker Mason Curtis, On300 Bellevue (Wash.) High tight end Hogan Hansen, On300 Belleville (Mich.) High linebacker Jeremiah Beasley, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy EDGE Jacob Smith, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith, four-star Avon (Ohio) High interior offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, four-star Brandywine (Md.) Gwynn Park EDGE Devon Baxter, four-star Ijamsville (Md.) Oakdale EDGE Dominic Nichols, four-star Chicago (Ill.) Kenwood Academy wide receiver I’Marion Stewart, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day wide receiver Channing Goodwin, three-star Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward offensive tackle Ben Roebuck, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier defensive lineman Ted Hammond, three-star Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman running back Micah Ka’apana, three-star Ponte Vedra (Fla.) Beach interior offensive lineman Jake Guarnera, three-star Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall defensive lineman Manuel Beigel, three-star Princeton (N.J.) Hum School defensive lineman Owen Wafle, three-star Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic athlete Cole Sullivan, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) West linebacker Jaden Smith, and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.
The Wolverines are ranked No. 5 in the 2024 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 2 overall in the Big Ten Conference behind Ohio State.
