Wolverine TV: Where Michigan stands with OL target Taliafi Ta'ala

Michigan hosted a number of talented recruits for its statement win over Big Ten foe Penn State last weekend, including three-star 2023 Sandy (Utah) Alta offensive lineman Taliafi Ta’ala.

U-M is now in a strong position coming out of his first trip to Ann Arbor and is expected to get him back for an official visit this cycle.

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland takes a closer look at Ta’ala and breaks down his recruitment in this week’s Recruit of the Week segment.

Watch below.

Along with Michigan, Ta’ala holds offers from Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Michigan State, Oregon State, Utah and Utah State.

At 6-foot-5, 295 pounds, Ta’ala is ranked as the No. 27 offensive tackle and No. 401 overall prospect in the country. He is also ranked as the No. 5 overall recruit in the state of Utah, per the On3 Consensus.

Ta’ala has an On3 NIL Valuation of $8.8K with 2.6K followers across all platforms. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Michigan has 15 commits in its 2023 recruiting class — On300 offensive tackle Evan Link, On300 EDGE Enow Etta, consensus four-star offensive lineman Amir Herring, four-star EDGE Collins Acheampong, four-star running back Cole Cabana, four-star linebacker Semaj Bridgeman, four-star tight end Deakon Tonielli, three-star wide receivers Semaj Morgan and Fredrick Moore, three-star defensive lineman Brooks Bahr, three-star running back Benjamin Hall, three-star EDGE Aymeric Koumba, three-star tight end Zack Marshall, three-star athlete Kendrick Bell and three-star kicker Adam Samaha.

The class is currently ranked No. 26 nationally in the On3 Consensus rankings and No. 4 in the Big Ten behind Michigan State, Penn State and Ohio State.