12/19/2016 football Edit

Cesar Ruiz Goes Blue

The nation's top center, Cesar Ruiz, has committed to Michigan. (Photo by Brandon Brown)

Brandon Brown • Maize&BlueReview

Recruiting Editor

Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star center Cesar Ruiz has committed to Michigan. The 6-3, 313-pounder set a Dec. 19 decision for noon and stuck to it letting the world know he'd be a Wolverine.

Ruiz, Rivals.com's No. 1 center and No. 77 overall player nationally, has been high on Michigan for a long time after visiting Ann Arbor several times including for an official visit when U-M hosted Wisconsin.

He originally hails from Camden, N.J. which means he'll be joining good friends and former teammates Ron Johnson and Brad Hawkins in Ann Arbor.

Ron Johnson, Cesar Ruiz, and Brad Hawkins back when Johnson and Hawkins pledged for U-M back in July of 2015.

Ruiz took official visits to North Carolina, Florida, Auburn, and Oklahoma, along with Michigan, before deciding that Ann Arbor was the place for him. He joins Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage four-star offensive tackle Kai-Leon Herbert, Sugarcreek (Ohio) Garaway three-star offensive tackle Joel Honigford, Darien (Conn.) three-star offensive tackle Andrew Stueber, and Oak Park (Mich.) three-star offensive tackle Ja'Raymond Hall as Michigan's offensive line commits. He will graduate in around a week and enroll at U-M in January.