Donovan Peoples-Jones Goes Blue

Detroit Cass Tech five-star wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones has committed to Michigan. The 6-1, 188-pounder made the decision public while live on ESPN2's Recruiting Nation.

Peoples-Jones, Rivals.com's No. 2 wide receiver and No. 13 overall player nationally, was just in Ann Arbor last weekend for his official visit and obviously things went well.

"Michigan fit every need that I wanted," Peoples-Jones said. "First was academics. Secondly, I want to play with the best. I believe Jim Harbaugh is one of the best coaches in college football and I really think he can develop me into the receiver that I want to be. Third, I wanted to be in a comfortable environment. I really don't think that any college town is better than Ann Arbor and I'm ready to be at the University of Michigan."

He joins teammate and three-star safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell and Martin Luther King four-star cornerback Ambry Thomas among Michigan's class giving U-M three of the top talents out of Detroit. Controlling fertile recruiting grounds at Cass and MLK is a goal of Michigan's staff and the now-complete 2017 haul is an impressive one.

Peoples-Jones had a final five of Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Florida, and Florida State. He took official visits to all but Michigan State and was believed to be down to the Noles, Buckeyes, and Wolverines before pledging to U-M.

Michigan now has Cheshire (Conn.) Cheshire Academy four-star Tarik Black, Suffield (Conn.) Suffield Academy Brad Hawkins, and Peoples-Jones in the fold at wide receiver. Pinson (Ala.) Clay four-star Nico Collins, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star Mike Harley, and Iowa City (Iowa) West three-star Oliver Martin are still on the board for Michigan's fourth and final wide receiver spot in 2017.