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Oliver Martin Goes Blue

Four-star wide receiver Oliver Martin has committed to Michigan.
Four-star wide receiver Oliver Martin has committed to Michigan. (Photo by Brandon Brown)

Iowa City (Iowa) West four-star wide receiver Oliver Martin has committed to Michigan. The 6-1, 190-pounder took to Twitter to let people know that he's going to be a Wolverine.

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Not long after the Twitter proclamation, a video surfaced showing Martin, head coach Jim Harbaugh, and new passing game coordinator Pep Hamilton jumping into a Michigan pool in celebration of Martin's choice.

Martin, Rivals.com's No. 35 wide receiver and No. 206 overall player nationally, was just in Ann Arbor over the weekend for his final official visit and obviously things went well.

He becomes the fourth wide receiver commit in Michigan's 2017 recruiting class making up 25% of an incredible haul at the position. Martin, the top player in Iowa, joins Michigan's top player, five-star Donovan Peoples-Jones, Connecticut's top prospect, four-star Tarik Black, and four-star Brad Hawkins as U-M's incoming pass catchers.

Martin was down to a loose top group consisting of Michigan State, Notre Dame, Iowa, Florida, Auburn, and Ohio State. He went back on forth on who would receive a late-cycle official visit and when the choice was revealed to be Michigan, everyone seemed to know U-M would be tough to beat.

With four dangerous pass catchers now in the class, Pinson (Ala.) Clay four-star wideout Nico Collins becomes a luxury as opposed to a necessity. It was always the plan to take four receivers in the class but if Collins wants to join up as well, he won't be turned away.

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