Michigan Moves Into Top 5 In National Recruiting Rankings

The Wolverines soared up to No. 5 in the 2021 Rivals team recruiting rankings after landing a commitment from three-star Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas cornerback Ja'Den McBurrows on Friday afternoon.

McBurrows committed to Michigan over offers from Florida State, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Ohio State, West Virginia and others.

McBurrows was a top priority for the Wolverines at cornerback this cycle. While he has never visited Michigan, McBurrows felt comfortable enough to pull the trigger.

Michigan cornerbacks coach Michael Zordich and linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary, who recruits the state of Florida, played big roles in getting McBurrows onboard sooner than expected.

Michigan now has 10 commitments in its 2021 recruiting class.

McBurrows joins Rivals100 quarterback JJ McCarthy, Rivals100 offensive lineman Giovanni El-Hadi, Rivals100 tight endLouis Hansen, Rivals250 offensive linemanRaheem Anderson, Rivals250 offensive linemanGreg Crippen, three-star linebackerCasey Phinney, All-American specialistTommy Doman and rising defensive linemen TJ Guy and Dominick Giudice.

Michigan now has a total score of 1,102. Every team ranked ahead of Michigan nationally holds more commits at this time except Clemson.

Here is a look at The Big Ten rankings:

1. Ohio State

2. Michigan

3. Minnesota

4. Iowa

5. Wisconsin

6. Penn State

7. Rutgers

8. Maryland

9. Indiana

10. Michigan State

11. Nebraska

12. Northwestern

13. Purdue

14. Illinois

Michigan is about 200 points behind Clemson, so the Wolverines will need to add elite talent to continue moving up the rankings.

The commitment of McBurrows awarded Michigan 90 points. Guy is ranked as the No. 27 cornerback nationally and No. 58 overall prospect in the state of Florida, per Rivals.com.

McBurrows is the first cornerback commit in the 2021 class.

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