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Michigan lands commitment from highest-ranked RB prospect in program history
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What was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day (slight exaggeration) now isn’t so bad for Michigan. Donovan Edwards is a Wolverine.
One of the top running back recruits in the nation, Edwards committed to Michigan on Wednesday during the first day of the Early Signing Period. Edwards is a four-star recruit and the nation’s No. 4 running back according to 247Sports.
Naturally, he had offers from all over the country including Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, Miami, Notre Dame and Ohio State among others. He is the highest-ranked running back prospect to commit to Michigan since 247Sports began keeping track.
BREAKING: #Rivals100 RB Donovan Edwards has committed to #Michigan
You can follow coverage of this decision at https://t.co/j5EsK6TaWD pic.twitter.com/g4XjNQWgeG
— Josh Helmholdt (@JoshHelmholdt) December 16, 2020
Edwards is the No. 44 player in the nation per the national rankings on 247Sports.
He is the second-highest ranked player in the class after quarterback J.J. McCarthy of IMG Academy. There are now two running backs in this class as Edwards joins three-star Tavierre Dunlap.
Also, there are now five players from the state of Michigan in this Wolverines class with the addition of Edwards, who plays for West Bloomfield.