Insider Talks About UM’s Dominating Start To 2019 Recruiting Cycle

ANN ARBOR, MI - SEPTEMBER 03: Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Hawaii Warriors on September 3, 2016 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Rivals.com’s Mike Farrell talked about Michigan capitalizing in recruiting the south for the 2019 class:

Under Jim Harbaugh the Wolverines have made major in-roads in the Southeast and that shows when looking at the team rankings. Half of Michigan’s fifth-place 2019 class is from the Southeast (three-quarters if you consider Louisville as part of the Southeast). Calling Harbaugh an “elite recruiter” isn’t a hot take, but the way he and his staff have started to build this 2019 class shows that they have real staying power in 2019 and they should be a constant presence near the top of the team rankings.

There are only four prospects committed to Michigan so far, but three of them (five-star Christopher Hinton, four-star Stephen Herron and four-star Nolan Rumler) are in the Rivals100.

A commitment from 2018 four-star quarterback Joe Milton won’t dissuade Harbaugh from signing another elite quarterback in 2019. Signing a top-flight running back and a talented group of defensive backs will also be top priorities for Michigan in 2019.

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