The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Tuesday edition of The Wolverine Live, including the commitment status of five-star EDGE Carter Meadows. Watch the full episode at the end of this story. Meadows Recruitment Michigan extended an offer to Meadows in August of last year and got him on campus for […]
The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Tuesday edition of The Wolverine Live, including the commitment status of five-star EDGE Carter Meadows.
Watch the full episode at the end of this story.
Meadows Recruitment
Michigan extended an offer to Meadows in August of last year and got him on campus for his first visit in the fall for the game against USC.
Meadows returned to Michigan for another unofficial visit this spring and took in a practice and made his official visit on June 20 for Victors Weekend.
Michigan was able to seal the deal soon after his OV. He picked Michigan over fellow finalists Ohio State, Penn State and South Carolina.
Here is what Holland had to say about Meadows.
“Meadows is a terrific student in the classroom, and I said on several occasions that I saw him as this cyclcle’s Andrew Babalola,” Holland said. “Meadows was looking for an elite blend of academics and development — similar to Babalola. You didn’t have to break the bank with NIL. On the field, Meadows is that tall, long pass rusher that Michigan didn’t land last cycle. They had, to close with him, and they did. This was a massive recruiting win for the Wolverines.”
Meadows is from the same high school that produced Michigan offensive lineman Evan Link and defensive back Kainoa Winston.
At 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, Meadows is ranked as the No. 2 EDGE and No. 5 overall prospect nationally, per On3. He is also ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in D.C. for this cycle.
Michigan has 23 commits in its 2026 recruiting class — five-star Mineral (Va.) Louisa County running back Savion Hiter, five-star Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga EDGE Carter Meadows, Top 100 Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee, Top 100 St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet defensive lineman Titan Davis, Top 100 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Top 100 Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, On300 Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s offensive lineman Marky Walbridge, On300 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver Travis Johnson, On300 Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork EDGE Julian Walker, On300 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, four-star Carrollton (Ga.) High defensive back Dorian Barney, four-star Richmond (Va.) Hermitage defensive back Andre Clarke, four-star Mansfield (Texas) High wide receiver Zion Robinson, three-star Cartersville (Ga.) Cass offensive lineman Bear McWhorter, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s EDGE Tariq Boney, three-star Denver (Colo.) Mullen tight end Mason Bonner, three-star Liberty Hill (Texas) High defensive lineman Alister Vallejo, three-star Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile, three-star Richmond (Va.) Huguenot linebacker Markel Dabney, three-star Hinsdale (Ill.) Central kicker Micah Drescher, Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales running back Jonathan Brown and Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.
Michigan entered the day with the No. 10 ranked 2026 recruiting class nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings. Michigan is also ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten. USC currently has the top class in the conference.
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