With a month left until the early signing period, Michigan continues to make a big impression on some of the top recruits in the class of 2025. But much of the attention lately has been focused on the nation’s No. 1 player, quarterback Bryce Underwood. With reports that the Wolverines are willing to pony up more than $5 million to land the elite QB prospect, excitement is building that Michigan could pull off one of the biggest recruiting wins in program history.

But to catch a fish as big as Underwood, it’s going to take more than just money. Michigan will have to show that it is willing to put the right pieces on both sides of the ball. It appears the Wolverines are taking a big step in the right direction with the recruitment of current Pitt commit Elijah Dotson. The four-star safety, and current teammate of Bryce Underwood, has been committed to Pitt since May, but it appears Michigan is now the favorite to finally land the Belleville prospect.

To be clear, Michigan potentially landing a guy like Dotson is a big deal, regardless of whether or not Underwood decides to move from LSU to Michigan. But the fact that his high school teammate chooses to stay home in Ann Arbor would obviously be another major selling point for the Wolverines as they try to land their quarterback of the future in the class of 2025.

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