SAD NEWS: A rough diamond is crucial to Michigan’s success…

The Wolverines are the best team in the nation, the defending Big Ten champions, and a participant in the College Football Playoffs despite the fact that a number of key players who are vital to the team’s success on the field were not high profile recruits.

Stars are important, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. However, highly driven, culture-building, developing three stars also exist, and Michigan boasts a number of them that are integral to the formula that has made the Wolverines a serious competitor.

As of right now, Michigan’s 2024 class is No. 19 nationwide, per 247 Sports. Though the class features a solid mix of what makes Michigan so excellent right now—some highly rated stars, some middle-of-the-pack, versatile guys, and some lesser rated potential gems—that does seem a bit low given how much success Michigan has had recently. Now that the 2023 Early Signing Period is over and some Michigan supporters are beginning to worry about the class of 2024, let’s look at six unheralded prospects that have elevated the Wolverines to the top of the country. One is a rising young star, one is a Michigan Man through and through and captain material, and the other two are

The idea that “The Mutant” is a three-star contender on all platforms is really astounding. Experts believed there were 486 players better than Jenkins when he graduated from high school. That is absurd. Jenkins is one of Michigan’s most crucial defensive players right now and a true beast. He is strong, agile, adaptable, and unrelenting. Although he doesn’t pack the stat sheet, he is one of the best interior defensive linemen in the game.