Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s Top247 linebacker Josh Ross tells 247Sports he has has committed to Michigan.

247Sports ranks Ross as the nation’s No. 6 inside linebacker and No. 6 player in the state.

Ross has been considered a long-time lean to the Wolverines and he chooses the in-state program over offers from the likes of Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State and Oklahoma.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Ross is a hard-hitting, instinctual and twitch linebacker that runs through contact. Ross can fill against the run and he can also be a factor blitzing, a true MIKE, a sideline to sideline player.

Commit No. 6 for the Wolverines in 2017, Ross is the first linebacker. Michigan will likely take three this cycle with Top247 linebacker Drew Singleton the top target at WILL. Singleton is considered a lean to the Maize and Blue and is expected to return for the spring game.

Michigan's SAM targets include Top247 linebacker Willie Gay, who told 247Sports Sunday that the Wolverines are one of the schools recruiting him the hardest and local Ohio State commit Antjuan Simmons who attends Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer.

Ross is the younger brother of Michigan linebacker James Ross.