Michigan football picked up its 11th verbal pledge of its 2019 class Wednesday night — 3-star offensive lineman Zach Carpenter.

And thanks to Carpenter’s commitment, the Wolverines have now crept their way into the top 5 recruiting rankings in this class.

According to 247Sports, the Wolverines have the No. 5 recruiting class in the country and the No. 1 class in the Big Ten. They are just behind Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Clemson. They jumped four spots in the rankings thanks to Carpenter’s commitment.

All of the top five recruiting classes have one 5-star recruit — Michigan’s being defensive end Chris Hinton.

What separates Alabama from the rest, so far, is its 12 4-star commitments and just one 3-star commitment. Meanwhile, Clemson has six 3-star commitments and Michigan has five.

Michigan also has five 4-star players committed to the class, but could gain another soon if 3-star offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart continues to climb the rankings (he is already a 4-star on 247Sports, but not on their composite rankings).

The Wolverines are in play for a handful of top prospects still, as well. 5-star defensive end Zach Harrison, 5-star safety Daxton Hill, 4-star offensive lineman William Harrod, 4-star safety Lewis Cine — whom we interviewed recently and is visiting Michigan in a few weeks — and 4-star defensive tackle Mazi Smith are just several names to keep an eye on.

So my question to you — do you think the Wolverines will finish the 2019 class with the No. 5 class or better? Sound off in the comments below.