Part of a trip that saw him stop by multiple campuses, Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) four-star defensive tackle Tywone Malone visited Michigan recently.

The No. 4 defensive tackle in the class and the top player in the state of New Jersey according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Malone also visited Notre Dame and Penn State on his trip, per The Michigan Insider’s Brice Marich.

Having a well-documented history of success recruiting the East Coast, Malone is teammates with 2020 Michigan commit four-star safety Jordan Morant. It is still very early in the process, but the familiarity he has with Morant and the relationship that the Michigan staff has with his coaches are both positive signs.

In addition to Notre Dame and Penn State, Alabama, Nebraska and Oklahoma have also extended an offer to Malone.

The Wolverines are also trending upward with one of the West Coast’s top prospects. In fact, one of the country’s top prospects.

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) five-star linebacker Raesjon Davis hopes to take a visit to Ann Arbor in the 2019 calendar year.

Rated as the best outside linebacker in the cycle and the No. 3 player in the talent-rich state that is California, Davis would be a major coup for Don Brown’s defense.

Referring again to Marich, Davis spoke very highly of Michigan. Here’s a snippet of what he had to say:

“It was just a lot of excitement (when he received his offer from Michigan in January) because they were a major offer I wanted.”

“They’re one of my top schools.”

Holding offers from teams in every Power Five conference, two Crystal Ball predictions have been put in for Davis and they both have him pegged for USC.

It might be difficult to get Davis away from his home state, but having this visit come to fruition would go a long way toward making it happen.

Michigan signed two four-stars, running back Zach Charbonnet and wide receiver Giles Jackson, from California in the 2019 class. They also hold a verbal pledge from San Juan Capistrano native three-star offensive tackle Jeffrey Persi in the 2020 cycle.

Quarterbacks coach Ben McDaniels, tight ends coach Sherrone Moore and offensive line coach Ed Warinner have landed two commits in the 2021 class so far. The class currently ranks No. 10 nationally and No. 5 in the Big Ten. By pursuing state’s top players such as Malone and Davis and building off the success of the 2020 class, Michigan has a chance to move even higher up the charts.

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