• Signing Day Central

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football team announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 19) the signing of 25 student-athletes to letters of intent during the early signing period. The Wolverines inked the fourth-ranked recruiting class according to ESPN, had the No. 7 class according to 247Sports, and finished ninth nationally in the Rivals rankings. All three sites listed the class tops among Big Ten Conference schools.

Michigan signed players from 10 different states and added defensive lineman David Ojabo from Aberdeen, Scotland, who is prepping at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. The core of this year's recruiting class includes six players from Ohio, five from Georgia, three from Florida and a pair of individuals from California, Connecticut and Michigan.

The Wolverines addressed every position group in this year's recruiting class, with a strong emphasis on the offensive and defensive lines. Michigan also added five wide receivers.

U-M had four players listed as the Gatorade Player of the Year in their respective state, and each of those four individuals was rated as the top ranked student-athlete in that state: defensive back Daxton Hill (Oklahoma), wide receiver Cornelius Johnson (Connecticut), quarterback Cade McNamara (Nevada) and wide receiver Mike Sainristil (Massachusetts).

The Wolverines have 10 signees participating in postseason all-star games: five in the Under Armour All-American Game, four in the U.S. Army All-American Game, and wide receiver Giles Jackson in the Polynesian Bowl.

Following is the list of signees as of 4 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2018:

Position Breakdown

Athlete (1): Joey Velazquez

Defensive Back (3): Daxton Hill , Jalen Perry , DJ Turner

Defensive Line (5): Chris Hinton , Mike Morris , Gabe Newburg , David Ojabo , Mazi Smith

Linebacker (2): Anthony Solomon , Charles Thomas

Offensive Line (6): Karsen Barnhart , Zach Carpenter , Trente Jones , Trevor Keegan , Nolan Rumler , Jack Stewart

Quarterback (1): Cade McNamara

Running Back (1): Zach Charbonnet

Tight End (1): Erick All

Wide Receiver (5): Giles Jackson , Cornelius Johnson , George Johnson , Quintel Kent , Mike Sainristil

State/Country Breakdown

Aberdeen, Scotland (1): David Ojabo

California (2): Zach Charbonnet , Giles Jackson

Connecticut (2): Cornelius Johnson , Jack Stewart

Florida (3): George Johnson , Mike Morris , Anthony Solomon

Georgia (5): Chris Hinton , Trente Jones , Jalen Perry , Charles Thomas , DJ Turner

Illinois (1): Trevor Keegan

Massachusetts (1): Mike Sainristil

Michigan (2): Karsen Barnhart , Mazi Smith

Nevada (1): Cade McNamara

Ohio (6): Erick All , Zach Carpenter , Quintel Kent , Gabe Newburg , Nolan Rumler , Joey Velazquez

Oklahoma (1): Daxton Hill

2018-19 Recruiting Class Honors

Gatorade Players of the Year (4): Daxton Hill (Oklahoma), Cornelius Johnson (Connecticut), Cade McNamara (Nevada), Mike Sainristil (Massachusetts)

No. 1-rated player in their respective state (4): Daxton Hill (Oklahoma), Cornelius Johnson (Connecticut), Cade McNamara (Nevada), Mike Sainristil (Massachusetts)

ESPN 300 Members (14): Daxton Hill (13), Mazi Smith (38), Chris Hinton (42), Anthony Solomon (83), Zach Charbonnet (105), Trente Jones (155), Trevor Keegan (168), Nolan Rumler (184), Jalen Perry (240), Cornelius Johnson (245), Cade McNamara (257), DJ Turner (278), David Ojabo (286), Charles Thomas (295)

Rivals250 Members (9): Daxton Hill (24), Zach Charbonnet (39), Chris Hinton (43), Nolan Rumler (141), Jalen Perry (170), Mazi Smith (174), Trente Jones (198), Trevor Keegan (208), Giles Jackson (229)

Top247 (12): Daxton Hill (7), Zach Charbonnet (26), Chris Hinton (104), Nolan Rumler (169), Trevor Keegan (173), Cornelius Johnson (185), Anthony Solomon (193), Trente Jones (197), David Ojabo (208), Giles Jackson (225), Mazi Smith (240), Karsen Barnhart (247)

PrepStar Top 350 All-Americans (15): Daxton Hill (17), Chris Hinton (40), Mazi Smith (50), Zach Charbonnet (65), Jalen Perry (108), Nolan Rumler (120), Trevor Keegan (164), Anthony Solomon (206), Trente Jones (222), Cornelius Johnson (257), Cade McNamara (262), Mike Morris (273), Mike Morris (275), David Ojabo (278), Karsen Barnhart (348)

U.S. Army All-American Game Participants (4): Daxton Hill , Chris Hinton , Cornelius Johnson , Cade McNamara

Under Armour All-American Game Participants (5): Zach Charbonnet , Trente Jones , Nolan Rumler , Anthony Solomon , Mazi Smith

Polynesian Bowl (1): Giles Jackson

Nike The Opening Finals Participants (5): Daxton Hill , Giles Jackson , Cornelius Johnson , Cade McNamara , DJ Turner