2018 OH DE Leonard Taylor just pulled the trigger after Michigan's spring game:

I would like to announce that I have verbally committed to The University Of Michigan!!!! #GoBlue 〽️〽️〽️〽️ pic.twitter.com/6EkBXJKO8F — Leonard Taylor (@Lenny_T_20) April 2, 2016

Taylor is the teammate of OH LB Antwuan Johnson, Michigan's first 2018 commit, and an early top-25 prospect on 247, the only service with 2018 rankings at the moment. Scout doesn't have a list yet but does rate him a four-star DE; ESPN and Rivals haven't put up 2018 data yet. Validating that 247 ranking is an impressive suite of early offers including the big four in the Midwest (M, OSU, PSU, ND) and Tennessee.

He could end up on the DL or as a tight end; I didn't see any actual scouting at any of the sites yet. Steve Lorenz, who was predicting that Taylor might drop for Michigan, simultaneously warned that Michigan would have to fight to keep him. So keep that in the back of your mind; for now Michigan has struck first, and twice, in Ohio in the 2018 class.