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The golden era of Michigan football from 2021-23 was built largely through the trenches. Sherrone Moore, the offensive line coach during that time, is now the Wolverines’ coach and reinvesting in the position.
Malakai Lee, a four-star offensive tackle from Kamehameha High School in Honolulu committed to the Wolverines on Friday, June 27, in a news conference at his high school.
“Michigan is O-line University,” Lee said on the livestream. “I think Sherrone Moore being the head coach and Grant Newsome being the O-line coach, you have two line coaches being able to coach you up so I definitely looked at that in terms of development.
“I knew in the back of my head I loved Michigan and loved Ann Arbor, so the official visit just gave me clarity on everything and I can say with a strong heart that I wanted to go to Michigan.“
His pledge marks a tremendous head-to-head victory for Newsome, U-M’s offensive line coach, over some of the sport’s other greatest powers. Lee’s final four also featured Alabama, Georgia and Texas.
Lee reportedly took official visits to all four schools since April 10, with U-M getting the final look at him in Ann Arbor over the June 20-22 weekend, which seemed to solidify his decision.
Lee, at 6 feet 6 and 320 pounds, is the No. 2 overall player in Hawaii in the 2026 class, per 247 Sports’ composite rankings, the No. 10 offensive tackle and the No. 137 overall prospect.
“From a traits standpoint, offensive linemen don’t come much better looking than Lee,” wrote 247 Sports national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins after seeing Lee in March. “He’s a fluid mover as well and has the feet, balance and…
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