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To say that Michigan football recruiting is on fire right now might be an understatement. After earning five commitments earlier this week, the Wolverines one upped themselves and landed a sixth before the end of the week, and this one is a big one — elite edge rusher Carter Meadows.
The 6-foot-6, 225-pounder is from Washington D.C. and plays football at Gonzaga High School, the same school that produced Michigan offensive lineman Evan Link. Meadows earned his offer from Michigan last August and made a first quick trip to Ann Arbor for Michigan’s game against USC one month later. He took another unofficial visit this spring and then returned for his official visit the weekend of June 20.
As it is for any highly ranked player in the country, winning over Meadows’ commitment did not come easy. Lou Esposito and company had to deal with Ohio State, Penn State and South Carolina before knocking the official visit out of the park and sealing the deal.
“It was good, I really enjoyed it,” Meadows told 247Sports’ Brian Dohn ($). “Michigan has a good culture there, and they have the best of both worlds; high academics and high-level athletics and football.
“Being in that culture, being a Wolverine for a few days was a great feeling.”
247Sports’ Director of Recruiting Andrew Ivins wrote a scouting report of Meadows and compared him to Carolina Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns:
Spider-like pass rusher with exceptional physical specs, but one where the sack total has yet to match the big-league potential. Can give opposing offensive tackles fits just with his stride length as he can run the arc and right into the quarterback. Has spent much of prep career attacking from a 5-technique in a four-man front. Wins more times than not with his top-flight athleticism as he pairs adequate get-off with slippery…
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Publish date : 2025-06-29 20:00:00
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