The Michigan football recruiting train is officially speeding up.
The latest stop: Chester, Virginia, where the Wolverines flipped one-time Georgia commit Shamari Earls into their latest 2025 pledge. The news broke late Friday night on social media.
“After deep though and reflection, I have made the decision to recommit from the University of Georgia,” the Thomas Dale High defensive back posted on social media. “This decision comes down to personal reasons and finding the best possible fit for me both academically and athletically. I am beyond thrilled to commit to the University of Michigan.
FRIDAY’S OTHER FLIP: DL Benny Patterson decommits from Cincinnati for Wolverines
“I am excited for the future and to be a part of Coach Sherrone Moore’s vision for sustained success and coach Morgan’s vision for the secondary to be the most competitive & disciplined secondary in the country!!! Michigan is an extraordinary place and I am humbled to continue the great legacy of those who hav come before me. Go blue!”
Earls, a four-star defensive back, is ranked by 247 Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 2 player in Virginia, the No. 11 cornerback in the nation and No. 87 player overall in the country. He’s U-M’s second flip Friday as Michigan makes its finishing push before the start of the early signing period, just more than a month out on Dec. 4.
Michigan flipped three-star defensive lineman Benny Patterson from Cincinnati in the morning.
BREAKING: Elite 2025 CB Shamari Earls has Flipped his Commitment from Georgia to Michigan, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’2 205 CB from Chester, VA had been Committed to the Bulldogs since July
“Trusted in the Man above & finally found home. Go Blue!”… pic.twitter.com/pogj0b9g6B
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) November 2, 2024
U-M now has five players ranked inside the top 100 in the class of 2025, two of which are in the secondary, as he joins Ivan Taylor (Winter Garden, Florida; No. 60 overall) — the son of two-time Super Bowl champion Ike Taylor — as well as four-star Jayden Sanders (Kilgore, Texas; No. 213 overall).
Michigan now has 18 commits for its 2025, which ranks No. 13, according to 247 Sports.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: DB Shamari Earls, top-100 in class of 2025, flips to Michigan football
