Michigan secures dedication from No. 2 RB prospect Savion Hiter

Michigan secured a longtime goal and a seismic addition to this system’s 2026 class on Tuesday with a dedication from four-star working again Savion Hiter, No. 24 within the ESPN 300.

Hiter, a 6-foot, 200-pound rusher from Mineral, Virginia, is the cycle’s No. 2 working again recruit and started Tuesday as the highest uncommitted prospect within the 2026 ESPN 300. If he in the end joins the Wolverines in 2026, Hiter will be part of as this system’s highest-ranked working again signee within the ESPN recruiting rankings period, which dates to 2006.

A longtime precedence goal for Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, Hiter introduced his pledge to the Wolverines over finalists Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee in a ceremony at Virginia’s Louisa County Excessive Faculty. Sources instructed ESPN that Moore and Michigan working backs coach Tony Alford had been instrumental in holding off a robust late push from runner-up Tennessee, which hosted Hiter on campus a number of instances over the previous 12 months, together with an official go to in June.

Hiter now lands as the very best ranked of 13 ESPN pledges within the Wolverines’ incoming recruiting class as this system continues to construct a formidable talent place class round four-star quarterback and former Florida State pledge Brady Smigiel (No. 44 general), who has been dedicated to Michigan since April 26.

The Wolverines landed pledges from tight finish Matt Ludwig (No. 271 general) and Mason Bonner in Could earlier than selecting up commitments from a pair of top-120 extensive receiver pledges earlier this summer season between Travis Johnson (No. 122) and Zion Robinson (No. 116). Hiter is joined in this system’s incoming working again class by three-star rusher Jonathan Brown, ESPN’s No. 28 general working again recruit within the 2026 cycle.

Hiter’s dedication is a dose of fine information for this system after the NCAA final week fined Michigan tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} and suspended Moore for a 3rd recreation over a sign-stealing scandal. The scandal has affected this system for practically two years, together with its 2023 nationwide championship season.

Hiter started his highschool at Virginia’s Woodberry Forest Faculty, the place he rushed for 1,187 yards and 11 touchdowns in his sophomore marketing campaign in 2023. He transferred to Louisa County forward of his junior season and instantly emerged as a high-volume backfield producer final fall, closing 2024 with 1,698 yards and 26 speeding scores on 156 carries.

He’ll open his senior season at Louisa County on Aug. 28. Michigan’s second season beneath Moore will get underway on Aug. 30 with a go to from New Mexico forward of the Wolverines’ Sept. 6 go to to Oklahoma in Week 2.