2024 4-star edge sets commitment date, Michigan in final three, OSU out
Four-star edge defender Elias Rudolph was recently in Ann Arbor for an official visit. From the way it looks, Rudolph had a great time, and the Wolverines appear to be trending for him.
On Monday, the one-time Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft football player announced he plans to commit on July 3. The kicker was Rudolph said he would not take his official visit to Ohio State this weekend. At one point, recruiting analysts were heavily picking Rudolph to go to the Buckeyes, and OSU was the main team the maize and blue needed to beat.
Rudolph later tweeted his final three was Michigan, Miami and Pittsburgh.
I will like to announce that I will be committing on July 3rd at Taft highschool , at 530, and I will not be goin to Ohio state official this weekend
— Elias Rudolph (@EliasRudolph6) June 19, 2023
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound edge defender, who now plays in Deerfield Beach (Florida), is a four-star recruit according to the 247Sports composite. He is the 256th-ranked prospect in the class and the 20th-best edge in the 2024 cycle.
There are four crystal ball predictions in for Michigan and one for Ohio State — that’s not happening. And according to On3’s recruiting prediction machine, the Wolverines have a 91.1% chance of landing the highly touted edge rusher.
As of this writing, Michigan has 21 commitments in the class and zero edge rushers. However, the Wolverines are trending to land three-star edge Devon Baxter, who is set to announce his commitment on Monday night.
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