Michigan is expected to sign two of the best safeties in 2025

The offseason was rough for those who thought the Michigan football program would fall apart after Jim Harbaugh left for LA. Not only have the Wolverines retained all of their top talent from last season, but Sherrone Moore and the newly assembled coaching staff are doing a great job recruiting for the 2025 class and beyond.

As of this writing, the Wolverines currently have 13 commitments for the 2025 class — including the nation’s third-best safety, Kainoa Winston. On Sunday, Michigan also became the favorite to transfer the nation’s second-best safety (and current Notre Dame pledge), Ivan Taylor. If the Wolverines can convince Taylor to choose Ann Arbor over South Bend, Michigan would have two of the nation’s top 10 safeties as part of the 2025 class, which would be an incredible win for Sherrone Moore and DB coach LaMar Morgan.

The rankings for Winston and Taylor differ slightly depending on which recruiting service you use. 247 Sports has Taylor ranked No. 2 and Winston No. 3 nationally, while On3 has Taylor ranked No. 7 and Winston No. 10. No matter where you look, it’s clear that signing Taylor would go a long way toward ensuring a dominant secondary in Ann Arbor for years to come.

Here is the scouting report on Taylor, courtesy of Andrew Ivins, 247 Sports’ Director of Scouting:

“A safety prospect with a high IQ, elite NFL bloodlines and a top-notch testing profile. He measured around 6’1″ and 170 pounds before his junior season. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds and a short shuttle in 4.25 seconds that day. Quick-footed and very agile. He has worked in a two-man system for most of his prep career and has shown he can get where he needs to go. He is competitive at the catch point and turns his head well to find the football. A solid open-field tackler at this stage who can pounce and carry the ball on the ground. He still needs to get a little better at breaking blocks and weaving through traffic, though. He will need to put on some bulk and improve his playmaking at some point, but should be viewed as a potential multi-year starter at a top-25 program. He will likely be at home on the third level of defense, but is in the Man-marking is tenacious enough that he might be considered as an inside corner on Saturdays.”

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