Michigan football secures Top 100 in-state commit Jakari Lipsey

Kyle Whittingham made it a point when he was hired to shepherd the Michigan football program that he plans to recruit heavily in-state. Though he inherited one player from Michigan, three-star interior offensive lineman Louis Esposito from Saline, thus far, he has taken players from all around the country. But on Saturday, Whittingham secured his first in-state prospect, and it's a big one.

Ranked No. 66 overall by 247Sports, 2027 Kalamazoo (Mich. ) Loy Norrix four-star offensive tackle Jakari Lipsey is a recruit who's got some big-time offers.

Though he was looking mostly regionally -- at Wisconsin and Minnesota -- LSU was thoroughly in the mix. However, on Saturday, he pledged his commitment to the maize and blue. BREAKING: Four-Star OT Jakari Lipsey has Committed to Michigan, he tells me for @Rivals ⁰⁰The 6’5 300 OT from Kalamazoo, MI chose the Wolverines over UCLA, LSU, and Tennessee “Staying home Michigan Man” https://t.

co/3fkwZyKmWZ pic. twitter. com/5lx3nsZVdv — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 2, 2026 The scouting report via Rival's Allen Trieu : Three-sport athlete who excels as a thrower in track and field and is a good high school basketball player.