Michigan football predicted to land top-flight 2027 wide receiver

Michigan football hadn't been known in the past decade for its wide receiver play, even when it had some top-flight recruits. Five-star Donovan Peoples-Jones and four-stars Nico Collins and Tarik Black had about as much recruiting cache as one could have, but their production in Ann Arbor wasn't similar to other passing game powerhouses. However, with Andrew Marsh potentially emerging and a new coaching staff, the maize and blue are looking good for one of the nation's best pass catchers.

The Wolverines have long been linked to Chicago (Ill. ) Mount Carmel four-star wide receiver Quentin Burrell, even before Kyle Whittingham took the job in Ann Arbor. But it appears that Michigan is inching closer to closing the deal, as five different insiders predicted on Rivals that Burrell would end up wearing a winged helmet It started with vice president of recruiting Steve Wiltfong putting in a prediction on Tuesday.

He was followed by Allen Trieu, national recruiting analyst Greg Smith, Mike Singer, and Maize & Blue Review's Josh Henschke. Burrell is rated a four-star across the board with ESPN having the highest ranking for him at No. 53.

Rivals has him at No. 83 overall. Here is the scouting report from 247Sports' Andrew Ivins : -Steady and productive X projection that will outwork coverage for the football.