Michigan Football beats ND, Alabama for 2027 four-star recruit

The Wolverines have landed a second player in two days on the recruiting trail, as 2027 four-star defensive back Tavares Harrington announced his commitment to Michigan on Friday evening. BREAKING: Four-Star Safety Tavares Harrington has Committed to Michigan, he tells me for @Rivals ⁰ The 6’3 180 S from Chicago, IL chose the Wolverines over Ole Miss, Auburn, and Alabama “Ann Arbor, Illinois” https://t. co/C2BqkK3rk5 pic.

twitter. com/NdQGuLZUkm — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 23, 2026 Harrington chose Michigan over his two other finalists, Alabama and Notre Dame. He had official visits set up to those other schools, but the expectation is he will now only officially visit to Michigan — that’s scheduled for June 19-21 for Victor’s Weekend.

He was offered by Michigan last June by the previous coaching staff, but new safeties coach Tyler Stockton and company picked up where the last staff left off in the recruitment. They got Harrington on campus most recently for the spring game, which left a big impression on him. “I was still interested (in Michigan) because of the production of DBs and the Chicago pipeline they have going on,” Harrington told On3’s Ethan McDowell ($) after the spring game.

“They do a great job of recruiting Chicago and playing Chicago guys. ” At 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds, the Chicago native — who is actually high school teammates with 2027 four-star wide receiver commit Quentin Burrell — is a versatile prospect that could play either cornerback or safety at the next level, as 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins wrote in his evaluation of Harrington’s game: -Reactionary outside corner with the length that everyone covets these days. -Can bump and run or play off-man in a Cover 2 look.