You can always get a pretty good indication early regarding who Michigan football likes the most when it comes to high school prospects. That appears to be the case for one prospect.

Fox Sports' analyst Joel Klatt likes the Wolverines chances of achieving those goals next fall, ranking Michigan at No. 10 in his 'Way-Too-Early' rankings for the 2025 season. In his latest episode of The Joel Klatt Show, Klatt gave five reasons why the Wolverines could improve in the year ahead.

The content arm of college sports' governing body has Michigan ranked 23rd in their fresh batch of 2025 rankings. NCAA's Stan Becton said Michigan's ranking was the hardest to place of any of the top 25 teams.

2026 4-star OT Zaden Krempin has locked in three official visits, he tells @SWiltfong_ Here is how Krempin ranks according to the recruiting services: Krempin is also set to visit SMU, Clemson, and Texas A&M through his slate spanning from February to late March.