The Wolverines have officially secured their top ranked offensive player in the 2026 class, as five-star running back Savion Hiter has signed to play his college football in Ann Arbor, Michigan.<\/p>\n
Being the top ranked running back \u2014 and one of the best overall players \u2014 in the nation, Hiter was pursued by every major college football program you could think of. However, he narrowed things down to a final four of Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee and Georgia, with the Wolverines and Volunteers being the two top schools at the end of the day. Tennessee got the last official visit, but Hiter\u2019s strong relationship with Tony Alford helped the Wolverines seal the deal in August.<\/p>\n
From Andrew Ivins: \u201cA potential star for a College Football Playoff contender as he brings the total package to the table with his burst, power, agility, balance and vision. Simply no match for high school competition as he moves at a different speed than others. Built to handle inside work with a muscled-up frame that\u2019s already carrying 200 pounds, but can hit home runs with his acceleration. Constantly bounces off defenders or runs through them with a low pad level and seems to always be finding additional chunks of yardage. Quick to chart his course, but patient enough to read his blocks and has the awareness to get trouble well before lanes close. Hasn\u2019t been asked to show much as a pass catcher, but has true three-down capabilities as he\u2019s got what it takes to chip large pass rushers. Young for the grade and won\u2019t turn 18 until he starts college, which makes his testing numbers (1.52 10-yard split, 4.12 shuttle, 36-inch vertical jump) even more impressive. Should be viewed as one of the top running back prospects to emerge from the prep ranks in recent years given what he has put on tape. Type of talent that is tracking to provide valuable minutes right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Justice Haynes very likely off to the NFL, Hiter will have a golden opportunity to earn immediate playing time. Jordan Marshall is going to need a complimentary player to pair up with him in the backfield, and Hiter is the perfect player to do so. He\u2019s young, but he\u2019s too talented to keep off the field. Look for the five-star to make an instant impact in Ann Arbor next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wolverines have officially secured their top ranked offensive player in the 2026 class, as five-star running back…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":424438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1318,6654,6655,1317,1315,1316,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-424437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-michigan-football-recruiting","10":"tag-michigan-football-recruiting-news","11":"tag-ncaa","12":"tag-ncaa-football","13":"tag-ncaafootball","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115662217907791029","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}