QB Underwood, No. 1 recruit for ’25, flips to U-M

Five-star LSU quarterback commit Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300 recruitiing rankings, has flipped his commitment to Michigan, he confirmed on social media Thursday.

The move comes amid a critical recruiting shakeup, especially at the quarterback position, just 13 days from the start of the early signing period.

Underwood, a 6-foot-4, 210-pounder from Belleville, Michigan, is the top pocket passer in the class. With his flip, he becomes the highest-rated commit in Michigan program history and the top prospect in Sherrone Moore’s inaugural recruiting class, which currently sits at No. 14 in ESPN’s latest team rankings for the 2025 cycle.

Underwood’s move comes as the latest piece of seismic quarterback movement atop the 2025 class ahead of the start of the early signing period on Dec. 4. Five-star quarterback Julian Lewis decommited from USC on Nov. 17 and subsequently pledged to Colorado earlier Thursday.

Committed to LSU since Jan. 6, 2024, Underwood remained the crown jewel of Brian Kelly’s 2025 class over the last 11 months. Yet Michigan remained in contact with Underwood throughout his senior season at Belleville High School — situated less than 30 minutes from Michigan Stadium.

The Wolverines intensified their pursuit of Underwood over the past two months with sources telling ESPN that the program stepped up with a competitive NIL package. The Oct. 30 decommitment of four-star quarterback commit Carter Smith (No. 155 in the ESPN 300) from the Wolverines heightened the buzz around a potential flip by Underwood.

Michigan secures a potentially program-defining quarterback and one of the most significant pledges in program history less than 12 months after Moore replaced Jim Harbuagh after the Wolverines claimed the 2024 national championship.