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Michigan Football Makes Top Group For Elite 2026 O-Lineman

The Wolverines have been bringing kids in from IMG Academy, could this be another one?
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Apr 1, 2023; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines helmet on the sideline during the Spring Game at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 1, 2023; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines helmet on the sideline during the Spring Game at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports | Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Michigan has done a good job getting into the heart of Florida and bringing kids to Ann Arbor from powerhouse IMG Academy. In the 2025 cycle, the Wolverines currently have two players committed from IMG Academy: RB Donovan Johnson and IOL Kaden Strayhorn. Michigan is also working on other IMG players such as top linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng.

IMG Academy is always full of great players who end up making good collegiate players. It's no surprise that Michigan is working on its 2026 class by searching for other prospects from Bradenton (FL). The Wolverines were recently named in the top group for 2026 offensive lineman G'Nivre Carr.

Other schools Michigan will compete with are Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and USF.

Carr is a 6-foot-4, 336-pound offensive lineman and he is entering his junior season of high school. Looking at the Composite rankings, Carr is listed as the 280th-ranked prospect and the 22nd-ranked IOL in the 2026 cycle. Carr is viewed as a three-star by 247Sports, On3, and Rivals. ESPN has him as a four-star. The Wolverines offered Carr back in late May.

Michigan has been an elite school to attract top offensive linemen. The Wolverines won the Joe Moore Award in 2021 and 2022 for having the nation's best offensive line. With Sherrone Moore as the head coach, the Wolverines' identity will remain a smash-mouth-styled offense that should continue to bring in top-tier O-Linemen for years to come.

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Trent Knoop
TRENT KNOOP

Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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