Michigan Commit Shoots Up The Latest Rankings

As camp season comes to a close, prospects move up and down the rankings as analysts see fit.

Brandywine (Md.) Gwynn Park EDGE rusher Devon Baxter committed to Michigan a few weeks ago giving the Wolverines a big-bodied pass rusher who could play a couple of different positions on the defensive line. Baxter, who checks in at 6-6, 225 pounds, had more than 20 offers to choose from when he picked the maize and blue last month.

Now that he's committed, Michigan fans should be pleased to know that analysts watched him closely this summer and have been impressed. Baxter, who was a pretty modestly-rated three-star prospect at the time of his commitment, is now viewed as a four-star player by the 247 Sports Composite and the No. 393 overall player nationally. That obviously doesn't happen without climbing the rankings and Baxter did just that — 114 spots to be exact. The analysts at 247 saw enough out of Baxter to bump him way up the list of 2024 prospects.

His scouting report write up at 247 Sports is short and sweet, but does describe him pretty well as a long, versatile athlete with a lot of upside.

Gets two-way snaps as edge rusher and tight end. Also plays basketball.

2022: Made 48 tackles, including two sacks and 21 tackles for loss, and caught 12 passes for 181 yard and four touchdowns in seven games.

2021: Made 23 tackles, including two sacks, and caught seven passes for 73 yards.