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Early Signing Day: Jaden Smith Signs With Michigan Football

Michigan signed itself a quick-rising linebacker
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Early Signing Day: Jaden Smith Signs With Michigan Football
Early Signing Day: Jaden Smith Signs With Michigan Football

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Michigan Wolverines

Charlotte (N.C.) West Charlotte linebacker Jaden Smith

Notable offers

Kentucky, Miami, USC, Utah

No scouting report is available

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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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