Overview
- Lipsey, who committed Saturday, chose Michigan over UCLA, LSU and Tennessee after interest from Big Ten programs such as Wisconsin.
- Recruiting services rate him a high four-star, with 247Sports placing him No. 66 nationally and No. 9 at offensive tackle, while Rivals’ composite lists him No. 104 overall.
- The pledge brings Michigan’s 2027 class to six commits, joining Recarder Kitchen, Kamden Lopati, Sidney Rouleau, Louis Esposito and Maxwell Miles.
- The 6-foot-5, roughly 290–300 pound Kalamazoo native plays at Loy Norrix, competes in basketball and track, and projects at guard or tackle with raw technique and notable upside.
- Yahoo Sports notes this as Whittingham’s first in-state pickup under new line coach Jim Harding, and the commitment likely curbs most of Lipsey’s other official visits with a Michigan visit expected this summer.