Michigan coach Sherrone Moore picked up his first important win on the recruiting path by flipping four-star security commit Ivan Taylor from Notre Dame. Taylor dedicated to the Combating Irish in December 2023 however flipped after taking an official go to to Michigan final month.

Taylor is the son of former NFL defensive again Ike Taylor, who gained two Tremendous Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers throughout a 12-year profession from 2003-14. The youthful Taylor ranks because the No. 41 total recruit within the 2025 recruiting cycle by 247Sports and is the second-ranked participant at his place within the class. The West Orange Excessive Faculty product out of Winter Backyard, Florida, is the fifth-ranked participant from the Sunshine State.

He turns into Michigan’s highest-ranked recruit within the 2025 cycle, leaping four-star security Kainoa Winston. Regardless of coming off a nationwide championship in January, Michigan ranked No. 41 within the nationwide recruiting rankings as not too long ago as Might 31. With Taylor’s dedication, the Wolverines jumped eight spots to No. 15 within the 2025 class rankings from 247Sports.

“I like Coach Wink [Martindale], I like Coach [Lamar] Morgan, and I like Coach Moore,” Taylor instructed 247Sports. “I feel they’re all nice folks, and it was a extremely good time on the official go to attending to know them and attending to know their households as nicely.”

Different members of Michigan’s recruiting class embrace four-star defensive linemen Nathaniel Marshall and Jaylen Williams and four-star offensive sort out Avery Gach.