Western Michigan football recruiting · Mid-American
Western Michigan recruiting: 20 commits for 2027, No. 112 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
202027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 1122027 class score
548commits since 2002
The 2027 class
20 commitsCharles Nance
★★★★★
Kane Morris
★★★★★
Zyaire Patrick
★★★★★
Bryce Barbarino
★★★★★
Aiden Green
unrated
Ayden Alexander
unrated
Cambell Lann
unrated
Darin Ashiru
unrated
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De'von Dallas
unrated
Gabe Iadipaolo
unrated
Harland Begg
unrated
Jamon Holmes
unrated
Keegan McCarthy
unrated
Moussa Magassouba
unrated
Orville Blohm
unrated
Sam Schmidt
unrated
Travion Callaway
unrated
Truman Wetzel
unrated
Vinnie Feliciano
unrated
Zechariah Wallace
unrated
Latest moves
nothing newNothing logged for Western Michigan in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (May 6, 2026):
Offered Leslie Woodson
★★★★★
May 6
Offered KJ Caldwell
★★★★★
May 4
Offered Jernaro Gilford Jr.
★★★★★
Apr 25
Offered JT Austin
★★★★★
Mar 14
Offered Zayden Gamble
★★★★★
Feb 17
Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
40 offers · 0 here · 38 elsewhereLeslie Woodson
★★★★★
Iowa State
May 6
KJ Caldwell
★★★★★
NC State
May 4
Jernaro Gilford Jr.
★★★★★
Uncommitted
Apr 25
JT Austin
★★★★★
Cincinnati
Mar 14
Zayden Gamble
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Feb 17
Ifeanyi Emedobi
★★★★★
Michigan
Nov 3, 2025
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Caleb Johnson
★★★★★
Michigan State
Nov 1, 2025
Justin Johnson
★★★★★
Illinois
Sep 2, 2025
Branden Sharpe
★★★★★
Indiana
Sep 1, 2025
Jack Carlson
★★★★★
Michigan State
Jun 18, 2025
Amari Vickerson
★★★★★
SMU
Jun 4, 2025
David Hill
★★★★★
Wisconsin
Jun 1, 2025
Trezavant Boyd
★★★★★
Illinois
May 23, 2025
Wyatt Smith
★★★★★
Ohio State
May 21, 2025
Tyler Alexander
★★★★★
Texas
May 20, 2025
Jakari Lipsey
★★★★★
Michigan
May 15, 2025
Kal-El Johnson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 12, 2025
Anthony Cartwright III
★★★★★
Oregon
May 12, 2025
Keyon Thomas
★★★★★
Iowa
May 9, 2025
Dewey Young
★★★★★
Colorado
May 8, 2025
Larron Westmoreland
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 7, 2025
MJ Burnett
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 6, 2025
Jaylen Mercer
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 2, 2025
Chuck Alexander
★★★★★
Iowa State
May 1, 2025
Davis Seaman
★★★★★
Ohio State
Apr 30, 2025
Kellen Wymer
★★★★★
Ohio State
Apr 29, 2025
Mason McDermott
★★★★★
Indiana
Apr 29, 2025
Mason Wilt
★★★★★
Ohio State
Apr 29, 2025
Raheem Floyd
★★★★★
Florida
Apr 24, 2025
Jake Thies
★★★★★
Iowa
Apr 23, 2025
Jameer Henry
unrated
Uncommitted
Jan 31, 2025
Bryce Kish
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 30, 2025
Jayce Brewer
★★★★★
Michigan
Jan 29, 2025
Israel Abrams
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 28, 2025
Dakota Guerrant
★★★★★
Oregon
May 16, 2024
Jaylyn Jones
★★★★★
Miami
May 9, 2024
Quinterrius Gipson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 8, 2024
Brayden Parks
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 7, 2024
Kaneilius Purdy
★★★★★
UCF
May 6, 2024
Adryan Cole
★★★★★
Georgia
Apr 2, 2024
Every Western Michigan class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 0 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2016 (No. 68).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 20 | 0 | No. 112 | Charles Nance DL, Kane Morris ATH |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | No. 95 | Donovan Triplett ATH, Max Baker DL |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | No. 108 | Camden Thompson WR, John Peters CB |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | No. 72 | Najiib Anderson S, Cameron Powell S |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | No. 101 | Logan Lester WR, Brennan Wooten TE |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | No. 110 | Treyson Bourguet QB, SaVeon Brown S |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | No. 88 | Brandon Honorable OT, Elijah Hawk DL |
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| 2020 | 21 | 0 | No. 87 | Logan Wilson SDE, Kaevion Mack WR |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 | No. 91 | Cameron Coleman WR, Joacheim Price OT |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | No. 76 | Antwan Reed OT, Kaleb Eleby PRO |
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | No. 95 | Trevor Campbell OT, Dwayne Chapman ILB |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | No. 68 | Matthew Falcon RB, Stefan Claiborne S |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 | No. 75 | Justin Tranquill S, LeVante Bellamy WR |
| 2014 | 26 | 0 | No. 71 | Lonnie Johnson S, JaKevin Jackson ILB |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | No. 101 | Darius Phillips WR, Caleb Bailey ILB |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 | No. 87 | Jaime Wilson ATH, A.J. King WR |
| 2011 | 20 | 0 | No. 83 | Rontavious Atkins S, Timmy Keith WR |
| 2010 | 24 | 0 | No. 95 | Raheam Buxton S, Mike Perish PRO |
| 2009 | 25 | 0 | No. 96 | Josh Hadel OT, Mark Zielinski OT |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 | No. 93 | Kevin Galeher OG, Alex Carder PRO |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 | No. 99 | Schneider Julien WR, Harrison Porter OLB |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 | No. 86 | Glenis Thompson RB, Jim O'Neill TE |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 | No. 79 | Tim Hiller PRO, Andy Laue OG |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | No. 110 | Cory Flom DT, Fernand Kashama WR |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 | No. 90 | Shawntey Lopez S, Antwain Allen WR |
| 2002 | 22 | 0 | No. 74 | Eugene Childs WR, Ameer Ismail FB |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Western Michigan recruits come from
The biggest pipeline is Michigan, with 142 commits.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsNorth Miami Beach Senior
8 commits
Mount Carmel
7 commits
Cass Technical
6 commits
Southfield
5 commits
Georgia Military
5 commits
Pahokee
5 commits
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Dakota
5 commits
College of the Canyons
5 commits
Mona Shores
4 commits
East Kentwood
4 commits
Wheaton Warrenville South
4 commits
Glades Central
3 commits
Who Western Michigan offered, and who won them
Of the 756 players we have on record as Western Michigan offers (2002-2023), 143 signed here (19%). The program that beat them most often: Indiana, 28 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 20% | Penn State 1, Washington State 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | TCU 1, Northern Illinois 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 14% | Ohio State 1, Florida State 1 |
| 2015 | 74 | 10 | 14% | Indiana 6, Cincinnati 5 |
| 2014 | 103 | 14 | 14% | Indiana 5, Pittsburgh 4 |
| 2013 | 103 | 10 | 10% | Toledo 5, Northwestern 4 |
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| 2012 | 130 | 13 | 10% | Florida International 5, Miami 4 |
| 2011 | 77 | 11 | 14% | Illinois 4, Minnesota 4 |
| 2010 | 54 | 12 | 22% | Minnesota 3, Iowa 2 |
| 2009 | 55 | 17 | 31% | Syracuse 2, NC State 2 |
| 2008 | 32 | 12 | 38% | Michigan State 3, Central Michigan 1 |
| 2007 | 26 | 14 | 54% | Kansas 1, Northwestern 1 |
| 2006 | 30 | 14 | 47% | Wisconsin 2, Akron 2 |
| 2005 | 16 | 5 | 31% | Central Michigan 1, Bowling Green 1 |
| 2004 | 14 | 5 | 36% | Indiana 2, Rutgers 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 20% | Michigan State 2, Rice 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 12% | Purdue 3, Michigan 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there28 players
18 players
16 players
15 players
15 players
15 players
The coaches who signed them
Lance Taylor has signed 80 commits since the 2024 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Taylor 2023-2026 · 20-19 | 80 | 2.95 | 0 |
| Tim Lester 2017-2022 · 37-32 | 111 | 2.86 | 0 |
| P.J. Fleck 2013-2016 · 30-22 | 103 | 2.59 | 0 |
| Bill Cubit 2005-2012 · 51-47 | 181 | 2.32 | 0 |
| Gary Darnell 2001-2004 · 15-31 | 73 | 2.04 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsBill Kenney
15 commits
2.67 avg stars
Matt Simon
13 commits
2.62 avg stars
Ed Pinkham
11 commits
2.64 avg stars
Brian Callahan
10 commits
2.70 avg stars
Rob Wenger
7 commits
2.33 avg stars
David Duggan
5 commits
2.80 avg stars
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Jimmy Williams
5 commits
2.25 avg stars
Kenni Burns
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
Vinson Reynolds
7 commits
2.43 avg stars
Tim McGarigle
6 commits
2.50 avg stars
Mike Hart
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (3 coaches)
Lance Taylor
Head coach
Walt Bell
Offensive coordinator
Greer Martini
Defensive coordinator
Quick answers
How many commits does Western Michigan have in the 2027 class?
Western Michigan has 20 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Charles Nance, a 3-star DL from Vienna.
What was Western Michigan's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2016 class (No. 68 nationally): 27 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.
Where does Western Michigan recruit the most?
Michigan: 142 of Western Michigan's 548 commits since 2002 came from there.
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Massachusetts
Miami (OH)
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo