State of affairs 2026 after addition of 4-star TE Matt Ludwig

Michigan football received good news on Tuesday with four-star tight end Matt Ludwig committing to the Wolverines. The Montana native pledged to the Wolverines over the likes of Texas Tech and Georgia, among others. The top-rated prospect from Montana is also the 220th-best player in the 2026 class, per the Composite.

The Wolverines now have six players in their 2026 class, and Lu dwig is the second-highest ranked player in the class, according to 247Sports’ Composite. Michigan has the following players committed in the ’26 cycle:

4-star QB Brady Smigiel
4-star TE Matt Ludwig
4-star CB Brody Jennings
4-star OL Bear McWhorter
3-star WR Jaylen Pile
3-star edge Tariq Boney

With the addition of Ludwig, and the current six-man class, here is how Michigan ranks in the 2026 cycle. We looked at 247Sports, On3, Rivals, and ESPN to see how the Wolverines stacked up amongst the rest of college football.

247Sports:

41st-ranked class

On3:

19th-ranked class

Rivals

38th-ranked class

ESPN:

Not updated after Ludwig’s commitment