Legacy recruit Charles Woodson Jr. chooses Michigan: Son of Heisman winner joins 2027 class

Major Michigan legacy recruit Charles Woodson Jr. has dedicated to the Wolverines, asserting his pledge to Kyle Whittingham and the brand new employees on Friday.

The youthful Woodson is happy to carve his personal legacy in Ann Arbor now that he is following within the footsteps of his father, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer Charles Woodson Sr.

Woodson chooses Michigan over a proposal record that additionally included Kentucky, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. He turns into commit No. 10 for the Wolverines within the 2027 class, including to a haul the Rivals Industry previously ranked No. 12 nationally.

As a junior Woodson racked up 73 tackles, eight passes defended, two interceptions and a compelled fumble. He had two touchdowns, one by kick return and the opposite by decide six. In Thursday evening’s spring recreation he ran again an interception 40 yards and had 4 go breakups to go together with his 9 tackles in three quarters.

“He’s dynamic,” head coach David Aubrey stated. “He’s explosive. He has a very high football IQ. He does well, very diverse, he does well in zone coverage and man coverage. What I think is the most impressive thing is how physical he is.”

Woodson performed within the Navy All-American Bowl in January. He was recruited to Michigan by safeties coach Tyler Stockton. Whittingham went all the way down to see Woodson at his college early within the 12 months.

“I think they have a genuine interest in junior, not because of dad,” Aubrey stated. “I feel that is going to be the storyline, dad-son, however they’ve a real curiosity in Charles and so they confirmed that. The complete employees got here all the way down to see him in January. I by no means skilled that in teaching. Literally the entire employees got here down. Pretty cool alternative for him. Obviously he will have huge sneakers to fill as a result of the narrative will all the time be how nicely does he matchup in comparison with what his dad did. But I feel he is up for the problem. He’s all the time been poised. And what’s actually cool, his dad has by no means proven that he is strongly influenced him to attend Michigan. He allowed him to decide on his personal path and that is actually cool.”