Four-star QB Carter Smith decommits from Michigan football - ESPN
Four-star Michigan quarterback commit Carter Smith, ESPN's No. 3 dual-threat passer in the class of 2025, pulled his pledge from the Wolverines on Wednesday night, marking what could be the first step in a potentially massive quarterback shake-up in the late stages of the 2025 cycle.
Smith's decommitment comes as Michigan has upped its efforts in recent weeks to lure LSU quarterback pledge and top prospect Bryce Underwood into a late-cycle flip to the Wolverines.
Underwood, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound passer from Belleville, Michigan, is ESPN's No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 cycle and has been committed to LSU since Jan. 6, 2024. Following Smith's decommitment, all eyes now fall on Underwood — who plays his high school football 18 miles from Michigan Stadium — a little more than a month out from the early signing period.
Smith, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound passer from Fort Myers, Florida, announced his decision on social media, writing in a statement, «I would like to start by thanking the coaching staff at Michigan for everything they have done for me.
»I would especially like to thank Coach Campbell for everything and for giving me such an incredible opportunity. With that being said, I would like to announce that I have decommitted from the University of Michigan."
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Smith is ESPN's No. 155 prospect in 2025 and was the sixth-ranked member of the Wolverines' incoming class prior to decommitting. With his recruitment reopened, Michigan now holds pledges from just seven ESPN 300 prospects in 2025.
Smith threw for 2,223 yards and 29 touchdowns with four interceptions during his junior season at Florida's Bishop Verot High School en