QB Jadyn Davis, No. 35 overall prospect in '24, picks Michigan

Michigan added a big name to its 2024 recruiting class on Friday when ESPN 300 quarterback Jadyn Davis announced his commitment to the Wolverines.

Davis is the No. 35 prospect overall and the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback in the class. He's a 6-foot-1, 200-pound signal-caller from Charlotte, North Carolina, and chose the Wolverines over nearly every major program in the country.

His commitment gives Michigan its first ESPN 300 quarterback since current starter J.J. McCarthy signed in the 2021 class.

«I had a lot of schools that were heavily recruiting me and I'm a big relationship guy, so it was hard to narrow that list down and tell people no, but I prayed on it and asked for guidance,» Davis said. «I asked for signs and all the signs pointed to Michigan, and I'm happy with my decision. I'm ready to get there to work and earn the starting job and lead them to a national championship.»

Davis has been part of the recruiting process since he was 13 years old, earning his first offers from Alabama and Georgia, so he has been able to see schools and programs from nearly every angle. The son of a marine, Davis said he has a «good B.S. meter» and was able to wade through the noise of what was important and what wasn't in his decision.

«I can kind of weed through all that pretty fast and get caught up in the glitz and glamour and the facilities,» Davis said. «You might get a job and the office space is the best, but after a month or two of being there, it's just an office building. So I had that approach, which I know is not typical, but this was a business decision, as well.»

Michigan checked off a lot of boxes for Davis and his family, especially from the academic side. His mother and father were both very much a part of the