Four-star offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, the nation’s top uncommitted offensive line prospect, pledged to Michigan on Monday night, securing first-year coach Sherrone Moore an offensive cornerstone for his inaugural recruiting class with the Wolverines.
Babalola turned down Stanford, Auburn, Missouri and Oklahoma to become the third-ranked prospect in the Wolverines’ 2025 class. A 6-foot-6, 270-pound blocker from Overland Park, Kansas, Babalola is ESPN’s No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 51 overall prospect in the cycle. Upon his pledge, only two of ESPN’s top-100 offensive tackles in 2025 — three-star prospects Austin Pay and Kaveon Lee — remain uncommitted.
Babalola, Kansas’ No. 1 prospect in 2025, took official visits in the spring to Auburn, Missouri, Stanford, Michigan and Oklahoma before his senior season at Blue Valley Northwest High School. He remained in contact with each of his finalists this fall before giving his pledge to Moore and the Wolverines, closing one of the most tight-lipped recruitments of the 2025 cycle.