Michigan picked up a statement commitment Sunday afternoon from Recarder Kitchen, a Rivals300 edge rusher out of Muskegon (Mich.) High. After signing just one in-state recruit in the 2026 class, the Wolverines already hold two local pledges for 2027.
Kitchen has been at the top of the Wolverines’ edge board for a long time. He kept his recruitment quiet, but U-M always looked like a top contender for the No. 126 recruit in the Rivals Industry Rankings.
Defensive line coach Lou Esposito is his primary recruiter, and head coach Sherrone Moore took on a personal role as well, which caught Kitchen’s attention…