It’s pretty safe to say that when former Ole Miss quarterback Shea Patterson announced he was transferring to Michigan, it was the biggest transfer news the Wolverines would receive this offseason.
But that does not mean they are finished accepting transfers.
On Sunday, former Utah Utes defensive back Casey Hughes announced via Twitter that he too would be joining the Wolverines for the 2018 campaign.
It’s a blessing to say that I’ll be finishing my last collegiate season at the University of Michigan. I want to thank the entire Michigan coaching staff for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to join their program. COMMITTED! 〽️ #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/c5MAb683T3
— Case (@Casey__25) January 21, 2018
Hughes, who has one year of eligibility remaining, is a 6-0, 185-lb cornerback who started 11 games for the Utes in 2017. In those contests, he recorded 35 total tackles, including 2.5 for loss, but did not have a single interception on the season.
Coming out of high school, Hughes was a 3-star player who was ranked as the No. 126 cornerback in his class.
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JUST IN: Michigan adds in-state cornerback
Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football continue to heavily recruit the state of Michigan as they picked up another in-state commitment today. Harbaugh did not have to go too far to recruit Vincent Gray, the six-foot-two cornerback out of Rochester Adams High School. Vincent Gray’s commitment makes him the 20th commit for the 2018 class.
With the addition of Gray, Michigan now has five defensive backs in this recruiting class, all of which are 6’2” or taller. It appears Michigan is jumping in on the trend for long and lengthy cornerbacks that has taken over both college and pro football.
Gray is a three-star recruit who was formerly committed to Missouri, until Harbaugh gave him a call late December. More recently Gray had received a lot of interest from West Virginia and UCLA. According to 247sports, Michigan’s class currently ranks 14th in the nation.
