The Wolverine’s EJ Holland recently made his way to Southlake (Texas) Carroll to meet with three-star 2027 Michigan offensive line commit Tristan Dare. Watch the full Q&A at the end of this story. Dare Recruitment Michigan extended an offer to Dare in early June and got him on campus a few weeks later for his […]
The Wolverine’s EJ Holland recently made his way to Southlake (Texas) Carroll to meet with three-star 2027 Michigan offensive line commit Tristan Dare.
Watch the full Q&A at the end of this story.
Dare Recruitment
Michigan extended an offer to Dare in early June and got him on campus a few weeks later for his first unofficial visit.
It didn’t take long for Michigan to seal the deal. The Wolverines landed a commitment from the Lone Star State prospect earlier this month. Dare picked Michigan over offers from Florida State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Stanford and others.
Here is what Holland had to say about Dare.
“Dare is fairly new to the game of football,” Holland said. “In fact, last year was his first year as a full-time offensive lineman. There is a lot to like about Dare’s frame and upside. He should definitely be a guy that rises in the rankings with a strong junior season. Dare spends most of his time playing tackle at the high school level, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see him slide inside at Michigan. He’s a quality early land in the trenches.”
At 6-foot-4, 260 pounds, Dare is ranked as the No. 34 interior offensive lineman and No. 467 overall recruit nationally, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 57 overall prospect in the state of Texas for next cycle.
Dare is part of a three-man 2027 recruiting class that also features Top 100 Marion (Mass.) Tabor Academy quarterback Peter Bourque and three-star Saline (Mich.) High offensive lineman Louis Esposito.
ichigan has 23 commits in its 2026 recruiting class — five-star Mineral (Va.) Louisa County running back Savion Hiter, five-star Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga EDGE Carter Meadows, Top 100 Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee, Top 100 St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet defensive lineman Titan Davis, Top 100 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Top 100 Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, On300 Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s offensive lineman Marky Walbridge, On300 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver Travis Johnson, On300 Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork EDGE Julian Walker, On300 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, four-star Carrollton (Ga.) High defensive back Dorian Barney, four-star Richmond (Va.) Hermitage defensive back Andre Clarke, four-star Mansfield (Texas) High wide receiver Zion Robinson, three-star Cartersville (Ga.) Cass offensive lineman Bear McWhorter, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s EDGE Tariq Boney, three-star Denver (Colo.) Mullen tight end Mason Bonner, three-star Liberty Hill (Texas) High defensive lineman Alister Vallejo, three-star Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile, three-star Richmond (Va.) Huguenot linebacker Markel Dabney, three-star Hinsdale (Ill.) Central kicker Micah Drescher, Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales running back Jonathan Brown and Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.
Michigan entered the day with the No. 10 ranked 2026 recruiting class nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings. Michigan is also ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten. USC currently has the top class in the conference.
Category: General Sports
