When hired to be the new head coach of Michigan football nearly a year ago, Sherrone Moore vowed to make both recruiting and NIL a priority. And one full cycle in, he's managed to do both. Moore was already building an impressive class before he managed to land five-star offensive tackle Andrew Babalola and five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood in just a few weeks' time.

Haywood, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound lineman from Denton (Texas) Ryan, made it official during a ceremony at his high school on Wednesday morning, the first day of the national signing period. Michigan now has 24 commitments to the 2025 class, including 14 who enrolled early.

The 6-foot-5, 285-pounder’s addition is a massive boon for Michigan, which has missed on several offensive line targets in the transfer portal. Haywood becomes the fourth linemen in the 2025 class, joining five-star tackle Andrew Babalola, four-star interior lineman Avery Gach and three-star interior lineman Kaden Strayhorn.

Months after Michigan made a splash by flipping the five-star quarterback away from LSU, Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines dipped back into the SEC pool to pluck another blue-chipper -- this one to protect for Underwood during his run in Ann Arbor.

One-time Alabama commit Ty Haywood, a five-star offensive tackle, makes his formal commitment to Michigan on Wednesday.

If the Wolverines can close with Haywood, they would finish with four top-50 recruits. They didn’t sign any the previous two cycles. Haywood has 33 reported offers and also took official visits to Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas A&M and TCU earlier in his recruitment.