Michigan’s five-star RB Savion Hiter earns USA TODAY All-USA Watchlist honor for 2025 season

Michigan football has the No. 10 class in the country according to the 247Sports team rankings. With several top-tier, blue-chip recruits pledged to the Wolverines, the maize and blue are building off of a solid 2025 class with another stellar class in 2026.

While there are a ton of high-end players committed, there is one crown jewel: Mineral (Va.) Louisa County five-star running back Savion Hiter.

Hiter is the highest-rated running back commitment that Michigan football has gotten in the modern era. Rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 8 player in the country, regardless of position, Hiter figures to get an early jump at the college level, even in a room that boasts a lot of talent.

He's thriving at the high school level, as one might expect, and as a result, he's made the USA TODAY HSS 2025 ALL-USA Football Team Watchlist, atop the many tailbacks being monitored.

Savion Hiter, Senior, Louisa County (Mineral, Va.)

Inside the decision: The No. 1 running back in the class of 2026 has posted remarkable stat lines, including 328 yards and three touchdowns against Courtland (Spotsylvania, Va.) and 261 yards and three touchdowns against Matoaca (Chesterfield, Va.).

While no other Michigan commits made the watchlist in earnest, the other five-star in the class -- Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga edge rusher Carter Meadows -- was listed as an EDGE to watch as the year goes on. The Wolverines do have a target on the list, 2027 Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence North five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales, the No. 6 player in the country.

Other players who didn't make the list but certainly could have include defensive tackle Titan Davis, wide receiver Travis Robinson (who is blowing up in his senior year), offensive tackle Malakai Lee, and tight end Matt Ludwig.

Here is the recruiting class as it currently stands:

• Mineral (Va.) Louisa County five-star RB Savion Hiter (No. 8 overall, 1st RB, 1st in Virginia)
• Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga five-star EDGE Carter Meadows (No. 28 overall, 5th EDGE, 1st in D.C.)
• St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet four-star DL Titan Davis (No. 106 overall, 13th DL, 2nd in Missouri)
• Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith four-star WR Travis Johnson (No. 119 overall, 13th WR, 3rd in Virginia)
• Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork four-star EDGE Julian Walker (No. 127 overall, 15th EDGE, 3rd in South Carolina)
• Mansfield (Tx.) four-star WR Zion Robinson (No. 150 overall, 23rd WR, 21st in Texas)
• Richmond (Va.) Hermitage four-star CB Andre Clarke (No. 153 overall, 14th S, 5th in Virginia)
• Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha four-star OT Malakai Lee (No. 155 overall, 12th OT, 2nd in Hawaii)
• Newbury Park (Calif.) four-star QB Brady Smigiel (No. 175 overall, 12th QB, 22nd in California)
• Billings (Mont.) West four-star TE Matt Ludwig (No. 209 overall, 11th TE, 1st in Montana)
• Chicago (Ill.) Simeon four-star EDGE McHale Blade (No. 234 overall, 31st EDGE, 7th in Illinois)
• Liberty Hill (Tx.) four-star DL Alister Vallejo (No. 275 overall, 36th DL, 35th in Texas)
• Frisco (Tx.) Lone Star four-star S Jordan Deck (No. 334 overall, 25th S, 40th in Texas)
• Needham (Mass.) four-star OL Marky Walbridge (No. 430 overall, 37th OT, 2nd in Massachusetts)
• Cartersville (Ga.) Cass three-star IOL Bear McWhorter (No. 458 overall, 38th IOL, 48th in Georgia)
• Denver (Colo.) Mullen three-star TE Mason Bonner (No. 463, 24th TE, 5th in Colorado)
• Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis de Sales three-star RB Jonathan Brown (No. 690 overall, 41st RB, 32nd in Ohio)
• Richmond (Va.) Huguenot three-star LB Markel Dabney (No. 690 overall, 52nd ATH, 20th in Virginia)
• Washington (D.C.) St. John's three-star EDGE Tariq Boney (No. 719 overall, 67th EDGE, 4th in D.C.)
• Dallas (Tx.) Parish Episcopal three-star WR Jaylen Pile (No. 1169 overall, 179th WR, 166th in Texas)
• Hinsdale (Ill.) Central K Micah Drescher (No. 2427 overall, 11th K, 58th in Illinois)
• Phoenix (Ariz.) Sandra Day O’Connor five-star LS Colton Dermer (No. 6 LS)

All rankings by the 247Sports Composite

This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan commit Savion Hiter named to USA TODAY All-USA Watchlist