Michigan Football bolsters 2025 recruiting class after four-star edge rusher Julius Holly commits to Wolverines over Georgia, Texas A&M, Ole Miss
Michigan football hit its stride on the recruiting trail in June, as the Wolverines added eight verbal commitments in the class of 2025 and another for 2026 last month alone., who announced his commitment to Michigan on Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder has garnered 33 scholarship offers during his recruitment, and chose the Wolverines over the likes of Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas A&M after visiting all four finalists last month.
Holly is coming off an excellent junior year at Alpharetta, in which he totaled 57 tackles, including eight sacks, adding three pass breakups and a fumble recovery. Holly's highlight tape on Hudl shows him often overwhelming his opponents across from the ball with an impressive combination of size and speed. The Peach State native shows excellent containment abilities on the edge, running down quarterbacks and running backs alike on his side of the field.
Pulling Holly out of SEC territory was a big win for the Wolverines. It’s not often that a Georgia kid, who holds an offer from the Bulldogs, leaves the state — particularly defensive players. However, that’s what Michigan defensive line coach Lou Esposito was able to do here. While Holly is Michigan’s first true edge rusher commit in the 2025 class thus far, he joins the Wolverines’ defensive line haul that includes four-starsin this current cycle. U-M has its sights set on another four-star edge rusher in Danville San Ramon Valley prep’s, who is set to choose amongst a final four which includes Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M and USC on Tuesday.
Michigan got off to a slow start in the 2025 recruiting cycle after all the coaching turnover which occurred following the Wolverines’ 2023 national championship victory. After an outstanding month in June, however, U-M is starting to put together one of the best classes in the Big Ten and the country. Currently, the Wolverines’ 2025 class ranks No. 15 nationally and No. 5 in the conference. Additionally, Michigan’s class features an average player rating of 91.
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