Michigan football flips in-state 3-star offensive tackle from Stanford

Michigan football has expanded its 2027 recruiting class again. Recent addition is Braden Chaffin, a three-star offensive tackle from Sterling Heights Stevenson. Chaffin flipped his commitment from Stanford to Michigan on November 11th, sharing his decision on social media. The young man said he had spent a lot of time thinking and discussing with his family and support circle.

Chaffin expressed his gratitude towards the coaches who have guided him and to Coach Jim Harding and Coach Kyle Whittingham for offering him this opportunity. He ended his post by shouting out to his home team, "Go Blue". Chaffin had received an offer from Michigan on November 2nd and visited Ann Arbor for the Michigan State game last weekend.

He decided to pledge to the Wolverines days later, despite originally committing to Stanford on June 1st. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches and weighing 290 pounds, Chaffin is ranked 27th among Michigan's prospects, 122nd among interior offensive linemen, and 1,612th overall in nation according to 247Sports composite rankings. Michigan had space in the class after three-star tackle Sydney Rouleau decommitted earlier this month.

Now, Michigan has four players in its 2027 class to verbally commit to U-M, including Kalamazoo Loy Norrix's Jakari Lipsey, Oceanside's Lincoln Mageo, and Saline's Louis Esposito, son of former U-M defensive line coach Lou Esposito. This makes Michigan's class of 2027 rank No. 16 in the country with 23 commits. Tony Garcia is a beat writer for the Detroit Free Press covering Michigan. You can reach him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X as @RealTonyGarcia.