Wolverines trending for top target heading into commitment

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With a commitment announcement set to take place on 247Sports tomorrow afternoon (3:15 EST), Michigan is in full control of the 247Sports Crystal Ball for 2025 four-star offensive lineman Avery Gach with all eight predictions in their favor.

The Wolverines have led the Crystal Ball for Gach since November but have picked up seven of those eight predictions within the last two weeks. Michigan has made the Birmingham (MI) Groves native a priority for well over a calendar year with Grant Newsome taking over the recruitment from Sherrone Moore after the latter's promotion to head coach. 

Newsome was by Groves HS on Monday to check in on Gach for a final time before his announcement. The Wolverines are battling Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin for his commitment. 

The four-star is currently ranked 196th overall in the 2025 Top247 and is being compared to former Wolverine captain Ben Bredeson by our analysts in our scouting report: 

High school offensive tackle who can be a swing guy at the next level. Tenacious, physical player who goes to the whistle and finishes plays. Shows functional strength and pad level in addition to the pure willingness to want to move defenders off the ball, all making for a dominant run blocker. Still technically coming along in pass set and pass pro. Physicality shows up in his punch there also. Left tackle in high school who may be more suited as a right side option or interior player at the high-major level. Has added good weight and strength and will continue to do so. Is a solid base-level athlete, but can also continue to improve on pure explosiveness and lateral agility. High-floor type prospect who will give a high-major school depth at several positions and should be a dependable multi-year starter at the Power Five level..

247Sports will have more leading up to and following Gach's decision. 

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