Michigan is making another real run at five-star Oregon wide receiver commit Dakota Guerrant, and this time the Wolverines got him back on campus to help their case.
Guerrant, a Harper Woods, Michigan, native, was in attendance for Michigan’s upset of No. 11 Oklahoma, according to On3.
For a program trying to pull one of the top names in the 2027 class back into its own backyard, that kind of visit matters. It gives Michigan another shot to get in front of a prospect it has never really stopped chasing.
The challenge is obvious: Guerrant already committed to Oregon in June. But in recruiting, that kind of pledge rarely closes the door completely. Michigan has kept working anyway, and the Wolverines were among the finalists before Guerrant picked the Ducks.
There are obvious local ties that keep Michigan in the fight. Guerrant is the No. 21 overall prospect in the 2027 class, per On3, and the Wolverines have the advantage of being close to home.
His high school head coach, Rod Oden, is a Michigan alumnus, and Oden’s son, Jacob Oden, plays defensive back for Michigan. That gives the Wolverines a relationship angle that goes beyond the usual recruiting pitch.
Still, Oregon has a strong card to play, and it’s the kind that matters to elite receivers: the Ducks have been sending wideouts to the NFL.
Dan Lanning has already had three receivers selected in the NFL Draft in his short time at Oregon. Troy Franklin went in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft after posting Oregon single-season records with 1,383 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2023. Tez Johnson was picked in the seventh round in 2025, and Malik Benson went in the sixth round in 2026.
The Ducks’ recent receiver pipeline has also included Chase Cota and Traeshon Holden, both of whom moved on to NFL opportunities as undrafted free agents.
That resume stands in sharp contrast to Michigan’s new head coach, Kyle Whittingham, whose long run at Utah produced just four drafted receivers over more than two decades, with none going in the first three rounds.
So the Wolverines have work to do if they want to flip Guerrant. The visit to Ann Arbor doesn’t mean he’s ready to leave Oregon, but it does give Michigan another chance to sell him on staying home and trusting its path to the next level.
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