In a highly competitive Spartans running back room, sophomore running backs Makhi Fraizer and Brandon Tullis have emerged as front runners for the starting job.

The Michigan Wolverines have been dominating on the recruiting trail this summer already, but now they have officially landed the most important five star talent of their entire 2026 recruiting cycle.

Last week, in the run-up to the 2025 high school football season, MLive featured some of the best running backs in Michigan Division 3. Now we’re turning to readers to decide which RB will be the best of the best in 2025.

It’s exciting news, as Rivals Industry Rankings place Hiter as a five-star recruit, the No. 1 running back, the No. 1 player in Virginia and the No. 8 player in the nation. Last season for Louisa County High School, he racked up 1,698 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns.

Alabama's running back room suffered a significant setback on Saturday after losing its projected starter to injury.

Coming up with a list on Wednesday, ranking the top second-year breakout players in 2025 across college football, Marshall ended up being ranked second of the 11 players who made the cut, just behind projected OSU QB starter Julian Sayin.

College football's Class of 2026 is loaded with top players including Mineral, Virginia based running back Savion Hiter, who has narrowed his top college choices down to Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State,

The Wolverines are closing in on the No. 1 running back in the class of 2026 heading into his announcement next week