Wolverines flip legacy recruit with plenty of upside who comes from Michigan national championship bloodlines

The Michigan Wolverines added a high-upside 2026 recruit whose family legacy runs deep in Ann Arbor

The Michigan Wolverines are once again recruiting at a high level. A year after boasting the number six overall recruiting class in 2025, the Wolverines are sitting tenth in 2026 with plenty of time and names they are pursuing before Early Signing Day in December.

Michigan just scored another recruit in the 2026 class on Friday, flipping three-star offensive tackle Tommy Fraumann to the Wolverines, giving them four commitments along the offensive line in their 2026 class.

Fraumann’s recruiting status as a three-star whose offers mainly consist of MAC schools might not add a lot of excitement to his recruiting, but his legacy and family history with the Wolverines makes his recruitment a sweet victory for both him and Michigan.

Tommy Fraumann Recruiting Notes

  • Three-star offensive tackle from Loyala Academy in Illinois.
  • 106th-ranked offensive tackle in the 2026 class, 33rd-overall player from the state of Illinois
  • Offers from Bowling Green, Buffalo, Florida Atlantic, Miami (OH), Oregon State, Toledo, UMass, and Western Michigan
  • Originally committed to Miami (OH) but flipped to Wolverines

Tommy Fraumann’s Legacy with the Wolverines

Michigan recruiting: Breaking down OL commit Tommy Fraumann

When Fraumann announced his flip to the Wolverines, he wrote “Back to where it all began“. For him, that’s what sums up what the offer from Michigan means to both him and his family. His family revolves around the Wolverines, and it’s fair to say that without Michigan, it might not even exist at all.

Tommy’s dad, Bob, played linebacker for the Wolverines when Michigan won a national championship back in 1997 under head coach Lloyd Carr. From 1997 to 2000, Fraumann was part of a team that won a national championship, won three Big Ten Championships, went undefeated in the postseason, and compiled a 41-8 record in his four years with the team.

His mom, Katie, played basketball for Michigan at the same time, starting at power forward and was a team captain for the women’s basketball team, and she met Bob during their time at Michigan together. Interestingly enough, Katie was named Executive Associate AD for Development at Michigan in 2016 but now serves as Senior Vice President, Advancement and External Relations at DePaul University in Chicago, just where Tommy plays.

With both parents’ legacies at Michigan well established, it becomes pretty obvious as to why Tommy was so emotional and emphatic about what getting an offer from Michigan means to him.

The 6’7, 250-pound tackle has a lot of work to do to build his body right and play for the team, but it’s hard not to feel thrilled for him and his family with what this means for everyone involved.