Michigan football continues to add to its 2027 recruiting class.
Braden Chaffin, a three-star offensive lineman out of Sterling Heights Stevenson, flipped his commitment from Stanford to Michigan on Wednesday, Nov. 11, he announced on social media.
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“After lots of thinking and talking to my family and support circle, I’ve decided I am going to be flipping my commitment to the University of Michigan,” he said in the post. “Thank you to all the coaches that have poured in to my development over the years. I also want to thank Coach [Jim] Harding and Coach [Kyle] Whittingham for believing in me and giving me this opportunity.
“I’m Staying home!! Go Blue.”
Sterling Heights Stevenson’s Braden Chaffin fights through a block during football practice on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at Runkel Field.
Word of a potential flip began picking up steam earlier this month after he received an offer on Nov. 2. He took an official visit to Ann Arbor for the Michigan State game last weekend and just days later decided to pledge to the Wolverines after having originally committed to Stanford on June 1.
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The 6-foot-6, 290-pound lineman is the No. 27 player in Michigan, No. 122 interior offensive lineman and No. 1,612 overall player in the nation according to 247Sports composite rankings. Michigan had room to take another lineman in the class after three-star tackle Sydney Rouleau decommitted earlier this month.
He’s now the fourth player in Harding’s unit to verbally commit to U-M, joining Kalamazoo Loy Norrix four-star Jakari Lipsey; Oceanside, California, four-star interior lineman Lincoln Mageo; and Saline three-star interior lineman Louis Esposito, son of former U-M defensive line coach Lou Esposito.
Michigan now has 23 commits in its class of 2027, which ranks No. 16 in the country.
Tony Garcia is the Michigan beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football flips in-state 3-star offensive tackle from Stanford
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