told Rivals<\/a> during Polynesian Bowl practices. \u201cI can\u2019t really explain it but I feel like God wants me to play on the biggest stage out there.<\/p>\n\u201cI will always have love for Coach Scalley and the Utah program. They will always be close to my heart, but this is the best move for me and my family moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marich said Michigan\u2019s former staff was recruiting him as a defensive back, but Whittingham and Co. view him more as an athlete. <\/p>\n
While his 2025 stats aren\u2019t publicly available, Moa had 58 catches for 800 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior on offense while totaling 40 tackles and two interceptions on defense. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you watch him, he\u2019s actually a very, very good wide receiver,\u201d Marich said. \u201cThat was something where I thought the old staff kind of dropped the ball. This kid can do it all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Landing Moa would be a major addition for Michigan. He would become its third top-100 prospect in the class, joining five-star running back Savion Hiter and five-star edge Carter Meadows. <\/p>\n
He also could help offset some of the losses in the class since Moore\u2019s departure. The Wolverines have had six players back out of their signings, including top-250 players Brady Marchese (receiver), Andre Clarke Jr. (cornerback) and Matt Ludwig (tight end). <\/p>\n
\u201cProductive two-way athlete with slick athleticism that could play on either side of the ball in college, but might make the most sense at wide receiver,\u201d 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins wrote in his scouting report. \u201cFrequently finds ways to slip behind defenders and race into the deeper third as he\u2019s a technically advanced route runner that can mix gears and create separation. Shifty and elusive after the catch with his agility and vision, but probably lacks a true breakaway gear at this stage. <\/p>\n
\u201cConstantly plays with a chip on his shoulder and doesn\u2019t lack physicality as he hits people on defense and tries to move people as a perimeter blocker on offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
There could be more ancillary benefits, too. His older brother, Aisea Moa, also is in the portal and is trending toward picking Michigan. The redshirt junior linebacker had 12 tackles in 12 games last season for Michigan State after spending his first three years at BYU. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michigan\u2019s football program has lost six members of its 2026 recruiting class since Sherrone Moore was fired on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,398,396,397,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-410402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-ncaafootball","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}