Colt Lumpris, a four-star tight end in the 2027 class, flipped his commitment from Alabama to Michigan on Saturday, giving the Wolverines their first tight end in the cycle and another name for a class that now stands at 15 total commitments.
Lumpris had been pledged to Alabama since December, but Michigan kept pushing even after that commitment stuck through the winter. Ranked No. 268 overall on the Rivals Industry Ranking, he is the kind of prospect both programs can sell as a foundational piece, and Michigan made him a clear priority for head coach Kyle Whittingham and tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham.
The move lands at a moment when Alabama is adjusting to change at the position group that mattered most in this recruiting battle. The Crimson Tide hired a new tight ends coach this offseason, and Lumpris’ flip shows how a coaching change can open the door for another staff to keep pressing a recruit who never fully disappeared from the board. Michigan did not let the Alabama pledge end the pursuit, and that persistence finally paid off.
For Michigan, the addition gives the 2027 class a first tight end and another commitment in a group that has been building steadily. For Alabama, it is a reminder that a commitment made in December can still be vulnerable months later, especially when another staff continues to make a recruit feel like a priority. Lumpris’ decision leaves both programs exactly where recruiting always ends up: with one side celebrating, the other looking for the next target.
What matters now is whether Michigan can turn the flip into momentum with other top targets in the class. For Lumpris, the pledge is no longer about where he started. It is about where both schools are trying to finish.
