Taylor Lewan Commitment No. 21 for Michigan Wolverines

The day after Michigan lost one from their recruiting class, they added an even better one. Three-star Indianapolis LB Jordan Barnes decided Michigan wasn't the place for him, as he hadn't been able to connect with his position coach. The very next day Michigan added four-star offensive tackle Taylor Lewan.

Lewan is from Arizona and is one of the fastest rising prospects in the nation and a teammate of Michigan commit Craig Roh. The two led their team to the Arizona state finals last week.

Lewan started off the year as a three-star prospect, but after transferring to Chaparral High where he had an impressive senior season and some explosive camp performances, he got bumped up to a four-star.

Lewan arrived in Ann Arbor for his official visit on Friday, along with Michigan commits safety Mike Jones and kicker Brandon Gibbons. Before the trip Lewan expected it to be exciting from all Roh had told him, and this turned out to be true. Lewan told Rivals.com, "Things went good and I did commit."

Lewan's head coach, Charlie Ragle, is the former offensive line coach for Arizona State, and his offensive line coach, Rod Humenik, is the former offensive line coach for USC. Ragle has never been one to promote his players, but he had some very kind words for Lewan.

"But one thing we try to do is not over or undersell our kids," Ragle told Rivals.com. "They are who they are. And with Taylor, there's no comparison...Michigan is getting, in my opinion, the steal of this year's recruiting class in the country. And I'm not just saying that. I know that's a bold statement to make."

Ragle continued, saying, "This kid's ability on the field won't be questioned. I promise you, he takes care of business...he's as good an athlete on the offensive line as I've ever seen. He's a special, special kid."

The 6'7", 270-pound OT surprised everyone when he ran a 4.9 40-yard dash at the Nike Sparq event and then blew everyone away with his workout. He had what would've been the longest medicine ball toss in the country had he not been a hair over the line when he threw it.

Lewan had played defense his whole life, but when he transferred to Chaparral, Ragle saw a great offensive lineman in the making, and Lewan was dominant immediately.

Not surprisingly, Lewan's favorite player is offensive lineman and former Michigan Wolverine Jake Long. Lewan is expected to follow in the player's footsteps and has picked up the nickname Jake Long, Jr.

Lewan was expected to take more officials, but now it looks like this will be his last.

The Wolverines got a good one in him, as Lewan is ranked as the No. 192 player in the country and should keep rising. He and teammate Roh will be featured in the Under Armour All-American game in January.