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Michigan football gets commit from 'extremely instinctive' Cornell Wheeler

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh meets with the media in Ann Arbor on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

Michigan picked up another commitment for its 2020 recruiting class, and it's a local one.

Cornell Wheeler, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker from West Bloomfield High School, announced his commitment to Michigan on Tuesday.

Wheeler, known as an instinctive player, is the No. 466-ranked player in the country for 2020, per 247Sports, and No. 13 overall in Michigan.

"If you go to a West Bloomfield game, and there are a lot of recruits at that school, you see No.