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Michigan football recruiting: 3-star DL Brooks Bahr commits to Wolverines

Brooks Bahr is already a burly young man, and he has almost a yeabe even bigger by the time he suits up for Michigan football.

Bahr, a three-star junior from the Chicagoland area, announced Tuesday via Twitter his commitment to Michigan. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound defensive lineman had offers from Iowa, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Minnesota and Nebraska, among others.

He is ranked by 247Sports as the top 2023 defensive lineman in Illinois and the No. 9 junior prospect in the state regardless of position. Bahr attends rigorous Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, about 15 miles north of Chicago.