2025 recruits have been on the clock for college programs for a long while now, having started getting attention around this time last year. But Chattanooga (Tn.) Baylor School three-star running back Shekai Mills-Knight was something of a late bloomer.
It was late 2023 when some Power Four schools started calling. First Ole Miss, then schools like Tennessee and South Carolina. Before long, the Alabamas and Ohio States of the world were extending him offers to come play for them. Now he has 35 reported offers according to 247Sports and among them are the top names in college football.
So what is it like to go from not really getting much college attention in his junior year to being a hot commodity before even reaching his senior year?
“It’s been a lot. But like, I’m trying my best to enjoy the process and not let it overwhelm me,” Mills-Knight told WolverinesWire. “So I’m just taking it all in going everywhere I can, so I can stay humble.”
It makes sense why schools are interested in adding Mills-Knight to their rosters. An electric playmaker, he’s fast, elusive, all while being a big-bodied tailback.
“I’m 6-32, 220, I have great speed, I can outrun pretty much every linebacker,” Mills-Knight said. “I’m a great pass blocker. I can catch, I can actually run and catch and I can make people miss. So that’s why I feel like I’m being recognized as such a top prospect.”
Michigan was a late offer, having reached out just a few short weeks ago, extending an invitation to become a Wolverine on May 8. With official visit season coming up, despite a lot of other top schools desperately looking to make their pitch, Mills-Knight plans to be in Ann Arbor on June 4.
Education and culture-minded, he’s coming to campus with a lot of positive preconceived notions and is looking to learn whether or not his understanding of the University of Michigan matches his hopes for the school.
“I was super excited because they just won a championship,…
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