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Social media explodes following massive 4-star OT Malakai Lee committing to Michigan

Originally posted on Michigan Wolverines on SI
By Trent Knoop | Last updated Jun 27, 2025 7:46 PM ET

Michigan football landed one of its biggest targets on the 2026 recruiting trail on Friday night. Four-star offensive tackle Malakai Lee picked the Wolverines over Alabama, Texas, and Georgia.

The Hawaii native checks in at 6-foot-6, 318-pounds and is physically ready to play at the collegiate level with one season of high school football remaining. According to the Composite, Lee is ranked as the 137th-best player in the nation and the No. 10 OT in the 2026 cycle.

BREAKING: Four-Star OT Malakai Lee has Committed to Michigan, he tells me for @on3recruits

The 6’7 320 OT from Kaneohe, HI chose the Wolverines over Georgia, Texas, & Alabama

“Thank you God for helping me through this process. GO BLUE!!”https://t.co/xyCnBNv379 pic.twitter.com/r79GhHtElW
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 27, 2025

Lee, Michigan's 17th commitment, joins four-star Bear McWhorter and four-star Marky Walbridge as the Wolverines' three offensive line commits.

Once Lee committed to Michigan, coaches, fans, media, and players all reacted to the news. Here are some of the best reactions we could find.

https://t.co/ECRfN717cW pic.twitter.com/UBt4WcZ01x
— Trent Knoop (@TrentKnoop) June 27, 2025

Go Blue!! pic.twitter.com/PHsI2Aum17
— Chip Lindsey (@ChipLindsey11) June 27, 2025

https://t.co/pS5IVMvUqB pic.twitter.com/yXvH2i7eMZ
— ʙᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴄᴡʜᴏʀᴛᴇʀ (@BearMcWhorter) June 27, 2025

LFG 〽️ https://t.co/p8RZNKAx3G
— Alister Vallejo (@AlisterVallejo) June 27, 2025

YESSIR〽️〽️
— McHale Blade (@McHaleBlade) June 27, 2025

BREAKING: Michigan lands top offensive line target Malakai Lee.

“I’m excited to be a part of this team, and experience the culture of Michigan football."

Story: https://t.co/IBwkJsBduB pic.twitter.com/p2PY8fYOMX
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) June 27, 2025

〽️ichigan
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ON REPEAT ALL DAY pic.twitter.com/PD1JVlywyw
— Sam Popper (@SamPopper_) June 27, 2025

BOOOMMMM!!!

Michigan has landed a commitment from Top 100 OL Malakai Lee (@MalakaiLee2). Full story from @ethanmmcdowell #GoBlue. https://t.co/wCy1VFe1lm pic.twitter.com/TcMIwF0VF1
— "EJ Holland" (@EJHollandOn3) June 27, 2025

Three top-100 recruits at offensive tackle over the last two classes is how you fortify a position group for the forseeable future. Really nice work on the trail. https://t.co/q0ehiWNn86
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) June 27, 2025

Michigan scores huge commitment (literally) Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha OL @MalakaiLee2. Day 1 priority for @Coach_SMoore
and @grant_newsome. A persistent tag-team recruiting effort for two years paid off. Big time book-end athlete to go opposite @AndrewBabalola4! pic.twitter.com/0eyzRqZvcu
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) June 27, 2025

What an epic 10 minutes for Michigan football, now landing its second commit of that time in Malakai Lee, a four-star tackle from Hawaii and top-150 player in the nation. pic.twitter.com/5ECc2goo57
— Tony Garcia | Detroit Free Press (@RealTonyGarcia) June 27, 2025

This article first appeared on Michigan Wolverines on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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