Utah transfer Moa follows Whittingham, will sign with Michigan

East utah signer slesi moaESPN’s No. 6 wide receiver and No. 38 overall prospect in the 2026 class, will sign with michigan Out of the transfer portal, he announced on Friday.

A 6-foot-2, 185-pound recruit from Ogden, Utah, Moa entered the transfer portal under a “do not contact” tag on Monday, five weeks after he withdrew his pledge. Tennessee to Utah and signed with the program on December 3. Moa, who announced his commitment in Honolulu during the 2026 Polynesian Bowl, landed as the third-ranked member of Michigan’s 2026 recruiting class alongside Wolverines and former Utes coach Kyle Whittingham.

According to sources close to Moa’s recruitment, Whittingham’s exit from Utah on December 12 – a week after the initial period closed on December 5 – and subsequent staff changes under new coach Morgan Scally were the major drivers behind Moa entering the transfer portal earlier this week.

Whittingham, the Utes’ all-time winningest coach, won 177 games in 21 seasons in charge of Utah from 2005 to 2025. He signed a five-year deal to take over the Wolverines on December 26, following the firing of former Michigan coach Sharon Moore on December 10 due to an alleged inappropriate relationship with an employee and “false statements” made during a related investigation.

Sources told ESPN that Moua this week limited his contact exclusively to the coaching staff involved in his recruitment after his name appeared in the transfer portal. In committing to the Wolverines, he reunites not only with Whittingham, but with former Utes offensive coordinator Jason Beck, who was a key figure in Moa’s move to Utah late last year.

Moa had 63 catches for 1,272 yards and 16 touchdowns during his senior season at Fremont High School in Utah last fall and projects as a potential Day 1 playmaking receiver for Michigan quarterbacks. bryce underwood. Moa follows five-star defensive end carter meadows (No. 23 overall) and No. 2 running back sevion hitter (No. 27) as the Wolverines’ third top-40 recruit in the 2026 class, who released four signees following Moore’s firing last month.

Moa’s move continues the run of former Utah players following Whittingham to Michigan in 2026. The Wolverines have added four portal transfers playing under Whittingham this month, headlined by John Henry DalyThe nation’s No. 6 sack leader in 2025, defensive tackle jona leia and cornerback smith snowdenA perennial starter in Utah.