Michigan football gets commitment from 4-star LB Semaj Bridgeman, 3-star WR Fredrick Moore

Three-star receiver Fredrick Moore, of Cardinal Ritter College Prep in Missouri, announced his verbal commitment to Michigan on Friday.

He was joined later on Friday by Semaj Bridgeman, a four-star linebacker from Imhotep Institute in Philadelphia.

Moore fielded more than 20 offers from programs all over the country and had a top five consisting of Texas A&M, Illinois, Minnesota, Cincinnati and Michigan.

"I feel as though the time was now (to commit to Michigan) because I had to focus on my (senior) season," Moore told Clint Cosgrove in an interview with Rivals. "I don't want to revolve myself around my guys. I just wanted to put my guys first, try to win state and have my tunnel vision.

"Michigan was the place because it felt like home and felt like somewhere my family could really trust me to go and have no worries because they were close to coach (Ron) Bellamy, close with coach (Jim) Harbaugh (and) close to coach (Sherrone) Moore, the (offensive coordinator). We really had that bond and mutual type of relationship with them."

Moore and Bridgeman are the seventh and eighth recruits to join Michigan's class of 2023, according to 247Sports, Moore is the second receiver to commit, joining West Bloomfield's Semaj Morgan.

The 6-foot-1 playmaker ranks as the 61st best receiver in the country, per 247Sports.

The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Bridgeman owns offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Florida State, among others. He's the No. 20 linebacker in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite, No. 320 overall, and No. 6 overall in Pennsylvania.

Robbinsdale Cooper defensive lineman Jaxon Howard, who had Michigan in his top four, also announced his commitment Friday, but he decided to go with LSU over the Wolverines.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy defensive end Collins Acheampong, who has Michigan in his top four and was scheduled to announce his commitment Friday as well, announced on Twitter Thursday that he would be pushing his commitment to a later date.