ICYMI: Less-known Michigan football commit explodes for over 200 yards

In case you missed it, at the end of last week (Friday night), a number of future Wolverines began their 2023 high school football seasons. One such Michigan football commit is three-star running back Micah Kaapana, a prospect out of Las Vegas, NV, who rushed for over 200 yards during Week 1 of his senior season of high school ball. He may not be a big-name recruit like Jadyn Davis or Jordan Marshall, but Kaapana is proving to be a steal for the Maize and Blue in the 2024 recruiting class.

Less-known Michigan football commit Micah Kaapana goes off in Week 1, explodes for over 200 yards and a trio of touchdowns

On Friday night, Micah Kaapana got some heads turning on a national scale. If you are a “star watcher” when it comes to recruiting, you may want to look away because Kaapana may be better than many experts initially thought.

Michigan football commit Micah Kaapana, a three-star running back, ran for over 200 yards and three touchdowns last week in his school’s Week 1 victory over Draper Corner Canyon (63-42 final).

Here are a few clips from Kaapana’s impressive Week 1 performance that I found on Twitter — while he is not the most nationally recognized Michigan football commit in the 2024 recruiting class, he is bound to be a problem for opposing defenses for years to come once he gets into the Maize and Blue next year.

#Michigan running back commit Micah Kaapana with some juice on third and short. Long gain https://t.co/sbn5PfnZrl pic.twitter.com/ojUt02bh5L

— Blair Angulo (@BlairAngulo) August 19, 2023

Michigan RB commit Micah Ka’apana (@MicahKaapana) takes it to the house for Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman. #GoBlue

📺 – https://t.co/mQ7vkgJCE1https://t.co/FDNDfTXiJ1 pic.twitter.com/0njtsfA15J

— Zach Libby (@LibbyOn3) August 19, 2023

Bishop Gorman gets a short field and RB Micah Kaapana runs in a 13 yd TD!!

Bishop Gorman 21
Corner Canyon 14
8:28 2Q pic.twitter.com/lCUfjB24mc

— Just Chilly (@JUSTCHILLY) August 19, 2023

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