Wide receiver Xavier Worthy, the No. 61-ranked prospect in the 2021 class, announced on Thursday that he has asked for the release of the national letter of intent he signed with Michigan in December.
Worthy of a six-foot 165-pound receiver from Central East High School in Fresno, California, was the second-highest candidate in Michigan’s class behind quarterback JJ McCarthy.
– Flash Worthy⚡️ (@ Xavierworthy2) April 15, 2021
In his statement, Worthy said he had been looking forward to starting his college football career in Michigan, “however; due to circumstances beyond my control, things didn’t go as planned …”
Worthy was considered one of the fastest recruits in the 2021 class, and Michigan held out a late attempt from Alabama to sign him. He was due to enroll in early January, but it never happened, and Worthy now says he doesn’t want to go into detail about what happened to Michigan until after choosing a new school.
Michigan also had wide receiver Giles Jackson entered the transfer portal two weeks ago. Jackson is also from California and announced on Sunday that he is going to Washington.