Michigan prep prospect Charlie Jilek flipped his commitment from Central Florida to the Gophers football program on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-5, 240-pound linebacker and tight end from Portage (Mich.) Central High School is a three-star recruit, who had other offers from Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, San Diego State, Ohio and others.
Jilek was committed to UCF and head coach Scott Frost as a tight end since April, but felt he was best suited to play inside linebacker. He posted 100 tackles as a junior in the second-highest class of Michigan prep football.
“I really like playing on the defensive side of the ball and I’m a stronger player on the defensive side of the ball,” Jilek told the Pioneer Press. “To have an offer to play (there) in the Big Ten is awesome.”
Jilek visited Minnesota for the Nevada nonconference game in September 2024, but the U’s scholarship offer didn’t come until this September.
Jilek is the 24th commit in the Gophers 2026 class and the second addition this week, following Ellsworth, Wis., tight end George Rohl, who flipped his pledge from North Dakota.
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