| Scout.com 2008 Michigan Top 40 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Pos | High School (City, State) | Ht/Wt | Verbal |
| 1 | Nick Perry | DE | Detroit (MacKenzie) | 6-4/225/4.75 | |
| 2 | Boubacar Cissoko | CB | Detroit (Mich) Cass Tech | 5-8/174/4.40 | Michigan |
| 3 | Dan O'Neil | OT | Grand Haven | 6-8/285/5.25 | Michigan |
| 4 | Fred Smith | WR | Detroit (Southeastern) | 6-3/215/4.40 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Mike Martin | DT | Grand Rapids (Catholic Central) | 6-1/300/5.0 | Michigan |
| 6 | Jonas Gray | RB | Detroit (Country Day) | 5-11/214/4.53 | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Tyler Hoover | TE | Novi | 6-7.5/245/4.85 | Michigan State |
| 8 | Deon'tae Pannell | OT | Birmingham (Groves) | 6-5/300/5.2 | Penn State |
| 9 | Kenny Demens | WLB | Detroit (Country Day) | 6-0/215/4.75 | Michigan |
| 10 | Mark Ingram | RB | Flint (Southwestern Academy) | 5-10/187/4.4 | |
| 11 | Jonathan Dandridge | CB | Highland Park | 6-1.5/175/4.48 | Minnesota |
| 12 | Darrin Williams | RB | Detroit (Martin Luther King) | 5-6/160/4.48 | Cincinnati |
| 13 | Sam Gaymon | WR | Detroit (Renaissance) | 6-3/188/4.58 | Toledo |
| 14 | Charles Burrell | S | Detroit (Southeastern) | 6-0/200/4.6 | Michigan State |
| 15 | Rocko Khoury | OT | Traverse City (Central) | 6-6/282/5.3 | Michigan |
| 16 | Glenn Winston | RB | Detroit (Denby) | 6-1/213/4.39 | Michigan State |
| 17 | Rickey Spratt | DE | Detroit (Southeastern) | 6-2/237/4.75 | |
| 18 | Ethan Ruhland | OG | Lake Orion | 6-4/265/5.2 | Michigan State |
| 19 | Caulton Ray | RB | Bloomfield (Brother Rice) | 5-9/190/4.34 | Michigan State |
| 20 | Corey Johnson | WR | Muskegon | 6-1/175/4.5 | |
| 21 | Donald Mathis | C | Detroit (Crockett Tech) | 6-3/295/5.3 | |
| 22 | Brendon Kay | QB | Marine City | 6-4/220/4.75 | Cincinnati |
| 23 | Cortez Smith | RB | Detroit (Cass Tech) | 6-1/200/4.55 | Indiana |
| 24 | George Winn | RB | Detroit (University Jesuit) | 5-10/180 | Cincinnati |
| 25 | Keshawn Martin | WR | Westland (John Glenn) | 6-0/180/4.40 | Michigan State |
| 26 | Anthony Woods | DT | Detroit (MacKenzie) | 6-4/305/5.2 | Michigan State |
| 27 | Daryl Gooden | WR | Ann Arbor (Huron) | 6-1/180/4.60 | |
| 28 | John Deyo | OT | Richland (Gull Lake) | 6-6/270 | Michigan State |
| 29 | Adam Follett | QB | Alma | 6-5/210/4.78 | Indiana |
| 30 | John Lamb | TE | Southfield | 6-3.5/230/4.85 | Toledo |
| 31 | Valtorrey Showers | WR | Detroit (Crockett Tech) | 5-9/170/4.40 | Central Michigan |
| 32 | Charles Fobbs | S | Detroit (Cass Tech) | 6-0.5/208/4.5 | |
| 33 | Jamie Simpson | RB | Dowagiac | 6-0/225/4.5 | Western Michigan |
| 34 | Zac Hueter | OT | North Branch | 6-7/265/5.1 | |
| 35 | Anthony Hollis | CB | Detroit (Northwestern) | 5-10/175/4.45 | |
| 36 | Brent Kryder | OT | Linden | 6-6/313/5.35 | |
| 37 | Sean Hooey | TE | Hillsdale | 6-7.5/245/4.85 | Cincinnati |
| 38 | Troy Tidwell | CB | Detroit (Southwestern) | 5-10/176 | |
| 39 | Shelton Gaines | DE | Detroit (Crockett Tech) | 6-0/220/4.75 | |
| 40 | Camerron Cheatham | CB | Kalamazoo (Central) | 5-8/165/4.39 | Cincinnati |