Sunderland, the nephew of former Michigan kicker Brandon Kornblue, is a former Major League Soccer goalkeeper, playing three seasons with FC Cincinnati from 2020-22. The Wolverines are set at place-kicker with senior Dominic Zvada, the 2024 Big Ten kicker of the year, but Sunderland is expected to handle kickoffs.

Michigan finished with the No. 6 recruiting class for the 2025 cycle after landing five-star offensive lineman Ty Haywood on Wednesday to solidify its class. The Wolverines have a star-studded class coming into the fold with three five-stars signed.

Beckham Sunderland, the nephew of former Michigan kicker Brandon Kornblue, announced his commitment in a social media post.

Brown is the type of talent that Michigan needs to keep adding in order to secure a consistently productive pass game, even beyond Underwood and his likely three-year tenure in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines already do have one wide receiver committed in the 2026 class in three-star Jaylen Pile.