At one point in time, Michigan was in good shape to land Washington cornerback Thaddeus Dixon. But as time moved on, the Wolverines started to trend away from the No. 2 ranked available cornerback. On Saturday, Dixon made it official and committed to North Carolina over Michigan.

Dixon didn’t make his visit to Ann Arbor. Instead, he took a visit to both Ole Miss and North Carolina. The chance to play for future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick was too hard to pass up for Dixon.

Dixon was a JUCO star before transferring to Washington where he spent the past two seasons, including being a part of playing in the National Championship Game to Michigan. In the past two seasons with the Huskies, Dixon has played a total of 26 games, recording 66 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 18 PBUs, and forcing a fumble.

This past season, Dixon had an 81.8 PFF coverage rating, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten among cornerbacks with 100-plus snaps. He was targeted a team-high 51 times, but gave up just 23 receptions for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns

Michigan recently added former Louisiana CB Caleb Anderson.

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