ANN ARBOR - Baron Browning was one of the numerous top-tier prospects Michigan hosted during Saturday's 14-7 win over Wisconsin.

And the 2017 five-star linebacker's mother didn't hesitate to ask Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a tough question during the official visit, according to 247 Sports.

"First off my mom asked him if he planned on leaving because when he was at Stanford after my brother's freshman year he left," Browning told 247 Sports of his older brother, Barry Browning, a cornerback who arrived at Stanford in 2010 during Harbaugh last season there before leaving for the San Francisco 49ers. "He told us he wasn't planning on going anywhere. He told us his goal was to put the most guys in the (NFL), that's something he wants to do, just really help his players and be there for them as a resource."

At 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, Browning, from Kennedale High School in Texas, is the No. 2 outside linebacker and No. 9 recruit overall in the 2017 class, according to 247 Sports Composite rankings. The trip to Ann Arbor last weekend was his first official visit.

"The academics and alumni I guess, more so the network opportunity they have for their players," Browning told 247 Sports of what he liked about Michigan. "The opportunity after football and then really just the whole general feeling. I felt real comfortable around everybody. Pretty much what the coaches said on as far as we are family-oriented and them caring about the players from (defensive coordinator Don Brown) all the way down to (linebackers coach Chris Partridge). And same way with Coach Harbaugh and then all the way down to the strength coach."

Browning said he plans on being at Ohio State on Nov. 26 for the game against Michigan but is unsure of the rest of his official visits. The schools recruiting him now are Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, Florida State, Texas, TCU (where his dad played), LSU and Alabama. Browning said he's supposed to commit on Nov. 29, his dad's birthday, but might postpone the announcement.

Michigan has 17 players committed to its 2017 class, including two linebackers in four-star Josh Ross from Orchard Lake St. Mary's and three-star Ben Mason from Newtown High School in Connecticut.