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The recruiting surge continues! The Michigan football team landed yet another impressive commitment on Tuesday as four-star EDGE Julian Walker announced that he will play for head coach Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines. North Carolina and South Carolina were two main competitors here, and it is especially impressive that Michigan beat out the Gamecocks. Walker's father, Jamil Walker, is the assistant football strength and conditioning coach at South Carolina. His son would rather play for Michigan.
“BREAKING: Four-Star EDGE Julian Walker has Committed to Michigan, he tells me for @rivals,” Hayes Fawcett said in a post. “The 6’6 250 EDGE from Columbia, SC chose the Wolverines over North Carolina & South Carolina.”
Julian Walker had a message for the college football world upon his commitment to the Michigan football team:
“I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to be a MICHIGAN MAN,” he said.
Walker is a four-star recruit, according to 247Sports. He is the #155 player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #16 EDGE and the #3 player in the state of South Carolina. Walker currently attends Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, SC. The in-state Gamecocks tried their best, but Michigan was the right fit for this elite prospect.
“Walker possesses great overall size and length that correlates well to the next level as a 3-4 defensive lineman,” Walker's scouting report reads. “He has fluid movements to get past the offensive tackle from both inside and outside rushes. Chases the ball with a great motor and can turn and flatten down the line of scrimmage.”
Michigan has had some elite pass rushers come through the program in recent years, and Walker is good enough to be one of the next. The sky is the limit for him.
“Plays with reactive quickness and has a counter move,” the scouting report continues. “Walker has the strength and toughness to be disruptive against the run and make plays as a true 3-down player. Depending on body type and how he develops, Walker could potentially move inside on passing downs.”
The 2026 Michigan football recruiting class is shaping up to be a special one. The Wolverines got off to a slow start, but the commitments are now pouring in almost daily. Sherrone Moore and Michigan now have one of the best recruiting classes in the country, and more commitments are coming. Numerous top targets are expected to announce their decisions this week, and the Wolverines are in great position with a lot of them.
