Wolverines recruiting couldn’t be any hotter at the moment, with Michigan football having secured a few big commitments in the past few days (the latest being four-star defensive tackle Titan Davis) while also hitting it out of the park on Victors Weekend with some top names. Five-stars Carter Meadows and Calvin Russell appear to have moved the maize and blue up their list, sparking curiosity if they’ll end up choosing to wear a winged helmet when their time comes to make a decision.
But one recent visitor who didn’t appear Ann Arbor-bound might just be if the latest prediction holds true.
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The Wolverines have been strongly after some big-time prospects in the state of Georgia, but 2026 Carrollton (Ga.) four-star cornerback Dorian Barney appeared to be close to a lock for Penn State. However, it appears that his official visit this weekend went very well — so good that The Michigan Insider’s Sam Webb put in a 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction indicating that Barney will end up choosing the Wolverines when he makes his decision.
Barney is set to make his commitment on July 5, so there’s still some time before he has to come to a final decision on where he’ll end up. Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Georgia Tech were also in contention. Rated a four-star cornerback, Barney is highest rated on Rivals, where he’s the No. 75 overall player in the country, regardless of position. He’s also the ninth-best corner in the class, per Rivals.
Should the Wolverines land him, it would take the sting out of Khary Adams picking Notre Dame last week. Michigan does have one cornerback committed, albeit tenuously, in Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin four-star Brody Jennings.
Here is the current list of Michigan football commits in the 2026 class:
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Newbury Park (Calif.) four-star QB Brady Smigiel (No. 83 overall, 8th QB, 12th in California)
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St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet four-star DL Titan Davis (No. 101 overall, 13th DL, 2nd in Missouri)
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Billings (Mt.) West four-star TE Matt Ludwig (No. 160 overall, 9th TE, 1st in Montana )
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Chicago (Ill.) Simeon four-star EDGE McHale Blade (No. 168 overall, 21st EDGE, 4th in Illinois)
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Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin four-star CB Brody Jennings (No. 277 overall, 24th CB, 43rd in Florida)
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Cartersville (Ga.) Cass four-star IOL Bear McWhorter (No. 399 overall, 33rd IOL, 48th in Georgia)
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Liberty Hill (Tx.) four-star DL Alister Vallejo (No. 413 overall, 44th DL, 54th in Texas)
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Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis de Sales three-star RB Jonathan Brown (No. 561 overall, 34th RB, 26th in Ohio)
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Denver (Colo.) Mullen three-star TE Mason Bonner (No. 602, 30th TE, 5th in Colorado)
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Dallas (Tx.) Parish Episcopal three-star WR Jaylen Pile (No. 718 overall, 105th WR, 112th in Texas)
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Washington (D.C.) St. John’s three-star EDGE Tariq Boney (No. 807 overall, 74th EDGE, 4th in D.C.)
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Hinsdale (Ill.) Central K Micah Drescher (No. 4 K, Chris Sailer Kicking)
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Phoenix (Ariz.) Sandra Day O’Connor five-star LS Colton Dermer (No. 6 LS)
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan surges for Dorian Barney after stellar recruiting weekend
