Where every Michigan decommit ended up during the early signing period

Michigan signed 27 prospects in its 2026 recruiting class during the early signing period.

This cycle was full of twists and turns and also saw Michigan lose some key commits. Here is a look at every decommit and where they ended up signing.

QB Brady Hart, Cocoa (Fla.) High

Michigan’s first commit of the 2026 recruiting class didn’t just back out of his verbal pledge… he’s already in college. Remember, the Wolverines landed what appeared to be a huge commitment in former Rivals300 quarterback Brady Hart. U-M was all in on Hart as its future signal-caller until the quarterback room really struggled last season. The Wolverines then made a massive NIL run at five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, and the rest is history. Hart reclassified and is now at Texas A&M. He has appeared in two games for the Aggies this season, passing for 62 yards.

WR Zion Robinson, Mansfield (Texas) High

Ranked as the No. 197 overall recruit in the country, Robinson notched an offer from Michigan in the offseason. However, contact with the staff was off and on until the Wolverines made a big push in the summer. The Wolverines won him over following his official visit as Robinson sided with U-M over Miami, TCU, Texas Tech and Stanford. Robinson seemed solid throughout the process. That is until Stanford made a late run and was able to flip him the day after National Signing Day. Michigan quickly pivoted and flipped Rivals300 wide receiver Brady Marchese away from Georgia later that day.

EDGE Julian Walker, Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork

Walker was another early signing period loss for Michigan. Ranked as the No. 72 overall recruit nationally, Walker surprised many when he gave the Wolverines a verbal pledge this summer. After all, Walker was considered a heavy South Carolina lean early in the process. With his father on the strength staff for the Gamecocks and his mother having questions about Michigan, keeping Walker in the fold was always going to be a challenge. Michigan did everything it could. The staff built genuine bonds with the Walker family and took care of business on the NIL front. In the end, none of that mattered. Walker flipped to South Carolina and inked with the Gamecocks.

CB Dorian Barney, Carrollton (Ga.) High

At least we’ll always have the shed. Ranked as the No. 276 overall prospect in the country, Barney gave Alabama a verbal commitment in May of 2024. He then backed off of that pledge seven months later. Shortly after that, Barney allegedly gave Texas A&M multiple silent commitments but never actually went public. The same could be said about Penn State, which led going into the summer. Eventually, Barney committed to Michigan in one of the weirdest commitment ceremonies of all time in which he abandoned the live feed and left viewers watching his shed. Barney backed out of his commitment to Michigan just two months later. He flipped to Ole Miss in late September and signed with the Rebels despite the departure of head coach Lane Kiffin.

CB Brody Jennings, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin

Jennings shocked the recruiting world when he gave Michigan a verbal commitment in July of 2024. Ranked as the No. 352 overall prospect nationally, Jennings loved his time at the BBQ at The Big House and announced his decision on the spot. However, Jennings wavered the entire time he was committed, visiting schools like Auburn, Florida, Florida State and Miami. The four-star prospect eventually flipped his commitment to Miami in July and signed with the Hurricanes this week.