Wolverine TV: Practice clips of On300 Michigan WR target Travis Johnson

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland recently saw On300 2026 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver and top Michigan target Travis Johnson at his spring showcase.

Watch the full video from the session at the end of this story.

Johnson Recruitment

Michigan extended an offer to Johnson last year and has made him a top priority at the wide receiver position in the 2026 recruiting class.

U-M wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy is leading the way in this recruitment and is off to a strong start as Johnson made his first trip to Michigan in September, returned for another visit this winter and was back on campus for a spring practice.

Now, Johnson is set to be in Ann Arbor for his official visit this weekend.

Here is what Holland had to say about Johnson’s recruitment.

“Michigan needs more size in the wide receiver room,” Holland said. “The Wolverines landed Jacob Washington and Jacob Browder last cycle, but they were the first wide receivers over 6-foot-3 to side with Michigan since Darrius Clemons, who is no longer with the program, and Amorion Walker back in the 2022 cycle. Johnson definitely offers size at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds. He can go up and get it, but he also bends well getting in and out of breaks and showed some explosiveness when I saw him. Michigan is a major player in his recruitment.”

Johnson has already made official visits to Indiana, South Carolina and Penn State. He will see Virginia Tech following his stop at Michigan.

At 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, Johnson is ranked as the No. 15 wide receiver and No. 137 overall prospect nationally, per On3. He is also ranked as the No. 3 overall recruit in the state of Virginia for this cycle.

Penn State has the lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine with a 25.0 percent chance of landing him. Michigan is in second place with a 16.4 percent chance of landing him.

Michigan has nine commits in its 2026 recruiting class — Top 100 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Top 100 Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, On300 Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin cornerback Brody Jennings, On300 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, three-star Cartersville (Ga.) Cass offensive lineman Bear McWhorter, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s EDGE Tariq Boney, three-star Denver (Colo.) Mullen tight end Mason Bonner, three-star Liberty Hill (Texas) High defensive lineman Alister Vallejo, three-star Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile.

Michigan entered the day with the No. 15 ranked 2026 recruiting class nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings. Michigan is also ranked No. 5 in the Big Ten. USC currently has the top class in the conference.

Michigan also has the No. 10 ranked transfer portal class this cycle, per the On3 transfer portal index.