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Wolverine TV: Q&A with new On300 Michigan WR commit Travis Johnson

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Michigan landed a commitment from On300 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver Travis Johnson on Friday afternoon.

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland sat down with Johnson to get his thoughts on the decision. Watch the full Q&A in the video 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.

Johnson made his first trip to Michigan in September, returned for another visit this winter and was back on campus for a spring practice.

Johnson then made his official visit on June 13. The Wolverines began to trend on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine shortly after his stay in Ann Arbor.

Johnson committed to Michigan over North Carolina, Penn State, South Carolina and others.

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

“Johnson definitely offers size at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds,” Holland said. “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 did a great job in his recruitment. I put in a prediction shortly after his official visit, and the Wolverines sealed the deal.”

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.

Michigan now has 21 commits in its 2026 recruiting class — Johnson, five-star Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga EDGE Carter Meadows, Top 100 Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee, Top 100 St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet defensive lineman Titan Davis, Top 100 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Top 100 Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, On300 Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s offensive lineman Marky Walbridge, On300 Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin cornerback Brody Jennings, On300 Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork EDGE Julian Walker, On300 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, four-star Richmond (Va.) Hermitage defensive back Andre Clarke, four-star Mansfield (Texas) High wide receiver Zion Robinson, 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, three-star Richmond (Va.) Huguenot linebacker Markel Dabney, three-star Hinsdale (Ill.) Central kicker Micah Drescher, Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales running back Jonathan Brown and Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.

Michigan entered the day with the No. 9 ranked 2026 recruiting class nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings. Michigan is also ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten. USC currently has the top class in the conference.

Michigan also has the No. 12 ranked transfer portal class this cycle, per the On3 transfer portal index.

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