Former Louisville, Tennessee transfer safety Wesley Walker commits to Michigan

Former Tennessee safety and Louisville transfer Wesley Walker committed to Michigan. He entered the transfer portal April 23 after initially committing to the Cardinals earlier this offseason.

Walker went through spring practice at Louisville after transferring from Tennessee, but re-entered the portal afterward. He appeared in 23 games with the Vols, including 12 starts, as he recorded 89 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two sacks, seven pass breakups, a forced fumble and an interception in his two seasons in Knoxville.

Walker played high school football at Ensworth High School (Tenn.), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 505 overall recruit and the No. 46 safety in the 2019 cycle according to On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

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Wesley Walker is the latest transfer addition for Sherrone Moore and Michigan. The Wolverines also picked up a commitment from former FCS All-American Aamir Hall on Thursday following an impressive season at Albany. On3’s Pete Nakos and Steve Wiltfong both predicted Hall to end up with the Wolverines.

This past season, Hall totaled five interceptions and 15 pass deflections. He started his college career at Richmond, where he spent three seasons at Richmond before transferring to Albany.

All told, Michigan is preparing to bring in five new faces from the portal after Walker’s addition as the Wolverines look to build off last season’s run to 15-0 record and a national championship – the program’s first since 1997.

Spring transfer portal window officially closed

The transfer portal window officially closed on April 30 after two windows – a 30-day window in the fall, when Jayvontay Conner entered his name, and another 15-day window in April. The portal tool launched in 2018 to allow athletes to be more involved in the process of transferring. Athletes must notify institutions of their intent to transfer. Each school’s compliance team had 48 hours to put a name into the portal. 

After an athlete is officially in the portal, there is no rush on making a decision as long as they are properly enrolled at a new institution in time for fall camp. Commitments did not have to be made during the 15-day window.