Wolverine TV: Michigan recruiting buzz coming out of Under Armour All-America Game

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland was in Orlando for Under Armour All-America week and saw several key Michigan recruiting targets, including Top 100 Forney (Texas) High running back Javian Osborne.

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Osborne Recruitment

Michigan extended an offer to Osborne back in February when area recruiter, JB Brown, made a swing through the Dallas-area during the winter contact period.

U-M running backs coach Tony Alford took over this recruitment once he was officially hired. Since then, Alford has built a strong relationship with Osborne. Alford visited Osborne at Forney (Texas) High this fall and saw him in game action.

Osborne visited Michigan twice this fall, including in November for the game against Oregon. The Wolverines have been building steam in this recruitment.

Here is what Holland had to say about Osborne.

“Javian is a dynamic and explosive back,” Holland said. “He has the power to run between the tackles, but he often wins with his speed. He runs in the 10.7’s in the 100-meter and can be a dynamic weapon at a place like Michigan, which likes to feed its backs. Osborne likens his game to Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who has the nickname Sonic. That’s a great way to describe Osborne. Michigan hosted him twice this fall and is starting to gain some good momentum in his recruitment. Michigan running backs coach Tony Alford has done a fantastic job of recruiting him over the last several months.”

At 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, Osborne is ranked as the No. 6 running back and No. 74 overall prospect in the country, per the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also ranked as the No. 10 overall prospect in the state of Texas for next cycle.

Texas has the early lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine with a 79.9 percent chance of landing him. Oklahoma is in second place with a 5.2 percent chance of landing him. Baylor is in third place iwth a 2.7 percent chance of landing him. Michigan is tied with Texas A&M for fourth place with a 2.3 percent chance of landing him.

Michigan currently holds two commitments in its 2026 recruiting class — On300 Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin cornerback Brody Jennings and three-star Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile.

Michigan’s 2026 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 35 nationally and No. 10 in the Big Ten, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings.