4 months ago
- Wolverines
- Updated: Jan. 06, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
Former Michigan four-star cornerback signee Andre Clarke Jr. has quickly recovered a caller assemblage home.
One time aft being granted merchandise from his financial assistance statement pinch nan Wolverines, Clarke signed pinch Kentucky connected Tuesday, he posted connected societal media.
The No. 213 wide imaginable successful nan 2026 class, according to nan 247Sports composite, reopened his recruitment soon aft learning that Wolverines protect backs coach LaMar Morgan would not beryllium retained connected caller caput coach Kyle Whittingham’s staff.
When Clarke committed to Michigan successful June, Kentucky was his runner-up school. With his departure, nan Wolverines person conscionable 1 cornerback successful nan 2026 cycle, four-star Jamarion Vincent.
Clarke was a two-way prima for 10-3 Hermitage this season, starring nan squad successful receiving pinch 22 receptions for 425 yards and 8 touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 34 tackles, 2 interceptions, 5 walk breakups and a fumble recovery.
He is nan 4th Michigan 2026 enlistee to backmost retired of his signing and onshore pinch different school, joining four-star tight extremity Matt Ludwig (Texas Tech), four-star receiver Brady Marchese (Auburn) and three-star violative lineman Bear McWhorter (Auburn).
“A imaginable sum ace pinch a longer framework should connection immoderate corner-safety flex arsenic he repped astatine some spots passim prep career,” 247Sports head of scouting Andrew Ivins wrote successful his scouting study of Clarke. “Probably projects champion arsenic a section area successful a man-heavy strategy pinch his match-and-mirror capabilities arsenic he tin bent pinch astir speedsters. Could besides settee successful arsenic a single-high information pinch his range.
“Willing tackler connected nan perimeter, but needs to adhd bulk to a alternatively thin and constrictive framework arsenic that should nutrient much results successful tally support. Can broad nan drawback constituent pinch his scope and create takeaways pinch nan hands and coordination that he has fostered connected nan violative broadside of nan shot while doubling arsenic a wide receiver.”
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Ryan Zuke is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers University of Michigan athletics. He writes astir a assortment of sports pinch a superior attraction connected shot and recruiting. With nan occurrence of galore Wolverines...
