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4-Star Kansas Football Recruiting Target Sets Announcement Date

The Kansas football coaching staff may be in line for some good news this weekend as one of the top running back prospects in the 2026 class announces his college destination.
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One of the top running back prospects in the 2026 class is set to make his college decision this week, and the Kansas Jayhawks are looking like the potential favorite to land his services.

6-foot running back Kory Amachree from Haslett, Michigan, will decide between six schools during a hat ceremony at Haslett High School this Friday at 2 p.m. CT. The commitment ceremony will be streamed live by local Michigan station WLNS 6 News.

Amachree is rated as a four-star prospect and the 24th best running back in the 2026 class, according to 247sports.com. He has a final list of Kansas, Michigan State, Harvard, Indiana, Pittsburgh, and Duke.

Haslett took an official visit to Lawrence in April, with KU assistant head coach/running backs coach Jonathan Wallace taking the lead with his recruitment. Amachree has also recently taken official visits to Pitt and Indiana and was scheduled to visit Michigan State on June 1, but it appears the KU staff has done the work to prevent that from happening.

Not long after announcing his commitment date, the 247Sports staff logged a Crystal Ball prediction in favor of KU – a strong indicator that the Jayhawks have closed the deal.

Wallace has been a great recruiter for KU since joining the staff in 2020, and many former KU running backs have experienced success under Wallace’s tutelage – none more so than recent graduate Devin Neal. Wallace has also helped showcase the talents of current KU tailback Daniel Hishaw Jr. and former Jayhawk Pooka Williams Jr.

As a junior at Haslett High School this past season, Amachree rushed for 560 yards on 74 carries (7.6 yards per carry) and scored 8 touchdowns before suffering a brutal leg injury in October, fracturing his fibula and tibia which sidelined him for the remainder of the 2024 season.

Despite the injury setback, Haslett is on track to rejoin his team for his senior year. He doesn’t appear to have missed much time in the weight room either as he already looks the part of a college football running back.  

On Friday, we’ll know whether or not that college uniform will be crimson and blue.

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Dillon Davis
DILLON DAVIS

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