WVU Football Completes Signing Day Flip of DB Julien Horton

Most of the National Signing Day action has been expected, but WVU football did complete on surprise flip of safety Julien Horton, DB, 6-0, 170, Abingdon, Md./Bel Air high school.

Horton was previously committed to North Carolina.

More information can be found about him below via the WVU program.

He played safety and wide receiver for coach Eric Seigel at Bel Air High. As a senior, he had 41 tackles, including 23 solo stops, a sack and had an interception he returned 70 yards. He had 24 catches for 238 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 265 yards and two touchdowns.

He helped lead Bel Air to a 7-5 record and advance to the quarterfinals of the 3A state playoffs. As a junior, he was named Maryland 3A All-State First Team, Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference Player of the Year, All-3A North Region and the Aegis (Harford County) Football Player of the Year.

He finished with 32 tackles, one interception, three pass breakups and forced a fumble … offensively, he had 65 catches for 696 yards and eight touchdowns. had 19 carries for 187 yards and two touchdowns.

Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, On3 and Rivals. On3 lists him as the No. 14 player in Maryland, No. 24 by 247Sports, No. 29 by ESPN and No. 37 by Rivals. He ranked No. 45 safety nationally by On3, No. 54 by ESPN and No. 56 by 247Sports.

He also offered by Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pitt, Syracuse and Vanderbilt. He was recruited by WVU coach ShaDon Brown.