WVU Football RB Commit Jett Walker Out of Texas Headed Back to West Virginia

The WVU football staff will welcome back a running back recruit they believe could be another underrated star in the making this coming weekend for his official visit.

Walker (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) announced his commitment in early April a few days after spending time around the staff and current team during spring practice.

Official Visit in Morgantown this weekend!! 📍🏔️🏠@CoachLPorter @CoachTTrickett @WVUfootball @WVSportsDotCom @CMAnderson247 @rivalskeenan pic.twitter.com/yvjXlvG38M

— Jett Walker 2026 (@jettwalker2026) June 3, 2025

He then told WVSN about what the WVU coaches have said to him and what helped convince him to lock in his commitment.

Without pulling any punches, Walker said he wants to be a Mountaineer because the of the staff above all else. Of course, the history of the West Virginia program and its standing in a Power Four conference helped, but he loved what he heard from Rodriguez and company.

“They were just super genuine and said I would have an impact at West Virginia early,” said Walker to hint he was also told he will be put in a position to get a chance to have an immediate impact as a freshman.

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Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, Walker is preparing for his final season of high school football in the fall at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas.

Walker describes himself as a “powerful runner with good contact balance” and a player willing to learn and be coached, something Rodriguez always mentions he loves to hear from a player of any ability.

Walker, who has almost 20 Division I offers, received an offer from Rich Rodriguez’s WVU staff in early February. Before WVU won out, Houston tried to lock him up as well during his visit with the Cougars on March 21.

Bowling Green, Charlotte, Marshall, Navy, New Mexico State, Ohio, Rice, San Diego State, Tulsa, UNLV, UTEP and UTSA are just some of the other schools who have bern pursing Walker.

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