Lance Leipold and the Kansas Jayhawks football program continue to piece together one of the strongest recruiting classes in the 2026 class, landing a four-star running back from Michigan.

 

Kory Amachree chose the Jayhawks over Michigan State, Indiana, Duke, Pittsburgh, and Harvard. He is from Haslett, Michigan, just minutes from East Lansing, and was heavily projected to go to MSU for months.

 

Amachree becomes the 16th player in the class of 2026, and is among the top running back recuits in the nation. He is the No. 6 overall player in Michigan, the No. 26 running back in the country, and the No. 365 overall player in the country.

 

It is also a massive land for KU, due to Amachree's father being a MSU football alum, meaning Leipold was able to poach a Spartan legacy away from the program.