Kansas State flips another Minnesota pledge, adds DB Michael Graham Jr

MANHATTAN — For the second time this week, Kansas State football flipped a Hutchinson Community College prospect who was originally committed to Minnesota.

Michael Graham Jr., a defensive back out of Hutchinson, announced his commitment to the Wildcats on Thursday, Nov. 27, in a social media post.

Graham follows juco teammate Derrick Salley Jr., the top-ranked juco receiver in the country, who flipped from Minnesota to Kansas State on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Listed as a safety on 247Sports, he's rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 43 juco prospect in the 2026 class. He also held offers from Michigan State, UCF, West Virginia and others.

In two years at Hutchinson, Graham has 47 total tackles and eight interceptions, including six during his senior year.

Graham and Salley are two of three Hutchinson Community College players who initially committed to Minnesota. KJ Henson, the 19th-ranked juco prospect, holds a K-State offer and remains committed to the Golden Gophers.

Michael Graham Jr. 247 ranking

Graham is the 43rd-ranked player in the 247Sports JUCO rankings, who is ranked as the fourth-best safety.

Kansas State football 2026 recruiting class

• Tucker Ashford, EDGE, Fort Worth Christian (Texas)

• Maxwell Lovett, WR, Cherry Creek (Colorado)

• Dejon Ackerson, LB, Putnam City (Oklahoma)

• Keegan Collins, OT, West Plains (Texas)

• Oliver Miller, IOL, Cherry Creek (Colorado)

• Bennett Fraser, IOL, Kirksville (Missouri)

• Nick McClellan, S, Christian Brothers (Missouri)

• Justin Morales, OT, Franklin (Texas)

• Garrick Dixon, CB, Fort Zumwalt West (Missouri)

• Lawson McGraw, LB, Blue Valley West

• Miles Teodecki, QB, Vandegrift (Texas)

• Lamarcus Barber, IOL, Mill Valley

• HD Davis, RB, Wolfe City (Texas)

• Kingston Hall, DL, Tahlequah (Oklahoma)

• Tanner West, RB, Katy Jordan (Texas)

• Adrian Bekibele, DT, RIG Academy (Sweden)

• Carnell Jackson Jr., DT, Auburn (Alabama)

• Sam Dolphens, LS, Papillion-La Vista South (Nebraska)

• Max Thomas, K, St. Michael the Archangel (Missouri)

• Derrick Salley Jr., WR, Hutchinson CC

• Michael Graham Jr., DB, Hutchinson CC

Where Kansas State ranks in 2026 team recruiting rankings

Kansas State has the 51st-ranked recruiting class in the country, according to 247Sports, which ranks as the 11th-best class in the Big 12.

Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at [email protected]

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