Following the commitment of four-star safety Jarrell Chandler on Monday, another Clemson Tigers target, running back Gary Walker, announced that he'd be committing on Wednesday, May 20. The schools he'd be selecting from included Clemson, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Florida and Auburn.Now that time has passed, and Walker has officially locked in his commitment with the Tigers and head coach Dabo Swinney. He's rated a four-star prospect and ranks as the No. 145 overall player, the No. 7 player at his position and the No. 14 recruit in the state of Georgia, according to the 247Sports Composite.BREAKING: Four-Star RB Gary Walker has Committed to Clemson, he tells me for @RivalsThe 6’0 205 RB from Atlanta, GA chose the Tigers over Penn State, Florida and Florida StateHe’s ranked as the No. 8 RB in the 2027 Rivals300"Stay Down!"https://t.co/DTA1zWWlgU pic.twitter.com/H1Egg106NL— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 20, 2026The 6-foot, 200-pound back from Creekside High School in Fairburn, Georgia, had a modest offer sheet heading into his junior season — just six schools, including Georgia State, Boston College, UMass, Toledo, Memphis, and Liberty — but that changed quickly once he broke out on the field.In his dominant junior campaign, Walker boasted 178 carries for 1,669 yards — nearly a first-down per carry — and 20 touchdowns while assisting Creekside to a GHSA 4A State Championship win over Benedictine High School. The Seminoles finished 16-0 on the season, and ranked as the No. 5 team in Georgia and No. 19 team nationally.The absurd numbers, combined with a state championship ring, culminated in an excess of attention, leading Walker to receive 28 scholarship offers from some of the biggest programs in the country within a seven-month span. Walker visited each of his finalists unofficially in the spring, with Auburn and Florida State each hosting him twice, while Clemson, Florida, Virginia Tech and Penn State each had him on campus for just one visit.However, of the visits, the Tigers' annual Elite Retreat caught the most attention from Walker, citing the program's connection with God, how close it is to home (a two-hour drive) and the whole staff, rather than just running backs coach C.J. Spiller, making him a priority, according to On3's Chad Simmons.Since then, a handful of experts across multiple sites had predicted the four-star talent would ultimately commit to Clemson. 247Sports Clemson Insider's Austin Hannon and Cory Fravel were the first to the punch, logging their crystal balls in late March, while Lions247 Staff Writer Tyler Calvaruso followed suit in the first week of April.As his commitment drew closer, On3's Steve Wiltfong and Chad Simmons aligned on the same prediction, with Wiltfong forecasting Walker to the Tigers two weeks ago and Simmons following suit Tuesday morning.With Walker now officially in the fold, Clemson's 2027 recruiting class is now the 16th-best in the country and the second-best in the ACC. The Tigers will most likely not go after another player at his position, with the only other two extended offers having gone to four-star Andrew Beard — who committed to Florida nearly two weeks ago — and in-state talent David Segarra, who left the Tigers out of his final five. Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow