Kareem Walker, the No. 1 running back in the class of 2016, has been committed to Ohio State since early January.

Jarrett Guarantano is trying to change that.

The four-star quarterback committed to Tennessee is attempting to pry Walker from the Buckeyes and get him to commit to the Volunteers.

#Tennessee QB commit Jarrett Guarantano says his top target is #Buckeyes commit Kareem Walker: http://t.co/aHSWpbGaxW — Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) April 26, 2015

From 247 Sports’ report:

Vols QB commit Jarrett Guarantano is here. Says Ohio State five-star RB commit Kareem Walker is his top recruiting target. “We are back and forth right now.”

Guarantano and Walker are both New Jersey natives. They’ve developed a pretty good relationship on the recruiting trail, as both were pursued by similar schools. Guarantano chose Tennessee over Ohio State, among other programs.

The Volunteers are building quite a class in 2016. Tennessee currently has eight commitments in the class – five four-stars and three three-stars. The class is ranked the No. 13 class in the country and the No. 6 class in the SEC by 247 Sports.

[247 Sports]