Tag: 2023 recruiting

Michigan State Football Offers 2023 4-Star DE Ashton Porter

Michigan State offered 4-star strong-side defensive end Ashton Porter Wednesday night.

[jwplayer NIG71kHM-PROpJzTY]

The Spartans have shown a lot of interest in the Texas pipeline the past few years and this player is another promising prospect out of Texas. Michigan State offered 4-star strong-side defensive end Ashton Porter Wednesday night.

Porter, who is 6’3″ and 225-pounds, attends Cy Ranch High School in his hometown of Cypress, Texas. He is the No. 23 strong-side defensive end and No. 21 player in the state of Texas for the class of 2023 on 247sports. He is also the No. 178 player in the nation for the class of 2023.

Porter has been offered by four schools so far including Arizona State, Colorado, SMU and Texas.

Porter showed significant strength and power of the edge being able to easily move his opponents out of the way to get to the backfield. Porter is also on the track team and his speed shows on the field as he uses agile moves to get by the offensive lineman. Porter will be a guy you should keep your eyes on as he looks to have a bright future.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

This high-profile 2023 football recruit dishes on Florida Gators

The Gators should be a legit player in this race for Cedrick Hawkins and he’s a recruit that Florida fans should keep an eye on.

While the 2022 recruiting class is the focus right now for the Florida Gators football program, the 2023 class isn’t out of sight.

Florida currently has five recruits verbally committed in 2022 but Dan Mullen and his staff are also taking a look at recruits in the 2023 class to try and get off to a great start. One recruit that is on their radar is four-star defensive back Cedrick Hawkins.

The Titusville, Florida product has a total of 17 offers in his recruitment including one from the Gators. But in-state programs Florida State and Miami as well as programs like Arizona State, Penn State, UCF, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pitt, Tennessee and others are also after him.

For Hawkins, he had the chance to take a visit to Florida for a Junior Day and dished on his experience to Chad Simmons of Rivals.com.

“I have visited Florida for a Junior Day, so I have had a chance to see things there. I like the campus, it felt like a family atmosphere, and I have developed a good relationship with coach Rat (Keiwan Ratliff).

The defensive back is ranked as a top 40 recruit overall, the No. 5 athlete and the No. 11 player in the state of Florida per the 247Sports rankings. With a lot of time left to go in his recruitment, we likely aren’t near a finish line.

The Gators should be a legit player in this race and he’s a recruit that Florida fans should keep an eye on.

[lawrence-related id=39353,39179,38923,38921,38919]

[listicle id=34902]

[listicle id=34865]

[vertical-gallery id=39189]

Michigan State Football Offers 2023 CB Deldrick Madison

Michigan State has been very active recently in offering prospects as 2023 CB Deldrick Madison announced he received an offer on Monday.

[jwplayer LOzzVBvn-PROpJzTY]

Michigan State has been very active in recruiting the past few days, between offering numerous prospects and getting even more players from the transfer portal, the Spartans want to build a great team for years to come. It seems like this prospect would go a long way for that to happen. 2023 cornerback prospect Deldrick Madison announced that he received an offer from Michigan State Monday night on Twitter.

Madison, who is 6-foot-0 and weighs 170 pounds, currently has no stars and is unranked by 247sports. He attends Duncanville High School in his hometown of Duncanville, Texas.

He currently has offers from a plethora of highly regarded schools. Among them include: Baylor, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas and USC.

Madison has a great mix of speed and strength, so it’s no surprise that he has received so many offers so far. Expect him to get much more recognition once the stars and rankings come out, because Madison looks to have a bright future.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Michigan State Football Offers 2023 Four Star DE Cameron Lenhardt

Michigan State has thrown their hat into the ring for one the top defensive ends in the class of 2023.

[jwplayer iCXFRDPQ-PROpJzTY]

Michigan State has thrown their hat into the ring for one the top defensive ends in the class of 2023. Four star strong-side defensive end Cameron Lenhardt announced that he received an offer from Michigan State Friday on Twitter.

Lenhardt, who is 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, is the No. 10 player in the class of 2023 according to 247sports. He is also the No. 4 strong-side defensive end and No. 1 player in New Jersey. Lenhardt recently announced that he would finish his academic and high school football career at the highly touted IMG Academy which has produced talent like Grant Delpit, K.J. Hamler, Kellen Mond and Bo Scarborough.

Lenhardt already has offers from other power five schools like Arkansas, Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Michigan State has gotten themselves in a dog fight for a highly coveted defensive end that they won’t back down from.

[listicle id=35497]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Michigan State Football offers 2023 6-foot-6 DE Andrew Depaepe

Michigan State has joined the battle for lengthy 2023 DE Andrew Depaepe. As he announced that he received an offer from Michigan State.

[jwplayer iCXFRDPQ-PROpJzTY]

Michigan State has joined the battle for this lengthy defensive end from Bettendorf, Iowa. 2023 strong-side defensive end Andrew Depaepe announced that he received an offer from Michigan State Friday on Twitter.

Depaepe, who is 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds, attends Pleasant Valley High School in Riverdale, Iowa. He is currently unranked on 247sports, but expect that to change as more schools continue to offer this talented defensive end.

Depaepe has also been offered Arizona State, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, and Washington in this month alone.

In his highlight reel, he shows off his agility off the edge and ability to maneuver around the offensive line to make the tackle or sack. He also has great size as he is taller that some of offensive lineman he plays against.

Fun fact: Pleasant Valley’s nickname is the Spartans, so Depaepe can stay a Spartan if he commits to Michigan State.

[listicle id=35497]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Notre Dame offers lengthy 2023 cornerback

Notre Dame joined a list of nearly 20 teams to extend a scholarship offer to 2023 cornerback target AJ Harris.

Notre Dame joined a growing list of programs to offer a scholarship to one of the tallest cornerbacks in the 2023 recruiting class on Friday as they extended an offer to AJ Harris of Phenix City, Alabama.

Harris checks in at 6-3, 185 pounds, and has nearly 20 scholarship offers nationally after Marcus Freeman and Mike Mickens offered him a scholarship on Friday.

Notre Dame joins the likes of Auburn, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Penn State along with plenty of others who have shown significant interest in Harris.

Related:

Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 2022 Scholarship Tracker

Notre Dame offers top-ranked 2023 linebacker

Notre Dame has had quite the run of linebackers recently. Could another potentially great one be on the way?

New Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman stayed busy on Wednesday as he was out offering scholarships to some of the finest prospects in the 2023 recruiting class, specifically at the linebacker position.

Early in the day news came out that in-state prospect Drayk Brown announced he had received a scholarship offer from Notre Dame while later in the day one of the biggest prospects in the 2023 recruiting class announced the same.

Tre Edwards is a 6-1, 22o pound inside linebacker from Chula Vista, California where he stars at Mater Dei Catholic.  On Wednesday, Notre Dame became the 12th team to offer him a football scholarship.

Edwards is listed by 247Sports as the top inside linebacker in the current 2023 rankings and has an offer sheet that includes Arizona State, Oregon, USC, and several other, mostly west-coast programs.

Related:

Notre Dame’s current 2022 recruiting class commitments

Notre Dame’s current 2022 scholarship tracker

Michigan State Football Offers 2023 DT Will Norman

Michigan State football has recruited a lot of players from New Jersey in the past few years. You can add 2023 DT Will Norman to that list.

[jwplayer mKgJ519R-PROpJzTY]

Michigan State football has recruited a lot of players from New Jersey over the last couple of years. Between Geno VanDeMark, Kevin Wigenton,  and Chase Bisontis, all of them are from New Jersey. Now they have sent out an offer to 2023 defensive tackle Will Norman.

Norman, who is 6’6″ and weighs 250 pounds, attends Woodbury High School and his hometown is Camden, New Jersey. He is currently unranked and has no stars to his name.

Norman has received offers from Boston College, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Penn State, Rutgers, Tennessee, Texas A&M and West Virginia.

He fits the type of player that Mel Tucker has been recruiting since he took over as the head coach of the Spartans. Norman is a tall and agile defensive lineman and has shown the ability to play the edge or inside the guards. Norman has the explosiveness at both positions like a certain NFL superstar in Aaron Donald. Expect Norman to be a high end prospect and will have around 20-30 division one offers.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Michigan State Football offers 2023 top-ranked DT James Smith

The Spartans are pursuing one of the top-ranked players in the 2023 recruiting class.

[jwplayer mSDA56Ej-PROpJzTY]

Can Michigan State Football go into Alabama and recruit one of the top recruits in SEC country? That’s precisely what Mel Tucker and his crew will try to do with 4-star defensive tackle James Smith, the top-ranked DT of the 2023 recruiting class.

Smith is 6’3″, 270-pounds, and plays for Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama. He is currently the No. 3 ranked player in the 2023 class and the No. 2 ranked player in Alabama by 247Sports.

He is currently being recruited by Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Penn State, Texas, Tennessee, Florida State, and many more so this will be a dogfight for the Spartans.

[vertical-gallery id=34943]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Michigan State Football offers 2023 DE Joshua Mickens

Mel Tucker and Michigan State has emphasized the importance of big offensive and defensive lineman when it comes to recruiting.

[jwplayer mSDA56Ej-PROpJzTY]

Mel Tucker and Michigan State have emphasized the importance of big offensive and defensive lineman when it comes to recruiting. This offer is no different as MSU has offered 2023 defensive end, Joshua Mickens.

Mickens, who is 6’4″ and 225 pounds, is currently unranked by 247sports and attends Lawrence Central in his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. Mickens is more of a rush edge player, who uses his size, speed and strength to easily maneuver around the offensive line.

Mickens has already received two other offers, including one from another Big Ten School. Indiana and Iowa State have also offered this speedy defensive end. Expect Mickens to get more offers and be a high-end three star prospect when 247sports does more scouting on the 2023 class.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]