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10 Michigan State football players Jonathan Smith needs to retain

10 current MSU players Jonathan Smith should heavily focus on retaining:

The first thing on the list for Jonathan Smith upon arriving to East Lansing will be meeting with the current roster, and recruiting the current roster to stick around and not hit the transfer portal.

No one is denying that the Spartans have a plethora of young talent on the roster, with the past two recruiting classes being very good, and it will be imperative that Smith can keep that talent in East Lansing for his staff to develop.

Let’s take a look at ten players Michigan State and Coach Smith need to retain on the roster:

Texas 3-star CB Chance Rucker signs NLI with Spartans

The final commit in Michigan State’s 2023 class has signed his national letter of intent withe the Spartans

The final commit in Michigan State’s 2023 class has signed his national letter of intent withe the Spartans.

Three-star cornerback Chance Rucker officially signed his letter of intent with the Spartans on Wednesday to complete a perfect day for Michigan State. All of the Spartans’ commits entering the day signed with Michigan State to avoid any flip drama.

Rucker ranks as the No. 42 cornerback in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2023 class. He’s also listed as the No. 71 player from Texas and No. 438 overall prospect in the class.

Rucker held offers from more than 20 schools, according to 247Sports. Other programs that offered Rucker includes Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Miami (FL), Nebraska, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas and Texas A&M.

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Michigan State football: 2023 early signing period tracker

Tracking all of the NLIs that come through for Michigan State in the early signing period:

The early signing period has officially opened up, and schools are now able officially sign prospects within their 2023 recruiting to a national letter of intent.

Michigan State is looking to make it through the early signing period with no hiccups, and continue their path to a historic recruiting class.

Check out who has officially signed with Michigan State:

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WATCH: Highlights of newest MSU commit 4-star CB Chance Rucker

Learn more about the latest MSU commit 4-star CB Chance Rucker by watching his highlight tape

June was anticipated as a major recruiting month for the Spartans and it’s started off with a bang.

Michigan State picked up a commitment from one of their top targets in the 2023 class on Monday evening, with four-star cornerback Chance Rucker committing to the Spartans. Rucker took an official visit to Michigan State this past weekend and that experience must have been the final indication for him to commit to the Spartans.

Rucker ranks as the No. 28 cornerback and No. 275 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings. He picked the Spartans over numerous other power five programs, including Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Nebraska, Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Texas and Texas A&M.

Get to know more about Rucker and his game by checking out his complete highlights tape below:

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Michigan State football lands 4-star Texas cornerback Chance Rucker

Michigan State has picked up a commitment from a top 4-star cornerback from Texas

The first reward of official visit season has been made official for Mel Tucker and company. Four-star cornerback Chance Rucker has made the decision to commit to Michigan State. The Denton, Texas, native officially visited East Lansing this past weekend and made the move to join Michigan State’s 2023 recruiting class.

Rucker attends Ryan High School in Denton where he plays defensive back. According to the 247Sports composite rankings, Rucker is a 4-star prospect that ranks as the No. 275 overall recruit in the 2023 recruiting class and the No. 28 cornerback in the nation.

Aside from Michigan State, Rucker held offers and interest from Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Texas and Texas A&M among others.

Rucker is the seventh recruit in MSU’s 2023 recruiting class, joining Andrew Depaepe, Brennan Parachek, Kedrick Reescano, Jonathan Slack, Bo Edmunson and Eddie Pleasant.

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Michigan State football makes Top-7 for 2023 4-star CB Chance Rucker

Michigan State has made the Top-7 for a 2023 4-star cornerback

Michigan State football already has a top-20 ranked 2023 recruiting class early in the process, but they are shaping up to improve on that with the recruitment of 4-star cornerback Chance Rucker. On Monday, the Spartans made the Top-7 for his recruitment.

Rating

Stars Overall State Position
247 4 260 41 27
Rivals 4 152 28 23

Vitals

Hometown Denton, TX
Projected Position Cornerback
Height 6’1″
Weight 180 lbs
Class 2023

Recruitment

  • Offered on Nov. 30, 2021
  • Visited Jan. 15, 2022 for Junior Day
  • Visited April 12, 2022 unofficially
  • Scheduled to visit June 03, 2022 for official visit

Top-7

  • Michigan State
  • California
  • Nebraska
  • Arkansas
  • Baylor
  • TCU
  • Florida

Film

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