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Locked On Spartans Podcast: Michigan State lands four-star lineman Geno VanDeMark

Mel Tucker lands his first consensus four-star recruit

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Wil and Matt break down the commitment of four-star offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark and take a temperature check on MSU football recruiting.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

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Four-star offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark commits to Michigan State

Michigan State lands four-star prospect from New Jersey.

Mel Tucker is in a Garden State of mind.

The first-year head coach at Michigan State has landed another New Jersey product in the form of four-star offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark.

VanDeMark chose MSU over a final group off Rutgers, Arizona State, Nebraska, and Ole Miss. His recruitment totaled 17 offers from power five teams across the country.

VanDeMark joins fellow offensive lineman Kevin Wiggenton as MSU commits out of New Jersey. VanDeMark’s high school teammate, running back Audric Estime, could very well be the third as MSU is favored to land the four-star power back.

VanDeMark, who hails from Montvale, NJ, is rated as the No. 18 guard and No. 317 prospect overall in the class of 2021 per the 247 composite rankings.  He has mostly played tackle in high school, but projects to kick inside to guard in college. VanDeMark immediately slots in as MSU’s highest-ranked player in the 2021 class and the first consensus four-star prospect of Tucker’s tenure in East Lansing.

Prior to VanDeMark’s pledge, MSU’s 2021 recruiting class ranked No. 73 in the country and No. 13 in the Big Ten.

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Michigan State football recruiting target Geno VanDeMark to announce commitment Saturday

VanDeMark is a four-star offensive line prospect from New Jersey.

Some good recruiting news could be around the corner for Mel Tucker and Michigan State football.

Four-star offensive line prospect Geno VanDeMark has announced he will be making his college commitment on Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 p.m. and the Spartans are among his final group.

MSU is considered the favorite as all five predictions on 247Sports have the Spartans landing their first consensus four-star prospect in the class of 2021. Rutgers, Arizona State, Nebraska, and Ole Miss are the other teams vying for VanDeMarks commitment.

VanDeMark, who hails from Montvale, NJ, is rated as the No. 18 guard and No. 317 prospect overall in the class of 2021 per the 247 composite rankings.

He and high school teammate Audric Estime–who MSU is also considered the favorite for–were in East Lansing to visit campus last weekend.

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Michigan State now crystal ball favorites for two four-star New Jersey prospects

MSU is the heavy favorite for Audric Estime and Geno VanDeMark

Michigan State football is starting to pick up some momentum on the recruiting trail.

On Sunday the Spartans picked up a commitment from three-star defensive end prospect Alex Okelo out of Nashville–the first Tennessee recruit for the program since 2007.

Now MSU has become an overwhelming favorite for two four-star teammates out of New Jersey–Audric Estime and Geno VanDeMark. The two both visited East Lansing on their own last weekend and have hinted that their recruitments could be winding down. With that the crystal ball predictions have all come in for Michigan State and the previous predictions for Rutgers have gone by the wayside. Prior to just a few weeks ago both Estime and VanDeMark were predicted to stay at home and join Greg Schiano’s staff in Piscataway.

On Rivals both players are now overwhelmingly picked to go green with their commitments. Estime, the No. 205 player in the class of 2021 for Rivals, is predicted by 12 of 17 predictors to choose MSU. All 12 of the MSU predictions have come more recently than the last Rutgers prediction, which was on June 12. Since then five publishers have flipped their pick from the Scarlett Knights to the Spartans. It’s even more overwhelming for VanDeMark with 13 of 16 predictions going to MSU over Rutgers. The last Rutgers pick on him was put in on April 2 and since then five publishers have flipped from Rutgers to MSU.

Neither prospect has set a decision date yet, but news could be coming relatively soon. Both have said they’re finalizing their decisions and many in the recruiting world think they could be committed to MSU before the calendar turns to September.

Michigan State’s 2021 recruiting class currently ranks No. 73 in the country and No. 13 in the Big Ten.

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Michigan State Football picks up multiple predictions for two 2021 4-star teammates from NJ

Michigan State football picks up multiple predictions for two 2021 4-star teammates Audric Estime and Geno VanDeMark hailing from NJ.

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Michigan State football has picked up multiple predictions for 4-star RB Audric Estime and 4-star OG Geno VanDeMark. Estime and VanDeMark are teammates, playing for St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, NJ. MSU offered Estime back in June and offered VanDeMark in March.

The Spartans picked up Crystal Ball predictions for both players from lead expert Brian Dohn of 247Sports. Note, Dohn’s all-time pick percentage is 91% and his 2020 pick percentage is 88%.

Corey Robinson and Justin Thind of Rivals.com put in FutureCast predictions for both Audric Estime and Geno VanDeMark as well. Robinson has a 90% accurate rate on FutureCast predictions and Thind has a 100% accuracy rate on FutureCast predictions.

Geno VanDeMark stans at 6-foot-4 and weighs 313-pounds. 247Sports Composite Rankings put him as the 4th-ranked player in all of NJ and the No. 18 OG in the 2021 class.

Audric Estime is 6-foot-1 and weighs 215-pounds. According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, Estime is the No. 7 prospect in NJ and the No. 18 RB in the 2021 class.

If you need visual proof that Audric Estime is a beast, please look at the photos below:

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Tennessee offers 4-star 2021 offensive lineman

Tennessee offers 4-star 2021 offensive lineman.

Tennessee has offered a potential key piece to the 2021 recruiting class, in offensive lineman Geno VanDemark out of Montvale, N.J.

VanDemark has the perfect size for his position, listed at 6-foot-4, and 313-pounds as a high school junior. Jeremy Pruitt and his staff made a concerted effort upon taking over at Tennessee to beef up the unit up front, and VanDemark could be a continuation of that.

Rated as a 4-star prospect and the No. 9 offensive guard in the country at St. Joseph Regional High School, VanDemark is being recruited heavily by offensive analyst Joe Osovet. Osovet is familiar with the recruiting landscape in the northeast after a successful run as a junior college head coach in New York.

Offensive line is a position of strength in 2020, but the Vols will have some big shoes to fill going into 2021.