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Recruiting Roundup: MSU Football Offers Top 2023 Recruit; Highly-Touted Spartan Target Re-Opens Recruitment

Check out some of the top headlines from this past week on the Michigan State Football and Basketball recruiting trail.

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High-level recruiting never sleeps, and that certainly was true this past week for Michigan State.

Michigan State Football was very active on the recruiting front this past week, handing out a number of scholarships to prospects from the 2022 and 2023 classes. These offers dominated the Spartans recruiting news cycle, but there were plenty of other big news items that came out in the last seven days.

Here are some of the top headlines from this past week on the Michigan State Football and Basketball recruiting trail.

MSU Football hands out offers to numerous recruits, including top recruit in ‘23 class

Michigan State was extremely active this week on the recruiting front, with numerous recruits announcing on Twitter they received a scholarship offer from the Spartans.

One of the most notable recruits to announce his Spartan offer was the 2023 highly-touted prospect Lebbeus Overton. Overton, a defensive end out of Alpharetta, Ga., is currently the top-ranked player in the 247Sports 2023 recruiting rankings.

Here are some more Michigan State targets that received scholarship offers this past week (click on the link to read more on the prospect)

  • Deone Walker – 3-star prospect from Detroit in 2022 class
  • Marquis Gracial – 3-star prospect from Saint Charles, Mo. in 2022 class
  • Olaus Alinen, a 6-foot-6 and 315 pound offensive tackle from Finland in 2023 class
  • Kayden McDonald, a 6-foot-3 and 325-pound defensive tackle from Suwanee, Ga. in 2023 class
  • Chase Carter, a three-star defensive end prospect from Minnesota in 2022 class

Two-Sport, 4-Star Spartan target de-commits from Kansas

Some very intriguing recruiting news hit the Twitter timeline on Tuesday evening when dual-sport 4-star recruit Keon Coleman de-committed from Kansas. Coleman announced the decision via Twitter, creating some excitement among Spartan fans on their new chances at landing the highly-touted recruit.

Coleman is a 4-star wide receiver prospect but also is looking to play basketball at the next level. He’s been someone that has been a big focus for Tucker and his staff for quite a while, and Michigan State could potentially be back in the hunt for his talents now that his recruitment is again open.

Read more on Coleman’s de-commitment from Kansas, and where the Spartans stand in the race for his talents

MSU Basketball Virtually Hosts 4-Star SG

Tom Izzo and Michigan State Basketball remain in “constant contact” with 2022 4-star shooting guard prospect Jaden Schutt, which included a virtual meeting last Thursday. Schutt, who resides in Yorkville, Ill., received an offer from the Spartans in June, and also currently holds scholarship offers from a number of big-time programs including Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska.

247Sports ranks Schutt as the 85th overall recruit nationally and second best in Illinois in the class of 2022.

Read more on Schutt’s latest visit with Izzo and Michigan State

Spartans on Top Schools List for pair of 3-Star Football Recruits

MSU Football remained in the hunt for a pair of 3-star prospects in the class of 2021 this past week. Steffan Johnson, a cornerback out of Venice, Fla., included the Spartans in his top five that was released on Thursday, and Ru’Quan Buckley, an offensive lineman and defensive end out of Grand Rapids, Mich., has Michigan State in his top 11 that was released on Saturday.

247Sports has Johnson as a heavy lean towards Michigan State at this point, while the Spartans have some ground to make up on Buckley with 247Sports labeling Nebraska as the current favorites.

Read more on Michigan State making Johnson’s and Buckley’s top lists

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4-star Michigan State recruiting target Keon Coleman de-commits from Kansas

A major MSU recruiting target, 4-star wide receiver Keon Coleman, has de-committed from Kansas.

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The commitment process giveth and the commitment process taketh away, and it looks like Michigan State might be in line for some of the ‘giveth’ part of that equation.

On Tuesday, one of Michigan State’s top recruiting targets for 2021 de-committed from Kansas, which immediately set off alarm bells for MSU fans who wanted to see him come to East Lansing.

Coleman is a two-sport athlete, and looks poised to try and play both sports in college, but football is definitely his strong-suit where he is a 4-star wide receiver. However, he definitely is no slouch on the hardwood, where he averaged 26 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals per game for Opelousas Catholic School in Louisiana.

The Spartans recruited Coleman harder than most in the 2021 class, evidenced by all the recruiting graphics they sent him which you can see here. It would stand to reason that they have at least an outside shot to land Coleman considering that they made his top-6 earlier in the process.

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Oklahoma target, 3-star athlete Keon Coleman to announce commitment on July 4

While the coronavirus may be impacting everyone’s July 4 plans, Oklahoma is planning on putting on a show itself. 

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While the coronavirus may be impacting everyone’s July 4 plans, Oklahoma is planning on putting on a show itself.

Top quarterback target Caleb Williams is set announce his commitment on Saturday. Current 2021 commitments hinted at another on Twitter this past week. Now, another Sooners target in the 2021 recruiting class has announced he will also be making his commitment on America’s Independence Day.

Three-star athlete Keon Coleman made it official on Twitter late Friday afternoon.

The Louisiana native announced a final three on Monday. Coleman will be picking between Oklahoma, Kansas and South Carolina come this Saturday. He will be a multi-sport college athlete, playing basketball and football.

The Sooners just landed three-star defensive end Nathan Rawlins-Kibonge, who is also slated to play basketball for Lon Kruger once he arrives at Oklahoma in 2021. Rawlins-Kibonge is listed at 6-foot-7, with Coleman at 6-foot-4.

Coleman’s position in college will be up for debate until he participates in his first practice, but he has tweeted that Oklahoma plans on using him on offense. The big-bodied wide receiver could fill a role at the Y-receiver position that Mark Andrews and Grant Calcaterra played and lauded 2020 signee Jalin Conyers will play.

The Sooners have nine commitments in the 2021 recruiting class, but that is expected to be a much higher number by July’s end and move that recruiting class ranking number way up.

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Oklahoma makes top 6 for 3-star 2021 WR Keon Coleman

Three-star class of 2021 wide receiver Keon Coleman announced his top six schools with the Sooners making the cut.

Oklahoma continues to pick up steam on the recruiting trail.

Three-star class of 2021 wide receiver Keon Coleman announced his top six schools with the Sooners making the cut.

The 6-foot-4, 182-pound Opelousas, Louisiana (Opelousas Catholic High School) native narrowed his choices down to Oklahoma, Florida State, Kansas, Mississippi State, Michigan State, and South Carolina. Coleman had offers from fellow Big 12 schools Baylor and Oklahoma State but they did not make the cut.

Per Rivals, Coleman is the No. 72 ranked wide receiver in the 2021 class and the No. 12 2021 recruit in the state of Louisiana.

The Sooners currently have 19 offers out on 2021 wideouts with nine of the 19 currently verbally committed and two of the 19 committed to Oklahoma (five-star Mario Williams and four-star Cody Jackson).

The Sooners currently have the No. 25 recruiting class in the nation per Rivals with seven commitments. So far the class is very balanced with four defensive commits and three offensive commits.

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2021 4-star WR Keon Coleman puts Michigan State in top-6

MSU Football has made the top-6 for 4-star wide receiver Keon Coleman.

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Early on Sunday, 4-star tight end Michael Trigg put Michigan State in his top-20 for recruiting. Just a few hours later, Keon Coleman, the 4-star wide receiver from Opelousas, Louisiana put the Spartans in his top-6.

Michigan State originally offered Coleman back in mid-march and it looks like they have made a strong impression on the talented wide receiver who currently plays for Opelousas Catholic. The 6’4″ Coleman is the No. 8 ranked player in the state of Louisiana and the No. 48 ranked wide receiver in the 2021 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

Michigan State is joined by Florida State, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Kansas, and Oklahoma in Coleman’s top-6.

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Georgia football offers scholarship to Keon Coleman

Georgia football extends scholarship offer to 4-star 2021 WR Keon Coleman.

The Georgia Bulldogs have extended a scholarship offer to 2021 wide receiver Keon Coleman.

Coleman is a four-star out of Opelousas, Louisiana, where he attends Opelousas Catholic.  He’s listed at 6-foot-4, 185 pounds and is ranked as the 17th best receiver in his class, according to 247Sports.

Coleman had a big junior season, reeling in 33 receptions for 1,143 yards and 22 touchdowns. The Dawgs are yet to receive a verbal commitment from a receiver in the 2021 class, although it is still early. Georgia has seven commits for its 2021 class.

Coleman has been recruited heavily by Florida State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Mississippi State and Texas A&M, but his recruitment is 100% open.

Coleman’s frame is massive, but he is one of the quickest players on the field. His speed and size allow him to create amazing separation from his defenders and make big plays. Check out Keon’s junior season highlights here.