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Lebbeus Overton is the first 5-star recruit in the class of 2023

Lebbeus Overton is the lone five-star recruit in the class of 2023.

Lebbeus Overton burst onto the high school football scene as a freshman putting up gaudy numbers in Alabama.

Now, he has the five-star label every recruit covets.

Overton currently sits atop 247Sports’ class of 2023 Top247 rankings, which were released Wednesday, as the lone five-star recruit in the class. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Overton is fresh off a sophomore season in which he recorded 70 tackles, 21.5 sacks and six forced fumbles at Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton High School.

Overton started his high school football career at Bessemer Academy in Alabama, where he established himself as a force on the defensive by posting 105 tackles, 42 tackles for loss, 19 sacks and 13 quarterback hurries. A family move landed Overton playing against better competition in Georgia last season, but his production remained elite nonetheless.

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“Coming from a small school in Alabama, everybody doubted me coming from a small division to the biggest division in Georgia,” Overton said in an interview with 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong. “It was a blessing the way I’m coached at Milton and being taught new and different things throughout the season.”

While Overton is on his way to putting together a storied high school career on the gridiron, football isn’t the only sport he specializes in. Overton recently received offers to play both football and basketball at Stanford and Ohio State. He is also an elite student, with a 4.0-grade point average to his name.

Overton’s academic prowess figures to play a major role in how his recruitment ultimately plays out. Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and Texas A&M are all major players to land Overton, but it’s going to take more than just the football aspect of the pitch to reel him in.

“He’s really smart in math and science,” Overton’s mother, Eunice, said. “Me being in the academic arena I’m able to coach him up on what to look for, and he likes business. So maybe a STEM major. That’s going to be big. Some schools do have them, some schools have it incorporated in their academic affairs. They’re going to have to be good in stem or have a top business school.”

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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Michigan State Football offers 247Sports top ranked recruit for 2023 class

The Spartans offered Lebbeus Overton on Monday night, 247Sports’ top-ranked recruit in the 2023 class.

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The slogan of Mel Tucker and his Michigan State Football team in 2020 has been ‘Relentless’, and that has applied to the recruiting arena as well where Tucker and his staff have been unrelenting in their pursuit of top talent. They have also been incredibly bold in these recruiting offers, rarely shying away from offering some of the top players in the country, the types of players Michigan State has failed to recruit in recent years.

The latest example of this is Monday night’s offer of Lebbeus Overton, a highly coveted defensive end out of Alpharetta, Georgia’s Milton High School for the class of 2023.

Overton is currently the top-ranked player in the 247Sports 2023 recruiting rankings and already projected by them to go to Oklahoma when he’s finally ready for college. He also has offers out from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, and other heavy hitters so this is definitely a hail mary pass from Mel Tucker.

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Nation’s top ranked 2023 recruit resides in Georgia

The Georgia Bulldogs have already offered a scholarship to the top recruit in the country in the class of 2023, Lebbeus Overton.

The Georgia Bulldogs have already offered a scholarship to the top recruit in the country in the class of 2023. Kirby Smart and the University of Georgia currently have one commitment in the class of 2023 in Treyaun Webb.

Who will be the next great player in the class of 2023 to commit to UGA? Members of the class are currently sophomores in high school. Georgia would love to add Lebbeus Overton to their program.

Overton is currently rated as the top player in the country in the class of 2023. Overton is a talented defensive end who plays Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia. He’s been named the nation’s top recruit by 247Sports.

He’s also a recruiting target for the Georgia Bulldogs, who are always looking for the next great pass rusher. Georgia landed the top rated pass rusher in the class of 2019 in Nolan Smith, who is now a sophomore at UGA.

In fact, Georgia offered Overton a scholarship midway through his freshman season in high school. He’s already received an invitation to the 2023 All-American Bowl.

Overton is extremely quick off the snap and has an excellent first step. He’ll certainly make an impact at one lucky college football program. Overton also plays basketball. He’s already received a basketball scholarship offer from UNCG, a respected basketball program.

Overton is a name to watch in the future! We’ll keep you updated on his career.

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