Tag: Michigan State Recruiting

Top-100 offensive lineman names top schools, Michigan State included

Top-100 ranked 4-star OL Chase Bisontis has named MSU in his top-15

Michigan State offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic has been working his tail off on the recruiting trail and it is paying dividends as the Spartans have made another 4-star recruit’s top schools list. Chase Bisontis has cut his list down to fifteen schools and the Spartans were a part of that list.

Bisontis attends high school football powerhouse Don Bosco Prep and is a native of Ramsey, New Jersey. He is a 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive tackle that ranks as a four-star prospect and the No. 53 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

Michigan State is featured in his top-15 alongside LSU, Miami, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Michigan, Penn State, Texas, Notre Dame, Clemson, Kentucky, West Virginia, Alabama, Rutgers and Boston College.

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Michigan State football makes 4-star OL top-8 list

MSU has made a 4-star offensive lineman’s top-8

Michigan State football has made another high-priority 4-stars top schools list, this time offensive lineman Luke Brown. A native of Paris, Tennessee, attending Henry County High School, Brown is one of the top offensive linemen in the 2023 recruiting class.

The Spartans are featured in Brown’s top-8 alongside Virginia, Kentucky, Florida State, Missouri, Memphis, Auburn and Vanderbilt.

Brown is a 4-star prospect that ranks as the No. 192 overall player as well as the No. 9 interior offensive lineman according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

Elite 2024 TE Landen Thomas gets MSU offer

MSU is getting into the mix for an elite TE in the 2024 recruiting class

Michigan State has extended an offer to an elite tight end in the 2024 recruiting class. Landen Thomas of Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, received news of his offer to be a part of the Spartan football program on Wednesday.

Thomas is currently ranked as the No. 18 overall player in the 2024 class, as well as being the No. 1 tight end in the 2024 class.

Michigan State has joined the likes of Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, and many more elite programs in offering Thomas.

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Michigan State football offers 2023 DE Isaiah Nixon

Isaiah Nixon has gained an MSU offer

Michigan State’s coaching staff has thrown their name in the mix for a 2023 defensive end from Lakewood High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Isaiah Nixon.

Michigan State has joined the Pitt Panthers and the Toledo Rockets in offering the edge rusher.

Nixon has yet to be ranked by any of the recruiting ranking services. He stands at 6-foot-4 and weighs over 225 pounds, giving him an ideal body type to be a speed rusher on the edge of the defensive line.

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Michigan State basketball lands top 2023 PG Jeremy Fears Jr.

Michigan State has their first 2023 commit in the form of top-ranked PG Jeremy Fears Jr.

Tom Izzo has kicked off his 2023 recruiting class with a bang, landing highly ranked point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. The Spartans beat out Illinois and Michigan to earn the commitment of Fears.

Fears announced his decision on ESPNU during halftime of his high school basketball game.

Fears is originally a native of Joliet, Illinois, but is playing his high school basketball at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana, the same school that former Spartan Jaren Jackson Jr. attended.

According to the 247Sports composite rankings, Fears ranks as the No. 27 overall player in the country and No. 7 point guard, giving him one of the highest 4-star statuses possible. There is a strong possibility he will move to 5-star status in future rankings updates.

Many in the high school basketball and AAU world believe Fears will eventually be a first-round NBA draft pick and a star at the collegiate level.

Fears is the first commit in Michigan State’s 2023 recruiting class and he is certainly a big-time recruiting win that Tom Izzo will look to parlay into more recruiting success in the 2023 class.

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4-star DB Ryan Yaites names Michigan State football in top 8

Michigan State has made 4-star Ryan Yaites’ top eight

The Michigan State coaching staff has wrapped up its 2022 recruiting class and has shifted almost all of its focus on to the 2023 recruiting class. One of the top names on their 2023 recruiting big board is Texas defensive back Ryan Yaites.

Michigan State has made the next stage in Yaites’s recruitment, being announced in his top eight schools.

The Spartans were included alongside Texas Tech, Ole Miss, USC, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame and LSU.

Yaites is a native of Denton, Texas, attending Guyer High School. He is ranked as a four-star and the No. 121 overall player in the recruiting class and the No. 7 overall safety according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

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4-Star WR Antonio Gates Jr. signs his NLI to Michigan State football

Antonio Gates Jr. has signed his NLI to Michigan State

A name that everyone will recognize, son of NFL Hall of Famer Antonio Gates, Antonio Gates Jr. has made his decision to play at Michigan State official.

Player Profile

Position: Wide Receiver

Height/Weight: 6’2″/185 pounds

Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan

High School: Fordson High School

247Sports Composite ranking: 4-Star, No. 301 nationally

Analysis: Gates has always been rated highly by the recruiting services, but some were skeptical. Gates put those skeptics to bed as he showed out during his senior season at Fordson. A crafty route runner with great leaping abilities, Gates has strong technical skills to help pave his career at MSU.

Stay tuned to Spartans Wire for all of your signing day coverage!

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Michigan State football enters the sweepstakes for 2022 CB Jaden Harris

Michigan State is making a late play on a 2022 cornerback

The Michigan State football coaching staff has been recruiting across the nation relentlessly to close out the 2022 recruiting class as well as get a head start on the 2023 class.

While in Georgia, the coaching staff sent an offer to a 2022 prospect in the form of Jaden Harris. The offer shows significance in that it is so late in the process, there is some immediate interest between the two parties.

It feels like the Spartans coaching staff is going to try and secure another cornerback commitment before the end of the cycle.

Harris is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and attends Riverwood High School. He doesn’t currently have a 247Sports composite ranking, but is rated as a 3-star prospect according to 247Sports own rankings.

Kansas State and Miami appear to be the main competition for the 6-foot, 180-pound cornerback.

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Michigan State football earns PWO commitment from in-state OT Devin Runnels

Michigan State has added an in-state PWO

Michigan State’s 2022 recruiting class just got a little bit bigger, as the Spartans have added a commitment from in-state offensive lineman Devin Runnels.

Runnels is a native of Flint, Michigan, and is attending Beecher High School. Standing at 6-foot-7 and weighing over 335 pounds, Runnels brings a huge frame with him to East Lansing for offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic to work with.

Runnels was an all-state player in the state of Michigan and will be a good project for the offensive line staff to work on. He will be coming to Michigan State as a preferred walk-on.

Michigan State basketball hosting Ty Rodgers on official visit

Tom Izzo will be hosting the No. 1 player in the state of Michigan on an official visit

Michigan State basketball will have a busy weekend ahead, as they are going to be hosting the number one player in the state of Michigan on an official visit.

Ty Rodgers, a standout from Grand Blanc, will be on campus officially visiting Michigan State. He is widely been talked about as the missing piece of the puzzle alongside Tre Holloman and Jaxon Kohler in the 2022 recruiting class.

Rodgers is a wing that has the length and athleticism to guard the 1-4 positions, as well as being a ruthless rebounder.

This would be a huge pickup for Tom Izzo and Michigan State.

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