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Michigan State Football offers 2022 4-star OLB Jaron Willis

MSU Football has offered a 4-star outside linebacker out of Leesburg, Georgia.

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Michigan State’s new head football coach Mel Tucker will be looking to show that he can compete with the biggest teams in the country when it comes to recruiting, and that will mean having the ability to go down south and recruit top prospects. The Spartans are looking to do just that, as one of the top 2022 prospects in Georgia Jaron Willis announced that he has received an offer from MSU on Monday via Twitter.

Here is Willis’ announcement:

Willis, who comes out of Lee County High School in Leesburg, Georgia, doesn’t have a ranking yet from 247sports but Rivals has him listed as a 4-star. He currently has offers from Florida, Florida State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Pitt, South Carolina, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

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Michigan State Football offers 2022 3-star RB Ali Wells out of Saint Louis

Michigan State Football has not stopped recruiting throughout this pandemic for a single day. They sent out multiple offers on Sunday, one of which went to 2022 3-star running back Ali Wells out of Lutheran North High School in Saint Louis, …

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Michigan State Football has not stopped recruiting throughout this pandemic for a single day. They sent out multiple offers on Sunday, one of which went to 2022 3-star running back Ali Wells out of Lutheran North High School in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Wells is the No. 7 ranked player in Missouri according to the 247sports rankings and the No. 36 ranked running back in the 2022 class.

Wells has offers out right now from a number of different programs including Florida State, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Missouri, Purdue, Nebraska, and Texas Tech.

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MSU Football 2021 Recruiting Class ranked No. 21 in the country by 247sports

Michigan State Football’s 2021 recruiting class is now ranked No. 21 in the country by 247sports.

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After Michigan State Football landed the commitment of 3-star safety Michael Gravely Jr., Mel Tucker now has 11 players committed to his 2021 recruiting class. With the addition, the Spartans continue to climb up the national rankings and are now ranked at No. 21 overall by 247sports.

The entire MSU 2021 class is currently comprised of all 3-star recruits in the eyes of 247sports, although cornerback Charles Brantley is ranked as a 4-star by Rivals. The Spartans are ranked No. 10 in the Big Ten right now and have an average recruit rating of .8495.

For context, the 2020 recruiting class is ranked No. 43 overall by 247sports and No. 10 in the Big Ten and the 2019 class was ranked No. 31. So, while we have not been able to see any of Tucker’s on-field product as head coach, he is at the very least making some improvements on the recruiting front, at least through the lens of the 247sports rankings.

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Tracking every Michigan State Football commit for the 2021 recruiting class

In this post we will track every commitment for the Michigan State Football 2021 recruiting class.

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The 2021 recruiting class presents an interesting challenge for Mel Tucker and the Michigan State Football team. Tucker was already behind the eight-ball from day one, taking over for Mark Dantonio and having to build out a staff while other teams were already knee-deep in their recruiting processes. Then, this little thing called the COVID-19 Coronavirus broke out in the United States, putting an end to any opportunities for in-person recruiting. Tucker has still managed to be extremely active on the recruiting front. We will be tracking every new recruit for the 2021 class in this post.

One thing that is very clear about this class is that Mel Tucker is looking for size and athleticism. Ethan Boyd is 6’7″, Tyson Watson is 6’6″, and Harmon and Nealy are both 6’4″. At 6’4″, Nealy will be one of the tallest defensive backs in the country and that length should be very interesting to watch in coverage.

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2020 5-star basketball prospect Karim Mane takes virtual visit to Michigan State

The top available basketball prospect for 2020 reportedly took a virtual visit with Michigan State on Tuesday.

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There is still one 5-star basketball prospect in the 2020 class who has not yet announced a commitment, and that is Karim Mane out of Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec. According to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers, Mane took a virtual visit with the Spartans on Tuesday along with DePaul, which is great news for MSU fans still hoping he comes into the program.

He had a similar visit with Marquette last week, according to Weingarten, and has another one scheduled with Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

Mane is the No. 25 player in the 2020 class according to 247sports and obviously the top player in Quebec. They currently have him projected to go to Marquette but he would be an awesome fit with Michigan State, who currently doesn’t have a confirmed starting point guard.

MSU’s options for the starting point guard position are currently Rocket Watts, incoming 4-star guard AJ Hoggard, and then Foster Loyer. Interestingly, Mane, Hoggard, and Watts are all combo guards so it’s possible that it could end up being playmaking-by-committee for Tom Izzo’s squad. Unless Loyer makes a big jump this summer I don’t think he’ll be a strong possibility for that role but we’ll have to see on that front.

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MSU Football lands first commitment of Mel Tucker era in 3-star RB Davion Primm

Michigan State has landed the first commit of the 2021 recruiting class in Oak Park RB Davion Primm.

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Ever since Mel Tucker arrived in East Lansing, fans have watched as Michigan State sent out offer after offer to top recruits around the country. While it was nice to see the due diligence being done by the new administration, some fans were getting antsy with the lack of actual commitments coming in. Well, that changed Tuesday night when 2021 3-star running back Davion Primm posted his commitment on his Twitter account, marking the first commitment of the Tucker Era and of the 2021 MSU recruiting class.

You can read the Tweet and comments from Primm below:

Primm, who is out of Oak Park, Michigan, is the No. 86 ranked running back in the 2021 recruiting class according to 247sports‘ composite ranking. They also have him listed as the No. 31 ranked player in the state of Michigan.

This recruitment is accredited to MSU running backs coach William Peagler and Primm is a nice first addition to the 2021 class.

It also looks like there could be more commitments coming soon, as Primm’s high school teammate and MSU recruiting target Rayshaun Benny seemed to indicate that his decision could be incoming:

Benny visited Michigan State back in early March along with a few other top local prospects.

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Michigan State Football offers 4-star 2022 Safety Cristian Driver

Michigan State football has made an offer to 2022 4-star Safety Cristian Driver out of Argyle, TX. Read more details about this prospect.

Mel Tucker is in recruiting mode and is not taking any breaks this offseason. Now, 2022 4-star Safety Cristian Driver announces he has received an offer from the Michigan State football program. Driver currently plays for Liberty Christian high school in Argyle, TX.

Driver stands at 6’1″ and weighs 180 pounds. Per 247 Sports, Cristian Driver is currently ranked as the No. 14 Safety in the 2022 recruiting class. He is also currently ranked as the No. 25 prospect in Texas in the 2022 recruiting class.

As of right now, Driver currently has offers from Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Texas A&M, and Wisconsin. Not to mention a litany of other offers from schools across the country.

You can check out some of Driver’s highlights here.

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Michigan State Football re-offers 4-star DT Marcus Bradley

MSU has decided to re-offer a Mark Dantonio recruit in defensive tackle Marcus Bradley.

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When he arrived at Michigan State, new football head coach Mel Tucker first had to review the state of MSU recruiting for the 2021 class under Mark Dantonio. From there, he had to make decisions on certain players and determine whether or not he wanted to re-offer them scholarships or not. One of those players was 4-star defensive tackle Marcus Bradley, who announced on Monday that he was re-offered by the Spartans.

Bradley is the No. 11 ranked defensive tackle and the No. 9 ranked player in Maryland in the 2021 class according to the 247sports composite rankings. They currently have him projected to be heading to Ohio State but that could change with the addition of a highly respected coach and recruiter like Mel Tucker now in town.

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MSU Football offers two 2022 offensive line prospects out of Colorado

Michigan State Football offered two 2022 offensive line prospects over the weekend.

The story of Michigan State Football over this coronavirus quarantine has been on the recruiting front, where Mel Tucker has been sending out scholarship offers left and right. In one of the latest batches of offers sent out, Tucker took advantage of his time spent in Colorado, offering two 2022 offensive line prospects from Colorado.

They are:

  • Grayson Stovall, OT, Regis Jesuit High School
  • Braden Miller, OT, Eaglecrest High School

Tucker’s respect as a coach and recruiter will have an immediate impact for the Spartans as he looks to capitalize on the connections he made at Colorado while he also starts to spread roots in his new home in Michigan.

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MSU Football offers 2021 3-star QB currently committed to Missouri

Michigan State has offered a scholarship to 2021 dual threat quarterback Tyler Macon out of East St. Louis, Illinois.

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Quarantine or not, Mel Tucker and the Michigan State Football recruiting team have not slowed any of the momentum they brought to the program when Tucker joined a month ago, firing off seemingly multiple offers a day to top recruits around the country. On Sunday, 3-star quarterback Tyler Macon out of East St. Louis, Illinois announced that he received an offer from MSU.

This is an interesting bit of recruiting news because Macon is already committed to Missouri, but perhaps the addition of Mel Tucker to the Spartans could sway his commitment.

Macon is the No. 19 ranked dual threat quarterback in the 2021 class according to the 247sports composite rankings.

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