Tag: Nasir Rankin

Top 2026 prospect from Illinois to reportedly visit MSU on Friday

Michigan State football will be hosting the top 2026 prospect from the state of Illinois on Friday night

Michigan State football will be hosting the top 2026 prospect from the state of Illinois on Friday night.

Allen Trieu of 247Sports is reporting that four-star athlete Nasir Rankin will visit Michigan State on Friday for the Spartans’ matchup against Purdue. He will then head to Nebraska on Saturday, according to Trieu.

Rankin hails from Chicago and is considered the No. 1 player from Illinois in the 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. He’s also listed as the No. 9 athlete and No. 77 overall prospect from the class.

Michigan State is one of 15 programs that have offered Rankin a scholarship at this point, according to 247Sports. Other notable programs to offer Rankin includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Minnesota and Duke.

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Top 50, 4-star ATH in 2026 class to visit MSU for Spartan Dawg Con

MSU will be hosting one of the top overall prospects in the 2026 class this weekend for its Spartan Dawg Con event

Michigan State football will be hosting one of the top overall prospects in the 2026 class this weekend for its Spartan Dawg Con event.

Four-star athlete Nasir Rankin of Chicago will reportedly attend Spartan Dawg Con this weekend at Michigan State. Jason Killop of On3 reported the notable recruiting news on Rankin’s upcoming visit.

Rankin is listed as the No. 4 athlete and No. 46 overall prospect in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. He’s also listed as the No. 1 player from Illinois in the class.

Michigan State is one of nearly 10 programs to already extend an offer to Rankin. According to 247Sports, he also holds offers from Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Toledo, Central Michigan, Ball State and Marshall.

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Wisconsin football offers top-ranked class of 2026 athlete

Wisconsin football offers top-ranked class of 2026 athlete

Wisconsin football extended an offer to standout class of 2026 athlete Nasir Rankin on Sunday.

The 6-foot-1, 177-pound athlete represents Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. 247Sports ranks Rankin as the nation’s No. 46 overall recruit, No. 4 athlete and No. 1 prospect from his home state of Illinois for the class of 2026.

Rankin also holds offers from Marshall, Ball State, Toledo, Nebraska, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois and Central Michigan thus far.

Including the rising junior, the Badgers have offered 28 wide receivers so far with the main priorities being fellow top-100 four-star recruits CJ Sadler, Kaiden Prothro, Messiah Mickens and Mack Sutter. As of June 23, Rankin is the highest-graded athlete to receive an offer from UW in the 2026 cycle.

A talented two-sport athlete, Rankin also plays guard for Morgan Park’s varsity basketball squad. On the gridiron, he is featured at both cornerback and wide receiver.

Rankin’s versatility, leaping ability and agility would fit nicely into UW”s defensive backfield in the future. With a few more years remaining before his collegiate tenure, the Illinois product will have ample time to put on weight and gain reps before making a decision. Wisconsin will surely vie with dozens of other suitors for Rankin’s commitment.

In terms of its most recent class, the Badgers secured commitments from 21 class of 2025 players thus far, enough to vault them into Rivals’ No. 5 spot in its national rankings. Wisconsin’s recent addition of edge Nicolas Clayton is the program’s 10th commitment since the start of June.