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Michigan State football offers 2023 4-star LB from North Carolina

Michigan Statehas offered a 2023 North Carolina linebacker

Michigan State’s coaching staff lives by a motto, ‘recruit every day’ and that is what they are doing. The staff has been on the road recruiting all week, and while in North Carolina, they dropped off an offer to top 2023 linebacker prospect Rico Walker.

Walker is from Hickory, North Carolina, and is currently ranked the No. 161 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class as well as the No. 14 overall linebacker in the class according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

Walker holds over 20 offers.

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Hall pays visit to school of talented Tar Heel State pass rusher

Clemson stopped by the school of a top edge rusher prospect from the Tar Heel State while making the rounds on the recruiting trail this week. Tigers’ defensive ends coach Lemanski Hall paid a visit to Hickory (N.C.) High School, home to four-star …

Clemson stopped by the school of a top edge rusher prospect from the Tar Heel State while making the rounds on the recruiting trail this week.

Tigers’ defensive ends coach Lemanski Hall paid a visit to Hickory (N.C.) High School, home to four-star class of 2023 pass-rusher Rico Walker.

While Walker does not currently hold an offer from Clemson, he is on the Tigers’ recruiting radar and was on campus for an unofficial visit back on Oct. 30.

Walker was in attendance for Clemson’s 30-20 win over Florida State at Memorial Stadium.

“I enjoyed the game a lot,” Walker told The Clemson Insider afterward. “It got more and more intense as it went on. That was fun to watch.”

Walker is ranked as a top-175 national prospect (No. 163 overall) in the 2023 class by 247Sportss, which considers him the No. 14 edge rusher in the class.

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Texas football offers 2023 four-star defensive end Rico Walker

On Tuesday, four-star defensive end Rico Walker announced that he received an offer from the University of Texas.

Four-star prospect Rico Walker announced that he received an offer from the University of Texas on Tuesday.

According to his Twitter account, he is a versatile athlete that plays linebacker, tight end and wide receiver for Hickory High School in North Carolina. However, 247Sports projects him as a weakside linebacker at the next level.

Walker is rated the No. 4 player at his position for the 2023 cycle and the No. 2 overall prospect from North Carolina according to 247Sports. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound two-way player has compiled an impressive list of Power Five offers early on including Penn State, Georgia, UNC, Michigan and Mississippi State.

Rating

Stars Overall Position State
247 4 48 4 2
Rivals – – – –
ESPN – – – –
247 Composite – – – –

Vitals

Hometown Hickory, NC
Projected Position WDE
Height 6-3
Weight 225

Recruitment

  • Offered on May 18, 2021

Primary Offers

  • Georgia
  • Texas
  • Georgia Tech
  • Arizona State
  • Michigan
  • Mississippi State
  • North Carolina
  • NC State
  • Penn State
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia Tech
  • Louisville

Crystal Ball

No crystal ball predictions at this time

Film

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Georgia football offers 2023 4-star WDE

On Tuesday, Georgia football extended a scholarship offer to 2023 four-star WDE Rico Walker.

On Tuesday, Georgia offered a scholarship to 2023 4-star outside linebacker Rico Walker.

Walker, considered a 4-star by 247Sports, is a product of Hickory, North Carolina, and stands at 6-foot-3, 225 pounds.

Walker posted the news on his Twitter account:

Per his Twitter, Walker plays outside linebacker, tight end and wide receiver, however, 247Sports has him listed as a weak-side defensive end.

Walker ranks as the nation’s No. 48 player and the No. 2 player in North Carolina for the class of 2023.

Walker currently holds 14 scholarship offers, including some from major programs like Michigan, South Carolina, Penn State, and more.