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2009 Recruits :: 08/4/08 15 recruits committed. Edwin Baker. RB. 5-10, 195-lbs. Oak Park, MI. Runs a 4.4-40. David Barrent. OL. 6-8, 290-lbs. West Des Moines, IA. Another very solid recruit for MSU who changed his mind to come to MSU over Iowa. He was rated as the seventh best OT recruit in the nation by Rivals.com. Notably, he also turned down Nebraska, Kansas, Minny, Nwestern, Illinois, and Iowa State. Larry Caper. RB. 5-11, 210-lb. Battle Creek, MI. Runs a 4.4-40. Dana Dixon. S. 6-3, 175-lb. Detroit Renaissance. This guy, with his tall 6-3 size, should fit right in here at MSU. He is a highly sought after prospect, who also considered Illinois, Purdue, Louisville, W Virginia, Northwestern, and Toledo. Bennie Fowler. WR. 6-2, 185-lbs, from Detroit, Michigan. Fowler also considered Penn State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Northwestern, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and Indiana. Dan France. DE. 6-6, 275-lbs. North Royalton, Ohio. France has verbally committed to MSU. France was a highly sought after defensive end who also considered N.C. State, Northwestern, Purdue, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Indiana, and Iowa. He is the Spartans 15th commitment for 2009 TyQuan Hammock. LB. , 6-1, 220-lbs, Fort Wayne, IN. He also considered Illinois, Purdue, Minny, Indy, Louisville, BGSU, Central, and Toledo. He's a good get, with a 4.7 40 yard dash. Let's get him to work on that 2.8 GPA (according to Rivals.com), however... But, who needs a GPA when you see him line up and take out a QB like this quality hit. Derek Hoebing. OL. 6-6, 245-lbs, from Vermilion, Ohio. Hoebing turned down Northwestern, Virginia, Akron, Bowling Green, Miami (OH), and Maryland. Nate Klatt. OL. 6-4, 300-lb. Canton, Ohio. The offensive lineman was sought after by some of the top annual programs in the midwest, including Kansas, Ohio State, Joe Pa. Also expresing interest were Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Akron, Bowling Green, and Indiana. According to his high school coach, "“He’s got a great opportunity in front of him to become a starter his second year there. They have a junior starter right now and then he’ll move right in and play. It’s a good thing for him, he likes the program and of course coach (Mark) Dantonio is there and he runs a great program. He’s got a chance to win a lot of games, be coached well and have a great experience." Andrew Maxwell. QB. 6-3, 180-lbs. Midland, MI. Led Midland High to the Division 2 finals last year. Chris Norman. LB. 6-2, 219-lbs. Detroit, MI. Micajah Reynolds. OL. 6-5, 310-lbs. Lansing Sexton HS. He's a big boy. Reynolds chose MSU over Indiana and the MAC. Donald Spencer. WR. 6-2, 185-lbs. Ypsilanti, MI. Blake Treadwell. OL. 6-3, 261-lbs. East Lansing, MI. Patrick White. WR. Patrick White of Pickerington, Ohio, has committed to MSU as another wideout. The 5-11, 172-lb gridder also considered, impressively, Ohio State, Oregon, Louisville, Kansas, and scUM. 2008 Recruits :: 01/31/08 21 recruits committed. 12 DEF: 4
DBs, 4 LBs, 5 DLs. Johnny Adams. CB. Akron (Bechtel), Ohio, He has decent size at 6-0, 180-lbs, he runs a swift 4.4-40. More interestingly is that he chose to don the Green and White over Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, West Virginia, Akron, Illinois, and Indiana. Rivals.com considers Adams one of the top 30 gridders in Ohio and gave him 3-stars. Over at Scout.com, they rank him as the #95 player overall and a "dangerous kick returner." Charles Burrell. CB/QB. 6-1, 200-lbs. Detroit, MI. Burrell hopes to play CB for MSU. He chose MSU over Minnesota, Notre Dame, Syracuse, UCLA, Illinois, Miami-FL, and scUM. Burrell passed for 1,600 yards and 22 TDs last year, and ran for another 450 yards. But he also had five INTs on the other side of the ball. John Deyo. OT. 6-6, 270-lbs. Richland, Michigan, Deyo chose MSU over CMU and WMU. He can bench press 315 pounds. Rivals rates him with 2-stars. Steve Gardiner. LB. 6-0, 203-lbs. Dublin, Ohio. Gardiner runs a 4.5-40. According to Scout.com, he had 125 tackles, two sacks, forced two fumbles, and had two interceptions as a junior. He earned All-District and All-Conference honors. Rivals lists him a a Top 20 weakside LB recruit nationally. He is a great addition to MSU. Tyler Hoover. DE. 6-7, 246-lbs. Novi, MI.. Hoover was in town partaking in the Spartans elite camp. Impressively, Hoover chose MSU over scUM, Minny, Wisky, Cal, Miami-FL, Illinois, and Vanderfilt. Hoover is 6-7, 246-lbs, and can run a quick 4.57-40. Rivals gives Hoover 4-stars, ranks him #15 nationally among strongside DEs, and is the #6 player out of Michigan. Zach Hueter. OL. 6-7, 295-lbs. North Branch, MI. Hueter also considered CMU, EMU, WMU, and Indiana. Hueter runs a 5.3-40 yard dash as a work in progress... Cameron Jude. DL. 6-4, 235-lbs (bio). Manchester, VA. According to Scout.com, last year Jude had 89 tackles, 45 for losses, 10½ sacks and forced five fumbles. Was the Dominion player of the year on defense." He chose MSU over UConn, Va Tech, BC, and Marshall. Will his twin brother Ryan join him? Keyshawn Martin. WR. 6-0, 180-lbs. Westland (MI). Martin chose to don the green and white over Illinois and the Yellow Bellies. He runs a 4.4-40. A couple of articles on Keyshawn's playmaking ability are here and here (244 yards rushing, 2 TDs). Chris McDonald. DE. Sterling Heights, MI. McDonald chose MSU over scUM, Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, and Duke. The 6-5, 260-lb athlete can run a 4.65-40... impressive for high school, but he needs about 30 more pounds and lots of muscle! Caulton Ray. RB. 5-9, 185-lbs. Birmingham (MI) Brother Rice. Ray is considered by the recruiting sources as a quality get in Michigan, a "3-star guy." In early September, he ran for 115 yards and a couple of scores in a 24-0 victory over Pennsylvania (PA) Hills (link here). Caulton runs a 4.47-40 according to Rivals.com. He chose MSU over, Michigan, Cincy, and the MAC (Akron, Bowling Green, EMU, CMU). Trenton Robinson. DB. 5-10, 175-lbs. Bay City, MI. Robinson seems a little small for a DB, but a 4.4-40 means he might be a good return guy or slot receiver some day. David Rolf. LB. 6-3, 220-lbs. Picqua, OH. Rolf chose MSU over Oregon, Utah, Vanderbilt, Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Air Force. He runs a 4.49 40 yard dash and Rivals considers him a good get with a 3-star rating. Ethan Ruhland. OL. 6-4, 262-lbs. Lake Orion, MI.This guy looks built for body armor. According to Rivals.com, he benches 325 and squats 515 (and he's still in HS?). He chose MSU over the MAC (CMU, EMU, WMU), Indy, Air Force, and scUM. Rivals gives the guy 3-stars and listed him as the 16th best player in the state and the #42 guard in the country. Fred Smith. WR. 6-2, 207-lb. Detroit, MI. Smith (bio) runs a blistering 4.4-40. Last year, Smith had 37 rec for 595 yards (16.1 per catch) and 6 TDs; on defense he had 7 INTs. According to Rivals, Smith is a prize recruit, considered the #23 best wideout in the land and the fourth best player in the state. Smith chose the Big Green over scUM, Ohio State, Purdue, Illinois, Bowling Green, and Wisky. Drew Stevens. LB. 6-3, 218-lbs. Lewis Center, Ohio. Stevens (bio) is ranked by Rivals.com as a two-star LB whereas Scout.com ranks him with one-star. He chose MSU over Pittsburgh, Akron, Kent, Ohio, Toledo, Boston College, Cincinnati, and Kentucky. Brynden Trawick. S. 6-3, 215-lbs. Marietta, Georgia. Trawick (bio) has said he would don the Green and White for MSU. This is kinda a surprise, here is a solid recruit who was on noone's radar... but the Doctor's success in year one certainly has made an impact on this young player. Trawick is built like Bob Sanders, as a freshman: 6-3, 215-lbs. He chose MSU over Ohio State, Boston College, Purdue, Indiana, Maryland, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and NC State. Rivals places Trawick #57 of safeties in this year's lot. Certainly a nice find for MD. Myles White. WR. 6-0, 165-lbs. Livonia, MI. Rivals.com rates this guy with two-stars. Scout.com says: "White has outstanding speed and quickness. He is a fine athlete with good body control and comes out of his breaks quickly and smoothly. He has outstanding hands and makes tough grabs in coverage. He shows the ability to be an outstanding downfield receiver but must add size and strength as he has a very slight build. If he does that, he could develop into a great slot / over the middle receiver because of his hands and route running. Great athlete who also was a track standout at Stevenson. Along with his twin brother, QB Mitchell White, helped lead Stevenson to an undeafeated regular season as a senior, while catching 14 passes for 452 yards and nine touchdowns." Dawawn
Whitner. DL. 6-3, 300-lbs (bio).
Cleveland, OH. Has yet to qualify. Stay tuned... Jamihr Williams. LB. 6-2, 224 lbs. Trotwood, Ohio. Williams (bio) chose MSU over Illinois, Cincy, Miami-Ohio, Marshall, and Akron. Scout.com ranks him with 3-stars and the #31 weakslide LB in the country. Glenn Winston. RB/LB. 6-1, 213, 4.4-40, bio. Detroit, MI. SpartanMag.com ranked him as the #11 on their top players for 2008. SpartanMag.com. Scout.com lists Winston as the #66 RB inthe country. He chose MSU over BGSU, Illinois, Indiana, scUM, Minnesota, and Toledo. Anthony Woods. DT/OL. 6-2, 305-lbs/or 6-4, 313-lbs. Melvindale HS. Woods, whom Scout.com (bio) rates as 2-stars, chose MSU over scUM, ND, Ohio St, Indiana, Colorado, Iowa, Toledo, and EMU. Jerel Worthy. DL. 6-2, 290-lbs, of Huber Heights, Ohio.It was Javon Ringer who brought Worthy to East Lansing. Worthy told the LSJ, "We've known each other since we were little. I've actualy known him since we were in Pee Wee." So, what's to know? Worthy chose MSU over Nebraska, Ohio State, W Virginia, Cincy, NC State, Akron, and Ohio. 22 recruits committed. Andre Anderson. RB. Barrington, IL. 5-8, 186-lbs. Anderson has joined the Spartan Nation after the Minny Gophers fired coach Glen Mason. The 5-8, 186 back runs a swift 4.4-40, and reminds many of his cousin, Damien Anderson, who was an All-America at Northwestern in their glory years of the mid-1990s. Anderson picked MSU over Minny, Indiana, Iowa State, EMU, and Northern Illinois. Th guy ran for 2,135 yds and 33 TDS... in ONE YEAR. Damn, that's fantastic: Mike Hart-like in HS. Rivals gives Anderson 3-stars and Scout give Anderson 2-stars. Nice pick up, and solid addition for the future of the program, he seems like the next coming of Javon Ringer. Aaron Bates. P. New Concord, OH. 6-0, 190-lbs.. Bates chose MSU over Notre Dame, Northwestern, Purdue, W. Virginia, Clemson, Maryland, Ohio, and Youngstown State. Expect him to start immediately with the graduation of All-American Brandon Fields. Scout.com rates Bates with 2-stars. Garrett Celek. TE. LaSalle, Ohio. 6-6,226-lbs. Celek runs a 4.6-40 yard dash. He is rated a two-star tight end by both Scout.com and Rivals, and chose MSU over Cincy. Kirk Cousins. QB. Holland, MI. 6-2, 171-lbs. Cousins is considered a 2-star recruit by Rivals.com, and turned down Colorado, Toledo, N. Illinois, and WMU to come to MSU. He runs a 4.8-40. BJ Cunningham. WR. Westerville, OH. 6-0, 193-lbs. Cunningham runs a 4.63 40-yard dash and caught 41 passes for 700 yards and 15 TDs last year. He earned all-conference, all-district and honorable mention all-Ohio. He is considered a 3-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout. He chose MSU over W. Virginia, Syracuse, Cincy, and the MAC: Akron, Miami-OH, Toledo, Ohio, and Marshall. Mark Dell. WR. Farmington Hills. 6-1, 177-lbs. Dell is considered a 4-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. He chose MSU over Iowa, scUM, Purdue, and Wisconsin. Dell's final junior season stats included 43 receptions for 935 yards and 11 TDs. He is ranked as the #25 wideout in the nation by Scout.com and Rivals.com has Dell as their #9 recruit in the state of Michigan. He runs a 4.5-40, too! Chase Dumford. OL. 6-5, 300-lbs. Paris, KY. The Bluegrass state is sending a lineman to the Big Green. Chase Dumphord, is ranked by Scout.com ranks Dumphord with three-stars and as the #48 lineman in the nation. Why is this a solid pickup? He was being recruited by Auburn, Kentucky, and Louisville... but chose MSU. Rivals.com gives him 2-stars and ranks him as the #6 player in the state. David Duran. TE. 6-5, 240-lbs. Marietta, Georgia. He runs a 4.8-40 and is considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. HE chose MSU over Cincy, So. Miss, Akron, CMU, E Carolina, and Hawaii. Duran is ranked the #67 TE in the nation by Scout.com. Scout states: "missed the first five games of his junior year due to an ankle injury but came on strong in the second half of the season. He excels as a blocker but will need to continue to develop the pass catching side of his game." Nick Foles. QB. 6-5, 235-lb. Austin, Texas. Foles committed to Arizona State, but a coaching change left the door open. He also considered offers from Virginia, Ole Miss, and Baylor before visiting MSU this weekend and deciding on the Spartans. Last year, Foles threw for 3,266 yards and 32 touchdowns. Something to watch is that Foles was injured last year on his right shoulder in the fourth game. He continued to play, and according to the Lansing State Journal, "eventually had surgery to repair a torn labrum about five weeks ago." The same doctor that operated on former Purdue All-American Drew Brees performed the surgery on Foles. He will rehab for six months. Joel Foreman. OL. Milford, Michigan. 6-3, 293-lbs. Foreman chose MSU over Michigan, Purdue, and Cincy. He is considered by Rivals.com a 2-star recruit. Antonio Jeremiah. DL. Hilliard, Ohio. 6-4, 280-lbs. Dr. MD got his first big-time recruit, and it was right where the Big Green needed it most: on the defensive line. Jeremiah chose MSU over, get this, Ohio State, Georgia, Nebraska, W Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Boston Coll, Syracuse, Louisville, and Minny. Rivals.com rates Jeremiah as the #4 player out of Ohio, and the #13 defensive lineman in the nation. He runs a 5.05-40 yard dash. Scout.com states this: "...a terrific run stopper in the middle. He has great size and moves pretty well for a guy his size. Jeremiah uses his hands well and is a guy that commands a double team. If not, he will simply eat you up on the inside. He can shed would be blockers and attack down the line of scrimmage." Welcome to MSU, Mr. Antonio "Man With Two First Names" Jeremiah. Ishmyl Johnson. DE. New Berlin, NY. 6-5, 250-lbs. This guy runs a swift 4.8-40 yard dash, but his mug shot looks MEAN. Rivals ranks him with two-stars as the #47 star coming out of prep schools. He chose MSU over Syracuse, Illinois, Temple and Pitt. Greg Jones. LB. Cincinnati, OH. 6-0, 210-lbs. Jones is considered a 3-star strongside 'backer by both Scout and Rivals. He's got some speed, with a 4.6-40 yard dash. He is considered the #24 SLB in the nation by Scout, and the #36 OLB by Rivals. In Ohio, Rivals ranks him as the 21st best player in the state. He chose MSU over Minny, Cincy, Air Force, Notre Dame, Purdue, West Virginny, Marshall, Miami-OH, and WMU. Michael Jordan, DL. Thatcher CC (Arizona). 6-6, 280-lbs. MJ chose to hang with the Doctor over Nebraska, Texas A&M, Middle Tenn St., Florida, Miami-FL. Rivals puts him out as a 4-star recruit. He runs a 4.75-40. Ashton Leggett. FB. Muskegon, MI. 5-11, 225-lbs. He runs a 4.65-40. Scout.com rated Leggett as the #28 fullback in the land, and he received two-stars. Rival.com lists him with three-stars, and is the 26th best player in the state of Michigan. Leggett was a MAC recruit, considering CMU, EMU, Buffalo, Toledo, and Indiana. But, MSU can use a fullback, since they don't have any. Jared McGaha. OL. Powell, Tenn. 6-6, 280-lbs. McGaha also considered Michigan, Cincy, Illinois, Louisville, Akron, Marshall, and Middle Tenn St. He is considered a two-star recruit by Rivals. Kevin Pickleman. LB. 6-3, 212-lbs. Ryan VanDykeville (aka Marshall, Mich.) His speed: 4.68-40. His rating: Rivals give him a pair of stars. His story: here's another recruit that picked the big green over the MAC. But, he's a defensive stalwart, and MSU needs as many as we can get. Rivals.com considers the kid the #30 player in the state. Arthur Ray. OL. Chicago, IL. 6-2, 297-lbs. He chose MSU over BC, Illinois, Colorado State, NC State, Indiana, Iowa State, and Kentucky. He had originally committed to Boston College until the coaching change there. He runs a 5.3-40. Rivals give Ray 3-stars, rates him as the #55-best lineman in the nation, and the 19th best player from the Land of Lincoln. Scout.com ranks Ray as the #36-best lineman in the nation. Chris Rucker. ATH. Detroit (Country Day). 5-8, 163-lbs. The kid runs a 4.7-40. Rivals.com considers him a two-star pickup, and he chose MSU over Iowa, Purdue, Bowling Green, and Eastern Mich. He had 26 catches and averaged 27 yards per catch as a WR his junior year; he also had 40 tackles and 3 INTs as a DB. Chris Rucker. DB. Warren, Ohio. 6-1, 185-lbs. The kid runs a 4.5-40, but he's tall - we need tall DBs. He chose MSU over Cincy, Indy, Kansas, Kentucky, and the MAC: Akron, BGSU, Kent, and Miami-OH. He's a solid pickup according to the recruiting specialists: both Rivals rates him as a 3-star pickup, but Scout gives him 2-stars. Rivals rates him as the 38th best prospect out of Ohio, and the #48 DB in the nation. Ryan Wheat. DT. Flint Carman-Ainsworth HS. 6-4, 285-lbs. Wheat is rated as the #22 player in the state. He chose MSU over Wisconsin and Illinois. He runs a 5.07 40-yard dash, and received three stars from Rivals.com. Oren Wilson. DT. 6-2, 273-lbs. Teaneck, NJ, but spent last fall in a prep school in Cincinnati. He runs a 4.9-40. He reneged on Cincy to join MD in East Lansing. He is a 2-star recruit by Rivals and Scout.
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25 recruits so far committed... MSU ranked #33 by Rivals.com. Big Ten: JoePa #6, Ohio St #12, scUM #13, Illinois #30, MSU #33, Iowa #40, Wisconsin #42, Purdue #50, Minny #62, Northwestern #80, Indy #84. Defense -
17. LB: 3. DL: 8. DB: 6. Ervin Baldwin DE. 6-2, 252-lbs. Reedly Community College, California. (link to his bio here to see his gold teeth).He also considered Wash St, Kansas St, Texas Tech, Utah, and Marshall. He runs a 4.75-40.
J'Michael Deane. DT. 6-5, 295-lbs. Toronto, Canada. He is a 2-star recruit (rated by Rivals) runs a 4.8-40. He chose MSU over Ohio, Akron, and Duke. Jason Diehl. OL. 6-3, 297-lbs. New Berlin, N.Y. Rivals.com ranks Diehl as the No. 20 prospect in the nation and as a three star recruit overall. Diehl chose MSU over Pitt, Miami (Fla.) and Ole Miss. Connor Dixon. QB. 6-4, 182-lbs. South Park HS in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dixon runs a 4.45-40 yard dash. He will don the green and white after turning down hometown Pitt as well as Boston College, NC State, Illinois, Indiana, Duke, and Wake Forest. Rivals.com lists Dixon as the 40th best player in the state of PA. Charlie Gantt. TE. 6-4, 241-lbs. Birmingham, MI. Gantt runs a 4.7-40 yd dash. He had a great camp at the Ann Arbor NIKE combine in May. He can bench press 375-lbs and has great hands and speed... According to Spartanmag.com, Spartan coaches have stated Gantt "fits the perfect mold of future TEs at MSU." He is rated as the #4 overall prospect in Michigan by Rivals.com, so this is seemingly a dandy recruit for the Spartoonies. This guy always dreamed of being a Spartan, and he chose MSU over Notre Dame, Indiana, CMU, EMU, WMU, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Duke, and Bowling Green. His grandfather, Bob Gantt, was one of the greatest football players in Duke history -- thus his interest in Carolina. The Durham native shined in three sports for the Blue Devils in the 1940s-- football, basketball and track-- and was inducted in the schools' hall of fame in 1981. After serving his country in the second World War, Gantt also played a couple years of professional basketball. Sam Gardner. TE/OL. 6-6, 253-lbs. Lexington, KY. Gardner turned down offers from Oklahoma, Louisville, Nebraska, Clemson, Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Western Kentucky to don the green and white. Gardner runs a 4.8-40 yard dash, Rivals.com lists Gardner as a two-star tight end and the 13th best player in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Scout.com ranks him with three-stars and lists him at #45 in the nation as a lineman recruit. Eric
Gordon. LB. 6-0, 210 lbs. Traverse City, MI. Gordon runs a 4.57-40.
Rivals.com ranks him as the sixth best player in the state. He told JoePa
to take a hike, and also chose MSU over Notre Dame, Missouri, Indiana
and CMU. Scout.com states: Gordon will be a three-year varsity starter
in 2005. He had 125 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 6 sacks as a junior.
He had 44 carries for 456 yds rush and 10 TDs. Gordon was named all-area;
he can bench press 330 pounds.
Marcus Hyde. DB. 6-0, 184-lbs. Fostoria, Ohio. He's a DB that runs a 4.5-40. He was a QB in high school but will switch sides to play where MSU is in desperate need -- the defensive backfield. Hyde also expressed interest in Iowa, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan and Ohio. He cancelled visits to Iowa, WVU and Wisky upon his announcements. He was named the teams MVP and Division III All-Ohio in 2005. Neither Rivals nor Scout recruiting networks have rated Hyde. Roderick Jenrette . S. 6-1, 191-lbs. Tampa, FL. 4.5-40. Honorable mention All-Suncoast selection by the St. Petersburg Times in 2005 ; First-team All-Hillsborough County honors from the St. Petersburg Times as a senior. Senior stats included 73 tackles and six sacks. On offense, he had 450 yards rushing and 5 TDs. Also a track star. Two-stars according to Rivals.com. Chose MSU over Cincy, Rutgers and NC State. Abre Leggins. DT. 6-3, 310-lbs. Orlando, FL. Leggins, ranked by Rivals.com as the #35 lineman in the country, and the #70 overall prospect out of Florida, picked the Spartans. Offers came from Ole Miss, NC. State, Temple, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, and he had interest from Florida, Miami, Clemson, Michigan, Colorado State, Kentucky,Iowa State, and Central Florida, and Georgia. He is rated a 3-star recruit by Rivals.com. However, Scout.com rates Leggins with just one star. Scout.com states that as a senior, Leggins made 40 tackles, six sacks, and two caused fumbles. He runs a 5.0-40... and has a 3.1 GPA. Vaughn Martin. DT. 6-3, 323-lbs. Martin is of London, Ontario, is rated with 2-stars by Rivals.com, and runs a slow 5.2-40. He chose MSU over Ohio and Toledo. Jonathan Misch. LB. 6-2, 210-lb. of Orchard Lake St. Mary's. Misch runs a 4.7-40. Rivals.com lists him as a 2-star athlete, and he turned down offers from Northwestern, Washington, and Eastern Michigan to don the green and white. Link here and here to a pair of Det News articles on Misch. Colin Neely. DL. 6-1, 234. Bethlehem, Penn. Neely runs a 4.7-40. He turned down Boston College, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, JoePa, Rutgers, and W Virginia to play for MSU. In 2004, Neely earned first-team All-Conference honors after he finished his junior campaign with 60 tackles, 10 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. Neely was rated as a 3-star recruit by Scout.com (link here for bio). Ogemdi Nwagbuo. DT. 6-4, 287-lbs. Southwestern college in Chula Vista, CA. Nwagbuo is a JUCO who turned down offers with mighty Louisiana-Lafayette, Nevada, Idaho, and Boise State. Rivals.com ranks him with two starts and Scout.com ranks Nwagbuo with one star. Patrick Rigan. DE. 6-5, 230. Traverse City St. Francis. He was at MSU's camp on June 11 and told JLS of his commitment after his workout. Rigan is rated the #6 player overall in Michigan by Rivals.com...more importantly, he chose MSU over ND, Northwestern, Indiana and CMU. Josh Rouse. LB. 6-3, 202. Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, PA. Rouse was given just one-star by Rivals.com, yet he turned down offers by Boston College, Iowa, Northwestern, and Illinois to play for MSU. Rouse will switch to LB from his experience as an All-Conference quarterback in high school. Enrique Shaw. DB. 6-1, 188. Lexington, KY. Shaw is listed as one of the top 26 players in the state of Kentucky by the Kentucky Football Coaches Assn. He runs a 4.5-40 yard dash, and has a 35-inch vertical leap. His daddy, Eric Shaw, played for the Bengals and Chiefs in the mid-1990s. He chose the Spartans over Purdue, Louisville, Cinci, Kentucky and Marshall. John Stipek. DL. 6-5, 250-lbs. Macomb Dakota (MI). He runs a 4.71-40 yard dash. Stipek turned down offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Bowling Green, CMU and Toledo to don the green and white. His highlights last year include: in a 35-7 victory over Utica, Stipek had 12 tackles and 4 sacks. Scout.com rates him with just one star. Link here for bio. Brett Swenson. PK. 5-8, 151-lbs. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Swenson hit just 2-of-3 FGs last year but all 25 PAT attempts; he also had 25 touchbacks on kickoffs. The year prior, he hit 9-of-11 including a 45-yarder. He has a pretty decent personal recruiting website: link here. He was ranked Second Team All-Florida last year. He turned down offers from Bowling Green and Ole Miss to join MSU. Scout.com ranks him with one star, and Rivals.com doesn't even list him. Devin Thomas. WR. 6-2, 213-lbs. Coffeyville CC, Kansas. This JUCO runs a 4.4-40, and is rated a 4-star stud by Rivals.com. He turned down offers from Arkansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Central Florida to play for MSU. He's ranked the #15 JUCO prospect overall in the nation. Ken Tinney. DB. 6-1, 185-lbs. New Berlin, NY. Tinney runs a 4.3-40 and is considered a 4-star recruit by Rivals.com, and is ranked the #50 prep athlete in the nation overall by that recruiting service. Tinney turned down offers from Michigan, Miami-Fla, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Syracuse, UConn, and Central Florida to play for JLS at State. Nehemiah Warrick. DB/S. 6-1, 198-lbs. Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. He had 60 tackles, 2 INTs, and 8 PBUs last year and was a first team JUCO All-American. Maybe he'll return kicks as well: last year, Warrick had 7 kickoff returns for 208 yards, a TD, and returned 2 punts for 38 yards. He chose MSU over Tennessee and Arkansas. David Williams. WR. 5-9, 165-lbs. Monroeville, PA. He seems to be a little on the small side, but both Rivals.com and Scout.com list him as a 2-star catch. He had 19 TDs last year in high school playing RB,QB, WR, and PR/KR. TJ Williams. WR. 6-3, 182-lbs. Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia. Williams signed a letter of intent to play for John L Smith after Clemson declined to offer a scholarship. Williams was also considering Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Louisville, and NC State. He runs a 4.4-40 yard dash. According to his profile at Scout.com: "Williams had 45 receptions for over 1,000 yards that went for 11 touchdowns. He also played some defensive back where he had 24 tackles and three interceptions."
26 recruits so far committed... Ryan Allison. WR. 6-3, 205-lbs. Lake Orion, MI. Allison turned down UCLA; his brother plays for Michigan. Allison caught 27 passes last year for a 22.7-yd per catch average. Allison was also considering Michigan, Colorado, Boston College, Georgia Tech and Kansas State. He is ranked as the #4 player in Michigan by Rivals.com and runs a speedy 4.3-40 yard dash Rocco Cironi. OL. 6-7, 280. Warren, OH. Cironi is a 3-star recruit as rated by Rivals.com, ranked as the #48 OL in the nation. He runs a 5.5-40 yard dash. Cironi picked MSU over Cincinnati, Indiana, Kansas, Vanderbilt, Miami-OH, and Ohio. Kendell Davis. DB. 6-0, 185-lbs. Alliance, Ohio. He runs a 4.35-40. Davis is listed as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. He is the Ohio state track champion in the 100- and 200-meters. He chose MSU over Michigan, Iowa, W. Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati. Davis also was injured in mid-season with a shoulder injury but should be 100% by next fall. Adam Decker. LB/TE. 6-3, 230-lbs. who Birmingham Brother Rice. He chose MSU over Ga Tech, BC, Stanford, and Princeton. Obviously, he's a smart kid -- with a 4.1 GPA... his dad, Mike, played for MSU from '77-'79. He was defensive MVP for his team last season, and made 158 tackles. Both Rivals and Scout rate him with two-stars. Dan Fortener. WR. 6-2, 188-lbs. Kettering, Ohio. Fortener runs a 4.4-40, and chose MSU over Brigham Young, Cincinnati, Kansas, Bowling Green, Marshall, Ohio State and Wisconsin. Rivals.com ranks him with two stars. Reggie Graham. DL. 6-5, 200-lbs. Birmingham, AL. He runs a 4.6-40. Graham chose MSU over Marshall, Arkansas, Illinois, Samford and Grambling. Rivals.com rates him with two stars. Andrew Hawken. RB/LB. 6-2, 220-lbs. Greenville, MI. Hawken turned down offers from Purdue, Wisky, ND, Illinois and Indiana. He runs a 4.6-40 yard dash. According to Rivals.com, "Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior, rushing for 1,205 yards. He caught 32 passes, and had two sacks on defense. He specializes on offense in high school, but is a two-way prospect for college." His stats also show 18 TDs and 436 yards receiving on offense, and 20 tackles on defense. Rivals doesn't have him rated. Insiders.com rates Hawken a one-star recruit. Haywood Howard. DL. 6-4, 270-lb dude out of Carver HS, Louisiana committed to MSU. AJ Jimmerson. RB. 5-10, 195-lb Florissant, Missouri. Rivals.com rates Jimmerson with 3-stars and lists him as the #27 RB in the country, and the #8 player overall from Missouri. He also considered Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Tulsa. Jimmerson runs a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash. SpartansInsider.com ranks Jimmerson #16 nationally and as a 4-star recruit. The bio on Jimmerson: "One of the top prospects in Missouri in 2004. Started varsity since freshman year. Rushed for over 1,500 yds and recorded over 600 yards receiving as a junior. Scouting Report: An all-purpose back that plays a complete game. Can block effectively and will be one of the nation's best receiving backs. Shows ability to catch both deep and short and possesses game-breaking speed." For more on Jimmerson, link here. Bobby Jones. DL. 6-5, 280-lbs. A JUCO player out of North Dakota State College of Science. Jones runs a 4.71-40 yard dash and was rated a 4-star recruit by Rivals.com. He chose MSU over Kansas State, Wisconsin, Oregon, South Carolina, Cincinnati and Kansas. SpartansInsider.com rates him a 2-star recruit. That's 11 verbal committments so far for the Spartans
Steven Juarez. LB. 6-2, 230-lbs. Los Angeles Harbor College. Juarez chose MSU over Utah, UTEP, Utah State, Washington, Boise State and Nebraska. The LSJ reports that Harbor College coach Steve Schmitz and JLS were buddies in college, and that helped nab Juarez. The ES tried to find some skinny on him, but there just ain't much out there. Here is the link to his Rivals bio. This is the 26th recruit and the 7th JUCO. Brandon Long. LB/TE. 6-3, 240-lbs. Canton, Ohio. He runs a 4.56-40 yard dash. Long picked the Spartans over Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State, Akron, Bowling Green, and Kent State. Rivals.com rates Long with 3-stars, as the #45 LB in the country, and as the #32 player in Ohio. Link here to his bio. Leon Mims. LB. 6-0, 235-lbs. Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills. (isn't this Sloth's alma mater?). Recruited as a walk-on. He runs a 4.6-40, and was rated two stars by Rivals.com. Mims chose MSU over Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Miami-Ohio, Florida A&M and Hofstra. Brendon Moss. OL. 6-6, 265-lbs. Fork Union (VA). He has "raw talent" according to the LSJ, but needs some weight for Big Ten play. He chose MSU over Duke, NC State, Purdue, Bowling Green, Miami-OH, and Toledo. Dom Natale. QB. 6-2, 195. Princeton, NJ. "He's by far and away the best QB in New Jersey," was quoted Allen Wallce of SuperPrep Magazine in Sunday's Lansing State Journal. Natale \ turned down LSU, Maryland, Stanford, Missouri, Mississippi State and Rutgers to play for the Spartans. He threw for 2,100 yards and 22 TDs last year, along with 7 INTs and rushed for 200 yards. Rivals.com has him listed as the #10 player in New Jersey, regardless of positions. Natale visited MSU camps way back when Nick Saban coached MSU; he also threw the ball to incoming recruit Craig McGovern, a TE out of the same school of the Hun School of Princeton, NJ. McGovern, by the way, caught 34 passes for 855 yards from Natale last year. Natale runs a 4.62-40, fairly speedy for a QB. As quoted on SpartansInsider.com, which rates him a 3-star recruit: "I have quick feet and I have a great knowledge of the game. I'm a leader and play hard all the time. I want to improve everything. I want to improve my arm strength and learn more about the game." The kid is smart, too, sporting a 3.2 GPA and a 1170 SAT. Joel Nitchman. OL. 6-4, 270. Kalamazoo, MI. Runs a 5.1-40. Chose MSU over Indiana, Michigan, Notre Dame, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois , Western Michigan. Insiders.com rates Nitchman a three-star recruit. Diego Oquendo. WR. 6-0, 170. Staten Island, NY. He runs a 4.45-40 yard dash and originally signed with Syracuse and redshirted last season. He has rescinded his scholarship to Syracuse after the firing of head coach Paul Pasqualoni and has decided to don the Spartan green and white. He was also considering JoePa and South Carolina. According to “The Madman,” he had high praises of Oquendo when his team, Tottenville HS took on Canarsie for the PSAL Championship Game in 2003: “They also have the very fast Diego Oquendo, who can beat you in many ways. He can run back a TD on punt and kick returns, he can pick up big receptions from the WR position, can run one for a TD from the RB position and he also plays excellent defense.” (link here) Derrick Outlaw. DL. 6-5, 225-lbs. Cassopolis, MI. Lake Michigan CC. This recruit is added according to College Sports Network... He verbally committed to MSU in 2003, but decided to pursue basketball. He was listed on the 2004 MSU football roster as #62. At the time, scout.com rated him with two stars. Two-year varsity starter in HS, and was named all-area and all-conference in 2001. Kerry Reed. WR. 6-2, 200-lbls. Coffeyville CC (Kansas). He is 6-2, 200-lbs, and chose MSU over Florida State, Louisville, and South Carolina. According to the LSJ, he was expected to play for Texas A&M, but they ran out of scholarships. Reed will receive the scholarship that was intended for Emory Jones, a JUCO WR who didn't qualify academically. This guy runs a 4.7-40. Javon Ringer. RB. 5-10, 205-lbs. Dayton, Ohio. Besides his black belt in karate, Rivals.com rates him a three-star recruit, but the #18 RB in the nation, and the 11th best player overall in Ohio. He runs a 4.44-40 yard dash and chose the Spartans over Southern Cal, Ohio State, Iowa, Florida and Tennessee. Ringer is rehabbing from a knee injury suferred through mid-season, but his martial arts training has proved effective in improving his health ahead of schedule; he should be ready by March/April. Jonal Saint-Dic. DE. 6-1, 256-lbs, Hudson Valley CC, New York. St Dic has chosen MSU over Missouri. According to SpartansInsider.com, "Saint-Dic, a defensive end, is a two-time All-NFC selection for Hudson Valley CC in New York. Finished 2004 with 70 total tackles and 11.5 sack.. He also had a team-high 19 tackles for loss, including three against Ellsworth Community College in The Graphic Edge Bowl. He also garnered Third Team All-American honors from JC-Gridwire, which recognizes student-athletes from the NJCAA and the more than 70 colleges in the Community College League of California." SpartansInsider.com gives him three stars. Mike Schmeding. OL. 6-9, 319. Rutherford, NJ. He turned down Notre Dame, Boston College, Virginia, West Virginia, Rutgers, Penn State, Iowa, Syracuse, Northwestern, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Duke. According to SpartansInsider.com, which gave Schmeding a 2-star rating, Mike’s father played for Arizona State, he has an uncle and grandfather who played for Notre Dame and two uncles and a cousin who played for Boston College, yet he resisted the temptation to go to ASU, Notre Dame or BC, instead verballing to the Spartans. “They have a great campus and you can’t beat playing in the Big Ten. They have also recruited me the hardest and the longest.” Mike adds that he receives two letters a day from MSU. Kenny Shane. OL. 6-6, 320-lbs. Pima (AZ) Community College. He runs a 5.05-40, and chose the Spartans over South Carolina, Oregon State, and Marshall. David Stanton. DL. 6-5, 265-lbs. College of the Canyons, CA. Stanton hails from the same JUCO program as current Spartans Domata Peko and Daniel Zynn. Stanton turned down offers from Oregon State, Colorado State and Iowa State to join MSU. Stanton is rated 4-stars by recruiting service Scout.com. He runs a 4.8-40 yard dash, and was a First-team All-Western State Conference selection in 2004. Ross Weaver. RB/DB. 6-1, 185-lbs. Southfield, MI. Weaver runs a 4.48-40 and his 10.68-100 meter dash made the state track finals as one of the state's fastest sprinters. He made 62 tackles and a pair of INTs last season; he has no ranking at this point from Rivals.com. However, he turned down Michigan, Notre Dame, Utah, Ball State, Toledo, and CMU to don the Green and White. Otis Wiley. FS/WR. 6-2, 186. Flint Carman-Ainsworth. Wiley runs a 4.5-40. He chose MSU over Michigan, Purdue, Indiana, CMU, EMU, and WMU. Wiley is ranked by Rivals.com as the #10 gridder in Michigan. Demond Williams. DB. 5-11, 185-lbs. Pima (AZ) Community College. Williams runs a 4.35-40 yard dash and chose the Spartans ove Arizona, Oregon State, Utah and Marshall.
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30 recruits committed. Richard Abney. WR. 6-1, 180-lbs. This guy runs a 4.4-40. Forestville, Md. He is ranked with 3-stars by SpartansInsider.com. Rivals.com ranks him the #45 wideout nationally. Abney caught 21 passes for 565 yards and 11 scores as a junior - an average of 26.9 yards per catch. Here's what SpartansInsider says about Abney: "One of the more imposing receivers at the Blacksburg (VA) Nike Camp was Richard Abney. Posting respectable numbers, it was the one-on-one drills in which he turned around defensive backs, bowled them over, and even outjumped them to ooohs and aaaahs everywhere." Abney also had offers from Syracuse, Boston College, Maryland, North Carolina, Purdue, Virginia, and Pitt. Link here for bio. Sirarean Adams. WR/DB. 6-2, 221-lbs. Bradenton, Fla. Adams cited MSU's "need for speed" and John L's spread offense as the primary reasons for him to don the Green and White over Miami-Fla, Georgia, Ohio State, and Nebraska. Adams is rated the #27 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com and has played QB, WR and DB in high school. Adams runs a 4.42 40-yard dash and has a 38-inch vertical leap. He must still qualify on the ACT. Adams was quoted in the Lansing State Journal: "I love coach Smith and McElwain. I love everything about East Lansing." Now, that's the ES' type of guy.... hopefully, he can keep trash talking to a minimum and just perform on the field. Eric Andino. LB. 6-4, 225-lbs. Arlington Heights, Ill. He runs a 4.8-40, and Rivals.com lists him as a 3-star recruit, ranked #18 in the nation as a stronside DE. Andino also received offers from BC, Bowling Green, Illinois, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Toledo, and Kansas. Michael Bell. WR/DB. 6-1, 175-lbs. He runs a 4.4-40. Shaker Heights, Ohio. Bell Bell is a 3-star recruit as rated by Insiders.com and Rivals.com, and rated as the #53-best wideout in the nation by Rivals.com. Bell runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds. He stated the commitment of Brian Hoyer, Ohio's top-rated quarterback, influenced his decision. Last fall, Bell was an all-conference selection; he caught 31 passes for 436 yards and six TDs. Bell had offers from Cincinnati, Nebraska and Wisconsin. "I like the offense they're about to be running," Bell was quoted in the Lansing State Journal. "And I like the opportunity to be playing early." Link here to the bio of Michael Bell. Brian Brighton. DB/RB. 5-11, 185-lbs. Allen Park. Brighton won the Division 2 state championship in the 100 meters last year at 10.82 and runs a 4.4-40 yard dash. As a running back last year, Brighton ran for 1,400 yards and had another 400 yards through the air; but he'll play DB this next year and that's where the Spartans expect to see him line up. Brighton was interviewed on 92.7-FMs Sports Page and stated: "I always knew where I wanted to go (Michigan State) and it was very stressful for me. We have a chance for a state championship, and I didn't want to bother my teammates with my decision; so, I announced now to get it out of the way." Deon Curry. WR. 6-2, 185-lbs. Detroit Country Day. He is the son of Detroit Pistons' Michael Curry. Curry runs a 4.5-40 yard dash. Tom Dance. DB. a 6-2, 195-lb. Erie, PA. He runs a 4.4-40yard dash and runs a 10.5 in the 100-meters. Rivals.com rates him as a two-star recruit; SpartansInsider.com lists him with one-star. Dance chose the Spartans over Purdue and Syracuse. Link here for a bio. Hugh D'Imperio. LB. 6-4, 230-lbs. Sewell, NJ. D'imperio is a 4-star recruit according to Rivals.com, and he is the fourth four-star recruit to commit to MSU. Rivals lists him as the #17 ILB in the nation, the #43 player on its top-80 Atlantic Region players, and the #6 player to come out of NJ. He was named all-state as a senior. D'Imperio (6-4, 230-lbs) selected the Spartans over Tennessee and Virginia Tech, two national powerhouses. D'Imperio is eligible to play as a freshman. Insiders.com gives D'Imperio three stars and rates him as the #30 LB in the nation. From Insiders.com: "Hugh averaged approximately 12 tackles per game and tallied 7 sacks his junior season, helping Washington Township achieve a 10-2 record. Hugh was named 1st Team All-Area as a defender by the Philadelphia Inquirer." Link here for bio. Luis Fonseca. OL. 6-4, 275-lbs. Wixom, MI. A native of Sao Baulo, Brazil, Fonseca plans to major in mechanical engineering when he enrolls at MSU in January. He only started playing football as a sophomore. Kellen Freeman-Davis. TE. 6-6, 232-lbs. Adrian , MI. He is rated as one of the top TE in the nation, ranked as #7 in the nation at that position by Rivals.com. KFD runs a 4.8-40. KFD turned down offers from Michigan, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Northwestern. SpartansInsider.com states: "Emerged as one of the top tight end prospects in the Midwest after the Ann Arbor Nike Camp. Will be a three-year varsity starter in 2003 as a tight end and defensive end. Had 25 catches for 586 yards and seven touchdowns in 2002. Had 10 tackles for loss on the defensive side of the ball. Named all-conference in 2002." Link here for bio. John Goss. P. 6-4, 225 Scottsdale, AZ. Stats on Goss are sketchy, but he did kick a "booming 61-yard punt" and punted another punt to the one yard line in a Sept. 29 game in a loss to Pima CC. Goss averaged 46 yards on punts and kicked 95% of kickoffs into, or out of the endzone. He hit 4 of 5 on FG's. Eric Hines. DB. 5-11, 180. Detroit DePorres. Runs a 4.45-40. Hines had 60 tackles and four INTs last fall and received all-conference honors. He chose the Spartans over Colorado, Virginia Tech, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Missouri, Purdue, Wisconsin. Rivals gave Hines three stars and listed him as the 10th best player in the state. Link here for the bio from Rivals100.com. Link here for the bio from SpartansInsider.com. Dwayne Holmes. LB. 6-2, 235-lbs. Detroit Henry Ford HS. Rivals.com gives him 4-stars at the "athlete" position, and is ranked #11 in the nation as an "athlete" and as the #5 gridder in the state overall. Insiders.com lists Holmes at #28 linebacker in the nation. Rushed for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior. Was named all-city in 2002. He runs a 4.8-40. Link here for bio. Holmes originally committed to Purdue, and also had offers from Wisconsin, Colorado, and Boston College. Tony Howard. TB/DB. 6-0, 190-lbs. Garfield Heights, Ohio. He is rated two stars by Rivals.com and is rated the #34 recruit in Ohio. He runs a 4.41-40 yard dash. Howard earned honorable mention all-state honors last year in Division II. Tony also was named to the first team All-North East Lakes district squad as a junior. SpartansInsider.com rates him three-stars and as the #42 CB in the nation. Rushed for 1,223 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2002. Link here for bio. Brian Hoyer. QB. 6-3, 195-lbs. St. Ignatius (Ohio). Hoyer runs a 4.8-40. This QB is ranked as the #15 QB nationally by SpartansInsider.com. John Smith has his first big winner of a recruit. Check out his profile here. Hoyer joins Dave Ragone as the other quarterback out of St. Ignatius to decide to play under Smith. Last season Hoyer completed 131-of-263 passes for 2,130 yards, 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Ragone played for John L. Smith at Louisville. Hoyer is by far one of the best recruits Smith has picked up in his short tenure at MSU. Hoyer chose MSU over Maryland, Pittsburgh, South Carolina and Wake Forest. According to the Lansing State Journal, Hoyer decided MSU based upon the coaching staff, led by John L. Smith. Kenny Jackson. WR. 6-3, 210-lbs. Bakersfield, Ca. He runs a 4.5-40, and led his team in receptions the past two seasons. Last year, he caught 49 balls for 596 yards. Jackson received a three-star ranking from Rivals.com. He picked MSU over Kansas State, Iowa State and Syracuse. MSU is now rated as the #18 class in the nation according to Rivals.com. Justin Kershaw. DE/TE. 6-5, 230. Reynoldsburg, Ohio, will also join the Spartans this fall. According to Insiders.com, here's the skinny on Kershaw: "6-5, 230 pound defensive end/tight end Juston Kershaw was named second team AP All-Ohio Division I this week. Kershaw will visit Minneosta this upcoming weekend and Cinxinnati on December 12th. He has offers from Toledo and Bowling Green and is getting interest from Big Ten schools Minnesota, Michigan State and Ohio State. Very good athlete with great size. Could play on either side of the ball in college." He received two-stars from the Insiders. Link here to his bio.
Dan McGarry. TE. 6-6, 242-lbs. Poland (Ohio) Seminary HS. McGarry stated after the 2004 MSU summer camp: "You can throw me the ball in clutch situations. I don't buckle. I'd like to be the go-to-guy when the game is on the line. I can catch and score touchdowns." NOW THAT IS WHAT WE NEED! Craig McGovern. TE. 6-5, 238-lbs. Princeton (NJ) The Hun. McGovern runs a 4.54-40 yard dash and is ranked as a 3-star recruit and the #21 tight end in the US by Rivals.com. McGovern made 35 catches for 735 yards to help Hun go 6-3 last year. McGovern was also considering Boston Coll, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, and USC. Tyrone McKenzie. LB/RB. 6-3, 220-lbs. Riverview HS, Florida. McKenzie (6-3, 220) runs a 4.55-40 and will be slotted at LB. McKenzie is coming off a broken leg as a junior, and he has not been sought after by many D1A programs. He turned down Iowa State and UConn to come to MSU. Last season, McKenzie ran for 1,415 yards and 16 TDs. He is already academically qualified. He is a two-star recruit as rated by Rivals.com. Jesse Miller. OL. 6-6, 275-lbs. Somerville, NJ. Miller is a two-star pickup according to Rivals.com. Miller turned down a visit to Iowa to committ to the Spartans -- according to the Lansing State Journal, coach Smith threatened to revoke the offer if Miller made the trip to Hawkeye-land. Other teams in the running were Central Florida, Buffalo, Temple, and Northeastern. Nii Adjei Oninku. DE. 6-3, 245-lbs. Clayton, Ohio. Oninku is ranked as the #29 strongside DE in the nation by Rivals.com. He has a 3-star rating and runs the 40 in 4.8 seconds. Insiders.com rates Oninku as the #50 DE in the nation. It states: "Nii-Adjei (pronounced nee-uh-jay) Oninku is a high-skill and high-motor player with great defensive lineman instincts. He is very quick off the ball and creates havoc for opposing linemen. He had 93 tackles and 6 1/2 sacks in 2002." Link here for bio. Domata Peko. DL. 6-4, 280. College of the Canyons, Calif. The Peko family once again will don the Green and White as Domata Peko will play for the Spartans in 2004, following in his brother Tupe's footsteps. Peko has three years of eligibilty after playing a year of juco ball for College of the Canyons in Calif. Peko has a three-star rating from Insiders.com: "Garnering looks from the Pac-10 and as far away as Central Florida. The top defensive recruit on one of the nation's best JC teams." He runs a 4.9-40, and his photo (above, courtesy SpartansInsider.com) looks like either a rasta-man or an axe murderer (you decide). Peko also received an offer from Washington State and he will join fellow Canyon starter Daniel Zynn as a new Spartan recruit. Leon Pennington. RB. 6-2, 230-lbs. Hallandale HS out of Florida. He has 895 yards rushing and 11 TDs with a 4.8 yard rushing average. He's also caught five passes for 92 yards and was named Small Schools Offensive Player of the Year by the Miami Herald. He received two stars and is ranked the #83 RB nationally by Insiders.com. Nick Smith. DE. 6-6, 255-lbs. Glen Oak HS in Canton, OH. Smith was rated the #4 defensive lineman in Ohio. He runs a 4.8-40. Insider.com ranks him with 2-stars and as the #81 DL in the nation... Rivals.com ranks him with 3-stars and as the #50 DL in the land. Here's the skinny on Smith: "A three-year varsity starter. Was a defensive lineman as a sophomore. Moved to tight end as a junior and played both positions as a senior. Was named 1st team all-league, all-county and all-district in 2003." Link here for bio. Ron Stoops, Jr. S. 6-3, 190-lbs. Youngstown, OH. Stoops is the nephew of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has committed to Michigan State. He is listed as a 3-star recruit and rated the #43 safety in the nation. He has 4.5 speed and was an All-Conference, All-Area and All-State selection as a junior. Other schools who were in the running included Akron, Bowling Green, Indiana, Toledo, Kent State, and Cincinnati. Link here for bio. Miles Williams. WR/DB. 6-2, 195-lbs. Youngstown, Ohio. He has verbally committed to MSU after Ohio State pulled its scholarship offer. When MSU heard that the Buckeyes pulled their scholarship offer, Spartan coaches were down there the next day. Ron Stoops, Jr., who is from the SE Ohio area and who has already committeed to MSU, is lured the prospect to the Spartans. Williams was a 3-star rated wideout by Rivals.com; he's listed as the #29 WR in the nation and the #9 player overall in Ohio. He runs a 4.43-40 and is already academically eligible. Also offering were Iowa and Cincinnati. Here
is a scouting report on Willams from Insiders.com from September 16, 2003:
"Unfortunately, I only got to see Miles Williams of Austintown Fitch
in his game on Friday night for four plays but, believe it or not, I saw
enough. Fitch beat neighboring Canfield 48-40 in a shootout. Daniel Zynn. DT. 6-4, 305-lb. Pasadena, Calif. Zynn originally commited to Boise State where he was scheduled to red-shirt his freshman year, but instead made the decision to leave the Idaho school and go the JC route. Zynn spent last year at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA., Zynn originally played at South Pasadena HS in Pasadena, CA. before enrolling at the junior college. Zynn is considered a 3-star juco DT, ranked #43 in the nation by Insiders.com. Insiders states: "A solid defensive line prospect who was a standout at the Nike Camp in Northern California. Has good size and strength and brings everything he has to the table on every down. Earned All CIF honors last season after tallying 67 tackles, 30 for loss and seven quarterback sacks." Link here for bio. 21 recruits committed. Delton Ashburn. CB. 5-11, 175-lbs. Fort Union (VA) Military Academy. Ashburn is a two-star recruit as rated by Rivals100.com; he is lightning-fast, with a 4.28-40. Ashburn had 4 INTs, 10 pass breakups and three kickoff returns for TDs in 2002. He turned down Syracuse to be a Spartan and has four full years of eligibility. Sylvester "Bobo" Brown. RB. 5-9, 215-lbs. Milford, CT. Brown pulled out of Ole Miss and will be coming to MSU. Bobo was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals100.com and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds. Sylvester "Bobo" Brown rushed for 1,400 yards last season for Milford Academy. While a high school student at Madison (Miss.) Central, Brown had back to back 2,600 yard seasons. Kris Bush. RB. 6-1, 195. River Ridge, LA. Bush had previously committed to Texas A&M but has changed his mind and will attend MSU following the departure of RC Slocum from the Aggies. Bush runs a 4.5-40. SpartansInsider.com lists him as a 2-star recruit, #122 nationally overall. He was also considering Colorado and Baylor. Link to K. Bush bio. Jehuu Caulcrik. RB. 6-0, 235. Clymer, New ork. Caulcrick can run a 4.41-40. Last season, the two-time all-state player ran for 1,670 yards and 33 TDs. His career numbers stand at 4,398 yards over three years. Other national powerhouses (!) Maryland, Pittsburgh and Rutgers also were in the bidding for Caulcrick. MSU recruit Caulcrick: 251 yds rush Irving Campbell. WR. 6-0, 180. Palm Beach, FL. Campbell is also a three-star recruit, though not rated by Rivals100.com. He runs a 4.5-40, caught 46 passes for 829 yards and and scored five times during his senior season. Samuel Champagne is 6-3, 205-pounds, and will suit up this fall for State. He twice played for the Canadian Junior National Team, and was ranked by SLAM Sports as the #4 college prospect coming out of Canada in 2002 (of note, the #3 prospect was Dan Bass out of Ardrossan, Alberta -- his father was a Spartan -- and Bass attended the MSU elite camp last year). Champagne was also recruited by Wake Forest, Syracuse and Stanford. He's from the same school (Vieux Montreal, CAN) as Ziehl Kavanaght. Sean Clayton. QB. 6-5, 230. Poland, OH. 4.7-50. Clayton was the NE Ohio offensive player of the year. As a senior, Clayton passed for 2,000 yards, 19 touchdowns, completed 68% with just 4 interceptions. Clayton chose MSU over Louisville and several MAC schools. Peter Clifford. OL. 6-7, 315. N. Bridgton, Maine. Work in progress; can bench 325-lbs. From a program that passes 35+ times per game. DeAndra Cobb. RB/DB. 5-10, 180-lbs. Antelope Valley (CA) Junior College. Cobb will participate in Spring drills. Cobb ran for over 1,100 yards last season and fills an immediate need at running back since the departure of David Richard; he has two years of eligibility (the ES must point out that juco transfers haven't been exactly the brightest stars at MSU in recent history). He turned down an offer from Baylor to don the green & white. William Cooper. DB. 6-1, 190. Flint Northern. Cooper was ranked #5 in the state and was ranked as one of the top 100 players in the nation after leaving Flint Northern in 2002. Cole Corey. DB/RB. 5-11, 185, Tecmuseh. Corey runs a 4.5-40 and was not ratedby Rivals100.com; SpartansInsider.com rated Corey one-star. According to Rivals: "A fine all-around athlete. Good speed. Long jumper in track." Mike Gyetvai. OL. 6'6", 300-lbs. Windsor, Ontario. Gyetvai played for Windsor Sandwich Secondary School, one of the top programs in Canada and is one of the top OL prospects in Canada. He also considered Toledo and Central Michigan. Rivals100.com rates him as a three-star recruit. Link here for Gyetvai bio. Griff Howard. QB/DB. 6'2", 185-lbs, Port Charlotte (Fla). Howard pulled up his anchor and headed for dry land -- he'll be a Spartan this fall after telling the Naval Academy to ship off. He was recruited as an option QB for the Navy, but will likely fill MSU's needs at DB this fall. According to the Port Charlotte Sun Herald, "Howard, a Sun All-Area selection and Class 4A honorable mention all-state, accounted for more than 2,000 offensive yards last season, though the commitment to Michigan State means he'll have to set aside his penchant for playing quarterback. Michigan State needed a speedy defensive back, and Howard's 4.45-second time in the 40-yard dash and 10.83 automated in the 100 meters did not hurt his Division I-A stock." But, SpartansInsiders.com have him running a 4.66-40 yard dash at the Nike Camp at 6-1, 165-lbs. The ES buys the Nike Camp data over the Sun-Herald's article... a Florida guy from Navy just doesn't "slip away" from Miami-Fla, FSU, or Fla. Jamar Jones. WR. 6'4", 200-lbs. Arcadia, FL. Runs a 4.5-40.; Jones is a second team all state selection at wide receiver in the state of Florida. Jamar also is a star basketball teams for his high school squad. Terry Love. WR. 6-0, 170. Maywood, IL. Love has a #31 national rank and three-stars from Rivals100.com and #89 national rank and three-stars from SpartansInsider.com. He runs a 4.5-40. According to that site, Love was "named all-state in 2001. Had 1,175 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns as a junior. A top Midwest prospect at the Wide Receiver position. Tremendous hands and excellent after the catch. Also a basketball and baseball standout." Love had committed to Wisconsin. Link to Love bio. John Masters. OL. 6-5, 265. Carmel, IN. Masters picked MSU over Indiana, Purdue, Bowling Green and Toledo. Coach John L. was recruiting Masters while at Louisville, and he has now brought Masters up to MSU. Masters was named all-state as a senior and was all-county as a junior. He is ranked as a top-10 overall player in Indiana by SpartansInsider.com. Spartans Insider gives Masters' a one-star rating (out of five). He runs a 5.1-40 yard dash. Link here for bio. Darryl Melvin. DE. 6'6", 240-lbs. Nassau (C.C), NY. Melvin runs a 4.7-40. Melvin was a second team junior college All American in 2002. He had 12 sacks last season and is a three-star recruit by both Rivals100.com and SpartansInsider.com. Melvin also considered N.C. State and Maryland. Link here for Melvin bio. Stephen Reaves. QB. 6-2, 180-lbs. Tampa (Fla) Plant. Reaves threw for 1,800 yards and 16 TDs last year and runs a 4.7-40. He has a one-star rating from SpartansInsider.com; he also received offers from Louisville, Wake Forest and Minnesota. Link here to bio. Maurice Smith. RB/LB. 6-2, 225-lbs, 4.6-40. Warren (Ohio) Howland. Smith is ranked #70 player nationally as an ILB by Rivals100.com and is a 3-star recruit. He chose MSU over Ohio State and West Virginia; he ran for 1,349 yards and 18 TDs last year on offense while compiling 50+ tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries on defense. His dad, Travis Davis, played for MSU from 1986-89. Link here to bio. Kaleb Thornhill. DE. 6-2, 210. Lansing Eastern. 4.6-40. Joe Toth. OL. 6-3, 280. Port Charlotte, Florida. Ranked as one of the top 5 linemen in Florida. Toth, though not ranked in the top 100 nationally by any of the recruiting sits, the Lansing State Journal stated Toth runs an impressive 4.87-40 yard dash; it is critical for linemen in the spread offense to have that speed and movement. The Spartans are looking to use him at guard or center. He is a 2-star recruit by Rivals100.com ;SpartansInsider.com states he ran a 5.5-40 yard dash, but also states that he was "a standout at the Down & Dirty Lineman camp and has the ability to be a 4-year starter." |
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Roland
Martin. OT. 6-6, 305. Chicago, IL. Martin is considered the #2
OT prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, and the #6 OL by Insiders.com.
He is also ranked the #29 player overall in the nation. He is out of Harper
HS in Chicago, IL. An all-conference, all-city, and honorable mention
all-state selection his junior season. Martin chose MSU over powerhouses
Oklahoma, Tennessee, and North Carolina State. Insiders says: "Considered
one of the top offensive line prospects in the nation. Martin will be
a three-year starter on both sides of the ball in 2003. Projects as an
offensive tackle at the next level. Was named all-area in 2002. 
Carl
Grimes. 5-9, 174-lbs. Grimes, who decommitted earlier this year
and committed to the Florida State Bowdens, has recomitted to MSU. Grimes
(5-9, 174-lbs) has a blazing sub 4.4-40 speed. Out of Detroit DePorres
HS, Grimes is ranked the #9 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com, and the
#20 athlete by Insiders.com.