Michigan State Making Progress With Elite 2028 Wide Receiver
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While Michigan State and new head coach Pat Fitzgerald are primarily focused on the 2026 and 2027 recruiting cycles, the Spartans have already started looking ahead to the 2028 cycle and are targeting several prospects in that class.
One of those prospects is a four-star wide receiver from Michigan, and the Spartans are among the programs that have stood out in his recruitment so far.
Michigan State Standing Out to Four-Star 2028 Wide Receiver
One of Michigan State's top targets in the 2028 cycle is Deandre Bidden, a four-star wide receiver from Harper Woods High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. The Spartans initially extended an offer to him in May 2024, and despite the staff change, they likely remain highly interested in the young wide receiver.
Although he only just finished his sophomore season at Harper Woods, Bidden has already established himself as one of the top prospects in the country. Rivals' industry rankings list him as the No. 9 overall player in the 2028 class, the No. 3 wide receiver, and the No. 1 player from Michigan.
Bidden has received interest from several elite Power Four programs, with Michigan, Indiana, Ohio State, and Oregon all actively pursuing him. His most recent offer came from Texas, and as more offers continue to pour in, the four-star wide receiver will have to start narrowing his list.
To help him determine which programs he likes most, Bidden told Rivals' Greg Biggins that he plans to take several unofficial visits this offseason.
He named Miami, Texas A&M, Oregon, and USC as schools he hopes to visit outside his home area. He also hopes to return to Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan this offseason, all of which he has already visited.
- “I want to visit Oregon, Texas A&M, Miami and USC,” Bidden told Biggins. “Those are all really good schools and I’ve heard good things so I want to try and see them up close and see what they’re all about."
- He continued, "Closer to home, I’ve been to Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State and I want to get back and see them again."
While Bidden likely doesn't know much about Fitzgerald or the new Michigan State staff, it's clear he's still interested in the program. The Spartans should do everything in their power to get him to campus in East Lansing this spring for a visit.
There's still a long way to go before Bidden makes a decision, but it appears that Michigan State is at the very least in contention for one of the top prospects in the 2028 class.
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Max Doresy serves as the Western United States College Recruiting Beat Writer On SI. He graduated from the prestigious Syracuse University – S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Before that, he worked for the Pro Football Network and was part of the recruiting department for Syracuse University's football program.