Three Five-Stars Headline Weekend Visitors List For Michigan State
With the beginning of June, soon-to-be high school seniors can start to take official visits across the country. This weekend, Michigan State will host 11 high school recruits, headlined by three five-star prospects.
The nation's No. 4 overall recruit, David Hicks Jr., along with fellow five-stars Jayden Wayne (No. 28 overall) and Vic Burley (No. 33 overall) will each be in East Lansing, as the Spartans open official visit season with a bang. Hicks and Burley are on their official visits, while Wayne will be on an unofficial visit. All three prospects are defensive lineman and are being heavily recruited by newly hired defensive pass-rush specialist Brandon Jordan.
The remaining visitors include three Georgia prospects in IOL Madden Sanker (No. 82), TE Jelani Thurman (No. 133) and OT Shamurad Umarov (No. 387). Three Texas visitors will also make the trip to East Lansing in DB Chance Rucker (No. 260), DB Jaylon Braxton (No. 318) and QB commit Bo Edmundson (No. 566). The two remaining prospects are Tennessee WR Demitrius Bell and IOL commit Johnathan Slack (No. 434) out of Detroit, Michigan.
The fact that three five-star defensive lineman prospects, each of whom are ranked within the nation's Top 35, will be in East Lansing at the same time has generate a ton of buzz around the program. Since Jordan was hired, there has been an immediate domino effect that's resulted in high-end defensive line talent visiting Michigan State over the last several months. Jordan has a good chance of building one of the most elite defensive line classes not only in MSU history but in the country in 2023. This upcoming weekend could play a big role in how his class shakes up.
This weekend is the start of one of the biggest recruiting months ever in Michigan State football's history. Throughout the month there are roughly 35+ recruits that will make visits to East Lansing, and many of them are four/five-star level talent in the 2023 class.
There's a difference between being in the top groups for prospects and actually landing said prospects, but getting these players on campus is a great start for the Spartans in their recruitments. Michigan State will be on "Commit Watch" for much of the month of June.