Michigan State Offers Fast-Rising 2028 Tight End
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While the 2025 college football season is over, there’s no rest for coaching staffs across the country, which are now shifting their focus to the high school recruiting trail as the 2027 and 2028 cycles continue to heat up.
New Michigan State head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his staff have been hitting the recruiting trail hard over the past few weeks, extending offers to several prospects across multiple classes, including a fast-rising tight end from Indiana.
Spartans Extend Offer to 2028 Tight End
On Jan. 22, Michigan State extended an offer to Theo Schott, a 2028 tight end prospect from Zionsville High School in Zionsville, Indiana. He shared on X that his offer from the Spartans came after a conversation with Fitzgerald.
After a great conversation with @coachfitz51, I’m blessed to receive an offer from @MSU_Football!!@CoachWozniakTE @ZionsvilleFB @CoachTurnquist @SWiltfong_ @AllenTrieu @TomLoy247 @ZVille_Strength @KyleNeddenriep @IndianaPreps pic.twitter.com/E2tij4QGiX
— Theo Schott (@theoschott13) January 22, 2026
- “After a great conversation with [Coach Fitzgerald], I’m blessed to receive an offer from [Michigan State Football]!!” Schott wrote.
Schott doesn’t hold a star rating on 247Sports or Rivals, but he received interest from a few programs last year, earning five offers from Power Four schools in 2025.
While he’s been pursued by several programs throughout his process, his recruitment has exploded in January, with the young tight end picking up offers from Georgia, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Florida, Wisconsin, and now Michigan State since the 15th.
As first reported by SpartanMag’s Jason Killop, Michigan State’s offer to Schott comes on the heels of Fitzgerald and offensive line coach Nick Tabacca traveling to Zionsville High School to meet the young tight end in person.
Fitzgerald has been highly active on the high school recruiting trail over the past few weeks. While he and his staff are primarily targeting 2027 prospects, it’s clear that Schott impressed the Spartans’ head coach enough to earn an offer from Michigan State.
Although Schott is only a sophomore at Zionsville, he already has the size at 6’4”, 210 pounds, and skill set to be a dangerous receiving threat at tight end in the Big Ten.
While Schott’s recruitment is heating up, Michigan State’s offer still comes early enough in his process for Fitzgerald and company to position themselves as a contender for the star tight end. If the Spartans can get him to campus in East Lansing at some point this offseason, they should be able to further boost their standing with him.
There’s a long way to go before Schott makes a decision, but it’s clear he’s a prospect Michigan State is highly interested in, and the Spartans will likely heavily pursue him throughout the 2028 cycle.
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Max Dorsey 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.