Michigan State Recruiting: 5 targets to fill 2016 football class

Michigan State Recruiting: Top 5 potential additions to 2016 football class

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4. Karamo Dioubate, 4-star DT

This one is also an interesting development in which the Michigan State staff probably didn’t see coming a few weeks ago.

Four-star defensive tackle Karamo Dioubate was interested in Michigan State before committing to Penn State in August. Since the Nittany Lions had another rough season and James Franklin’s staff seems to be jumping ship at an alarming rate, he decided to open his recruitment back up and decommit.

One of the first things this 6-foot-3, 279-pound defensive tackle from Philadelphia, Penn., did after taking back his pledge to PSU was call the Spartan staff and schedule an official for Jan. 22 in East Lansing.

This coming weekend is going to be absolutely huge for recruiting and getting guys like Dioubate, Onwenu and other guys yet to be mentioned on this list in for one last check of the campus will be crucial for National Signing Day success.

Dioubate is ranked the 169th-best overall player in 2016 as well as the No. 20 defensive tackle, according to 247Sports‘ composite and the big-bodied tackle would be a nice addition to the “Fearsome Foursome” which already includes Josh King, Auston Robertson, Mike Panasiuk and Naquan Jones.

Next: 3. Matt Farniok, OT

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