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Michigan State Recruiting: Predicting where National Signing Day targets land

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 28, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio leads his team onto the field prior to a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio leads his team onto the field prior to a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /
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7. Mekhi Becton, 3-star OT (Highland Springs, Va.)

One position group in which you can never have too much depth is the offensive line. Michigan State’s top remaining target on the line is three-star offensive tackle Mekhi Becton from Highland Springs, Va., but he is not likely to pick the Spartans.

Michigan State made Becton’s list of top-five schools not too long ago which also included Louisville, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Michigan. However, the overwhelming feeling is that he’s going to stay close to home for college ball and pick either Virginia Tech or Virginia — the Hokies are the current favorites.

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Becton would have been a solid addition, though. He stands 6-foot-7 and weighs about 345 pounds. He’s an absolute mammoth offensive lineman and would be a force on the Spartans’ line, but they already have enough commitments in the class for the position group so losing out on him won’t be the end of the world.

Matt Carrick, Mustafa Khaleefah, Jordan Reid and Kevin Jarvis are all committed in the Spartans’ 2017 class already. Becton is ranked No. 406 overall and is the 46th-best offensive tackle in the class, according to 247Sports, so he’d be the Spartans’ third-highest rated lineman.

Pick: Virginia Tech (Second: Michigan)

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