Michigan State Football: 4-star RB Harold Joiner cuts list to 6

Michigan State football made the top six cut of four-star 2018 running back Harold Joiner from Birmingham, Ala.

Recently, Michigan State became a trending name in the recruitment of four-star running back Harold Joiner from Birmingham, Ala. He spoke highly of the Spartans after naming them in high top 12 just over a month ago.

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On Friday afternoon, the elite running back from the 2018 class cut his list in half, including Michigan State in his loaded top six.

As you can see by his top schools, it’s going to be an absolute dogfight until the end to land Joiner. Alabama, Auburn, USC, UCLA and Texas will be battling Michigan State for Joiner and it’s going to be an interesting process.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has already made one heck of a pitch to the four-star from down south. He basically told Joiner that he could be the guy next season and that he’s their top back on the board right now.

Joiner went on to say the Spartans lead for his services.

The comparison to Le’Veon Bell is a fair one, even though it might seem like a stretch. The young running back from Alabama has excellent vision and is patient enough to wait for an opening in the line. Moreover, he has enough concentration in the passing game to become a dual-threat back — he can catch and run at an elite level.

When running backs are threats to catch the ball out of the backfield, the offense becomes that much more dangerous.

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Joiner is ranked the No. 56 overall recruit in the 2018 class as well as the third-best running back, according to 247Sports. Standing 6-foot-3 and 218 pounds, he could be a real difference-maker in the Spartans’ 2018 class.