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Michigan State Football: Can Spartans land 3-star RB Kyren Williams?

By Connor Muldowney

SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 28: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans runs past Robert Taylor #2 of the Washington State Cougars for a touchdown during the second half of the SDCCU Holiday Bowl at SDCCU Stadium on December 28, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 28: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans runs past Robert Taylor #2 of the Washington State Cougars for a touchdown during the second half of the SDCCU Holiday Bowl at SDCCU Stadium on December 28, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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Michigan State football has been adding to its 2019 recruiting class left and right. Could the Spartans add three-star running back Kyren Williams?

Slowly becoming one of the best programs for producing NFL-caliber running backs, Michigan State has found itself in the running for one of the top backs in the 2019 class, Kyren Williams.

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The three-star running back from Saint Louis, Mo., recently named his top eight programs heading into his senior year and Michigan State made the cut. Along with the Spartans, Michigan, Illinois, Stanford, Missouri, Notre Dame, Nebraska and Iowa also made the list.

Michigan State was the last program to offer the three-star running back on April 23 and now that the Spartans have made his first cut, they could be getting a visit in the near future — all speculation, but based on how Mark Dantonio accepts commitments, he will try to get the running back on campus before a decision is made.

So what are the Spartans’ chances?

Right now, I’d put them in the five percent range solely because he’s not familiar with campus and he’ll need to check out East Lansing before even giving the Spartans a serious look. That coupled with the fact that Notre Dame is his overwhelming favorite makes the road look bleak for Michigan State to land him.

The 5-10, 210-pound running back can also play slot receiver. He was a first-team all-state running back as a junior with over 2,000 total yards and 36 touchdowns.

Williams has a devastating arsenal of cuts and jukes that make defenders look silly on each and every play. His athleticism is elite and his patience, vision and strength make him touch to take down.

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Michigan State is currently on the radar, but will need to land a visit within the next couple of months before it even thinks it has a true shot. He’s ranked the No. 343 overall prospect and No. 22 running back in the class, per 247Sports.

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