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Michigan State football: Grading the Spartans’ 2023 recruiting class

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's head coach Mel Tucker looks on during the first quarter in the game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.221119 Msu Indiana 044a
Michigan State's head coach Mel Tucker looks on during the first quarter in the game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.221119 Msu Indiana 044a /
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Michigan State co-defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett watches defensive drills during practice Aug. 8, 2015 in East Lansing.Msu
Michigan State co-defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett watches defensive drills during practice Aug. 8, 2015 in East Lansing.Msu /

Defensive backs: B

Not the best defensive backs class, but also not the worst.

Michigan State missed out on some big-time targets that likely would have made this an easy A, but that’s just the nature of recruiting.

Guys like Caleb Presley, Ryan Yaites, Daylen Austin, Jaylon Braxton, Colton Hood, King Mack, Elliot Washington, and Jayden Bonsu would have all been great in the green and white and all, at one point or another, looked like Michigan State leans but the Spartans settled on a four-man class of all three-stars.

Chance Rucker is the highest-rated of the group as a borderline four-star cornerback and he’s ranked the No. 453 overall prospect in the nation. A really good pick-up here.

Eddie Pleasant follows him up as a three-star cornerback ranked No. 880 in the country and then there was Arizona flip Sean Brown, another cornerback, and signing day addition Philipp Davis, a three-star who plays safety.

These guys all have potential but don’t expect to see them early on.

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