Michigan State basketball has been expanding its 2026 recruiting board almost on a daily basis and Tom Izzo has been extending several of mid-summer offers.
I actually can't recall Izzo offering this many prospects this late in the process, but it's good that he's expanding his board as to not get burned like he has in the past. He's been caught putting all his eggs into 1-2 baskets and if those guys commit elsewhere, he's been forced to scramble to fill some classes.
In recent cycles, Izzo has been much more selective and that's what has made the program so special. He has the luxury of being uber-selective because he's in charge of one of the premier programs in the country. Plenty of top recruits want to play for the Hall of Famer and Michigan State.
Most of his recent targets have been to top-100 recruits, but he may have found a diamond in the rough on Monday, extending an offer to four-star small forward Jalyn Collingwood from Washington, D.C.
Blessed to receive an offer from Michigan State University! pic.twitter.com/RmdmK708ep
— Jalyn Collingwood (@ja1yn_) July 28, 2025
Collingwood is definitely a more under-the-radar recruit than fans are used to seeing receiver an offer from Izzo, but so was Carlos Medlock Jr. and look how he turned out. He's now one of the best point guards in the 2026 class and he's committed to the Spartans.
We could see Collingwood get the same type of bump.
Right now, Collingwood is ranked the No. 150 overall recruit in the class and he's the No. 49 small forward, according to 247Sports. He's right on the verge of being a three-star instead of a four -- he's a three-star in the composite.
The four-star small forward's stock has been continuously rising this summer as he's received offers from Oklahoma State, Xavier, Boston College, Arizona State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Mississippi State, and Butler over the past three weeks.
Izzo may have found another diamond in the rough.