Michigan State football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been putting in some serious work with the 2027 class and even though he’s missed on several of his priority targets, he’s built the class up to 13 commits after entering official visits with just seven.
Now he’s facing another major official visit weekend, but he’s keeping an eye on that 2028 class already. The 2027 group is priority currently, but building relationships with elite targets in 2028 is something that I think we can all agree is important.
The in-state targets in 2028 should be interesting because the group at the top is elite. The state could have a handful of five-star prospect next cycle.
Fitzgerald isn’t just focused on in-state recruiting for 2028, though. While I think that’s the most important area to hit with the elite talent coming down the pipe, it’s crucial to fill in the gaps with some elite talent from around the country. He’s putting his eggs in a multitude of baskets in 2028, and he just offered one of the nation’s best prospects.
Earlier this week, Fitzgerald offered four-star tight end Jevyn Severson from Madrid, Iowa, who happens to be ranked the No. 3 tight end in the class. He’s also the No. 62 recruit in the nation for 2028 which means that Fitzgerald is aiming for the stars already.
Severson essentially has every major program targeting him from Florida to Indiana to Penn State and to Tennessee, totaling 37 FBS offers. He’s being pursued by everyone.
And Brian Wozniak and Fitzgerald are throwing their hat into the ring.
Can Michigan State wrestle an elite TE away from ’TE U’?
Landing a tight end from the state Iowa is not something that you hear of programs other than the Iowa Hawkeyes doing much of. Iowa State, too, has had its fair share of good tight ends, but Iowa produces them at an elite level, even earning the title “TE U” from just about everyone.
If you’re an elite tight end, you have to at least consider Iowa given that the Hawkeyes have several All-Pro-caliber tight ends in the NFL right now. They can get you to the league if you play tight end.
Michigan State is going to attempt to wrestle the 6-foot-5, 230-pounder away from the home-state Hawkeyes, and it’s not going to be easy. If the Spartans plan on doing that, they’re going to need breakout seasons from Carson Gulker, Brennan Parachek, and Jayden Savoury. If they can prove to be key figures on offense in a turnaround season, top tight ends will look at MSU differently.
Until then, this feels like Iowa’s race to lose.
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