Team Recruiting Class
2014 Michigan State Recruiting Class
Follow the full Michigan State class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 15
- Blue-Chips
- 5
- Avg Rating
- 0.871
- States
- 8
Class summary
Michigan State's 2014 class has 15 recruits and 5 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Defensive Linemen5
- Defensive Backs2
- Running Backs2
- Athletes1
Class DNA
Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Defensive Lineman5
- Defensive Back2
- Running Back2
- Athlete1
Class context
2014 Michigan State recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2014 Michigan State signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 15 recruits, 5 blue-chip prospects, and players from 8 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
Other class years
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Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik McDowell Southfield | SDE | 5★ | 0.985 | Detroit, MI Michigan recruits | 6'7" / 290 lbs |
| 2 | Montae Nicholson Gateway | S | 4★ | 0.921 | Monroeville, PA Pennsylvania recruits | 6'3" / 200 lbs |
| 3 | Craig Evans Sun Prairie | DT | 4★ | 0.915 | Sun Prairie, WI Wisconsin recruits | 6'3" / 305 lbs |
| 4 | Brian Allen Hinsdale Central | OC | 4★ | 0.895 | Hinsdale, IL Illinois recruits | 6'1" / 287 lbs |
| 5 | Vayante Copeland Thurgood Marshall | RB | 4★ | 0.891 | Dayton, OH Ohio recruits | 6'1" / 185 lbs |
| 6 | Gerald Owens West Deptford | FB | 3★ | 0.886 | Westville, NJ New Jersey recruits | 6'1" / 245 lbs |
| 7 | Enoch Smith Jr. Mount Carmel | DT | 3★ | 0.881 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 6'2" / 270 lbs |
| 8 | Byron Bullough St. Francis | ATH | 3★ | 0.879 | Traverse City, MI Michigan recruits | 6'1" / 190 lbs |
| 9 | Robert Bowers Walnut Ridge | WDE | 3★ | 0.855 | Columbus, OH Ohio recruits | 6'6" / 210 lbs |
| 10 | David Beedle Clarkston | DT | 3★ | 0.846 | Clarkston, MI Michigan recruits | 6'6" / 285 lbs |
| 11 | Matt Morrissey Adlai Stevenson | S | 3★ | 0.846 | Lincolnshire, IL Illinois recruits | 6'3" / 180 lbs |
| 12 | Jake Hartbarger Anthony Wayne | P | 3★ | 0.835 | Whitehouse, OH Ohio recruits | 6'4" / 195 lbs |
| 13 | Nick Padla Berrien Springs | OT | 3★ | 0.826 | Berrien Springs, MI Michigan recruits | 6'7" / 280 lbs |
| 14 | Montez Sweat Stephenson | TE | 3★ | 0.822 | Stone Mountain, GA Georgia recruits | 6'6" / 230 lbs |
| 15 | Colar Kuhns Calvert Hall College | PRO | 2★ | 0.776 | Towson, MD Maryland recruits | 6'3" / 205 lbs |