Michigan State Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Michigan State recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Michigan State commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2002 class includes 8 commits, including 2 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 2.88. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2002 Michigan State: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 97.70
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 25.0%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- OH
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
8
Average Stars
2.88
Blue-Chip Recruits
2(25%)
Top Pipeline State
OH • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2002.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
8 recruits found in 2002.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Richard | RB | 4★ | 97.7 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Hazelwood East | Retained |
| Kyle Brown | WR | 4★ | 97.0 | 6'1" | 200 lbs | West Bloomfield, MI | West Bloomfield | Retained |
| Joseph Karaska | OT | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'5" | 315 lbs | Southfield, MI | Southfield-lathrup | Retained |
| Nathaniel Webber | OT | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'6" | 300 lbs | Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey | Retained |
| Steven Kielp | WDE | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'6" | 220 lbs | Riverside, IL | Riverside Brookfield | Retained |
| Brandon Fields | K | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'6" | 215 lbs | Toledo, OH | St. John's Jesuit | Retained |
| Brian Bury | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 270 lbs | Marion, OH | Harding | Retained |
| David Herron | FB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 235 lbs | Warren, OH | Warren G Harding | Retained |
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