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Michigan State Football: Top National Signing Day targets

By Connor Muldowney

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans leads his team onto the field before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans leads his team onto the field before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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5. Lionel Cummings, 3-star OLB (Bartow, Fla.)

One of the newest names on Michigan State’s recruiting board for the 2017 class is Lionel Cummings, an under-the-radar three-star linebacker from Bartow, Fla., who just received his offer from the staff on Jan. 19. The staff stopped in to see him just a few days later and he’s already planning an official visit for this weekend.

The interest is clearly mutual and the Spartans need to add some depth at the linebacker position. While he knows he wasn’t a ‘Plan A’ guy for Michigan State, getting an offer from a program that has been known for its defense and getting guys to the NFL is a step up from his previous options.

Sometimes you have to swallow your pride and do what’s best for your future, and Cummings knows that committing to Michigan State is doing just that. Other top suitors include Temple, Central Florida and Iowa State.

Michigan State has been busy on the road this week visiting some of the top uncommitted talent and Cummings might just be a guy who could come in and surprise some people. He stands 6-foot-3 and weighs just 200 pounds, but that frame could either add some weight or he could be used at safety.

Cummings is ranked the 82nd-best outside linebacker in the 2017 class, according to 247Sports.

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