Michigan State football recruiting: Orchard Lake St. Mary's LB Charles White commits
Jonathan Smith is starting to build Michigan State football’s 2025 recruiting class from inside the state borders.
Three-star Orchard Lake St. Mary’s linebacker Charles “DJ” White gave the Spartans their second pledge of the week Saturday, joining Southern California quarterback Leo Hannan, who committed to MSU on Monday night.
White – who plays multiple positions for OLSM, including wide receiver – picked the Spartans over Purdue, Kansas and Boston College on Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder from West Bloomfield is rated the No. 10 player in the state and the nation’s No. 67 linebacker and 605th-best player in his class, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings.
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After getting hired in late November, Smitth and his staff managed to keep a commitment from wide receiver Nick Marsh from River Rouge and flip linebacker Brady Pretzlaff from a commitment to Minnesota. The only two in-state scholarship recruits in the 2024 class both enrolled at MSU in January and went through spring practice.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan State football recruiting: Charles White commits to Spartans
