Michigan State Spartans target Lincoln Keys
The Michigan State Spartans have been recruiting big, long, athletic tight ends under head coach Jonathan Smith. Tight ends coach Brian Wozniak wants a vertical tight end who can be a playmaker down low. You only have to look at who they have signed and who they have made offers to to see their prototype.
Emmett Bork, three-star tight end commit, 6’6″. Another commit, Jayden Savoury, 6’6″. Tight end commitment for 2026, Lincoln Keyes, a top target from Saline, is 6’6″ and 230 pounds. He told me he had been working on getting his weight up, originally weighing around 220 pounds.
“I just ate everything,” he said.
Keyes said he didn’t feel any difference physically and was assured he was coping well. He said he currently runs a 40-meter time of 4.62.
Keyes had a dominant summer, attending training camps down south at top programs like Georgia and Alabama, and received offers from both schools. Keyes also showed off his skills at Ohio State University and received an offer there as well. The Spartans are heavily recruiting him for good reason, and it appears to be paying off.
“I have a really good relationship with Coach Wozniak in particular,” Keyes said. “We’re pretty close, we talk a lot… I really like what he’s doing. We’ve watched a lot of film and I like how they use their tight ends. I think he’s a great coach and he has a lot of knowledge of the game and he uses tight ends not only to block but to spread them apart and spread the field.”
What could help Michigan State is their offense. Keyes expressed similar sentiments to other tight end candidates I’ve spoken to, such as Brock Harris. They want to be playmakers. They want an offense that allows them to be playmakers.
“I definitely want to play more in an air attack type of way,” Keyes said. “I’m a really good split-out player, I can also get to the line and block somebody. One of my big strengths is stretching the field and running my routes and one-on-one coverage. So I can deploy on the outside, in the slot, to the line, I can do all that. I just need to be able to deploy (in a versatile way).”
Both of Keyes’ parents attended Michigan State University, and he said the Spartans have been one of the top teams he has recruited so far.
Michael France is Sports Illustrated’s Michigan State recruiting reporter and covers all things Big Ten recruiting for Spartan Nation. Follow him on Twitter/X@michaelfrancesi for exclusive coverage of the Spartans recruiting.
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