Michigan State Spartans Pipeline at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
The Michigan State Spartans received their 15th commitment for 2025 from three-star athlete Bryson Williams on Thursday night. Williams is a talented athlete who plays both wide receiver and safety, but the Spartans intend to use him as a wide receiver.
When Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith took over last November, he made it clear that he wanted to recruit in the Midwest and re-establish the Spartans as the go-to destination for the Great Lakes region’s top talent. Part of his goal was to make the Spartans a top recruiting power in their own state of Michigan.
With seven of the 15 new recruits coming from the middles, Smith appears to be well on his way to achieving his goal. He can thank one school in particular for providing him with three of those seven new recruits. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, a prep school just outside of Detroit, is home to three-star linebacker DJ White, three-star tight end Jayden Savoury and Williams.
In April, I wrote about what White told 247Sports.
“Being from the state, I will definitely help with recruiting and will definitely start with my teammates like Antonio Johnson, Bryson Williams (and) Jayden Savoury,” White said.
In speaking with Savoury and Williams, both told me that White had recruited them to East Lansing. In April, I wrote about how Michigan State seemed to have a potential pipeline at St. Mary’s and how important that would be to Smith’s goal of recruiting across the state.
All three are at the upper end of 247Sports’ three-star rating – White has the highest rating at 88, while Savory and Williams both have 87. Essentially, they all bring Power-4 starting potential and there’s a likelihood they can be impact players.
White is 6’3″, 195 pounds, and is a great athlete and fast. He used to play safety and probably still could. Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Joe Rossi will be able to use White pretty much at will.
Savoury has only one year of high school football under his belt and that was enough to become the best tight end in the state. Savoury still has a lot of potential and if he continues to develop his blocking skills, he could be a big player at the college level.
Williams will likely play receiver, but running backs coach Keith Bhonapha is so excited about him that Williams could end up in a Deebo Samuel-like role and get some playing time.
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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