Trieu: Michigan State lands commitment from Brighton's Jack Carlson
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Michigan State got its second football commitment of the day with Brighton offensive tackle Jack Carlson.Carlson, a 6-foot-7, 250-pound prospect, visited on Monday and Tuesday and chose the Spartans over Northwestern, Iowa State, Cincinnati and others. He joins Ohio quarterback Eli Stumpf, who also committed Tuesday.
“Overall, Coach Fitz’s message was that they think I’m a great athlete and they want good people and good athletes from the state of Michigan in their program,” Carlson said. “He’s very excited about the direction that MSU is headed. And on a more personal level he’d like to have me be a Spartan.”
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Carlson was more of a defensive line recruit when he started his high school career and has transitioned into an offensive tackle. His 83.5-inch wingspan and frame make him a major recruit.
“He was 190 pounds and wrestled, and that contributed to more weight loss,” Brighton offensive line coach Brendan Klaus said. “He came into his own later in the season. I wasn’t on the staff at this point, but later in season, he repped on offense and they thought he could develop into an elite offensive lineman so he started putting on weight. He started all the games last season at that position and developed into a much better player. He saw the vision and stuck it out.”
This offseason, the focus has been on taking the next steps as an offensive lineman after getting started last season.
“For him, it’s about the weight gain and we monitor that as well,” Klaus said. “Now it’s just taking the next step and that looks like more domination as opposed to just playing with good technique. He knows being just good enough isn’t good enough so to speak, so step it up and dominating guys more and he’s ready to take on that challenge and role.”
Klaus says Carlson’s ceiling is limitless, and the Spartan staff sees that, too. Offensive line coach Nick Tabacca has developed similar players before and that makes this a good fit.
In addition to his physical abilities, the Spartans are also getting high character.
“I’m really excited to see the person he becomes as much as the football player,” Klaus said. “If he’s not at a 4.0 GPA, he’s very close. He has everything you want character-wise and his family is everything you want. He’s very self-aware, which high schoolers don’t always have. He’s learned skills for success at home and has a very clear path going forward that will make it easier for him to develop.”
Rivals has Carlson ranked the No. 8 junior in the state of Michigan.
Allen Trieu covers Midwest football recruiting for On3. He has been featured on the Big Ten Network on its annual Signing Day Show. His Michigan and Michigan State recruiting columns appear weekly at detroitnews.com.
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