Spartans Get Wide Receiver

The Spartans received a verbal commitment from Coatesville, PA Wide Receiver, Kyle Kerrick.  He does not appear to be highly rated by the recruiting services--Scout and Rivals both give him 3 stars, while ESPN and 24/7 don't have him rated, yet.  On the other hand, ESPN calls him a "prized" wide receiver, and he did have scholarship offers from some decent football programs, including: Cincinatti, Illinois, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia.  He also appears to have the size (6'3, 185 pounds) and athleticism (runs a 4.53 40-yard dash, and has a 30-inch vertical leap) to become a good receiver at the college level.  In his highlight film he appears to put those tools to use.  You can see that he has good hands, that he has a good ability to outjump defensive backs, and that he runs well after the catch.

Prediction.  Hard to say.  In 2008, MSU recruited Fred Smith (4 stars) and Keshawn Martin (2 stars).  The former did not succeed at MSU and is now leaving, while the latter is considered one of the Big Ten's most explosive players.  In any case, based on his physical gifts and his film I'd say the probabilities are on Kerrick's side.  The probabilities that he will become a good wide receiver are above 50-50.