Recruiting 2014: Linebacker Chris Frey

It looks like the Spartans have picked up their third linebacker of the 2014 class in the form of  Ohio outside linebacker Chris Frey.  Frey is generally considered a 3-star recruit, with offers from most MAC schools and from Kentucky, Boston College, and Syracuse.  Unfortunately, the info on Frey is rather limited at this time.  To begin with, there is quite a bit of disagreement about his size.  He is listed as somewhere between 6' and 208 lbs. (Rivals) and 6'3" and 215 lbs. (247).  Let's take a look at his video.

OK, in his video he does not look 6'3" to me, but he may have grown since the end of the season.  He shows some good strength, including against guys that are bigger than him, and especially when playing fullback -- don't be surprised if he ends up becoming a solid fullback for MSU.  He doesn't quite have  elite speed, but he looks fast enough to do well at linebacker for the Spartans.  More importantly, he looks like a playmaker, though there are a few plays where you want him to show a little more aggressiveness.

Upshot: keeping in mind that he's just a junior in this video, it looks to me like Frey is a solid pickup, especially if he does reach that height of 6'3".  As for what this means for the rest of the 2014 class, the Spartans now have 3 guys that can play linebacker, but they will probably need to pick up at least 4 linebackers in this class.  MSU is set to graduate several linebackers after this season, and if Riley Bullough makes a permanent move to running back, they may even want to pick up a 5th linebacker in this class.