Recruiting 2014: Madre London

There is some buzz about Madre London committing to MSU. I don't have time to write thorough reviews of recruits these days, but I did want to pass along a few thoughts.

London is a relatively different from most recent running back recruits. He's big, but not LeVeon Bell big. He's fast but he's not RJ Shelton or Jeremy Langford fast. Basically, he is kind of "tweener" on size, power, and speed. His best traits appear to be quickness, vision, decisiveness, and toughness. He kind of reminds me most of former Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor, though obviously, London has some work to do before we could really start comparing to Taylor. I'll say this, his contribution will probably fall somewhere between Larry Caper and Stepfan Taylor. He does look like he could contribute as a freshman, but that all depends on who's ahead of him.

London is a sound pick up, who seemed to be a top priority for the coaches -- maybe they saw the next Taylor in him, as well. It's always good to see the coaches getting who they want. London's commitment probably means the Spartans are finished recruiting running backs, and they probably only have about 3 or 4 spots left. My guess is they'll take 1 or 2 more d-linemen, 1 more o-lineman, 2 receivers, and perhaps a defensive back.