MSU is going to be stacked at DE for awhile.

Verbal tonight.

Awesome, they need to just keep bringing in the talent and coaching them up.

JScottWriter said:

Awesome, they need to just keep bringing in the talent and coaching them up.

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Not really someone you have to "coach up" Cooper will be a 4 star recruit this Fall, he's one of the best speed rushers in the country, but MSU coaches were more interested in the dominant performances he put on at the camps this summer, just schooled every OT he went against. Like I said, Demetrius Cooper was our highest rated WDE that the staff evaluated.

Almost as importantly he busts us into the Core 6 training group based in Chicago, we have a few other targets in that group which is filled with upper level D1 talent.

Finley was a verbal last night, he's on the rise.

" 1. DE Demetrius Cooper, Chicago Julian The top prospects in the offensive line and defensive line groups were each very strong and very close in terms of performance, but Cooper gets the nod because stayed for the entire duration of the two-day event. At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Cooper is explosive off the edge and also showed to be stronger than we first saw from him earlier this spring. He knows how to use his hands and his length to beat away blocks from opposing linemen. He stands at four scholarship offers now, but that list will grown.

2. OL David Dawson, Detroit Cass Tech Dawson only attended the first day of the camp, but was the standout of the offensive line group as he has been at several of the recent camps he has attended in the last few months. Physically, Dawson is starting to develop his upper body, which was an area that was lacking earlier in his career. His strength, as a result, has also improved and he is unbeatable once he locks on to defenders. Dawson always brings a passion to compete and shows good leadership skills as well.

3. OT Dennis Finley, Detroit Cass Tech Finley's star has risen dramatically in the last several months, and this week's performance was capped by offers from Michigan State and Wisconsin on Thursday, both of which had coaches in attendance at SMSB. At 6-foot-7, Finley has always looked to have the potential to grow into a high level Division I offensive tackle, but he is now starting to realize that potential from a physical standpoint and is much thicker and stronger than he was in the past. From there, his footwork and technique cement his status as a high Division I prospect.


4. DE Malik McDowell, Detroit Loyola (2014) We expect McDowell to dominate every camp now -- even though he is only a rising junior -- and he did that again this week, but he continued to surprise by arriving at SMSB noticeably thicker. He said his weight is up to 280 pounds. Most of that is good weight and it is obvious he has spent a lot of time in the weight room. McDowell is starting to get more definition, but at 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, the questions about whether he will stay at defensive end are growing stronger. We saw him run at defensive tackle for the first time in a camp, and he was pretty impressive in that role as well.


5. OT Logan Tuley-Tillman, Peoria (Ill.) Manuel Tuley-Tillman was coming off a rough outing at last month's Columbus NFTC, but bounced back with a solid performance in Wednesday's session of the Adidas Sound Mind Sound Body Academy. The 6-foot-7 tackle was in noticeably better shape than we saw him just six weeks ago and that came through in his performance. Tuley-Tillman did a good job handling a very capable group of speed rushers and was much lighter on his feet than his last performance. If he stays after it hard in the weight room and offseason conditioning, Tuley-Tillman has the tools to be a big-time left tackle. "