Football commits 16th 2012 recruit

In addition to receiving a commitment from Toledo-native Mark Meyers this weekend, the MSU football team earned another recruit Monday for the 2012 class — defensive tackle David Fennell.

With the loss of senior defensive tackle Kevin Pickelman — who completed his eligibility with MSU — and junior defensive tackle Jerel Worthy — who announced earlier this month that he’ll be leaving MSU to enter the NFL Draft — the Spartans need all the depth at the position they can get as they work to fill the defensive line.

From Portland, Ore., Fennell is 6-foot-3 and weighs in at 274 pounds, according to Rivals.com.

Although most of the current committed players are listed as three-star recruits according to Rivals.com, head coach Mark Dantonio and his staff have a knack for turning two- and three-star recruits into vital members of the team. Don’t forget: Kirk Cousins, B.J. Cunningham and Keshawn Martin were three-star recruits, and Trenton Robinson, Joel Foreman, Le’Veon Bell and Darqueze Dennard had just two stars.

So who knows what Dantonio and his staff can do with the incoming class.

As of January 23, MSU’s 2012 recruiting class is as follows:

LB Riley Bullough: 6-foot-2, 195 pounds; three-star recruit
WR Aaron Burbridge: 6-foot-1, 175 pounds; four-star recruit
DB Jermaine Edmondson: 6-foot-1, 170 pounds; three-star recruit
DT David Fennell: 6-foot-3, 274 pounds; Rivals.com rating pending
OL Zach Higgins: 6-foot-5, 305 pounds; three-star recruit
TE Evan Jones: 6-foot-6, 240 pounds; three-star recruit
WR Kyle Kerrick: 6-foot-3, 183 pounds; three-star recruit
OL Kodi Kieler: 6-foot-6, 305 pounds; three-star recruit
WR Macgarrett Kings, Jr.: 5-foot-11, 178 pounds; three-star recruit
DE Jamal Lyies: 6-foot-3, 215 pounds; four-star recruit
OL Benny McGowan: 6-foot-4, 290 pounds; three-star recruit
DB Mark Meyers: 6-foot-0, 180 pounds; three-star recruit
QB Tyler O’Connor: 6-foot-3, 202 pounds; three-star recruit
TE Josiah Price: 6-foot-5, 239 pounds; three-star recruit
DB Ezra Robinson: 6-foot-0, 174 pounds; three-star recruit
RB Nick Tompkins: 5-foot-10, 185 pounds; three-star recruit

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