One of the top players on the Michigan State recruiting board for the class of 2017 is Orchard Lake St. Mary’s wide receiver Kahlee Hamler. The 5-foot-9, 155-pound prospect was offered by MSU nearly two years ago after he had an impressive performance at camp. Since that time, a host of other BCS teams have jumped on board and extended him a scholarship including Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin.
Kahlee Hamler
Rivals.com recently elevated Hamler to four stars after he was voted the MVP at the Rivals Camp Series. Hamler was also invited to attend The Opening in July.
Hamler has starred for the Eaglets on both the football field and the track. On Wednesday, he announced on Twitter that he would be attending IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., for his senior year. IMG Academy has been known as one of the top sports training schools in the nation and recently they began to focus on football. In just a few shorts years, they have become arguably the No. 1 talent producing football school in the nation.
The fact that Hamler is moving to Florida will not dissuade the Spartans from recruiting him. The MSU staff have been frequent visitors to IMG Academy over the past year and have developed a good rapport with that coaching staff. Current MSU tight commitment Jack Camper already attends IMG as does top Spartan offensive tackle recruit Robert Hainsey.
MSU coaches making the camp rounds
Spartans coaches have been all over the Midwest this week attending various camps. On Wednesday, Mark Dantonio was at Lake Park (Ill.) High School. That is the high school of 2017 commitment Jacub Panasiuk and 2016 signee Mike Panasiuk.
Later that day, Dantonio was spotted at Midwest Gridiron Showcase Camp that was held at Wayne High School just outside of Dayton, Ohio. Wayne is where 2016 quarterback commitment Messiah deWeaver attended and the Spartans have already offered elite 2018 wide receiver L’Christian Smith from there.
The MSU staff will be out in full force for the Sound Mind Sound Body Camp at Wayne State beginning today. The camp will feature around 700 football prospects and likely more college coaches than any other camp in the nation. A host of current and former Spartans are alums of the Sound Mind Sound Body Camp including Lawrence Taylor, Aaron Burbridge, Malik McDowell, Jon Reschke and Donnie Corley.
Matt Dorsey is a recruiting analyst for SpartanMag.com and Rivals.com.