Florida 3-star DL Alex Willis to visit Michigan State this weekend
Florida 3-star DL Alex Willis to visit Michigan State this weekend Alex Willis of Orlando announced he'll be visiting Michigan State this upcoming weekend
Michigan State football will be hosting a three-star defensive lineman from Florida this upcoming weekend.
Alex Willis of Orlando announced on Monday that he plans to visit Michigan State this upcoming weekend. Willis posted about his upcoming unofficial visit to Michigan State on his social media X account.
Willis is a three-star defensive lineman prospect in the 2026 class. He plays for The First Academy and holds a 247Sports rating of 86.
Willis ranks as the No. 83 defensive lineman nationally in 247Sports' composite rankings. He is also listed as the No. 881 overall prospect in the class.
Michigan State extended Willis a scholarship in late January, and has been pushing for him to visit ever since. According to 247Sports, he holds other notable scholarship offers from NC State, UCF, Boston College, Iowa State, Kansas State, Liberty, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Pitt, Tulane, USF, Wake Forest and West Virginia.
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