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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
MSU target, 3-star RB Nelsyn Wheeler commits to Illinois following official visit
MSU target, 3-star RB Nelsyn Wheeler commits to Illinois following official visit For a second straight day, a Michigan State running back target has announced he's heading elsewhere. Nelsyn Wheeler of Omaha, Neb. announced his commitment to Illinois on Tuesday. The commitment comes after Wheeler took an official visit to Illinois this past weekend, and one day after he announced he would be cancelling his upcoming official visit Michigan State. Wheeler is a three-star prospect in the 2026 class, and holds a recruiting rating of 85 on 247Sports. He ranks as the No. 75 running back in 247Sports' composite rankings. Michigan State was one of a few schools in pursuit for Wheeler. Kansas, Wisconsin, Cincinnati and Northwestern were a few of the other big-time programs after Wheeler before he committed to Illinois. Wheeler is the latest Michigan State running back target to commit elsewhere -- four-star running back Damon Ferguson of Baltimore committed to Pitt on Monday, three-star running back Michael Dukes of Detroit committed to Rutgers last week, and Kory Amachree of Haslett, Mich. committed to Kansas last month. So Michigan State is back to the drawing board when it comes to a running back in the 2026 class. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Spartans extend offer to 3-star Nebraska running back Nelsyn Wheeler
Spartans extend offer to 3-star Nebraska running back Nelsyn Wheeler Michigan State football has extended an offer to a three-star running back from the Cornhuskers' backyard. Nelsyn Wheeler of Omaha, Neb. announced earlier this week that he's received an offer from the Spartans. Wheeler announced the offer via a post on his social media X account. Wheeler is listed as a three-star prospect on Rivals. He holds a rating of 5.6 on Rivals, and is ranked as the No. 6 player from Nebraska in the 2026 class. Wheeler is currently unranked on 247Sports. Michigan State is one of nearly 20 schools to extend an offer to Wheeler, according to 247Sports. He also holds offers from Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Kansas, Fresno State, Maryland, Northwestern, Northern Illinois, Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming, Air Force, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), South Dakota and Sacramento State. Following the offer from the Spartans, Wheeler told 247Sports he plans to take an official visit to Michigan State. So it's clear there is mutual interest between both Michigan State and Wheeler. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
