Michigan State football: 4-star WR DJ Miller puts Spartans in top 8

Four-star wide receiver DJ Miller recently put Michigan State football in his top eight but the Spartans have serious competition.

Recruiting the 2025 class is in full swing for Jonathan Smith and Michigan State football, and many recruits are out taking visits to their top schools. Now is also a popular time for kids to release their top schools publicly to announce what schools they are focusing on.

Michigan State just received some good news on that front as an underrated wide receiver put the Spartans in his top eight.

Top 8️⃣!!! #blessed #agtg @RitterPrep @BrennanSpain pic.twitter.com/KOwcFaKZ7Q

— Dj Miller (@dejerrianmiller) February 3, 2024

Four-star wide receiver DJ Miller

Dejerrian “DJ” Miller is a four-star wide receiver from East Saint Louis, Ill. He is 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds and in my opinion one of the most underrated receivers in the country.

Rivals has Miller as a four-star, but it’s the rankings on the other sites that confuse me the most. On3 and 247Sports have him as a three-star with 247Sports ranking him the No. 508 player in the class. This by no means is a bad ranking, but there are two big reasons he is underrated.

The first is that ESPN doesn’t even have him ranked at all. The second is based on his high school stats alone. According to 247Sports, Miller recorded 66 catches for 1,361 yards and 25 touchdowns last season. Now I don’t know what kind of competition this is against, but these are very good stats no matter who it’s against.

In my opinion, Miller is a guy who’s likely due for a rankings increase across each recruiting site.

Recruiting competition

As I mentioned, Miller put Michigan State in his top eight along with Missouri, Kansas State, Miami, Kentucky, Oregon, Michigan, and Tennessee. There isn’t a good feel yet as to who the leader is, but I might lean towards Missouri right now. The Tigers are a program on the rise after finishing in the top 10 last season. So they are legit contenders based on that and Miller’s proximity to them as well.

But I’ll always like MSU’s chances with any wide receiver they push hard for. Receivers coach Courtney Hawkins can recruit the position well for many reasons. He’s young and has a ton of experience as a player in the NFL and a coach, and any recruit loves to play and learn from someone like that.