Michigan State football recruiting: Four-star athlete Dillon Tatum commits to Spartans on CBS Sports HQ

4-star athlete Dillon Tatum, the No. 266 general prospect within the Class of 2022, made his dedication to Michigan State and coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday night dwell on CBS Sports activities HQ. Tatum selected the Spartans over Michigan, Tennessee, Baylor, Georgia and Iowa. 

“It is a blessing. I will win video games, win a Large Ten championship and win a nationwide championship,” Tatum mentioned. “I simply felt the love and keenness from the teaching employees … I went as much as a camp at Michigan State and Mel Tucker personally coached me.” 

Tatum, a 5-foot-11, 190-pounder from West Bloomfield (Michigan) Excessive College, is the No. 13 athlete within the nation and fifth-ranked participant within the state of Michigan. He has performed operating again, slot receiver, security and cornerback in highschool, however is predicted to be a defensive again as soon as he arrives in school. 

Allen Trieu, nationwide recruiting analyst for 247Sports, supplied this scouting report on Tatum:

Has performed throughout from operating again and slot on offense to security and nook on protection and returning kicks on particular groups. Initiatives more than likely as a nickel nook in school. Has run monitor and has gotten good outcomes and that exhibits up in his straight-line pace but in addition in his conditioning and with the ability to play all three phases in highschool. Reveals good ball expertise and has gotten interceptions from his security spot. Has short-area quickness and twitch to have the ability to play man. Bodily talking, he’s not large, but in addition shouldn’t be undersized. It isn’t unattainable a college provides him offensive appears however is more than likely to play protection and be a particular groups man.

Tatum is the twentieth participant to decide to Michigan State through the present recruiting cycle. He’s the fifth participant with 4 stars connected to his identify within the 247Sports Class of 2022 prospect rankings.