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Michigan State football recruiting: 4-star Detroit Cass Tech DE Jalen Thompson commits

The Michigan State football recruiting train keeps on rolling.

On Monday, the Spartans added Detroit Cass Tech four-star defensive end Jalen Thompson, the No. 3 rated player in the state in the class of 2023, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Thompson, the No. 197 player in the country, is the fourth top-200 player in MSU's class. He had 30 Division I offers including Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan.

His final three schools were MSU, Penn State and Cincinnati, but ultimately said he chose the Spartans because of his last visit.