Well, this one was a little unexpected. Mel Tucker tweeted out the ‘#21BuiltStrong’ hashtag, saying that this was the perfect way to end his workday, right before Stephen Brooks of 247Sports announced that 2021 3-star safety AJ Kirk has committed to Michigan State Football in their 2021 recruiting class.
This is the seventeenth recruit to commit to MSU in the 2021 class and the thirteenth 3-star in the class.
Kirk is from Archbishop Hoban High School in Columbus, Ohio and, at 6’0″, 200 pounds is a good size for a strong safety. Notably, he is the younger brother of former Ohio State All-American and NFL star Mike Doss.
Kirk’s recruiting pages seem to be out of date, but he appears to be a highly coveted prospect who has offers out from Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida, Kentucky, and more, so this was clearly a big get by Tucker.
With Kirk’s big time offers and his many connections to Ohio State, you might be wondering how Tucker was able to land the commitment here. Well, Tucker coached Mike Doss at Ohio State as the defensive backs coach (under defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio) back in 2001-03 and was obviously there when they won the national title in 2002.
Michigan State has added a commitment from 2021 Ohio safety AJ Kirk pic.twitter.com/bCUjU0UXsH
— Stephen Brooks (@StephenM_Brooks) October 13, 2020
Kirk is ranked as a 3-star by the 247Sports rankings. You can view the full 2021 recruiting class here.
