Jonathan Smith adds 3 more 2026 commitments

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Michigan State football secured commitments from three three-star prospects over the weekend, adding to their 2026 recruiting class.The new commits include cornerback KJ Deriso, defensive lineman Christopher Knauls Jr., and safety Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy.The Spartans’ 2026 class now has nine players.

Jonathan Smith and his Michigan State football staff had a busy recruiting weekend.

The Spartans landed commitments from three three-star prospects, picking up a pledge from Georgia cornerback Kelsey “KJ” Deriso on Saturday and adding Texas defensive lineman Christopher Knauls Jr. and Florida safety Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy on Sunday. That brings Smith’s 2026 class up to nine players.

The 6-foot-1, 165-pound Deriso is rated the nation’s No. 79 cornerback in his class and the No. 954 overall player, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings. The product of Whitewater High in Fayetteville, Georgia, picked MSU over offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Mississippi State, Georgia Tech and a number of mid-major Football Bowl Subdivision programs.

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Knauls, a 6-4 and 262-pound product of Lone Star High in Frisco, Texas, is rated the No. 105 defensive lineman and No. 1,020 player in 2026 per 247Sports.com’s composite rankings. He had offers from Colorado, Oklahoma State, California, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech and others.

The 6-foot, 185-pound Caldwell-Hardy, from Jacksonville, Florida, is ranked as the nation’s No. 115 safety according to 247Sports’ internal rankings. The product of Global Impact Ministries Academy had an offer from UCLA among a number of other mid-tier programs.

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