Three-star 2024 Washington OT Payton Stewart commits to Michigan State
Michigan State received yet another commitment to their 2024 class on Dec. 19, this time adding Kelso (Wash.) High School three-star offensive tackle Payton Stewart. Stewart announced his commitment via social media, after spending the weekend in East Lansing on an official visit.
The former Oregon State commitment, de-committed from the Beavers shortly after it was announced that Michigan State would hire head coach Jonathan Smith. Stewart’s primary recruiter, offensive line coach Jim Michalzcik also made the move to East Lansing, quickly offering Stewart a scholarship with Michigan State.
Once Stewart received the Spartan offer, he quickly scheduled his first trip to Michigan State. He arrived in East Lansing on Saturday (Dec. 16), as he plays his senior season of basketball for Kelso High School and had a game on Friday evening. Stewart logged 19 points in the season opener for Kelso.
At 6-foot-7, 280-pounds, Stewart projects as an offensive tackle at the college level. He holds other offers from Washington State, Duke, Northwestern, California, SMU, and others. The New Michigan State commitment was previously committed to Northwestern, de-committing from the Wildcats after the firing of Pat Fitzgerald.
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Stewart is ranked a three-star, the No. 858 overall recruit in the 2024 On3 Industry Rankings. He is also ranked the No. 54 offensive tackle and the No. 12 recruit in Washington.
He joins twin offensive lineman Mercer and Charlton Luniewski, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Michigan State 2024 offensive line class. The twins had been committed to Michigan State under the previous coaching staff, reaffirming their commitment to the Spartans following the hiring of the new staff.
Former Oregon State interior offensive line commitment Rakeem Johnson, of Boise, Idaho, is also trending to follow Michalczik and Smith to East Lansing. Honolulu, Hawai’i, three-star offensive lineman Rustin Young also made the visit to Michigan State over the weekend as the Spartans run strong in his recruitment as well.
