Auston Robertson Signs National Letter Of Intent With Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio has announced the signing of Auston Robertson to a National Letter of Intent and Big Ten Tender. Robertson, a 6-5, 240-pound defensive end from Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, faxed in his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday morning. Robertson is the No. 2 ranked prospect in the state of Indiana by ESPN.com and Rivals.com and rated one of the top defensive ends in the nation by several media outlets.
"Our decision to accept Auston Robertson's signed National Letter of Intent and Big Ten Tender has been evaluated over the last three months while utilizing all resources available to us to thoroughly review his situation," Dantonio said.
"Our relationship with Auston began last summer when he committed to Michigan State. When we accepted his verbal (commitment), we also made a commitment to him and his family. We elected not to sign him in early February, and since then he has been accepted into a pretrial diversionary program and must continue to satisfy those requirements. Given all the information available to us, we believe Auston should be provided with an opportunity to begin his education and playing career at Michigan State."
AUSTON ROBERTSON
DE | 6-5 | 240 | Fort Wayne, Indiana
Wayne High School | Coach Derrick Moore
Primary Recruiter: Dave Warner
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated among the nation's top prospects by 247Sports.com (No. 101), Rivals.com (No. 140) and ESPN.com (No. 158) . . . ranked among the country's top defensive ends by 247Sports.com (No. 9 weakside defensive end), Rivals.com (No. 10 strongside) and ESPN.com (No. 20) . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by ESPN.com (No. 15) . . . rated among the state's top seniors by ESPN.com (No. 2), Rivals.com (No. 2) and 247Sports.com (No. 3) . . . represented the U.S. Under-19 National Team vs. Canada in the 2016 International Bowl in Arlington, Texas . . . played for Coach Derrick Moore at Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana . . . produced 36 tackles as a senior, with 8.5 resulting in losses including three sacks (24 yards) . . . also credited with a forced fumble and two pass break-ups in 2015 . . . tallied seven tackles, with two for losses including a 13-yard sack, vs. Bishop Dwenger . . . made a season-high 10 stops vs. Bishop Luers, including 2.5 for losses . . . also caught seven passes for 97 yards (13.9 avg.) and one touchdown as a senior . . . named to The Associated Press Class 5A all-state first team in 2014 while helping the Generals to a 9-2 record . . . selected to the Indiana Football Coaches Association's Top 50 All-State Team as a junior . . . also earned All-Northeast Indiana first-team honors in 2014 . . . recorded a career-best 86 tackles as a junior, with 31 coming behind the line of scrimmage including 15 sacks . . . posted 11 tackles, with 4.5 for losses including 2.5 sacks (15 yards), vs. Bishop Dwenger . . . registered 10 stops, including one for a loss, vs. Kokomo . . . set career highs with 16 receptions for 213 yards (13.3 avg.) and three TDs in 2014 . . . son of Art Austin and Dana Dumont . . . born Aug. 5, 1997.
