Teams Michigan State 2010 Roster ← 2009 2011 → 2010 Michigan State roster 106 players. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (62) and Ohio (25). The 2010 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 12 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 12 Specialists 7
Running backs 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 4 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ Highland Park, MI 1,201 rushing yards, 13 TD 24 Le’Veon Bell RB 6′2″ Columbus, OH 605 rushing yards, 8 TD 22 Larry Caper RB 5′11″ Battle Creek, MI 144 rushing yards, 2 TD 40 Nick Bendzuck FB 6′2″ Strongsville, OH 2 returns, 9 yards 34 Andre Buford RB 5′8″ Waterford, MI 5 rushing yards 37 Fred Smith FB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Detroit, MI 1 catch, 2 yards 20 Nick Hill RB 5′8″ Chelsea, MI 2 rushing yards 26 David Spears RB 5′10″ Muskegon, MI 33 Jeremy Langford RB 6′1″ Wayne, MI 38 Niko Palazeti FB 6′1″ Northville, MI 47 Adam Setterbo FB 6′3″ 245 Spring Lake, MI 48 Ty Hamilton FB 6′0″ 236 Fenton, MI
Receivers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 2 Mark Dell WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Farmington Hills, MI 51 catches, 788 yards, 6 TD 3 B.J. Cunningham WR 6′2″ Westerville, OH 50 catches, 611 yards, 9 TD 82 Keshawn Martin WR 5′11″ Inkster, MI 32 catches, 394 yards, 1 TD 13 WR 6′1″ 212 Bloomfield, MI 15 returns, 336 yards 7 Keith Nichol WR 6′2″ Lowell, MI 22 catches, 262 yards, 1 TD 15 Donald Spencer WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Ypsilanti, MI 2 catches, 21 yards 14 Tony Lippett WR 6′3″ Detroit, MI 16 Chris D. Rucker WR 5′9″ 178 Detroit, MI 17 Kyle Nichol WR 5′9″ 184 Lowell, MI 25 Keith Mumphery WR 6′1″ Vienna, GA 81 Brad Sonntag WR 5′8″ Saginaw, MI 87 Milton Colbert WR 6′4″ 203 Villa Park, IL 89 Cam Martin WR 6′4″ 188 Tampa, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 83 Charlie Gantt TE 6′5″ Farmington Hills, MI 24 catches, 301 yards, 3 TD 88 Brian Linthicum TE 6′5″ St. Louis, MO 18 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD 85 Garrett Celek TE 6′5″ Cincinnati, OH 2 catches, 17 yards 48 Drew Stevens TE 6′4″ 242 Delaware, OH 80 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Detroit, MI 84 Andrew Gleichert TE 6′5″ Ann Arbor, MI 94 Michael Dennis TE 6′7″ 299 Carey, OH
Offensive line 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 54 Connor Kruse OG 6′5″ Lowell, MI 58 Hugh Stangeland OG 6′6″ 280 Ridgefield, CT 59 D.J. Young OT 6′5″ 298 Lansing, MI 59 Dan France OL 6′6″ 312 North Royalton, OH 62 Chris McDonald OG 6′5″ 298 Sterling Heights, MI 63 Travis Jackson OL 6′4″ 291 New Albany, OH 64 Blake Treadwell OG 6′3″ 304 East Lansing, MI 66 John Stipek C 6′5″ 285 Macomb Township, MI 67 Joel Foreman OG 6′4″ Highland, MI 68 Ethan Ruhland OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 290 Lake Orion, MI 69 Shawn Kamm OT 6′7″ 300 Saginaw, MI 70 Skyler Schofner OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 315 Sunbury, OH 71 John Deyo OG 6′6″ 300 Battle Creek, MI 72 Nate Klatt OG 6′4″ 290 Clinton, OH 74 Zach Hueter OG 6′6″ 310 Columbiaville, MI 75 Jared McGaha OT 6′6″ 298 Powell, TN 77 Henry Conway OL 6′6″ 327 Shaker Heights, OH 77 J’Michael Deane OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 312 Toronto, ON 79 David Barrent OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 308 Clive, IA 84 Derek Hoebing OT 6′7″ 299 Vermilion, OH
Defensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 2 DE 5★ 5-star recruit 6′7″ 278 Detroit, MI 42 Denzel Drone DE 6′2″ Plant City, FL 44 Marcus Rush DE 6′3″ Cincinnati, OH 47 Jeremy Gainer DE 6′2″ 232 Detroit, MI 55 Corey Freeman DE 6′2″ 256 Cleveland Heights, OH 57 Johnathan Strayhorn DT 6′0″ 272 Detroit, MI 58 Jordan Sanders DT 6′1″ 305 Rochester, MI 60 Micajah Reynolds DL 6′5″ 307 Lansing, MI 61 Antonio Jeremiah NT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 345 Hilliard, OH 65 Doug Curtis DT 6′2″ 240 Weston, CT 69 Blake Pacheco DL 6′1″ 264 Salinas, CA 83 R.J. Kelly DE 6′4″ 235 East Lansing, MI 87 Todd Anderson DE 6′2″ Napoleon, MI 89 Colin Neely DE 6′1″ 258 Bethlehem, PA 91 Tyler Hoover DT 6′7″ 290 Novi, MI 94 Taylor Calero DE 6′3″ 245 Beverly Hills, MI 96 Kevin Pickelman NT 6′4″ 288 Marshall, MI 98 Anthony Rashad White NT 6′2″ 330 Battle Creek, MI 99 DT 6′3″ 310 Huber Heights, OH
Linebackers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 53 Greg Jones LB 6′1″ Cincinnati, OH 2 INT 10 Chris Norman LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Detroit, MI 1 INT 40 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Traverse City, MI 1 INT 43 Eric Gordon LB 6′0″ Traverse City, MI 1 INT 28 Denicos Allen LB 5′11″ Hamilton, OH 1 return, 10 yards 49 TyQuan Hammock LB 6′0″ Fort Wayne, IN 1 return, 14 yards 50 Steve Gardiner LB 6′1″ Dublin, OH 1 return, 10 yards 6 Mylan Hicks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 197 Detroit, MI 19 Danny Folino LB 5′9″ 212 Okemos, MI 23 Jairus Jones LB 6′1″ Tampa, FL 36 Jon Misch LB 6′3″ 207 Waterford, MI 41 Kyler Elsworth LB 6′1″ Goodrich, MI
Defensive backs 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2010 39 Trenton Robinson S 5′10″ Bay City, MI 4 INT 5 Johnny Adams CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Akron, OH 3 INT 11 Marcus Hyde S 6′0″ Fostoria, OH 2 INT 29 Chris L. Rucker CB 6′2″ Warren, OH 2 INT 32 Mitchell White CB 5′11″ Livonia, MI 2 returns, 14 yards 9 Isaiah Lewis S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Indianapolis, IN 12 Dana Dixon CB 6′2″ 170 Detroit, MI 14 Chase Parker CB 5′9″ 176 Mason, MI 21 Pat White S 5′11″ 193 Pickerington, OH 22 Josh Bodell CB 6′1″ 192 Frankfort, MI 27 Kurtis Drummond S 6′1″ Masury, OH 31 CB 5′11″ Dry Branch, GA
William Gholston, Mylan Hicks, Chris Norman, Dana Dixon, Tony Lippett, Chris D. Rucker, Fred Smith, Jeremy Gainer, Johnathan Strayhorn, Dion Sims Danny Folino, D.J. Young, Micajah Reynolds, Blake Treadwell, R.J. Kelly Kevin Muma, Jordan Sanders, Chris McDonald, John Stipek Mark Dell, Bennie Fowler, Charlie Gantt B.J. Cunningham, Travis Jackson, Skyler Schofner Keith Nichol, Kyle Nichol, Connor Kruse Kyle Selden, Andre Buford, Jon Misch Larry Caper, John Deyo, Anthony Rashad White Mitchell White, Jeremy Langford, Keshawn Martin Marcus Rush, Greg Jones, Garrett Celek Dan Conroy, Milton Colbert Joe Boisture, Kyler Elsworth Donald Spencer, Andrew Gleichert Jairus Jones, Cam Martin Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Jeremiah Niko Palazeti, Tyler Hoover Max Bullough, Eric Gordon Corey Freeman, Henry Conway Shawn Kamm, Brad Sonntag Mike Sadler Edwin Baker Johnny Adams Kirk Cousins Isaiah Lewis Andrew Maxwell Marcus Hyde Peter Badovinac Chase Parker Aaron Bates Nick Hill Pat White Josh Bodell Keith Mumphery David Spears Kurtis Drummond Denicos Allen Chris L. Rucker Darqueze Dennard Trenton Robinson Nick Bendzuck Denzel Drone Adam Setterbo Drew Stevens Ty Hamilton TyQuan Hammock Steve Gardiner Steve Moore Alex Shackleton Hugh Stangeland Dan France Doug Curtis Joel Foreman Ethan Ruhland Blake Pacheco Nate Klatt Zach Hueter Jared McGaha David Barrent Derek Hoebing Todd Anderson Brian Linthicum Colin Neely Michael Dennis Taylor Calero Kevin Pickelman Jerel Worthy MI 62 OH 25 FL 3 IL 3 CT 2 Hometowns of the 2010 Michigan State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Michigan 62 Ohio 25 Illinois 3 Florida 3 Indiana 2 Georgia 2 Connecticut 2 Colorado 1 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 15 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 11 Ingham County, Michigan pop. 284,000 6 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2010 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Andrew Maxwell QB4-star recruit
Edwin Baker RB4-star recruit
Bennie Fowler WR
Dion Sims TE4-star recruit
William Gholston DE5-star recruit
Jerel Worthy DT
Max Bullough LB4-star recruit
Darqueze Dennard CB