2011 Michigan State roster

111 players. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (57) and Ohio (25). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
8	Kirk Cousins QB		6′3″		Holland, MI	3,316 passing yards, 25 TD
10	Andrew Maxwell QB4★4-star recruit		6′3″		Midland, MI	171 passing yards, 1 TD
12	Peter Badovinac QB		6′2″		Inverness, IL	2 passing yards
16	Tommy Vento QB		6′1″	192	Farmington Hills, MI
18	Connor Cook QB		6′4″		Hinckley, OH

Running backs 10

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
24	Le’Veon Bell RB		6′2″		Columbus, OH	948 rushing yards, 13 TD
4	Edwin Baker RB4★4-star recruit		5′9″		Highland Park, MI	665 rushing yards, 5 TD
22	Larry Caper RB		5′11″		Battle Creek, MI	116 rushing yards, 1 TD
20	Nick Hill RB		5′8″		Chelsea, MI	113 rushing yards
38	Niko Palazeti FB		6′1″		Northville, MI	1 return, −1 yards
33	Jeremy Langford RB		6′1″		Wayne, MI
37	Trevon Pendleton FB		6′0″		Lucasville, OH
45	Jeff Bobek FB		6′1″	240	Palatine, IL
47	Adam Setterbo FB		6′3″	245	Spring Lake, MI
48	Ty Hamilton FB		6′0″	236	Fenton, MI

Receivers 14

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
3	B.J. Cunningham WR		6′2″		Westerville, OH	79 catches, 1,306 yards, 12 TD
82	Keshawn Martin WR		5′11″		Inkster, MI	66 catches, 777 yards, 4 TD
7	Keith Nichol WR		6′2″		Lowell, MI	26 catches, 352 yards, 3 TD
81	Brad Sonntag WR		5′8″		Saginaw, MI	6 catches, 44 yards
14	Tony Lippett WR		6′3″		Detroit, MI	4 catches, 44 yards
13	Bennie Fowler WR		6′1″	212	Bloomfield, MI	2 catches, 20 yards
25	Keith Mumphery WR		6′1″		Vienna, GA	2 catches, 39 yards
11	Juwan Caesar WR		6′4″	212	Miami, FL
16	Chris D. Rucker WR		5′9″	178	Detroit, MI
17	Kyle Nichol WR		5′9″	184	Lowell, MI
19	Aj Troup WR		6′2″	218	Minneapolis, MN
21	Andre Sims Jr. WR		5′9″		Snellville, GA
23	Takudzwa Kubvoruno WR		5′11″	175	Gull Lake, MI
29	Spencer Elliott WR		6′0″	195	Ada, MI

Tight ends 7

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
88	Brian Linthicum TE		6′5″		St. Louis, MO	31 catches, 364 yards
80	Dion Sims TE4★4-star recruit		6′5″		Detroit, MI	12 catches, 99 yards, 3 TD
85	Garrett Celek TE		6′5″		Cincinnati, OH	3 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD
48	Drew Stevens TE		6′4″	242	Delaware, OH
83	Paul Lang TE		6′5″		Pittsburgh, PA
84	Andrew Gleichert TE		6′5″		Ann Arbor, MI
94	Michael Dennis TE		6′7″	299	Carey, OH

Defensive line 24

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
42	Denzel Drone DE		6′2″		Plant City, FL	1 INT
87	Todd Anderson DE		6′2″		Napoleon, MI	6 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD
2	William Gholston DE5★5-star recruit		6′7″	278	Detroit, MI
8	Lawrence Thomas DL4★4-star recruit		6′4″		Detroit, MI
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
56	Matt Ramondo DT		6′5″	328	Las Cruces, NM
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 NT4★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
89	Shilique Calhoun DE		6′5″		Middletown, NJ
91	Tyler Hoover DT		6′7″	290	Novi, MI
92	Joel Heath DL3★3-star recruit		6′6″	293	Cincinnati, OH
93	Damon Knox DL		6′5″	276	Muskegon, MI
94	Taylor Calero DE		6′3″	245	Beverly Hills, MI
96	Kevin Pickelman NT		6′4″	288	Marshall, MI
97	Mark Scarpinato DL		6′3″	286	Milwaukee, WI
98	Anthony Rashad White NT		6′2″	330	Battle Creek, MI
99	James Kittredge DL		6′4″	298	Ramsey, NJ
99	Jerel Worthy DT		6′3″	310	Huber Heights, OH

Linebackers 13

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
40	Max Bullough LB4★4-star recruit		6′3″		Traverse City, MI	1 INT
49	TyQuan Hammock LB		6′0″		Fort Wayne, IN	3 returns, 30 yards
41	Kyler Elsworth LB		6′1″		Goodrich, MI	1 return, 36 yards
6	Mylan Hicks LB4★4-star recruit		5′11″	197	Detroit, MI
10	Chris Norman LB4★4-star recruit		6′1″		Detroit, MI
19	Danny Folino LB		5′9″	212	Okemos, MI
23	Jairus Jones LB		6′1″		Tampa, FL
28	Denicos Allen LB		5′11″		Hamilton, OH
34	Taiwan Jones LB		6′3″		New Baltimore, MI
43	Ed Davis LB		6′2″		Detroit, MI
45	Darien Harris LB		6′0″		Silver Spring, MD
48	Pat Rhomberg LB		6′0″	231	Columbus, OH
50	Steve Gardiner LB		6′1″		Dublin, OH

Defensive backs 11

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
9	Isaiah Lewis S4★4-star recruit		5′10″		Indianapolis, IN	4 INT
39	Trenton Robinson S		5′10″		Bay City, MI	4 INT
5	Johnny Adams CB3★3-star recruit		5′11″		Akron, OH	3 INT
31	Darqueze Dennard CB		5′11″		Dry Branch, GA	3 INT
27	Kurtis Drummond S		6′1″		Masury, OH	2 INT
12	Dana Dixon CB		6′2″	170	Detroit, MI
14	Chris Laneaux S		5′11″	208	Kalamazoo, MI
15	Trae Waynes CB		6′1″		Kenosha, WI
26	R.J. Williamson S		6′0″		Dayton, OH
32	Mitchell White CB		5′11″		Livonia, MI
36	Arjen Colquhoun CB		6′1″		Windsor, ON

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 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.