2012 Michigan State roster

114 players. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (51) and Ohio (29). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
10	Andrew Maxwell QB4-star recruit	6′3″		Midland, MI	2,606 passing yards, 13 TD
18	Connor Cook QB	6′4″		Hinckley, OH	94 passing yards, 1 TD
7	Tyler O’Connor QB3-star recruit	6′3″		Lima, OH
12	Peter Badovinac QB	6′2″		Inverness, IL
16	Tommy Vento QB	6′1″	192	Farmington Hills, MI

Running backs 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
24	Le’Veon Bell RB	6′2″		Columbus, OH	1,793 rushing yards, 12 TD
20	Nick Hill RB	5′8″		Chelsea, MI	48 rushing yards, 1 TD
22	Larry Caper RB	5′11″		Battle Creek, MI	108 rushing yards
33	Jeremy Langford RB	6′1″		Wayne, MI	23 rushing yards
28	Tony Fant RB	5′8″	176	Detroit, MI
32	Nick Tompkins RB	5′9″		Snellville, GA
37	Trevon Pendleton FB	6′0″		Lucasville, OH
38	Niko Palazeti FB	6′1″		Northville, MI
41	Marcus Horne RB	5′10″	197	Milwaukee, WI
45	Jeff Bobek FB	6′1″	240	Palatine, IL
47	David Fennell FB	6′2″	266	Portland, OR
48	Ty Hamilton FB	6′0″	236	Fenton, MI

Receivers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
25	Keith Mumphery WR	6′1″		Vienna, GA	42 catches, 515 yards, 1 TD
13	Bennie Fowler WR	6′1″	212	Bloomfield, MI	41 catches, 524 yards, 4 TD
14	Tony Lippett WR	6′3″		Detroit, MI	36 catches, 392 yards, 2 TD
16	Aaron Burbridge WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Farmington Hills, MI	29 catches, 364 yards, 2 TD
21	Andre Sims Jr. WR	5′9″		Snellville, GA	11 returns, 92 yards
85	Macgarrett Kings Jr. WR	5′10″		Fort Lauderdale, FL	4 catches, 25 yards
5	DeAnthony Arnett WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Saginaw, MI	3 catches, 69 yards
4	Kyle Kerrick WR	6′3″	194	Coatesville, PA
11	Juwan Caesar WR	6′4″	212	Miami, FL
19	Aj Troup WR	6′2″	218	Minneapolis, MN
22	Paul Andrie WR	6′2″	196	Valparaiso, IN
29	Spencer Elliott WR	6′0″	195	Ada, MI
86	Matt Macksood WR	5′11″		Lansing, MI
87	Tres Barksdale WR	6′2″		Solon, OH
88	Monty Madaris WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Cincinnati, OH
89	John Jakubik WR	6′1″	193	Plymouth, MI

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
80	Dion Sims TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Detroit, MI	36 catches, 475 yards, 2 TD
83	Paul Lang TE	6′5″		Pittsburgh, PA	3 catches, 8 yards, 1 TD
84	Andrew Gleichert TE	6′5″		Ann Arbor, MI	1 catch, 8 yards
11	Jamal Lyles TE4-star recruit	6′3″		Southfield, MI
82	Josiah Price TE	6′4″		Greentown, IN
94	Jamare Mills TE	6′4″	275	Columbus, OH
94	Michael Dennis TE	6′7″	299	Carey, OH

Offensive line 22

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
51	Fou Fonoti OT	6′4″	298	Lakewood, CA
53	Kyle Lints C	6′3″	298	Traverse City, MI
54	Connor Kruse OG	6′5″		Lowell, MI
57	Adam Brown OG	6′3″	294	Columbia, MD
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
64	Brandon Clemons OG3-star recruit	6′3″		Milford, PA
66	Jack Allen C	6′2″		Hinsdale, IL
67	Zach Higgins OG	6′5″	317	Alliance, OH
68	Ethan Ruhland OG3-star recruit	6′5″	290	Lake Orion, MI
69	Shawn Kamm OT	6′7″	300	Saginaw, MI
70	Skyler Burkland OT4-star recruit	6′7″	315	Sunbury, OH
72	Nate Klatt OG	6′4″	290	Clinton, OH
73	Arthur Ray Jr. OG3-star recruit	6′3″	300	Chicago, IL
74	Jack Conklin OT	6′6″	325	Plainwell, MI
75	Benny McGowan OG	6′3″	333	Centerville, OH
76	Donavon Clark OL3-star recruit	6′4″	325	Cincinnati, OH
77	Henry Conway OL	6′6″	327	Shaker Heights, OH
79	Kodi Kieler OL	6′6″	319	Rockwood, MI
84	Derek Hoebing OT	6′7″	299	Vermilion, OH

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
8	Lawrence Thomas DL4-star recruit	6′4″		Detroit, MI	7 catches, 78 yards
44	Marcus Rush DE	6′3″		Cincinnati, OH	1 return, 15 yards
2	William Gholston DE5-star recruit	6′7″	278	Detroit, MI
42	Denzel Drone DE	6′2″		Plant City, FL
47	Jeremy Gainer DE	6′2″	232	Detroit, MI
55	Corey Freeman DE	6′2″	256	Cleveland Heights, OH
58	Jordan Sanders DT	6′1″	305	Rochester, MI
60	Micajah Reynolds DL	6′5″	307	Lansing, MI
65	Doug Curtis DT	6′2″	240	Weston, CT
85	Evan Jones DE	6′5″		West Lafayette, OH
89	Shilique Calhoun DE	6′5″		Middletown, NJ
91	Tyler Hoover DT	6′7″	290	Novi, MI
92	Joel Heath DL3-star recruit	6′6″	293	Cincinnati, OH
93	Damon Knox DL	6′5″	276	Muskegon, 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

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
28	Denicos Allen LB	5′11″		Hamilton, OH	1 INT
40	Max Bullough LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Traverse City, MI	1 INT
41	Kyler Elsworth LB	6′1″		Goodrich, MI	1 return, 17 yards
49	TyQuan Hammock LB	6′0″		Fort Wayne, IN	1 catch, 29 yards
6	Mylan Hicks LB4-star recruit	5′11″	197	Detroit, MI
10	Chris Norman LB4-star recruit	6′1″		Detroit, MI
19	Danny Folino LB	5′9″	212	Okemos, MI
23	Jairus Jones LB	6′1″		Tampa, FL
30	Riley Bullough LB	6′2″		Traverse City, MI
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 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
5	Johnny Adams CB3-star recruit	5′11″		Akron, OH	3 INT
31	Darqueze Dennard CB	5′11″		Dry Branch, GA	3 INT
9	Isaiah Lewis S4-star recruit	5′10″		Indianapolis, IN	2 INT
26	R.J. Williamson S	6′0″		Dayton, OH	2 INT
27	Kurtis Drummond S	6′1″		Masury, OH	2 INT
36	Arjen Colquhoun CB	6′1″		Windsor, ON	1 return, −8 yards
7	Demetrious Cox DB4-star recruit	6′1″		Jeannette, PA
14	Chris Laneaux S	5′11″	208	Kalamazoo, MI
15	Trae Waynes CB	6′1″		Kenosha, WI
25	Kyle Artinian S	5′11″	196	Grand Blanc, MI
29	Mark Meyers S	6′0″	186	Toledo, OH
32	Mitchell White CB	5′11″		Livonia, MI
37	Ezra Robinson DB	6′0″	180	Sarasota, FL
39	Jermaine Edmondson CB	6′0″	182	Canton, OH

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
4	Dan Conroy PK	5′10″		Wheaton, IL	23 of 32 field goals
3	Mike Sadler P	6′0″		Grand Rapids, MI	79 punts, 43.3 average
9	Evan Fischer PK	5′10″	175	Holt, MI
17	Kevin Muma PK	6′0″		Troy, MI
52	Taybor Pepper LS	6′5″	230	Saline, MI
53	Steve Moore LS	6′3″	225	Pinconning, MI
56	Leland Ewing LS	6′1″	234	Jackson, MI

Hometowns of the 2012 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 51
Ohio 29
Illinois 5
Florida 5
Pennsylvania 4
Indiana 4
Georgia 4
Wisconsin 3

Top counties

Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 14
Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 8
Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5
Ingham County, Michigan pop. 284,000 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’ 2012 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.