Teams Michigan State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Michigan State roster 101 players: 23 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 11 juniors, 1 senior, 47 with no class listed. From 13 states; the most from Michigan (45) and Ohio (25). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 12 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Brian Lewerke QB So. 6′3″ 216 Phoenix, AZ 2,793 passing yards, 20 TD 7 Messiah DeWeaver QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 232 Huber Heights, OH −1 rushing yards 6 Damion Terry QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Erie, PA 0 passing yards 13 Mickey Macius QB 6′2″ 203 Arlington Heights, IL
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 L.J. Scott RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 226 Hubbard, OH 898 rushing yards, 8 TD 11 Connor Heyward RB 6′0″ 230 Duluth, GA 21 returns, 442 yards 31 Madre London RB Jr. 6′1″ 213 Fort Lauderdale, FL 304 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Gerald Holmes RB 6′1″ 231 Flint, MI 287 rushing yards, 1 TD 23 Andre Welch RB 5′9″ 175 EAST KENTWOOD, MI 3 returns, 61 yards 27 Weston Bridges RB Fr. 5′11″ 208 Copley, OH 36 Noah Sargent RB Fr. 6′0″ 204 Fenton, MI 39 Alante Thomas RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Detroit, MI 40 Collin Lucas FB 6′1″ 236 Avon Lake, OH
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 18 Felton Davis III WR Jr. 6′4″ 195 Richmond, VA 55 catches, 776 yards, 9 TD 25 Darrell Stewart Jr. WR So. 6′2″ 216 Houston, TX 50 catches, 501 yards, 2 TD 7 Cody White WR Fr. 6′3″ 215 Novi, MI 35 catches, 490 yards, 4 TD 9 Hunter Rison WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 203 Ann Arbor, MI 19 catches, 224 yards 13 Laress Nelson WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7 returns, 34 yards 86 Trishton Jackson WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 191 West Bloomfield, MI 12 catches, 143 yards 21 Cam Chambers WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 219 Sicklerville, NJ 5 catches, 66 yards 16 Brandon Sowards WR So. 6′0″ 193 Wyandotte, MI 20 Davis Lewandowski WR So. 6′0″ 209 Okemos, MI 23 Nick Krumm WR 5′10″ 185 Commerce Township, MI 84 Brock Makaric WR 6′3″ 192 Saginaw, MI 85 Khylin Barton WR 6′1″ 200 Zeeland, MI
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 81 Matt Sokol TE Jr. 6′6″ 255 Rochester, MI 21 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD 82 Noah Davis TE 6′4″ 256 Cincinnati, OH 3 catches, 22 yards 89 Matt Dotson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 240 KENWOOD, OH 2 catches, 19 yards 41 Reid Burton TE Fr. 6′1″ 210 East Lansing, MI 42 Hussien Kadry TE 6′3″ 230 Dearborn, MI 43 Mufi Hill-Hunt TE Fr. 6′6″ 255 Sandy, UT 45 Joe Palange TE 6′1″ 250 Cleveland, OH 80 Matt Seybert TE 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 252 Traverse City, MI 94 Chase Gianacakos TE 6′6″ 296 St. Charles, IL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 62 Luke Campbell OL 6′5″ 290 Lewis Center, OH 1 tackle 70 Tyler Higby OL So. 6′5″ 300 Houston, TX 1 tackle 55 Jordan Reid OT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Mount Clemens, MI 59 David Beedle OG 6′5″ 333 Clarkston, MI 60 Bryce Wilker OL So. 6′5″ 302 Belding, MI 60 Casey Schreiner OG 6′4″ 323 Bethel Park, PA 61 Cole Chewins OT So. 6′8″ 303 Clarkston, MI 63 Noah Listermann OL 6′8″ 313 Cincinnati, OH 64 Matt Allen OL RS 6′3″ 315 Hinsdale, IL 65 Brian Allen OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 302 Hinsdale, IL 68 Jeremy Schram OL 6′4″ 311 White Lake, MI 69 Tommy Liesveld OL Fr. 6′6″ 293 Bloomfield Hills, MI 73 Dennis Finley OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 307 Detroit, MI 75 Kevin Jarvis OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 325 Chicago, IL 76 A.J. Arcuri OT RS 6′7″ 300 Powell, OH 77 Nick Padla OL 6′7″ 311 Berrien Springs, MI
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 48 Kenny Willekes DE So. 6′4″ 260 Rockford, MI 72 tackles, 6.5 sacks 99 Raequan Williams DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 303 Chicago, IL 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks 98 Demetrius Cooper DE 6′6″ 249 Chicago, IL 29 tackles, 2.5 sacks 72 Mike Panasiuk DT So. 6′4″ 300 Roselle, IL 25 tackles 96 Jacub Panasiuk DE 6′4″ 250 Roselle, IL 15 tackles, 1 sack 41 Gerald Owens DT Jr. 6′2″ 306 Thorofare, NJ 11 tackles, 1 sack 93 Naquan Jones DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 340 Evanston, IL 13 tackles 51 Kyonta Stallworth DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 289 Detroit, MI 11 tackles 52 Dillon Alexander DE Jr. 6′4″ 234 Forsyth, GA 4 tackles 91 Robert Bowers DE 6′5″ 249 Columbus, OH 2 tackles 97 Justice Alexander DE So. 6′5″ 257 Macedonia, OH 2 tackles 8 Lashawn Paulino-Bell DE 6′3″ 227 Tamarac, FL 40 Jonathan Brys DL Fr. 6′6″ 253 Jackson, MI 58 Devyn Salmon DT 6′2″ 327 Plant City, FL 86 Drew Beesley DE RS 6′2″ 260 Rochester Hills, MI 92 DeAri Todd DE RS 6′2″ 265 Lorain, OH
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 35 Joe Bachie LB So. 6′2″ 231 Brook Park, OH 94 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 INT 5 Andrew Dowell LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 225 North Ridgeville, OH 75 tackles, 1.5 sacks 23 Chris Frey LB 6′2″ 238 Upper Arlington, OH 55 tackles, 4 sacks 34 Antjuan Simmons LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 225 Ann Arbor, MI 33 tackles 38 Byron Bullough LB Jr. 6′1″ 232 Traverse City, MI 13 tackles 49 Shane Jones LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 236 Cincinnati, OH 12 tackles 17 Tyriq Thompson LB So. 6′1″ 228 Detroit, MI 11 tackles Brandon Randle LB 6′2″ 240 Battle Creek, MI 5 tackles, 1 sack 44 Grayson Miller LB Jr. 6′3″ 208 Georgetown, KY 7 tackles 50 Sean Harrington LB 6′4″ 227 Commerce Township, MI 3 tackles 28 Jon Reschke LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Sterling Heights, MI 37 Dante Razzano LB Fr. 6′2″ 227 Niles, MI 45 Darien Tipps-Clemons LB 5′11″ 219 Piqua, OH 53 Peter Fisk LB Fr. 6′1″ 231 Grand Rapids, MI 54 Mitchell Sokol LB 6′3″ 220 Rochester, MI
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 27 Khari Willis S Jr. 6′0″ 214 Jackson, MI 71 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT 6 David Dowell S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 209 North Ridgeville, OH 46 tackles, 5 INT 2 Justin Layne CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 185 Cleveland, OH 40 tackles, 1 INT 22 Josiah Scott CB Fr. 5′10″ 171 Hamilton, OH 30 tackles, 2 INT 10 Matt Morrissey S Jr. 6′3″ 204 Lincolnshire, IL 35 tackles 19 Josh Butler CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 182 Mesquite, TX 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Tyson Smith CB Sr. 5′11″ 171 Southfield, MI 5 tackles, 1 INT 38 Dominique Long CB 6′2″ 195 Westerville, OH 10 tackles 24 Tre Person S Fr. 5′11″ 170 Atlanta, GA 4 tackles 31 T.J. Harrell CB 6′0″ 198 Tampa, FL 3 tackles 16 Austin Andrews S Fr. 6′0″ 181 Columbus, OH 2 tackles 32 Corey Pryor DB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Jackson, MI 36 Jiah Norman CB 5′11″ 186 Lakeville, CT
Tyriq Thompson, Alante Thomas, Hussien Kadry, Kyonta Stallworth, Dennis Finley Matt Coghlin, Shane Jones, Noah Listermann, Noah Davis Cody White, Nick Krumm, Sean Harrington, Jack McKenna Jon Reschke, Mitchell Sokol, Matt Sokol, Drew Beesley Austin Andrews, Chris Frey, Robert Bowers Khari Willis, Corey Pryor, Jonathan Brys Byron Bullough, Ryan Armour, Matt Seybert David Beedle, Cole Chewins, Jeremy Schram Kevin Jarvis, Demetrius Cooper, Raequan Williams Justin Layne, Joe Palange Andrew Dowell, David Dowell Hunter Rison, Antjuan Simmons Matt Morrissey, Mickey Macius Laress Nelson, Madre London Tyson Smith, Trishton Jackson Davis Lewandowski, Reid Burton Darrell Stewart Jr., Tyler Higby Dante Razzano, Nick Padla Collin Lucas, DeAri Todd Luke Campbell, A.J. Arcuri Matt Allen, Brian Allen Tommy Liesveld, Bryce Baringer Mike Panasiuk, Jacub Panasiuk L.J. Scott Jake Hartbarger Damion Terry Messiah DeWeaver Brett Scanlon Lashawn Paulino-Bell Connor Heyward Brian Lewerke Brandon Sowards Felton Davis III Josh Butler Cam Chambers Josiah Scott Andre Welch Gerald Holmes Tre Person Weston Bridges T.J. Harrell Joe Bachie Jiah Norman Noah Sargent Dominique Long Gerald Owens Mufi Hill-Hunt Grayson Miller Darien Tipps-Clemons Kenny Willekes Dillon Alexander Peter Fisk Jordan Reid Collin Caflisch Devyn Salmon Bryce Wilker Casey Schreiner Brock Makaric Khylin Barton Matt Dotson Naquan Jones Chase Gianacakos Justice Alexander Brandon Randle MI 45 OH 25 IL 11 FL 5 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2017 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 45 Ohio 25 Illinois 11 Florida 5 Georgia 3 Texas 3 Pennsylvania 2 New Jersey 2 Top counties Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 14 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 7 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 5 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 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’ 2017 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.
