Teams Michigan State 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Michigan State roster 101 players: 14 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 19 juniors, 10 seniors, 35 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Michigan (44) and Ohio (22). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 10 Receivers 12 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 11 Connor Heyward RB 6′0″ 230 Duluth, GA 529 rushing yards, 5 TD 3 L.J. Scott RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 226 Hubbard, OH 260 rushing yards 3 La’Darius Jefferson RB 6′1″ 238 Columbia, MS 255 rushing yards, 2 TD 27 Weston Bridges RB So. 5′11″ 208 Copley, OH 53 rushing yards 23 Andre Welch RB 5′9″ 175 EAST KENTWOOD, MI 7 rushing yards 24 Elijah Collins RB 6′0″ 220 Detroit, MI 8 rushing yards 39 Alante Thomas RB So. 5′9″ 190 Detroit, MI 6 rushing yards 36 Noah Sargent RB So. 6′0″ 204 Fenton, MI 40 Collin Lucas FB 6′1″ 236 Avon Lake, OH 45 Ben Line FB 6′2″ 253 Oxford, MI
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 25 Darrell Stewart Jr. WR Jr. 6′2″ 216 Houston, TX 48 catches, 413 yards, 1 TD 7 Cody White WR So. 6′3″ 215 Novi, MI 42 catches, 555 yards, 2 TD 18 Felton Davis III WR Sr. 6′4″ 195 Richmond, VA 31 catches, 474 yards, 4 TD 21 Cam Chambers WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 219 Sicklerville, NJ 19 catches, 264 yards 16 Brandon Sowards WR Jr. 6′0″ 193 Wyandotte, MI 18 catches, 201 yards 13 Laress Nelson WR So. 5′8″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 12 catches, 114 yards 8 Jalen Nailor WR 6′0″ 185 Palmdale, CA 8 catches, 138 yards, 2 TD 13 C.J. Hayes WR 6′2″ 211 Bowling Green, KY 1 catch, 13 yards 20 Davis Lewandowski WR Jr. 6′0″ 209 Okemos, MI 23 Nick Krumm WR 5′10″ 185 Commerce Township, MI 85 Khylin Barton WR 6′1″ 200 Zeeland, MI 87 Jahz Watts WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Belleville, MI
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 97 Tyler Hunt TE So. 6′3″ 235 Gobles, MI 36 punts, 40.1 average 89 Matt Dotson TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 240 KENWOOD, OH 14 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD 81 Matt Sokol TE Sr. 6′6″ 255 Rochester, MI 8 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD 43 Mufi Hill-Hunt TE So. 6′6″ 255 Sandy, UT 11 rushing yards 41 Reid Burton TE So. 6′1″ 210 East Lansing, MI 49 Max Rosenthal TE RS 6′2″ 260 Winnetka, IL 80 Matt Seybert TE 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 252 Traverse City, MI 82 Noah Davis TE 6′4″ 256 Cincinnati, OH 94 Chase Gianacakos TE 6′6″ 296 St. Charles, IL
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 61 Cole Chewins OT Jr. 6′8″ 303 Clarkston, MI 1 tackle 62 Luke Campbell OL 6′5″ 290 Lewis Center, OH 1 catch, 5 yards 54 Jack Henrichs OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Mequon, WI 55 Jordan Reid OT 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 315 Mount Clemens, MI 56 Matt Carrick OG So. 6′5″ 325 Minerva, OH 59 David Beedle OG 6′5″ 333 Clarkston, MI 60 Bryce Wilker OL Jr. 6′5″ 302 Belding, MI 63 Noah Listermann OL 6′8″ 313 Cincinnati, OH 64 Matt Allen OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Hinsdale, IL 69 Blake Bueter OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Howell, MI 69 Tommy Liesveld OL So. 6′6″ 293 Bloomfield Hills, MI 70 Tyler Higby OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Houston, TX 75 Kevin Jarvis OG 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 325 Chicago, IL 76 A.J. Arcuri OT Fr. 6′7″ 300 Powell, OH 79 Mustafa Khaleefah OT Fr. 6′5″ 320 Dearborn Heights, MI
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 48 Kenny Willekes DE Jr. 6′4″ 260 Rockford, MI 77 tackles, 8 sacks 99 Raequan Williams DT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 303 Chicago, IL 49 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Jacub Panasiuk DE 6′4″ 250 Roselle, IL 31 tackles, 2 sacks 72 Mike Panasiuk DT Jr. 6′4″ 300 Roselle, IL 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 93 Naquan Jones DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 340 Evanston, IL 25 tackles, 1 sack 91 Jack Camper DE 6′5″ 252 Virginia Beach, VA 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Gerald Owens DT Sr. 6′2″ 306 Thorofare, NJ 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 86 Drew Beesley DE Fr. 6′2″ 260 Rochester Hills, MI 3 tackles 52 Dillon Alexander DE Sr. 6′4″ 234 Forsyth, GA 2 tackles 92 DeAri Todd DE Fr. 6′2″ 265 Lorain, OH 2 punts, 52.5 average 64 Jacob Slade DT 6′4″ 315 Lewis Center, OH 1 tackle 40 Jonathan Brys DL So. 6′6″ 253 Jackson, MI 42 Brent Mossburg DE Fr. 6′2″ 235 Carleton, MI 54 Jack Saylor DE RS 6′2″ 245 Rochester, MI 97 Justice Alexander DE Jr. 6′5″ 257 Macedonia, OH
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 35 Joe Bachie LB Jr. 6′2″ 231 Brook Park, OH 102 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Andrew Dowell LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 225 North Ridgeville, OH 97 tackles, 3.5 sacks 17 Tyriq Thompson LB Jr. 6′1″ 228 Detroit, MI 31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 34 Antjuan Simmons LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 225 Ann Arbor, MI 32 tackles, 1 INT 28 Jon Reschke LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Sterling Heights, MI 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks 26 Brandon Randle LB 6′2″ 229 Battle Creek, MI 20 tackles, 4 sacks 44 Grayson Miller LB Sr. 6′3″ 208 Georgetown, KY 9 tackles 38 Byron Bullough LB Sr. 6′1″ 232 Traverse City, MI 4 tackles 45 Noah Harvey LB Fr. 6′4″ 235 Hartland, WI 1 tackle 30 Tanner Hallock LB Fr. 6′1″ 226 Grand Rapids, MI 37 Dante Razzano LB So. 6′2″ 227 Niles, MI 53 Peter Fisk LB So. 6′1″ 231 Grand Rapids, MI 54 Mitchell Sokol LB 6′3″ 220 Rochester, MI
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 27 Khari Willis S Sr. 6′0″ 214 Jackson, MI 84 tackles, 2 INT 6 David Dowell S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 209 North Ridgeville, OH 59 tackles, 2 INT 2 Justin Layne CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 185 Cleveland, OH 62 tackles, 1 INT 10 Matt Morrissey S Sr. 6′3″ 204 Lincolnshire, IL 29 tackles, 2 INT 24 Tre Person S So. 5′11″ 170 Atlanta, GA 18 tackles, 1 sack 22 Josiah Scott CB So. 5′10″ 171 Hamilton, OH 10 tackles, 2 INT 3 Xavier Henderson S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Reynoldsburg, OH 15 tackles 38 Dominique Long CB 6′2″ 195 Westerville, OH 12 tackles 29 Shakur Brown CB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Stockbridge, GA 6 tackles, 1 INT 19 Josh Butler CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 182 Mesquite, TX 10 tackles 16 Austin Andrews S So. 6′0″ 181 Columbus, OH 1 return, 9 yards 15 Emmanuel Flowers S RS 6′2″ 199 Chino Hills, CA 16 Joe Stevens CB RS 5′9″ 180 Northville, MI 32 Corey Pryor DB So. 5′10″ 210 Jackson, MI 36 Jiah Norman CB 5′11″ 186 Lakeville, CT 43 Jack Mandryk S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Hudsonville, MI
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 4 Matt Coghlin PK 5′9″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 17 of 20 field goals 92 William Przystup P 6′4″ 247 Oviedo, FL 27 punts, 40.6 average 99 Bryce Baringer P So. 6′3″ 210 Waterford, MI 15 punts, 32.4 average 5 Jake Hartbarger P 6′4″ 194 Waterville, OH 6 punts, 48.8 average 47 Ryan Armour LS Jr. 6′0″ 240 Traverse City, MI 3 tackles 98 Cole Hahn PK 5′11″ 205 West Des Moines, IA 2 tackles 50 Nick Chudler LS 6′0″ 205 Novi, MI 57 Collin Caflisch LS Jr. 6′4″ 280 Canton, MI
Jon Reschke, Jack Saylor, Mitchell Sokol, Matt Sokol, Drew Beesley Cody White, Joe Stevens, Nick Krumm, Nick Chudler Matt Coghlin, Noah Listermann, Noah Davis Tyriq Thompson, Elijah Collins, Alante Thomas Khari Willis, Corey Pryor, Jonathan Brys Byron Bullough, Ryan Armour, Matt Seybert Luke Campbell, Jacob Slade, A.J. Arcuri Andrew Dowell, David Dowell Matt Morrissey, Mickey Macius Davis Lewandowski, Reid Burton Darrell Stewart Jr., Tyler Higby Tanner Hallock, Peter Fisk Collin Lucas, DeAri Todd David Beedle, Cole Chewins Tommy Liesveld, Bryce Baringer Mike Panasiuk, Jacub Panasiuk Kevin Jarvis, Raequan Williams Justin Layne L.J. Scott La’Darius Jefferson Xavier Henderson Jake Hartbarger Jalen Nailor Connor Heyward Rocky Lombardi C.J. Hayes Laress Nelson Brian Lewerke Emmanuel Flowers Austin Andrews Brandon Sowards Felton Davis III Josh Butler Cam Chambers Josiah Scott Andre Welch Tre Person Brandon Randle Weston Bridges Shakur Brown Antjuan Simmons Joe Bachie Jiah Norman Noah Sargent Dante Razzano Dominique Long Gerald Owens Brent Mossburg Jack Mandryk Mufi Hill-Hunt Grayson Miller Ben Line Noah Harvey Kenny Willekes Max Rosenthal Dillon Alexander Jack Henrichs Jordan Reid Matt Carrick Collin Caflisch Bryce Wilker Matt Allen Blake Bueter Mustafa Khaleefah Khylin Barton Jahz Watts Matt Dotson Jack Camper William Przystup Naquan Jones Chase Gianacakos Justice Alexander Tyler Hunt Cole Hahn MI 44 OH 22 IL 10 GA 4 TX 3 Hometowns of the 2018 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 44 Ohio 22 Illinois 10 Georgia 4 Texas 3 California 2 Iowa 2 Kentucky 2 Top counties Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 12 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 8 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 4 Lorain County, Ohio pop. 317,000 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’ 2018 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.
