Teams Michigan State 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Michigan State roster 120 players: 15 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 14 juniors, 12 seniors, 65 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Michigan (51) and Ohio (27). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 7
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 WR 6′0″ 185 Naperville, IL 33 catches, 407 yards, 3 TD 8 Jalen Nailor WR 6′0″ 185 Palmdale, CA 26 catches, 515 yards, 4 TD 11 Ricky White III WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Marietta, GA 10 catches, 223 yards, 1 TD 17 Tre Mosley WR 6′2″ 200 Pontiac, MI 7 catches, 71 yards 3 Montorie Foster WR 6′0″ 186 Cleveland, OH 2 tackles 15 Cade McDonald WR 5′11″ 195 Naperville, IL 2 catches, 15 yards 3 Terry Lockett WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 182 Minneapolis, MN 1 catch, 4 yards Tre’Von Morgan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 218 Massillon, OH 1 catch, 26 yards, 1 TD 10 Ian Stewart WR 6′3″ 215 Woodhaven, MI 13 C.J. Hayes WR 6′2″ 211 Bowling Green, KY 13 Laress Nelson WR Sr. 5′8″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 20 Aubrey Dawkins WR RS 5′10″ 185 Verona, WI 80 Zach Gillespie WR RS 6′2″ 211 East Lansing, MI 82 Javez Alexander WR So. 6′2″ 180 Sandusky, OH 85 Sebastian Brown WR 6′2″ 195 Detroit, MI 86 Nick Hunter WR Fr. 5′10″ 195 Grayling, MI 87 Jahz Watts WR Jr. 6′0″ 180 Belleville, MI
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 89 Matt Dotson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 240 KENWOOD, OH 9 catches, 107 yards 97 Tyler Hunt TE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Gobles, MI 8 catches, 78 yards 9 Trenton Gillison TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 250 Pickerington, OH 5 catches, 49 yards 49 Max Rosenthal TE So. 6′2″ 260 Winnetka, IL 1 tackle 41 Reid Burton TE Sr. 6′1″ 210 East Lansing, MI 44 Adam Berghorst TE So. 6′7″ 260 Zeeland, MI 44 Evan Morris TE RS 6′5″ 245 Elsie, MI 47 Jackson Morse TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 East Lansing, MI 81 Parks Gissinger TE 6′4″ 240 Los Angeles, CA 84 Tommy Guajardo TE RS 6′3″ 225 Dearborn, MI
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 51 James Ohonba OL Fr. 6′3″ 340 Stockbridge, GA 52 Devontae Dobbs OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 295 Belleville, MI 54 Jack Henrichs OL Jr. 6′7″ 315 Mequon, WI 55 Damon Kaylor OL RS 6′5″ 287 Huntington, IN 55 Jordan Reid OT 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 315 Mount Clemens, MI 56 Matt Carrick OG Sr. 6′5″ 325 Minerva, OH 57 Evan Brunning OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Oxford, MI 58 Spencer Brown OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 321 Commerce Township, MI 59 Nick Samac C Fr. 6′4″ 305 Mentor, OH 62 Luke Campbell OL 6′5″ 290 Lewis Center, OH 63 Jacob Lafave OL RS 6′4″ 290 Brighton, MI 64 Justin Stevens OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Dartmouth, NS 64 Matt Allen OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Hinsdale, IL 67 J.D. Duplain OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Strongsville, OH 68 Dan VanOpstall OT So. 6′6″ 305 Jenison, MI 69 Blake Bueter OL Jr. 6′4″ 320 Howell, MI 72 Dallas Fincher OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Grand Rapids, MI 73 Jacob Isaia OL Fr. 6′3″ 306 Las Vegas, NV 75 Kevin Jarvis OG 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 325 Chicago, IL 76 A.J. Arcuri OT Jr. 6′7″ 300 Powell, OH 79 Mustafa Khaleefah OT Jr. 6′5″ 320 Dearborn Heights, MI
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 86 Drew Beesley DE Jr. 6′2″ 260 Rochester Hills, MI 27 tackles, 3 sacks 96 Jacub Panasiuk DE 6′4″ 250 Roselle, IL 25 tackles, 1 sack 93 Naquan Jones DT 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 340 Evanston, IL 24 tackles 5 Michael Fletcher DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 275 Flint, MI 12 tackles, 3 sacks 98 Dashaun Mallory DL Fr. 6′1″ 275 Bolingbrook, IL 15 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Jack Camper DE 6′5″ 252 Virginia Beach, VA 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 64 Jacob Slade DT 6′4″ 315 Lewis Center, OH 13 tackles 26 Brandon Wright DL 6′2″ 250 Euclid, OH 4 tackles 90 Jalen Hunt DL 6′2″ 315 Belleville, MI 3 tackles 97 Maverick Hansen DL 6′4″ 310 Farmington Hills, MI 2 tackles 0 Jasiyah Robinson DL 6′3″ 265 Groveport, OH 10 Simeon Barrow Jr. DL RS 6′3″ 290 Grovetown, GA 11 Avery Dunn DL 6′4″ 250 Shaker Heights, OH 16 Chris Mayfield DT RS 6′3″ 275 Hilliard, OH 54 Jack Saylor DE So. 6′2″ 245 Rochester, MI 54 Kyle King DL RS 6′4″ 270 Greenfield, IN 55 Zach Slade DE So. 6′4″ 265 Lewis Center, OH 92 DeAri Todd DE Jr. 6′2″ 265 Lorain, OH
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 34 Antjuan Simmons LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 225 Ann Arbor, MI 75 tackles, 1 sack 45 Noah Harvey LB Jr. 6′4″ 235 Hartland, WI 54 tackles 6 Chase Kline LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 236 Chardon, OH 29 tackles 44 Jeff Pietrowski LB 6′2″ 243 Medina, OH 4 tackles 45 Darius Snow LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 219 Frisco, TX 3 tackles 58 Terry O’Connor LB So. 6′3″ 235 Traverse City, MI 1 tackle 3 Jeslord Boateng LB 6′2″ 228 Dublin, OH 12 Marcel Lewis LB Fr. 6′0″ 219 Eastpointe, MI 25 Cole Demarzo LB 6′4″ 240 Hilton Head Island, SC 27 Cal Haladay LB RS 6′1″ 233 Elysburg, PA 30 Tanner Hallock LB Jr. 6′1″ 226 Grand Rapids, MI 31 Kobe Myers LB 6′1″ 220 Pontiac, MI 35 Sam Edwards LB 6′1″ 227 Williamston, MI 36 Charles Willekes LB RS 6′1″ 225 Rockford, MI 40 Luke Fulton LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 225 Youngstown, OH
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 29 Shakur Brown CB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Stockbridge, GA 25 tackles, 5 INT 3 Xavier Henderson S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 210 Reynoldsburg, OH 41 tackles 24 Tre Person S Sr. 5′11″ 170 Atlanta, GA 27 tackles, 1 sack 21 Michael Dowell DB 6′1″ 221 North Ridgeville, OH 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Angelo Grose DB 5′10″ 192 Mansfield, OH 23 tackles 18 Kalon Gervin CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Detroit, MI 22 tackles 38 Dominique Long CB 6′2″ 195 Westerville, OH 13 tackles 14 Davion Williams DB 6′0″ 180 Belleville, MI 8 tackles 2 Chris Jackson DB 6′0″ 195 Marietta, GA 3 tackles 2 Julian Barnett DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 190 Detroit, MI 3 tackles 15 Emmanuel Flowers S So. 6′2″ 199 Chino Hills, CA 3 tackles 49 David Kruse S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Lowell, MI 3 tackles 43 Jack Mandryk S Jr. 6′1″ 200 Hudsonville, MI 2 tackles 3 Tate Hallock S 6′4″ 210 Grand Rapids, MI 16 Joe Stevens CB So. 5′9″ 180 Northville, MI 30 Justin White DB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Agoura Hills, CA 32 Zach Denha DB RS 6′0″ 185 Rochester Hills, MI 36 Torrell Williams DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Detroit, MI
Julian Barnett, Kalon Gervin, Elijah Collins, Torrell Williams, Alante Thomas, Tommy Guajardo, Sebastian Brown Jeslord Boateng, Zach Slade, Luke Campbell, Jacob Slade, A.J. Arcuri Tate Hallock, Tanner Hallock, Dan VanOpstall, Dallas Fincher Davion Williams, Devontae Dobbs, Jahz Watts, Jalen Hunt Andrew Schorfaar, Reid Burton, Jackson Morse, Zach Gillespie Jayden Reed, Payton Thorne, Cade McDonald Chris Jackson, Jordan Simmons, Ricky White III Tre Mosley, Kobe Myers, Bryce Baringer Zach Denha, Jack Saylor, Drew Beesley Anthony Williams Jr., Kevin Jarvis Montorie Foster, Avery Dunn Xavier Henderson, Trenton Gillison Joe Stevens, Spencer Brown Shakur Brown, James Ohonba Dominique Long, Jude Pedrozo Jack Mandryk, Nolan Rossback Matt Allen, Jack Olsen Jasiyah Robinson Noah Kim Terry Lockett Matt Coghlin Michael Fletcher Chase Kline Donovan Eaglin Jalen Nailor Ian Stewart Simeon Barrow Jr. Connor Heyward Marcel Lewis Rocky Lombardi Theo Day C.J. Hayes Laress Nelson Angelo Grose Emmanuel Flowers Chris Mayfield Eli McLean Aubrey Dawkins Michael Dowell Andre Welch Tre Person Cole Demarzo Joseph Martinez Brandon Wright Cal Haladay Justin White Antjuan Simmons Sam Edwards Charles Willekes Luke Fulton Adam Berghorst Evan Morris Jeff Pietrowski Darius Snow Noah Harvey David Kruse Max Rosenthal Jack Henrichs Kyle King Damon Kaylor Jordan Reid Matt Carrick Evan Brunning Terry O’Connor Nick Samac Jacob Lafave J.D. Duplain Blake Bueter Jacob Isaia Mustafa Khaleefah Parks Gissinger Javez Alexander Nick Hunter Matt Dotson Jack Camper DeAri Todd Naquan Jones Jacub Panasiuk Maverick Hansen Tyler Hunt Cole Hahn Dashaun Mallory Tre’Von Morgan MI 51 OH 27 IL 11 GA 8 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2020 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 27 Illinois 11 Georgia 8 California 4 Wisconsin 3 Virginia 2 Texas 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 15 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 10 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 6 Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 5 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’ 2020 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.
Jayden Reed WR