Michigan State greats
40 players, ranked by what they did at Michigan State: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
- Percy SnowHall of Fame, 2013
Bubba SmithHall of Fame, 1988
Lorenzo WhiteHall of Fame, 2019
George WebsterHall of Fame, 1987- Brad Van PeltHall of Fame, 2001
- Clinton JonesHall of Fame, 2015
- John PingelHall of Fame, 1968
- Gene WashingtonHall of Fame, 2011
- Don ColemanHall of Fame, 1975
- Ken Walker III2021 Doak Walker
Kirk GibsonHall of Fame, 2017- Charles Rogers2002 Biletnikoff
Darqueze Dennard2013 Jim Thorpe
Earl MorrallConsensus All-American, 1955- Walt KowalczykConsensus All-American, 1957
Dan CurrieConsensus All-American, 1957- Ed Bagdon1949 Outland
- Tony MandarichConsensus All-American, 1988
Bob CareyConsensus All-American, 1951- Sid WagnerConsensus All-American, 1935
- Greg JonesConsensus All-American, 2009–10
Connor Cook2015 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm
Jerel WorthyConsensus All-American, 2011- Sherman LewisConsensus All-American, 1963
Jack ConklinNo. 8 pick, 2016- Kenny Willekes2019 Burlsworth
- Norm MastersConsensus All-American, 1955
Trae WaynesNo. 11 pick, 2015
Brandon FieldsConsensus All-American, 2004- Javon RingerConsensus All-American, 2008
- Don DohoneyConsensus All-American, 1953
- Bryce BaringerConsensus All-American, 2022
- George SaimesConsensus All-American, 1962
- Bob KulaConsensus All-American, 1989
Sam WilliamsConsensus All-American, 1958- Neno DaPratoConsensus All-American, 1915
- Eric Allen10th in the 1971 Heisman vote
- Steve JudaySixth in the 1965 Heisman vote
- Dean LookSixth in the 1959 Heisman vote
- Don McAuliffeEighth in the 1952 Heisman vote
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