Michigan State
Big Ten
29
Incoming
46
Outgoing
-17
Net
Team TVS:
18%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
22%
Defense
15%
Special Teams
9%
Highest Risk Players
Anelu Lafaele
EDGE
67%
Grady Kelly
DL
57%
Rakeem Johnson
OL
56%
Kekai Burnett
DL
50%
Bryson Williams
WR
48%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2 | 1 | $-1,887K |
| WR | 5 | 2 | $-1,043K |
| OL | 12 | 4 | $-730K |
| DL | 5 | 4 | $-656K |
| RB | 1 | 4 | +$602K |
| Other | 1 | 0 | $-150K |
| LB | 4 | 3 | +$150K |
| TE | 2 | 1 | $-52K |
| ST | 4 | 4 | $-52K |
| DB | 10 | 6 | +$24K |
Coaching Staff 3 coaches
Pat Fitzgerald
Head Coach
Previously: Northwestern (2022)
Joe Rossi
Defensive Coordinator
From: Pittsburgh, RO
Previously: Minnesota (2023)
Nick Sheridan
Offensive Coordinator
Previously: Alabama (2025)
2026 Recruiting Class 14 commits
#197
Collin Campbell
OT
4-star
(0.9243)
#365
Kayd Coffman
QB
4-star
(0.899)
#382
Samson Gash
WR
4-star
(0.8971)
#434
Joey Caudill
TE
4-star
(0.8928)
#459
Eli Bickel
OT
4-star
(0.8911)
#1131
Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy
S
3-star
(0.8689)
#1158
TJ Umenyiora
CB
3-star
(0.8678)
#1158
Cory House
EDGE
3-star
(0.8678)
#1177
Adam Shaw
LB
3-star
(0.8625)
#1227
Hudson Aultman
DL
3-star
(0.8667)
#1320
Jeremiah Favorite
CB
3-star
(0.8644)
#1500
Rai'shawn Elmore
WR
3-star
(0.86)
#2313
Jack Lansing III
LB
3-star
(0.84)
#2524
Jonathan Granby
ATH
3-star
(0.835)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to Michigan State From:
▸
Iowa
2 players
$150K
$150K
▸
UConn
2 players
Ben Murawski
OT
$314K
Cam Edwards
RB
$302K
Players Transfer from Michigan State To:
▸
Kansas
2 players
$150K
David Santiago
EDGE
$150K
▸
Memphis
2 players
Alante Brown
WR
$38K
Stone Chaney
EDGE
$30K
2 players
Aydan West
CB
$150K
Elisha West
CB
$150K
2 players
$37K
$37K
▸
Texas
2 players
Darius Snow
LB
$403K
$172K
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Catholic Central
Novi, MI
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
East Kentwood
Grand Rapids, MI
2 recruits
3.5-star avg
St. Mary's
Orchard Lake, MI
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
MI
21
TX
7
OH
7
GA
7
FL
4
CA
4
NJ
3
IL
3
Incoming Transfers 29
Tre Bell
Charles Brantley
Tyran Chappell
Eli Coenen
Dion Crawford
Rhys Dakin
Cam Edwards
Cam Fancher
Trent Fraley
Carson Gulker
Carlos Hazelwood
Trey Lisle
Fredrick Moore
Ben Murawski
Marvis Parrish
Jaziun Patterson
Michael Richard
Nick Sharpe
KK Smith
Kenny Soares Jr.
Cam Stodghill
Keahnist Thompson
Devin Vaught
Caleb Wheatland
Kenneth Williams
Robert Wright Jr.
Liam Boyd
Nick Duzansky
Alex Weeks
Outgoing Transfers 46
Semaj Bridgeman
Alante Brown
Aidan Chiles
Nick Marsh
Justin Bell
Evan Boyd
Gavin Broscious
Stone Chaney
Martin Connington
Cole Dellinger
Justin Denson Jr.
Makhi Frazier
Tyler Gillison
Wyatt Hook
Jeremiah Hughes
Ryland Jessee
Ashton Lepo
Mercer Luniewski
Charlton Luniewski
Michael Masunas
Aisea Moa
George Mullins
Kristian Phillips
Marcellius Pulliam
Stanton Ramil
Tracy Revels
Chance Rucker
David Santiago
Armorion Smith
Darius Snow
Payton Stewart
Jalen Thompson
Alex VanSumeren
Aydan West
Elisha West
Ade Willie
Jack Wills
Rustin Young
Shawn Foster
Chrishon McCray
Armoni Rue
Dyson Sims
Cooper Terpstra
Rodney Bullard Jr.
Rashawn Rogers
Kaden Schickel
Potential Incoming Targets
10 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Jackson Stratton
QB
3-star
Iowa
Transfer pipeline
$1.8M
Reymello Murphy
WR
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$300K
Tyrece Mills
S
3-star
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$60K
Makih Johnson
WR
3-star
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Jackson Harper
WR
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Cooper Ackerman
DL
3-star
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$5K
Delano Brown
DL
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$5K
Cleto Chol
DL
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$5K
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
WR
3-star
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$5K
Toluwanimi Tunde
OT
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$4K
Transfer Ledger
75 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-16 | OUT → | Darius Snow | LB | → Texas | $403K |
| 01-22 | OUT → | Armoni Rue | CB | → UL Monroe | $30K |
| 01-19 | OUT → | Wyatt Hook | TE | → Akron | $30K |
| 01-19 | OUT → | Makhi Frazier | RB | → Ole Miss | $150K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Alex Weeks | P | Northern Arizona → | $150K |
| 01-18 | OUT → | Marcellius Pulliam | LB | → Coastal Carolina | $30K |
| 01-18 | ← IN | Nick Duzansky | LS | Oregon → | $150K |
| 01-18 | ← IN | Kenneth Williams | RB | Nebraska → | $150K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Chance Rucker | CB | → Arizona State | $150K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | → TBD | $314K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Armorion Smith | S | → Toledo | $30K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Aisea Moa | LB | → Michigan | $150K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Tracy Revels | S | → UConn | $6K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Justin Denson Jr. | S | → Purdue | $150K |
| 01-14 | OUT → | Alante Brown | WR | → Memphis | $38K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Jalen Thompson | EDGE | → Arizona State | $150K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Kenny Soares Jr. | LB | NC State → | $210K |
| 01-12 | OUT → | Tyler Gillison | EDGE | → Ohio | $30K |
| 01-12 | OUT → | Stone Chaney | EDGE | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-12 | OUT → | Jeremiah Hughes | CB | → Hawai'i | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Eli Coenen | DL | Illinois → | $150K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Shawn Foster | WR | → Central Michigan | $30K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Jack Wills | LS | → Nebraska | $150K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Payton Stewart | OT | → Colorado State | $30K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Cole Dellinger | IOL | → Eastern Michigan | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Dion Crawford | LB | Buffalo → | $403K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | KK Smith | WR | Notre Dame → | $314K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Ashton Lepo | OT | → Oklahoma State | $150K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Kaden Schickel | LS | → Vanderbilt | $150K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Cam Stodghill | S | Albany → | $150K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | Evan Boyd | WR | → Iowa State | $150K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | Martin Connington | K | → Kansas | $150K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | George Mullins | S | → Delaware | $30K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | Rashawn Rogers | OT | → Ferris State | $14K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Fredrick Moore | WR | Michigan → | $150K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Dyson Sims | ATH | → TBD | $150K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Ade Willie | CB | → North Carolina | $150K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Robert Wright Jr. | OT | Georgia Southern → | $314K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Trey Lisle | EDGE | Southeast Missouri State → | $150K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Jaziun Patterson | RB | Iowa → | $150K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Keahnist Thompson | EDGE | Weber State → | $150K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Carlos Hazelwood | DL | Toledo → | $150K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Stanton Ramil | OT | → Auburn | $169K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | David Santiago | EDGE | → Kansas | $150K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Gavin Broscious | IOL | → Iowa State | $150K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Kristian Phillips | IOL | → Boston College | $150K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Aidan Chiles | QB | → Northwestern | $1,534K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Liam Boyd | K | Charlotte → | $150K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Charles Brantley | CB | Miami → | $150K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Carson Gulker | TE | Ferris State → | $150K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Trent Fraley | IOL | North Dakota State → | $604K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Cam Edwards | RB | UConn → | $302K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Alex VanSumeren | DL | → USC | $896K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Aydan West | CB | → Minnesota | $150K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Elisha West | CB | → Minnesota | $150K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Nick Sharpe | IOL | South Carolina → | $314K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Cam Fancher | QB | UCF → | $302K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Justin Bell | OT | → Virginia Tech | $150K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Michael Masunas | TE | → Texas | $172K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Caleb Wheatland | LB | Auburn → | $150K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Tre Bell | CB | Iowa State → | $150K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Michael Richard | S | Louisiana Tech → | $150K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Mercer Luniewski | OT | → San Diego State | $37K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Charlton Luniewski | IOL | → San Diego State | $37K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Cooper Terpstra | IOL | → UCF | $150K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Nick Marsh | WR | → Indiana | $975K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Rhys Dakin | P | Iowa → | $150K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Ben Murawski | OT | UConn → | $314K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Tyran Chappell | CB | Houston Christian → | $150K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Devin Vaught | S | Maine → | $150K |
| 12-31 | OUT → | Ryland Jessee | QB | → TBD | $655K |
| 12-12 | OUT → | Semaj Bridgeman | LB | → TBD | $30K |
| - | OUT → | Matt Gulbin | OL | → NFL Draft | $1,209K |
| - | OUT → | Ryan Eckley | P | → NFL Draft | $202K |
| - | ← IN | Marvis Parrish | RB | Western Kentucky → | $150K |
OUT: $9.9M
IN: $6.1M
NET: $-3.8M
Current Roster
72 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
Leo Hannan
|
QB | FR | 6'3" | 215 lbs | $1.3M |
| 11 |
Alessio Milivojevic
|
QB | FR | 6'2" | 218 lbs | $2.5M |
| 25 |
Jace Clarizio
|
RB | FR | 5'10" | 208 lbs | $150K |
| 28 |
Zion Gist
|
RB | FR | 5'11" | 205 lbs | $150K |
| 27 |
Darrin Jones Jr.
|
RB | FR | 5'10" | 202 lbs | $150K |
| 33 |
Jaxon McCaig
|
RB | FR | 6'1" | 238 lbs | $150K |
| 4 |
Elijah Tau-Tolliver
|
RB | SR | 6'1" | 211 lbs | $302K |
| 7 |
Brandon Tullis
|
RB | SO | 6'1" | 227 lbs | $604K |
| 26 |
Chris Williams
|
RB | JR | 5'10" | 218 lbs | $30K |
| 85 |
Grant Calcagno
|
WR | SO | 6'0" | 198 lbs | $150K |
| 18 |
Atticus Carridine
|
WR | SO | 6'1" | 182 lbs | $150K |
| 17 |
Braylon Collier
|
WR | FR | 6'0" | 176 lbs | $150K |
| 89 |
Nick Hardy
|
WR | FR | 6'1" | 192 lbs | $150K |
| 1 |
Omari Kelly
|
WR | SR | 6'0" | 188 lbs | $1.2M |
| - |
Chrishon McCray
|
WR | JR | - | - | $604K |
| 19 |
Charles Taplin
|
WR | FR | 6'0" | 178 lbs | $150K |
| 14 |
Bryson Williams
|
WR | FR | 6'1" | 219 lbs | $150K |
| 22 |
Jack Yanachik
|
WR | SO | 6'3" | 202 lbs | $150K |
| 48 |
Charlie Baker
|
TE | FR | 6'4" | 248 lbs | $150K |
| 82 |
Brennan Parachek
|
TE | JR | 6'5" | 251 lbs | $150K |
| 88 |
Kai Rios
|
TE | JR | 6'6" | 263 lbs | $150K |
| 31 |
Jayden Savoury
|
TE | FR | 6'4" | 240 lbs | $150K |
| 12 |
Jack Velling
|
TE | SR | 6'5" | 245 lbs | $503K |
| 41 |
Jaxson Wilson
|
TE | SO | 6'5" | 253 lbs | $251K |
| 77 |
Andrew Dennis
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 288 lbs | $604K |
| 51 |
Matt Gulbin
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 312 lbs | $1.2M |
| 55 |
Rakeem Johnson
|
OL | FR | 6'3" | 294 lbs | $150K |
| 67 |
Hayden Lorius
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 305 lbs | $150K |
| 58 |
Conner Moore
|
OL | JR | 6'5" | 306 lbs | $150K |
| 76 |
Drew Nichols
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 281 lbs | $150K |
| 70 |
Luka Vincic
|
OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 lbs | $314K |
| 52 |
Mikeshun Beeler
|
DL | FR | 6'2" | 293 lbs | $150K |
| 88 |
Ru'Quan Buckley
|
DL | SR | 6'5" | 325 lbs | $150K |
| 51 |
Kekai Burnett
|
DL | FR | 6'2" | 255 lbs | $150K |
| 99 |
Quindarius Dunnigan
|
DL | SR | 6'4" | 257 lbs | $1.2M |
| 16 |
Grady Kelly
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 295 lbs | $314K |
| 75 |
Ben Nelson
|
DL | JR | 6'7" | 311 lbs | $150K |
| 55 |
Ben Roberts
|
DL | JR | 6'2" | 335 lbs | $702K |
| 93 |
Jalen Satchell
|
DL | SR | 6'1" | 293 lbs | $150K |
| 98 |
Derrick Simmons
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 297 lbs | $150K |
| 94 |
Cal Thrush
|
DL | FR | 6'4" | 247 lbs | $150K |
| 87 |
Luke DeJager
|
EDGE | FR | 6'3" | 246 lbs | $150K |
| 11 |
Anelu Lafaele
|
EDGE | FR | 6'2" | 239 lbs | $150K |
| 36 |
Leonard Ah You
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 230 lbs | $209K |
| 35 |
Sam Edwards
|
LB | SR | 6'1" | 227 lbs | $150K |
| 33 |
DiMari Malone
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 235 lbs | $150K |
| 10 |
Wayne Matthews III
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 lbs | $806K |
| 42 |
David Millikin
|
LB | JR | 5'11" | 213 lbs | $150K |
| 56 |
Chris Piwowarczyk
|
LB | FR | 6'0" | 238 lbs | $150K |
| 45 |
Brady Pretzlaff
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 237 lbs | $150K |
| 40 |
DeJae White
|
LB | FR | 6'2" | 219 lbs | $150K |
| 14 |
Malcolm Bell
|
DB | SR | 6'2" | 188 lbs | $503K |
| 18 |
Andrew Brinson IV
|
DB | SO | 6'1" | 182 lbs | $150K |
| - |
NiJhay Burt
|
DB | SR | 5'11" | 189 lbs | $150K |
| 27 |
Devynn Cromwell
|
DB | SR | 6'0" | 200 lbs | $150K |
| 38 |
Dorian Davis
|
DB | JR | 6'0" | 198 lbs | $150K |
| 7 |
Joshua Eaton
|
DB | SR | 6'1" | 189 lbs | $150K |
| 31 |
Deuce Edwards
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 190 lbs | $150K |
| 15 |
Caleb Gash
|
DB | SO | 6'0" | 189 lbs | $150K |
| 30 |
Aveon Grose
|
DB | JR | 5'11" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 34 |
Khalil Majeed
|
DB | SR | 5'11" | 197 lbs | $150K |
| 1 |
Nikai Martinez
|
DB | SR | 5'11" | 195 lbs | $261K |
| 28 |
Dontavius Nash
|
DB | SR | 6'2" | 186 lbs | $150K |
| 24 |
Anthony Pinnace III
|
DB | JR | 6'0" | 160 lbs | $150K |
| 43 |
Malik Spencer
|
DB | SR | 6'1" | 191 lbs | $1.0M |
| 20 |
Keshawn Williams
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 182 lbs | $150K |
| 32 |
Evan Young
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 192 lbs | $150K |
| 96 |
Ryan Eckley
|
P | JR | 6'2" | 207 lbs | $201K |
| 48 |
Carson Voss
|
P | SR | 6'1" | 172 lbs | $150K |
| 40 |
Tarik Ahmetbasic
|
PK | SO | 6'2" | 214 lbs | $150K |
| 44 |
Jay Coyne
|
FB | JR | 6'1" | 230 lbs | $157K |
| 86 |
Blake Sislo
|
PK | SR | 6'0" | 185 lbs | $150K |