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Michigan State Spartans Roster & Depth Chart 2026
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Nick Sheridan / Joe Rossi
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Pro-spread 11 / motion
- Offensive scheme type
- Pro-spread 11 / motion
- Personnel
- 21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / RPO
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Attacking · 60
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Sheridan pro-spread "FAST": stack sets, preseason motion, multi-TE, zone runs, RPO and play-action.
Defense
Multiple 4-2-5
- Defensive scheme type
- Multiple 4-2-5
- Base front
- 4-2-5 nickel
- Front
- 4-3
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3 / Cover 4
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 58
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Rossi multiple 4-2-5 (Minnesota roots): flexes front looks without subbing; simulated pressure, limit explosives.
110 players · ESPN · on3 · refreshes with transactions and injuries.
Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.
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| 44* |  Jay Coyne | | FB | 6' 2" | 231 | — | SR | New York, NY | High school | — | Active |
| 52* |  Nick Sharpe |   | OL | 6' 2" | 351 | — | SR | Gastonia, NC | Portal | 3★ · No. 1407 · '21 | Active |
| 54 |  Antonio Johnson |   | OL | 6' 5" | 287 | — | FR | Detroit, MI | Portal | 3★ · No. 1529 · '25 | Active |
| 55* |  Rakeem Johnson | | OL | 6' 4" | 296 | — | SO | Boise, ID | High school | 3★ · No. 1084 · '24 | Active |
| 56* |  Jack Ziarko | | OL | 6' 2" | 286 | — | FR | North Canton, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 727 · '26 | Active |
| 58 |  Conner Moore |  | OL | 6' 6" | 311 | — | SR | Millbury, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 61 |  Collin Campbell | | OL | 6' 6" | 295 | — | FR | Gilbert, AZ | High school | 4★ · No. 221 · '26 | Active |
| 63 |  Trent Fraley |   | OL | 6' 1" | 306 | — | SR | Moon Township, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2062 · '22 | Active |
| 65 |  Cole Bertke | | OL | 6' 5" | 285 | — | FR | East Grand Rapids, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 68 |  Eli Bickel | | OL | 6' 6" | 312 | — | FR | North Branch, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 649 · '26 | Active |
| 70 |  Luka Vincic |  | OL | 6' 5" | 306 | — | SR | Bothell, WA | Portal | 3★ · No. 842 · '22 | Active |
| 71 |  Robert Wright Jr. |  | OL | 6' 5" | 294 | — | JR | Atlanta, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 73 |  Rustin Young | | OL | 6' 4" | 308 | — | SO | Honolulu, HI | High school | 4★ · No. 301 · '24 | Active |
| 75 |  Ben Murawski |  | OL | 6' 7" | 340 | — | SR | Harleysville, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 76 |  Drew Nichols | | OL | 6' 4" | 298 | — | FR | Murrieta, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 970 · '25 | Active |
| 77 |  Andrew Dennis | ILL | OL | 6' 4" | 302 | — | SO | Mount Pleasant, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 79 |  Tristan Comer | | OL | 6' 5" | 305 | — | FR | Freeland, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 1102 · '26 | Active |
| 2* |  Cam Fancher |  | QB | 6' 0" | 207 | — | SR | Dayton, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 1616 · '21 | Active |
| 10* |  Kayd Coffman | | QB | 6' 2" | 206 | — | FR | Kentwood, MI | High school | 4★ · No. 241 · '26 | Active |
| 11* |  Alessio Milivojevic | | QB | 6' 3" | 223 | — | SO | Naperville, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 739 · '24 | Active |
| 15* |  Leo Hannan | | QB | 6' 3" | 221 | — | FR | Long Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 967 · '25 | Active |
| 23* |  Peyton Babbitt | | QB | 6' 0" | 200 | — | FR | Muskegon, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 0* |  Cam Edwards | | RB | 5' 11" | 206 | — | SR | Norwalk, CT | Portal | — | Active |
| 4* |  Jaziun Patterson |  | RB | 5' 10" | 214 | — | SR | Pompano Beach, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 662 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Brandon Tullis | | RB | 6' 1" | 224 | — | JR | Dallas, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1587 · '24 | Active |
| 20* |  Zion Gist | | RB | 5' 11" | 209 | — | FR | Frankfort, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 2284 · '25 | Active |
| 21* |  Marvis Parrish |  | RB | 5' 11" | 209 | — | SO | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1881 · '25 | Active |
| 25* |  Jace Clarizio | | RB | 5' 10" | 213 | — | FR | East Lansing, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 459 · '25 | Active |
| 26* |  Cedric Williams Jr. | | RB | 5' 9" | 201 | — | FR | Canton, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 27* |  Darrin Jones Jr. | | RB | 5' 11" | 206 | — | FR | Lake Orion, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 32* |  Kenneth Williams |  | RB | 5' 9" | 191 | — | JR | Detroit, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 33* |  Jaxon McCaig | | RB | 6' 1" | 236 | — | SO | Plymouth, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 12* |  Carson Gulker |  | TE | 6' 3" | 245 | — | SR | Zeeland, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 31* |  Jayden Savoury | | TE | 6' 5" | 253 | — | FR | Canton, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 909 · '25 | Active |
| 48 |  Charlie Baker | | TE | 6' 4" | 252 | — | SO | East Lansing, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 82 |  Brennan Parachek | | TE | 6' 5" | 249 | — | JR | Dexter, MI | High school | 4★ · No. 325 · '23 | Active |
| 84 |  Eddie Whiting | | TE | 6' 6" | 254 | — | FR | Sioux Falls, SD | High school | — | Active |
| 86 |  Ethan Melville | | TE | 6' 4" | 213 | — | FR | Holt, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 87 |  Joe Caudill | | TE | 6' 4" | 232 | — | FR | Lexington, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 474 · '26 | Active |
| 88 |  Kai Rios | | TE | 6' 6" | 262 | — | SR | Rock Island, IL | High school | — | Active |
| 3* |  Rodney Bullard Jr. |  | WR | 5' 11" | 188 | — | SR | Albany, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 5* |  Samson Gash | | WR | 6' 0" | 185 | — | FR | South Lyon, MI | High school | 4★ · No. 245 · '26 | Active |
| 6* |  Fredrick Moore |  | WR | 6' 1" | 187 | — | JR | St. Louis, MO | Portal | 3★ · No. 556 · '23 | Active |
| 8* |  KK Smith |  | WR | 6' 0" | 180 | — | JR | Frisco, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 527 · '23 | Active |
| 13* |  Chrishon McCray |  | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | Avon, IN | Portal | 3★ · No. 1932 · '22 | Active |
| 14* |  Bryson Williams | | WR | 6' 2" | 225 | — | FR | Canton, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 1042 · '25 | Active |
| 16* |  Zach Washington | | WR | 6' 2" | 188 | — | FR | Naperville, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 841 · '26 | Active |
| 17* |  Braylon Collier | | WR | 6' 0" | 187 | — | FR | Sandusky, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 808 · '25 | Active |
| 18* |  Jameel Gardner Jr. | | WR | 6' 0" | 193 | — | SR | Detroit, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 1460 · '22 | Active |
| 19 |  Charles Taplin | | WR | 6' 1" | 184 | — | FR | Red Oak, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1721 · '25 | Active |
| 22* |  Jack Yanachik | | WR | 6' 2" | 205 | — | JR | Rochester Hills, MI | High school | 2★ · '23 | Active |
| 81 |  Colin Charles | | WR | 6' 0" | 202 | — | FR | Northville, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 89 |  Nick Hardy | | WR | 6' 1" | 194 | — | FR | Birmingham, MI | High school | — | Active |
Defense51
| 0* |  NiJhay Burt |  | CB | 5' 11" | 188 | — | SR | Homestead, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Tre Bell |   | CB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | St. Louis, MO | Portal | — | Active |
| 4* |  Charles Brantley | MIA | CB | 6' 0" | 170 | — | SR | Sarasota, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 632 · '21 | Active |
| 14* |  Andrew Brinson IV | | CB | 6' 1" | 186 | — | SO | Tampa, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 983 · '24 | Active |
| 20* |  Keshawn Williams | | CB | 6' 0" | 187 | — | SO | Murfreesboro, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 1266 · '24 | Active |
| 22* |  Tyran Chappell |  | CB | 6' 3" | 189 | — | SO | Dallas, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 24 |  Jeremiah Favorite | | CB | 5' 11" | 172 | — | FR | Myrtle Beach, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 1347 · '26 | Active |
| 27* | CBTruth Umenyiora | | CB | 6' 1" | 194 | — | FR | Atlanta, GA | High school | — | Active |
| 29 |  KJ Deriso | | CB | 6' 0" | 160 | — | FR | Atlanta, GA | High school | — | Active |
| 37* |  Darelle Cochran | | CB | 6' 2" | 175 | — | FR | Redford, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 42 |  Luca Genrich | | CB | 5' 10" | 187 | — | FR | Farmington, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 21* |  Nikai Martinez | | DB | 5' 11" | 196 | — | SR | Apopka, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 404 · '22 | Active |
| 25* |  Carlos Hazelwood |  | DL | 6' 4" | 290 | — | SO | Chicago, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1612 · '24 | Active |
| 52* |  Mikeshun Beeler | | DL | 6' 2" | 290 | — | SO | Chicago, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 1155 · '24 | Active |
| 55* |  Ben Roberts |  | DL | 6' 3" | 325 | — | SR | Lakewood, WA | Portal | 4★ · No. 338 · '22 | Active |
| 57 |  Hudson Aultman | | DL | 6' 4" | 312 | — | FR | Delaware, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1273 · '26 | Active |
| 91 |  Jackson Pahl | | DL | 6' 2" | 282 | — | FR | Howell, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 96 |  Eli Coenen |  ILL | DL | 6' 6" | 287 | — | JR | Baldwin, WI | Portal | — | Active |
| 97 |  Cal Thrush | | DL | 6' 5" | 263 | — | FR | Upper Arlington, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1260 · '25 | Active |
| 98 |  Derrick Simmons | | DL | 6' 3" | 305 | — | FR | Frankenmuth, MI | High school | 4★ · No. 278 · '25 | Active |
| 1 |  Kenny Soares Jr. |  | EDGE | 6' 2" | 234 | — | SR | Trumbull, CT | Portal | 3★ · No. 773 · '22 | Active |
| 6* |  Leonard Ah You | | EDGE | 6' 3" | 250 | — | FR | Laie, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1132 · '23 | Active |
| 8* |  Trey Lisle |  | EDGE | 6' 6" | 254 | — | SO | Fayetteville, AR | Portal | — | Active |
| 9* |  Keahnist Thompson |  | EDGE | 6' 3" | 266 | — | SR | Lakeland, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 383 · '22 | Active |
| 11* |  Anelu Lafaele |  | EDGE | 6' 2" | 240 | — | SO | Kalihi, HI | Portal | 3★ · No. 571 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Isaac Smith |  | EDGE | 6' 6" | 260 | — | SR | Wagoner, OK | Portal | 3★ · No. 1338 · '21 | Active |
| 33* |  Cory House Jr. | | EDGE | 6' 3" | 230 | — | FR | Memphis, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 1191 · '26 | Active |
| 47 |  Jaxson Wilson | | EDGE | 6' 5" | 258 | — | JR | Howell, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 51 |  Kekai Burnett | | EDGE | 6' 3" | 262 | — | SO | Honolulu, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1068 · '24 | Active |
| 56* |  Chris Piwowarczyk | | EDGE | 6' 0" | 250 | — | SO | Fenton, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 94 |  Aidan Boehle |  | EDGE | 6' 4" | 253 | — | JR | Minnetonka, MN | Portal | — | Active |
| 5* |  Jordan Hall |   | LB | 6' 3" | 249 | — | SR | Fredericksburg, VA | Portal | 4★ · No. 194 · '23 | Active |
| 10* |  DiMari Malone | | LB | 6' 1" | 238 | — | FR | Macomb Township, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 896 · '25 | Active |
| 12* |  Cam Stodghill | ALB | LB | 6' 3" | 222 | — | SR | Charlotte, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 16* |  Adam Shaw | | LB | 6' 3" | 223 | — | FR | River Vale, NJ | High school | 3★ · No. 1055 · '26 | Active |
| 18* |  Dion Crawford | BUF | LB | 6' 1" | 243 | — | SR | Atlanta, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1401 · '23 | Active |
| 23* |  DeJae White | | LB | 6' 3" | 225 | — | FR | Pontiac, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 414 · '25 | Active |
| 39 |  Jack Lansing III | | LB | 6' 0" | 213 | — | FR | Brighton, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 2402 · '26 | Active |
| 44* |  Caleb Wheatland |   | LB | 6' 1" | 244 | — | SR | Centreville, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1015 · '22 | Active |
| 45 |  Brady Pretzlaff | | LB | 6' 3" | 238 | — | SO | Gaylord, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 422 · '24 | Active |
| 2* |  Devin Vaught |  | S | 6' 0" | 212 | — | JR | Charlotte, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 7* |  Michael Richard |  | S | 5' 10" | 179 | — | SR | New Orleans, LA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1836 · '23 | Active |
| 15* |  Caleb Gash | | S | 6' 0" | 193 | — | JR | South Lyon, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 17* |  Jonathan Granby | | S | 5' 10" | 200 | — | FR | Alpharetta, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2245 · '26 | Active |
| 26* |  Trevaughn Martinez | | S | 5' 9" | 175 | — | JR | Fort Lauderdale, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 2016 · '23 | Active |
| 28 |  Brayden Thomas | | S | 6' 0" | 177 | — | FR | Cleveland, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1010 · '26 | Active |
| 30 |  Aveon Grose | CHA | S | 5' 11" | 187 | — | SR | Mansfield, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 1018 · '22 | Active |
| 31* |  Deuce Edwards | | S | 6' 0" | 202 | — | FR | Richmond, VA | High school | — | Active |
| 32* |  Evan Young | | S | 6' 0" | 196 | — | SO | Lufkin, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 950 · '25 | Active |
| 34 |  Khalil Majeed | | S | 5' 11" | 201 | — | SR | Moorestown, NJ | High school | — | Active |
| 35 |  Eliyjah Caldwell | | S | 6' 0" | 188 | — | FR | Jacksonville, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1268 · '26 | Active |
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| 50 |  Nick Duzansky | | LS | 6' 5" | 197 | — | JR | Glen Ellyn, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 53 |  Trey Serauskis | | LS | 5' 10" | 205 | — | FR | Frankfort, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 3076 · '26 | Active |
| 9* |  Rhys Dakin | | P | 6' 4" | 235 | — | JR | Melbourne, Australia | Portal | 3★ · No. 2532 · '24 | Active |
| 49 |  Alex Weeks | | P | 6' 4" | 191 | — | FR | Scottsdale, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 37* |  Liam Boyd |  CHA | PK | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | Asheville, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 85 |  Stephen Gonzales | | PK | 5' 10" | 182 | — | FR | Monroe, NC | High school | 3★ · No. 2792 · '26 | Active |
Roster log
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Pro-spread 11 / motionMultiple 4-2-5Inside zone / RPOCover 3 / Cover 421 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR4-2-5 nickelOurlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
21 personnel · 2 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 21.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 6 | Fredrick Moore | 14 | Bryson Williams | 5 | Samson Gash |
| WR2 | 19 | Charles Taplin | 8 | KK Smith | — | — |
| LT | 75 | Ben Murawski | 73 | Rustin Young | — | — |
| LG | 58 | Conner Moore | 77 | Andrew Dennis | — | — |
| C | 63 | Trent Fraley | 76 | Drew Nichols | — | — |
| RG | 52 | Nick Sharpe | 70 | Luka Vincic | — | — |
| RT | 55 | Rakeem Johnson | 71 | Robert Wright Jr. | — | — |
| TE | 31 | Jayden Savoury | 82 | Brennan Parachek | 88 | Kai Rios |
| QB | 11 | Alessio Milivojevic | 2 | Cam Fancher | 15 | Leo Hannan |
| FB | 44 | Jay Coyne | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 0 | Cam Edwards | 4 | Jaziun Patterson | 7 | Brandon Tullis |
Defense
Nickel 4-3
Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 13 | Isaac Smith | 51 | Kekai Burnett | 9 | Keahnist Thompson |
| LDT | 96 | Eli Coenen | 25 | Carlos Hazelwood | 52 | Mikeshun Beeler |
| RDT | 55 | Ben Roberts | 98 | Derrick Simmons | — | — |
| RDE | 1 | Kenny Soares Jr. | 11 | Anelu Lafaele | 8 | Trey Lisle |
| WLB | 44 | Caleb Wheatland | 12 | Cam Stodghill | 45 | Brady Pretzlaff |
| MLB | 5 | Jordan Hall | 18 | Dion Crawford | 16 | Adam Shaw |
| LCB | 3 | Tre Bell | 0 | NiJhay Burt | — | — |
| SS | 2 | Devin Vaught | 30 | Aveon Grose | — | — |
| FS | 21 | Nikai Martinez | 26 | Trevaughn Martinez | — | — |
| RCB | 4 | Charles Brantley | 22 | Tyran Chappell | — | — |
| NB | 7 | Michael Richard | 34 | Khalil Majeed | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 37 | Liam Boyd | — | — | — | — |
| P | 9 | Rhys Dakin | 49 | Alex Weeks | — | — |
| H | 9 | Rhys Dakin | 49 | Alex Weeks | — | — |
| LS | 50 | Nick Duzansky | — | — | — | — |
| PR | 17 | Braylon Collier | — | — | — | — |
| KR | 32 | Kenneth Williams | 13 | Chrishon McCray | — | — |
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Michigan State Spartans are 2-4 in the Big Ten. The offense is Pro-spread 11 / motion and the defense is Multiple 4-2-5. Play-callers are Nick Sheridan / Joe Rossi.