Jeff P entered the portal today. I always liked him. He was the underrated Dantonio-era-type guy that exceeded expectations. He has three years of eligibility. This feels like a big blow. Still, we have a LOT of talent, as illustrated below.
Elijah Collins also entered the portal this week. You should know his story. Seems like a really great character guy. Led the team in rushing his freshman year, followed by getting absolutely WRECKED by COVID, being K9's #1 cheerleader, and being massively under-appreciated by the coaching staff this year. Again, there's a ton of RB depth.
While both of these feel like big losses, it's important to note that NOT A SINGLE transfer out of MSU since the start of the portal has gone on to have a good college football career at a similar school. Talent-wise, the two biggest losses were Luke Fulton and Kalon Gervin. Fulton, who was kicked off the team for getting in a fight, is now a third-string MLB at Kentucky. Gervin is a second-string CB at Kansas. Beyond that you'd have to make a case for Rocky Lombardi or Ladarius Jefferson and I'm just not picking them over Russo/Thorne or K9/Berger.
Regardless, I still trust in Tucker and think good days are ahead of us! Now, if only we could find some good starting OL and DBs....
Pos |
Player 1 |
Player 2 |
Player 3 |
Player 4 |
Player 5 |
Player 6 |
OFFENSE |
WR-X |
Mosley, Tre RS JR |
Fitzpatrick, Christian RS SO/TR |
Johnson, Aziah |
Smith, Jaelen |
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WR-Z |
Coleman, Keon SO |
Gates, Antonio RS FR |
Glover, Jaron FR |
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WR-F |
Foster Jr., Montorie JR |
Henry, Tyrell FR |
McDonald, Cade RS JR |
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LT |
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Baldwin, Brandon RS SO/TR |
Lepo, Ashton FR |
Miller, Braden FR |
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LG |
Duplain, J.D. SR |
Broscious, Gavin FR |
Phillips, Kristian FR |
Dellinger, Cole |
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OC |
Samac, Nick SR |
Fincher, Dallas RS SO |
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RG |
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VanDeMark, Geno RS FR |
Wigenton, Kevin R-FR |
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RT |
Blackstock, Keyshawn |
Brown, Spencer RS JR |
Boyd, Ethan RS FR |
Ramil, Stanton |
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H Back |
Carr, Maliq RS SO/TR |
Hopper, Tyneil SR |
Masunas, Michael FR |
Nickel, Jack FR |
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TE |
Franklin, Jaylen SR |
Faleye, Ademola SO |
Morris, Evan R-JR |
Parachek, Brennan |
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QB |
Thorne, Payton RS JR |
Kim, Noah RS SO |
Houser, Katin FR |
Leavitt, Sam |
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RB |
Berger, Jalen RS SO/TR |
Berger, Jalen RS SO/TR |
Carter, Nathan FR |
Mangham, Jaren SR |
Simmons, Jordon, JR |
Barbarin, Jaelon |
DEFENSE |
SDE |
Bogle, Kris SR |
Dunn, Avery RS SO |
Ken Talley, R-FR |
Schott, James FR |
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DT |
Harmon, Derrick RS FR |
Adeleye, Tunmise |
Butler, Dre SR |
Van Summeran, Alex FR |
Depaepe, Andrew |
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DT |
Barrow Jr., Simeon RS SO |
Jackson, Jarrett, SR |
Hansen, Maverick RS JR |
Thompson Jalen |
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WDE |
Young, Zion FR |
Wright, Brandon SR |
Brown, Itayvion RS SO/TR |
Jobe, Bai |
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WLB |
Windmon, Jacoby SR |
Brule, Aaron GR/TR |
Carter, Quavian, FR |
Hall, Jordan |
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MLB |
Haladay, Cal RS SO |
Gaoteote, Ma'a SO |
Alexander, Aaron FR |
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CB |
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Melvin, Semar SO |
Coley, Caleb FR |
Rucker, Chance |
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S |
Mangham, Jaden FR |
Spencer, Malik FR |
Kirk AJ R-FR |
Fay, Hamp R-FR |
Primm, Davion R-FR |
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S |
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Majeed, Khalil R-FR |
Jones, Malcolm FR |
Joiner, Harold R-SR |
Brown, Sean |
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CB |
Brantley, Charles SO |
Lowery Jr., Marqui RS SO/TR |
Willie, Ade FR |
Pleasant, Eddie |
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NB |
Snow, Darius JR |
Grose, Angelo JR |
White, Justin RS JR |
Tatum, Dillon FR |
Kimbrough, Chester SR/TR |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
PT |
Eckley, Ryan FR |
Morris, Evan RS JR |
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PK |
Kim, Jonathan SR |
Patton, Ben RS JR/TR |
Rusnak, Stephen SO |
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KO |
Kim, Jonathan SR |
Rusnak, Stephen SO |
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LS |
Pepper, Hank SO |
Donovan, Michael RS FR |
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KR |
Henry, Tyrell FR |
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KR2 |
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McDonald, Cade RS JR |
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PR |
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McDonald, Cade RS JR |
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This is a FanPost, written by a member of the TOC community. It does not represent the official positions of The Only Colors, Inc.--largely because we have no official positions.
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