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MICHIGAN STATE ROSTER 2 Justin Layne CB Jr. 6-3 185 Cleveland, Ohio 3 Xavier Henderson S Fr. 6-1 200 Reynoldsburg, Ohio 3 LJ Scott RB Sr. 6-1 225 Youngstown, Ohio 4 Matt Coghlin K So. 5-9 190 Cincinnati, Ohio 4 C.J. Hayes WR Fr. 6-1 205 Bowling Green, Ky. 5 Andrew Dowell LB Sr. 6-1 225 North Ridgeville, Ohio 6 Theo Day QB Fr. 6-5 222 Canton, Mich. 6 David Dowell Jr. S 6-1 196 North Ridgeville, Ohio 7 Michael Dowell S Fr. 6-1 206 North Ridgeville, Ohio 7 Cody White WR So. 6-3 210 So. Novi, Mich. 8 Chris Jackson CB Fr. 6-0 190 Marietta, Ga. 8 Jalen Nailor WR Fr. 6-0 187 Las Vegas, Nev. 9 Dominique Long S So. 6-2 195 Westerville, Ohio 10 Matt Morrissey S Sr. 6-3 211 Lincolnshire, Ill. 11 Connor Heyward RB So. 6-0 229 Duluth, Ga. 11 Davion Williams CB Fr. 6-0 179 Belleville, Mich. 12 Nick Krumm WR Jr. 5-10 185 Commerce Township, Mich. 12 Rocky Lombardi QB Fr. 6-3 218 Cliva, Iowa 13 Mickey Macius QB Sr. 6-2 203 Arlington Heights, Ill. 13 Laress Nelson WR So. 5-8 179 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 14 Brian Lewerke QB Jr. 6-3 220 Phoenix, Ariz. 15 La'Darius Jefferson RB Fr. 6-1 223 Columbia, Miss. 16 Brandon Sowards WR Sr. 6-0 187 Wyandotte, Mich. 17 Tyriq Thompson LB Jr. 6-1 245 Detroit, Mich. 18 Felton Davis III WR Sr. 6-4 200 Richmond, Va. 18 Kalon Gervin CB Fr. 5-11 188 Detroit, Mich. 19 Josh Butler CB Jr. 6-0 184 Mesquite, Texas 20 Emmanuel Flowers WR Fr. 6-1 188 Chino Hills, Calif. 20 Davis Lewandowski WR Jr. 6-0 208 Okemos, Mich. 21 Cam Chambers WR So. 6-2 214 Sicklerville, N.J. 21 Chase Kline LB Fr. 6-4 232 Chardon, Ohio 22 Josiah Scott CB So. 5-10 175 Hamilton, Ohio 23 Eli McLean QB Fr. 6-2 200 Pontiac, Mich. 24 Elijah Collins RB Fr. 6-0 205 Detroit, Mich. 24 Tre Person S So. 5-10 165 Atlanta, Ga. 25 Jake Hartbarger P Sr. 6-4 200 Waterville, Ohio 25 Darrell Stewart Jr. WR Jr. 6-2 217 Houston, Texas 26 Brandon Bouyer-Randle LB So. 6-2 234 Battle Creek, Mich. 27 Weston Bridges RB Fr. 5-11 195 Copley, Ohio 27 Khari Willis S Sr. 6-0 215 Jackson, Mich. 28 Jon Reschke LB Sr. 6-3 235 Sterling Heights, Mich. 29 Shakur Brown CB Fr. 6-0 176 Stockbridge, Ga. 30 Tanner Hallock LB Fr. 6-1 227 Grand Rapids, Mich. 31 Edward Warinner LB Fr. 6-0 225 Powell, Ohio 32 Corey Pryor DB So. 5-10 212 Jackson, Mich. 33 Jeslord Boateng LB Fr. 6-1 210 Dublin, Ohio 34 Antjuan Simmons LB So. 6-0 220 Ann Arbor, Mich. 35 Joe Bachie LB Jr. 6-2 238 Brook Park, Ohio 36 Jiah Norman CB Fr. 5-11 186 Houston, Texas 36 Noah Sargent RB So. 6-0 200 Fenton, Mich. 37 Dante Razzano LB So. 6-2 226 Niles, Mich. 38 Byron Bullough LB Sr. 6-1 232 Traverse City, Mich. 39 Alante Thomas RB So. 5-9 193 Detroit, Mich. 40 Collin Lucas FB Sr. 6-1 236 Avon Lake, Ohio 41 Reid Burton FB So. 6-1 240 East Lansing, Mich. 41 Gerald Owens DT Sr. 6-2 310 Thorofare, N.J. 42 Brent Mossburg DE Fr. 6-2 223 Carleton, Mich. 43 Jack Mandryk S Fr. 6-0 188 Hudsonville, Mich. 44 Grayson Miller LB Sr. 6-3 215 Georgetown, Ky. 45 Noah Harvey LB Fr. 6-3 227 Hartland, Wis. 45 Ben Line FB Sr. 6-2 253 Oxford, Mich. 47 Ryan Armour SN Jr. 6-0 225 Traverse City, Mich. 48 Kenny Willekes DE Jr. 6-4 260 Rockford, Mich. 49 David Kruse S Fr. 6-0 202 Lowell, Mich 49 Max Rosenthal FB Fr. 6-2 255 Winnetka, Ill. 50 Nick Chudler LS Fr. 6-0 205 Novi, Mich. 52 Dillon Alexander DE Sr. 6-4 235 Forsyth, Ga. 53 Peter Fisk LB So. 6-1 222 Grand Rapids, Mich. 54 Mitchell Sokol LB Fr. 6-3 220 Rochester, Mich. 55 Jordan Reid OT So. 6-4 275 Mt. Clemens, Mich. 55 Zach Slade DE Fr. 6-4 247 Lewis Center, Ohio 56 Matt Carrick OG Fr. 6-4 317 Minerva, Ohio 57 Collin Caflisch SN Jr. 6-4 290 Canton, Mich. 58 Terry O'Connor LB Fr. 6-3 218 Traverse City, Mich. 59 David Beedle OG Sr. 6-5 333 Clarkston, Mich. 61 Cole Chewins OT Jr. 6-8 290 Clarkston, Mich. 62 Luke Campbell OT So. 6-5 290 Lewis Center, Ohio 63 Noah Listermann OL Jr. 6-8 313 Cincinnati, Ohio 64 Matt Allen OL So. 6-3 300 Hinsdale, Ill. 64 Jacob Slade DT Fr. 6-3 266 Lewis Center, Ohio 66 Blake Bueter OL Fr. 6-4 308 Howell, Mich. 67 Bryce Wilker OL Jr. 6-5 306 Belding, Mich. 68 Dan VanOpstall OT Fr. 6-6 276 Jenison, Mich. 69 Tommy Liesveld OL So. 6-6 280 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 70 Tyler Higby OL Jr. 6-5 285 Houston, Texas 71 James Ohonba OL Fr. 6-4 341 Stockbridge, Ga. 72 Mike Panasiuk DT Jr. 6-4 285 Roselle, Ill. 73 Jacob Isaia OL Fr. 6-3 286 Las Vegas, Nev. 74 Jack Henrichs OL Fr. 6-6 275 Thiensville, Wis. 75 Kevin Jarvis OG So. 6-4 321 Chicago, Ill. 76 AJ Arcuri OT So. 6-7 285 Powell, Ohio 77 Dimitri Douglas OL Fr. 6-4 290 Saline, Mich. 79 Mustafa Khaleefah OT Fr. 6-5 280 Dearborn Heights, Mich. 80 Jalen Allen WR Fr. 5-11 180 Ypsilanti, Mich. 80 Matt Seybert TE Jr. 6-4 250 Traverse City, Mich. 81 Matt Sokol TE Sr. 6-6 260 Rochester, Mich. 82 Javez Alexander WR Fr. 6-2 187 Sandusky, Ohio 83 Mufi Hill-Hunt DT So. 6-5 285 Sandy, Utah 83 Andre Welch WR So. 5-9 170 East Kentwood, Mich. 84 Noah Davis TE So. 6-4 251 Cincinnati, Ohio 85 Khylin Barton WR So. 6-1 200 Zeeland, Mich. 86 Drew Beesley DL So. 6-2 250 Rochester Hills, Mich. 86 Jonathan Brys TE So. 6-5 265 Jackson, Mich. 87 Jahz Watts WR Fr. 5-11 173 Belleville, Mich. 88 Trenton Gillison TE Fr. 6-4 250 Pickerington, Ohio 89 Matt Dotson TE So. 6-5 250 Kenwood, Ohio 91 Jack Camper DE Fr. 6-4 248 Virginia Beach, Va. 92 William Przystup P Fr. 6-4 244 Oviedo, Fla. 92 DeAri Todd DE Fr. 6-2 280 Lorain, Ohio 93 Naquan Jones DT So. 6-4 339 Evanston, Ill. 94 Chase Gianacakos TE Sr. 6-6 296 St. Charles, Ill. 94 Dashaun Mallory DT Fr. 6-1 331 Bolingbrook, Ill. 96 Jacub Panasiuk DE So. 6-3 254 Roselle, Ill. 97 Justice Alexander DE Jr. 6-5 260 Macedonia, Ohio 97 Tyler Hunt K Fr. 6-2 219 Gobles, Mich. 98 Parks Gissinger DE Fr. 6-2 224 Los Angeles, Calif. 98 Cole Hahn K Fr. 5-10 192 West Des Moines, Iowa 99 Bryce Baringer P Fr. 6-3 195 Waterford, Mich. 99 Raequan Williams DT Jr. 6-4 300 Chicago, Ill. 9 O F F E N S E BRIAN LEWERKE 14 | QB | JR. | 6-3 | 220 After a solid sophomore season, Lewerke has struggled in 2018, throwing just as many inter- ceptions as touchdowns (six). He'll need to take his game up a notch if the Spartans are going to pull the upset in Beaver Stadium. D E F E N S E KENNY WILLEKES 48 | DE | JR. |6-4 | 260 A third-team All-Big Ten selection in 2017, Willekes has taken his game to an even higher level in 2018, leading the Spartans in tackles for loss (eight) and sacks (four). He's also fourth on the team in tackles (29). P L A Y E R S P O T L I G H T O C T O B E R   1 0 ,   2 0 1 8 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M

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