Michigan State
Tier 3Big Ten · FBS · Tier 3 · 85 players
- Head coach
- Pat Fitzgerald
- Playbook
- MICHIGAN STATE · 5 formations, 464 plays
80OVR
80OFF
81DEF
Roster split
85 players by side of the ball
- Offense3946%
- Defense4351%
- Special teams34%
Position split
Players per position group; shades follow the side of the ball
- QB45%
- RB78%
- WR89%
- TE56%
- OL1518%
- DL1416%
- LB1012%
- DB1922%
- ST34%
Class mix
29 seniors in their final year
- Freshman2833%
- Sophomore1720%
- Junior1113%
- Senior2934%
Abilities per player
How many abilities each player has
- No abilities6172%
- 1 ability1315%
- 2 abilities56%
- 3 or more67%
Recruiting regions
43% of players are from the Midwest
- Northeast911%
- Southeast2024%
- Midwest3643%
- South Central810%
- West1113%
Ratings vs FBS average
Roster average against all 9,944 FBS players
Michigan StateFBS average
OVR
+1.3
SPD
+1.2
ACC
+0.9
AGI
+1.3
STR
+0.1
AWR
+1.6
Overall distribution
Players in each overall band
0
21
52
11
1
Starter vs backup
Top two on the depth chart at each position; a wide gap means thin depth
StarterBackup
QB
−3
HB
−10
FB
–
WR
−7
TE
−1
LT
−6
LG
−10
C
−10
RG
−3
RT
−6
LEDG
−3
REDG
−2
DT
−8
SAM
–
MIKE
−12
WILL
−10
CB
−4
FS
−8
SS
−4
K
−5
P
–
Ability coverage
Abilities across the roster, most widely held first
- With ability
- 24/85
- Different abilities
- 29
- Platinum
- 2
Quick Drop4
Workhorse3
Blow Up2
Fan Favorite2
Ground N Pound2
Hammer2
House Call2
Inside Shield2
Size by position
Height and weight of every player
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
Recruiting footprint
Hometown states across 30 states
- Michigan21
- Florida6
- Ohio5
- Texas5
- Georgia4
- Illinois4
- Hawaii3
- 23 other states36
Roster snapshot from 2026-10-05.