Michigan State Football: 2026 preseason camp roster notes

With Michigan State represented in Chicago for Big Ten Media Days, the Spartans released their 2026 preseason camp roster on Wednesday.

While there were no unexpected names, several players who enrolled in the summer were added to the roster, a few players from the spring roster are no longer listed and there a few notable observations worth mentioning throughout the list of 111 Spartans.

Spartans Illustrated takes a look at some interesting 2026 roster notes below.

WR Rodney Bullard’s status

Perhaps the most interesting note from the release of MSU’s 2026 fall camp roster is that graduate senior wide receiver Rodney Bullard’s eligibility status remains a question mark. While Bullard is included on the roster, there is an asterisk next to his name that indicates he is still “awaiting ruling on eligibility for the 2026 season.”

This is consistent with what Spartans Illustrated reported in the football chat on July 21. Sources tell Spartans Illustrated that Bullard would be permitted to practice when MSU has its first fall camp session on July 6 and as camp moves forward if there is not a ruling before then.

Numbers assigned for summer enrollees
True freshmen:

-No. 5, Samson Gash, WR

-No. 23, Peyton Babbitt, QB
-No. 26, Cedric Williams Jr., RB
-No. 33, Cory House, EDGE
-No. 37, Darelle Cochran, CB
-No. 39, Jack Lansing III, LB
-No. 42, Luca Genrich, CB
-No. 53, Trey Serauskis, LS
-No. 56, Jack Ziarko, OL
-No. 61, Collin Campbell, OL

-No. 65, Cole Bertke, OL

-No. 79, Tristan Comer, OL
-No. 85, Stephen Gonzales, K
-No. 86, Ethan Melville, TE
-No. 91, Jackson Pahl, DL

Transfers:

-No. 18 Jameel Gardner Jr., WR, redshirt senior (transfer from FCS Jackson State, who also previously played at Kent State)
-No. 94 Aidan Boehle, EDGE, redshirt junior (transfer who previously played for Division II Winona State and had a brief stint at Division II Harding University)

Number changes from spring roster listing
-Freshman QB Kayd Coffman listed as No. 10 (previously listed as No. 8 on spring roster)
-Redshirt freshman LB DiMari Malone listed as No. 10 (previously listed as No. 33 on spring roster)

-Redshirt freshman OL Antonio Johnson listed as No. 54 (previously listed as No. 50 on spring roster)

-Redshirt junior LS Nick Duzansky listed as No. 50 (previously listed as No. 88 on spring roster)

No longer listed on the roster after being listed on the spring roster
-WR Atticus Carridine
-DB Dorian Davis
-EDGE Luke DeJager
Note: All of these players previously joined MSU as walk-ons, with Davis being the only one who saw game action (six career appearances) 

Notable position changes
Redshirt senior Jay Coyne is now listed as a tight end. He spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons as a fullback under the Jonathan Smith staff, and he was also still listed as a fullback on the 2026 spring roster. There are no fullbacks listed on the 2026 preseason camp roster, indicating that the position is not likely to be utilized under head coach Pat Fitzgerald and offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan.

Other position changes include redshirt freshman Leonard Ah You moving to EDGE (previously linebacker), redshirt freshman Cal Thrush moving to defensive lineman (previously EDGE) and redshirt sophomore Chris Piwowarczyk moving to EDGE (previously listed as linebacker, although he played rush end in the spring as well).

Notable weight changes

-Redshirt senior DT Ben Roberts is down 10 pounds to 325 pounds (previously listed at 335 pounds)
-Junior RB Brandon Tullis is down pounds to 224 pounds (previously listed at 234 pounds)
-Redshirt senior OL Luka Vincic is down 10 pounds to 306 pounds (previously listed at 316 pounds)
-Redshirt junior DB/special teams ace Caleb Gash is up 11 pounds to 193 pounds (previously listed at 182 pounds)

-Redshirt sophomore OL Rustin Young is up nine pounds to 308 pounds (previously listed at 299 pounds)
-Redshirt freshman RB Jace Clarizio is up eight pounds to 213 pounds (previously listed at 205 pounds)

-Graduate senior WR Rodney Bullard is up seven pounds to 188 pounds (previously listed at 181 pounds)

-Senior LB Cam Stodghill is up seven pounds to 222 pounds (previously listed at 215 pounds)

-Redshirt senior EDGE Keahnist Thompson is up seven pounds to 266 pounds (previously listed at 259 pounds)

-Redshirt freshman WR Bryson Williams is up five pounds to 225 pounds (previously listed at 220 pounds)

-Sixth-year senior EDGE Isaac Smith is up five pounds to 260 pounds (previously listed at 255 pounds)
-True freshman LB Adam Shaw is up 14 pounds to 223 pounds (previously listed at 205 pounds)
-True freshman OL Eli Bickel is up 12 pounds to 312 pounds (previously listed at 300 pounds)

Note: Previous weight listings are based on MSU's 2026 spring roster.