Notes: Michigan State releases 2026 spring roster
MSU released its 2026 roster. Here are the new additions and notable observations.
Michigan State released its 2026 spring roster on Friday, which includes all mid-year enrollee transfers and true freshmen.
Here is a closer look at the newcomers and a few observations regarding MSU head coach Pat Fitzgerald's first roster in East Lansing.
Mid-year transfer additions (position, year, height and weight, most recent school):
Tre Bell, redshirt senior, cornerback, 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Iowa State
Liam Boyd, kicker, redshirt senior, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Charlotte
Charles Brantley, sixth-year senior, cornerback, 6-foot, 170 pounds, Miami (FL.) - previously played for Michigan State
Tyran Chappell, redshirt sophomore, cornerback, 6-foot-3, 170 pounds, Houston Christian
Eli Coenen, redshirt junior, defensive lineman, 6-foot-7, 290 pounds, Illinois
Dion Crawford, senior, linebacker, 6-foot-1, 232 pounds, Buffalo
Rhys Dakin, junior, punter, 6-foot-4, 223 pounds, Iowa
Nick Duzansky, redshirt junior, long snapper, 6-foot-4, 207 pounds, Oregon
Cam Edwards, redshirt senior, running back, 5-foot-11 181 Norwalk, Conn. (Norwalk/UConn)
Cam Fancher, sixth-year graduate senior, quarterback, 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Central Florida
Trent Fraley, senior, center, 6-foot-1, 303 pounds, North Dakota State
Carson Gulker, sixth-year graduate senior, tight end, 6-foot-3, 240 pounds, Ferris State
Carlos Hazelwood, redshirt sophomore, defensive lineman, 6-foot-4, 270 pounds, Toledo
Trey Lisle, redshirt sophomore, EDGE, 6-foot-7, 246 pounds, Southeast Missouri State
Trevaughn Martinez, redshirt junior, safety, 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, Western Carolina
Fredrick Moore, redshirt junior, wide receiver, 6-foot-1, 181 pounds, Michigan
Ben Murawski, redshirt senior, offensive lineman, 6-foot-7, 335 pounds, Connecticut
Marvis Parrish, sophomore, running back, 5-foot-11, 196 pounds, Western Kentucky
Jaziun Patterson, redshirt senior, running back, 5-foot-10, 210 pounds, Iowa
Michael Richard, senior, safety, 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, Louisiana Tech
Nick Sharpe, sixth-year graduate senior, offensive lineman, 6-foot-2, 335 pounds, South Carolina
KK Smith, redshirt junior, wide receiver, 6-foot, 176 pounds, Notre Dame
Kenny Soares Jr., fifth-year graduate senior, EDGE 6-foot-2, 233 pounds, North Carolina State
Cam Stodghill, senior, linebacker, 6-foot-3, 216 pounds, Albany
Keahnist Thompson, redshirt senior, EDGE, 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, Weber State
Devin Vaught, redshirt junior, safety, 6-foot, 205 pounds, Maine
Alex Weeks, redshirt freshman, punter, 6-foot-3, 165 pounds, Northern Arizona
Caleb Wheatland, redshirt senior, linebacker, 6-foot-1, 231 pounds, Auburn
Kenneth Williams, redshirt junior, running back/kick returner, 5-foot-9, 190 pounds, Nebraska
Robert Wright Jr., redshirt junior, offensive lineman, 6-foot-4, 295 pounds, Georgia Southern
True freshmen who enrolled mid-year (position, year, height, weight, hometown, high school):
Hudson Aultman, defensive lineman, 6-foot-4, 305 pounds, Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy Berlin
Eli Bickel, offensive lineman, 6-foot-6, 290 pounds, North Branch, Michigan, North Branch
Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy, safety, 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, Jacksonville, Florida, Impact Christian Academy
Joe Caudill, tight end, 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, Lexington, Ohio, Lexington
Colin Charles, wide receiver, 6-foot, 185 pounds, Northville, Michigan, St. Thomas More (Connecticut)
Kayd Coffman, quarterback, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Kentwood, Michigan, East Kentwood
Kelsey "KJ" Deriso, cornerback, 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, Atlanta, Georgia, Whitewater
Rai’Shawn Elmore, wide receiver, 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, Indian Trail, North Carolina, Porter Ridge
Jeremiah Favorite, cornerback, 6-foot, 185 pounds, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Boiling Springs
Jonathan Granby, safety, 6-foot, 180 pounds, Roswell, Georgia, Fellowship Christian School
Adam Shaw, linebacker, 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, River Vale, New Jersey, Pascack Valley
Brayden Thomas, safety, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Cleveland, Ohio, St. Edward
TJ Umenyiora, cornerback, 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, Atlanta, Georgia, Trinity Catholic
Zach Washington, wide receiver, 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, Naperville, Illinois, St. Francis
Eddie Whiting, tight end, 6-foot-6, 245 pounds, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Thomas Jefferson
Others notes:
-This is an alphabetical roster only from MSU as of press time. Numbers will be listed on the roster at a later day.
-Western Carolina transfer safety Trevaughn Martinez has joined the team as a walk-on. Martinez did not see game action at Western Carolina. He is the brother of MSU safety Nikai Martinez.
-Tarik Ahmetbasic (kicker), Alante Brown (wide receiver/kick returner) and Rodney Bullard Jr. (wide receiver) are listed on the roster, but currently in the transfer portal. Brown and Bullard are also both awaiting approval for a NCAA waiver for an additional year of eligibility for each player.
-North Carolina State transfer Kenny Soares Jr. is listed as an EDGE after previously playing linebacker at his former schools. Sources told Spartans Illustrated this was a possibility following Soares' commitment. Soares previously played under Fitzgerald at Northwestern.
-As Spartans Illustrated previously reported to its subscribers, cornerback NiJhay Burt is returning to East Lansing for his redshirt senior season and EDGE Isaac Smith received a sixth year of eligibility and will also return to the Spartans. Additionally, safety Khalil Majeed is listed on the 2026 roster as a redshirt senior.
-Redshirt freshman Bryson Williams is listed as a wide receiver on the spring roster. Williams spent time at both the wide receiver position and running back position in 2025, and ended the campaign in the running backs room.
-Despite seemingly having eligibility left, former walk-ons Ben Nelson (defensive tackle) and David Millikin (linebacker) are not listed on the 2026 roster.
