2016 roster construction, depth, and production.
The roster tab connects player-level listings with the context that explains how the team is built: class year, position group, acquisition path, recruiting profile, and current season production.
For 2016, Michigan State has 108 rostered players in the current viewable dataset. The talent model has enough rated-player coverage to compare blue-chip ratio, RTI rank, and portal dependence.
Roster Workspace
of 108 players
Analytics Summary
Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.
Position health
A quick diagnostic that combines talent score, class experience, and transfer reliance into an opinionated roster read.
| Group | Talent | Experience | Portal risk | Verdict | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | High | High | Low | Strength | 18 players, 44% blue chips |
| DL | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 16 players, 31% blue chips |
| WR | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 19 players, 21% blue chips |
| LB | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 11 players, 27% blue chips |
| OL | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 12 players, 17% blue chips |
| RB | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 8 players, 13% blue chips |
| TE | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 8 players, 13% blue chips |
| QB | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 5 players, 20% blue chips |
| Other | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 5 players, 0% blue chips |
| ST | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 6 players, 0% blue chips |
Showing 1-25 of 108 players
| 5 | Andrew Dowell | 4★ | LB | Sr | 6'1" | 225 lbs | North Ridgeville, OH, USA |
| 16 | Austin Andrews | 3★ | S | So | 6'0" | 181 lbs | Columbus, OH, USA |
| 26 | Austin Wolfe | UR | WR | Sr | 6'0" | 174 lbs | Springfield, VA, USA |
| 94 | Auston Robertson | 4★ | DE | Sr | 6'4" | — | Fort Wayne, IN, USA |
| 75 | Benny McGowan | 3★ | G | Sr | 6'3" | 333 lbs | Centerville, OH, USA |
| 64 | Brandon Clemons | 3★ | G | Sr | 6'3" | — | Milford, PA, USA |
| 16 | Brandon Sowards | UR | WR | Sr | 6'0" | 193 lbs | Wyandotte, MI, USA |
| 8 | Brett Scanlon | 2★ | PK | Sr | 5'11" | 210 lbs | Dowagiac, MI, USA |
| 65 | Brian Allen | 4★ | OL | Sr | 6'2" | 302 lbs | Hinsdale, IL, USA |
| 14 | Brian Lewerke | 3★ | QB | Sr | 6'3" | 216 lbs | Phoenix, AZ, USA |
| 84 | Brock Makaric | UR | WR | Sr | 6'3" | 192 lbs | Saginaw, MI, USA |
| 60 | Bryce Wilker | UR | OL | Sr | 6'5" | 302 lbs | Belding, MI, USA |
| 38 | Byron Bullough | 3★ | LB | Sr | 6'1" | 232 lbs | Traverse City, MI, USA |
| 21 | Cam Chambers | 4★ | WR | Jr | 6'2" | 219 lbs | Sicklerville, NJ, USA |
| 60 | Casey Schreiner | UR | G | Sr | 6'4" | 323 lbs | Bethel Park, PA, USA |
| 94 | Chase Gianacakos | UR | TE | Sr | 6'6" | 296 lbs | St. Charles, IL, USA |
| 23 | Chris Frey | 3★ | LB | Sr | 6'2" | 238 lbs | Upper Arlington, OH, USA |
| 11 | Colar Kuhns | 2★ | QB | Sr | 6'2" | — | Gaithersburg, MD, USA |
| 61 | Cole Chewins | 3★ | OT | Sr | 6'8" | 303 lbs | Clarkston, MI, USA |
| 57 | Collin Caflisch | UR | LS | Jr | 6'4" | 280 lbs | Canton, MI, USA |
| 40 | Collin Lucas | UR | FB | Sr | 6'1" | 236 lbs | Avon Lake, OH, USA |
| 6 | Damion Terry | 4★ | QB | Sr | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Erie, PA, USA |
| 2 | Darian Hicks | 3★ | CB | Sr | 5'11" | — | Solon, OH, USA |
| 25 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | 3★ | WR | Sr | 6'2" | 216 lbs | Houston, TX, USA |
| 59 | David Beedle | 3★ | G | Sr | 6'5" | 333 lbs | Clarkston, MI, USA |
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Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.
RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.
Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.
Coverage 66% of the roster with recruit matches.
See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.
Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.
Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.
0% of the current roster.
100% of the roster remains non-transfer.
Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.
Veteran-heavy
Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.
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Season
2016