Full 2026 Transfer Portal Tracker for Michigan State Football
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It's going to be an eventful transfer portal cycle for Michigan State football, as there is likely going to be some whiplash from the Spartans' coaching change that now has Pat Fitzgerald as the program's new head coach.
Keeping track of all the players coming in and out of the transfer portal might be difficult for fans. Spartan Nation is here to help with that. Below is a comprehensive list of every single player who has decided to leave MSU via the portal and also join the Spartans in the portal.
Incoming Transfers (30)
Date | Incoming Player | Previous School | Years Remaining | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 4 | OT Ben Murawski | UConn | 1 | Third-best run-blocking grade among FBS OTs in '25, per PFF |
Jan. 4 | CB Tyran Chappell | FCS Houston Christian | 3 | 4 INTs as a redshirt freshman |
Jan. 4 | P Rhys Dakin | Iowa | 2 | 2nd-team All-Big Ten in 2024, HM All-B1G in '25 |
Jan. 4 | S Devin Vaught | FCS Maine | 2 | 6 career interceptions |
Jan. 5 | LB Caleb Wheatland | Auburn | 1 | Led Maryland in sacks (4.0) in 2024 |
Jan. 5 | DB Michael Richard | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2023 CUSA Freshman of the Year, 2024 Second Team All-CUSA |
Jan. 5 | CB Tre Bell | Iowa State | 1 | Started final 8 games at ISU, played for MSU CBs coach Hank Poteat |
Jan. 6 | QB Cam Fancher | UCF | 1 | 5,627 career passing yards, 1,292 rushing yards, 36 total TDs, 23 INTs |
Jan. 6 | OG Nick Sharpe | South Carolina | 1 | 5 starts in 2025, played for Nick Tabacca at Wake Forest |
Jan. 6 | K Liam Boyd | Charlotte | 2 | 10-for-13 career FGs, long of 42 |
Jan. 7 | C Trent Fraley | FCS North Dakota State | 1 | Top FCS center this year, son of Lions OL coach Hank Fraley |
Jan. 7 | RB Cam Edwards | UConn | 1 | 2,690 career rushing yards, 27 rushing TDs |
Jan. 7 | CB Charles Brantley | Miami (FL) | 1 | Multi-year starter at MSU before transferring last offseason |
Jan. 7 | ATH Carson Gulker | D-II Ferris State | 1 | All-around athlete who can throw, catch, and run the ball |
Jan. 8 | OT Robert Wright Jr. | Georgia Southern | 3 | Starting RT for GSU, 0 penalties in 2025 |
Jan. 8 | EDGE Trey Lisle | FCS Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 6-foot-7, 246 lbs, unique size and potential |
Jan. 8 | RB Marvis Parrish | Western Kentucky | 3 | 779 scrimmage yards, 2 TDs as true freshman |
Jan. 8 | RB Jaziun Patterson | Iowa | 1 | 858 career rushing yards, 4 TDs |
Jan. 8 | DL Carlos Hazelwood | Toledo | 3 | 7 tackles, 1 fumble recovery in 2025 |
Jan. 8 | DE Keahnist Thompson | FCS Weber State | 1 | 7.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks in 2025 |
Jan. 9 | WR Fredrick Moore | Michigan | 2 | 15 career catches, 160 yards, 1 TD |
Jan. 9 | LB/DB Cam Stodghill | FCS Albany | 1 | 65 tackles in 7 games in '25, 10 tackles vs. Iowa |
Jan. 11 | WR KK Smith | Notre Dame | 2 | 11 career catches, 161 yards, 2 TDs |
Jan. 11 | LB Dion Crawford | Buffalo | 1 | 171 career tackles, 21 TFLs, 12 sacks |
Jan. 12 | DL Eli Coenen | Illinois | 2 | 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks in '25 |
Jan. 13 | LB Kenny Soares Jr. | N.C. State | 1 | 80 tackles, 4.0 TFLs in '25 |
Jan. 17 | KR/RB Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | 2 | All-B1G in '25, 32.9 yards per return, 1 TD |
Jan. 18 | LS Nick Duzansky | Oregon | 2 | 8 career appearances for Oregon |
Jan. 19 | P Alex Weeks | FCS Northern Arizona | 4 | Made one appearance at NAU, did a couple of kickoffs |
Jan. 23 | DB Trevaughn Martinez | FCS Western Carolina | 2-4 | Brother of Nikai Martinez |
Outgoing Transfers (45)
Date | Departing Player | Years of Eligibility Left | Note(s) | New School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 30, 2025 | RB Mahki Frazier | 2 | Leading rusher in 2025 | Ole Miss |
Dec. 1 | WR Nick Marsh | 2 | Leading receiver in 2024 and 2025 | Indiana |
Dec. 5 | EDGE Stone Chaney | 4 | 1 career appearance, PWO | Memphis |
Dec. 8 | DB Jeremiah Hughes | 2 | Began career at LSU, redshirted in '25 | Hawai'i |
Dec. 8 | S Tracy Revels | 2 | DNP at MSU, began at Bowling Green | UConn |
Dec. 8 | OG Gavin Broscious | 1-2 | 0 sacks allowed in 2025, per PFF | Iowa State |
Dec. 9 | OL Rashawn Rogers | 4 | PWO, DNP at MSU | D-II Ferris State |
Dec. 10 | DB Justin Denson Jr. | 3 | Preserved redshirt in '25 | Purdue |
Dec. 10 | LB Semaj Bridgeman | 2 | Began career at Michigan | |
Dec. 11 | LB Darius Snow | 1 | 48 career appearances over 6 seasons | |
Dec. 11 | DB Ade Willie | 1 | Starting nickelback in first four games this season. | North Carolina |
Dec. 11 | EDGE Tyler Gillison | 1-2 | Began career at Cincinnati | Ohio |
Dec. 12 | LS Kaden Schickel | 1 | Started 8 games in '24 before suffering an injury | Vanderbilt |
Dec. 15 | QB Aidan Chiles | 1 | Started 20 games, 3,807 passing yards, 32 total TDs, 14 INTs | Northwestern |
Dec. 15 | LB Marcellius Pulliam | 2 | Began career at Miami (FL), 12 total tackles at MSU | Coastal Carolina |
Dec. 16 | WR Grant Calcagno | 2 | One career appearance, no catches | |
Dec. 23 | DB George Mullins | 4 | Appeared in three games, made one tackle | Delaware |
Dec. 23 | DB Elisha West | 3 | Began at Merrimack, brother of Aydan West | Minnesota |
Dec. 27 | TE Michael Masunas | 2 | 232 receiving yards, 3 TDs in 2025 | Texas |
Dec. 28 | OL Cooper Terpstra | 2 | Started at C in '25 season finale vs. Maryland | UCF |
Dec. 30 | K Martin Connington | 3 | 12/16 on FGs this year, 27/28 on PATs | Kansas |
Dec. 31 | WR Evan Boyd | 2 | Began at CMU, 3 catches for 54 yards this season | Iowa State |
Dec. 31 | OL Kristian Phillips | 1-2 | 18 career appearances | Boston College |
Dec. 31 | EDGE Jalen Thompson | 1 | 66 career tackles, 13 TFL, 4.5 sacks | Arizona State |
Dec. 31 | WR Chrishon McCray | 1 | Began at Kent State, 330 yards, 3 TDs this year | Withdrew on Jan. 6 |
Dec. 31 | OL Cole Dellinger | 3 | DNP in three years with program | Eastern Michigan |
Dec. 31 | TE Wyatt Hook | 3 | 6 career special teams appearances | Akron |
Dec. 31 | QB Ryland Jessee | 3 | DNP in two years with program | |
Dec. 31 | EDGE David Santiago | 2 | Began at Air Force; 24 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks this season | Kansas |
Dec. 31 | CB Aydan West | 3 | 4 starts at CB as a true freshman | Minnesota |
Dec. 31 | OL Justin Bell | 4 | DNP, 3x Scout Team Player of the Week | Virginia Tech |
Dec. 31 | OL Mercer Luniewski | 3 | 6 career appearances, brother of Charlton | San Diego State |
Dec. 31 | OL Charlton Luniewski | 3 | 1 career appearance, brother of Mercer | San Diego State |
Dec. 31 | OL Payton Stewart | 3 | DNP in two seasons with program | Colorado State |
Jan. 1, 2026 | OL Ashton Lepo | 2 | Started all 12 games for MSU in 2024 | Oklahoma State |
Jan. 2 | DT Alex VanSumeren | 2 | 71 career tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 3 sacks | USC |
Jan. 2 | S Armorion Smith | 1 | Began at Cincinnati, 41 total tackles, 1 INT at MSU | Toledo |
Jan. 2 | WR Shawn Foster | 2 | Began at D-III Hope College, one career appearance at MSU | Central Michigan |
Jan. 2 | DB Chance Rucker | 2 | 23 career apps, 31 tackles, 6 PBUs, 1 INT | Arizona State |
Jan. 2 | OL Stanton Ramil | 2 | Starting left tackle for MSU in '24 and '25, when healthy | Auburn |
Jan. 2 | LB Aisea Moa | 1 | Began at BYU, 12 tackles, 1 TFL in lone MSU season | Michigan |
Jan. 4 | DB Anthony Pinnace III | 1 | 9 appearances in lone year at MSU | |
Jan. 5 | LS Jack Wills | 3 | Starting LS for MSU this season | Nebraska |
Jan. 5 | OL Rustin Young | 3 | 11 appearances this year, 5 starts | Withdrew on Jan. 9 |
Jan. 14 | KR/WR Alante Brown | 1 | 34.6 yards/kick return during MSU career, 1 TD | |
Jan. 16 | WR Rodney Bullard Jr. | 1 | 5 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD in 2025 | |
Jan. 17 | K Tarik Ahmetbasic | 2-3 | One made PAT, two career kickoffs |
Key Losses
The biggest losses for Michigan State early on were from running back Makhi Frazier and wide receiver Nick Marsh. Frazier's 520 rushing yards this season were the most on the team. He likely had some loyalty to previous head coach Jonathan Smith, as he had been committed to him at Oregon State before flipping to MSU when Smith took the job in East Lansing.
Marsh definitely hurts a lot for the Spartans, too. It feels a lot like the Keon Coleman situation, where he spent two seasons at Michigan State before transferring elsewhere for (probably) one season in order to maximize his NFL draft stock somewhere else. Marsh broke MSU's single-season receiving record for a true freshman and led the team in yardage in 2024. He didn't make the leap some hoped for in 2025, but he still was the team's clear-cut first option through the air.
Another notable loss is from left guard Gavin Broscious. He had dealt with injuries at the beginning of his college career, but finally got healthy this fall, appearing in 11 games and making four starts. According to Pro Football Focus, Broscious didn't allow a sack in 295 pass-blocking snaps this past season.
The Spartans' loss of Michael Masunas is also difficult, because it seemed like he was in line to be the team's top tight end in 2026.
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A 2025 graduate from Michigan State University, Cotsonika brings a wealth of experience covering the Spartans from Rivals and On3 to his role as Michigan State Spartans Beat Writer on SI. At Michigan State, he was also a member of the world-renowned Spartan marching band for two seasons.
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