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Michigan State Football: 5 players who’ll break out vs. Notre Dame

By Connor Muldowney

Sep 2, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA;The Michigan State Spartans take the field before a game against the Furman Paladins at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 2, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA;The Michigan State Spartans take the field before a game against the Furman Paladins at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 25, 2014; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans linebacker Ed Davis (43) looks over the Michigan Wolverines offense during the 1st half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2014; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans linebacker Ed Davis (43) looks over the Michigan Wolverines offense during the 1st half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s hard to call a sixth-year senior a breakout candidate, but the fact that he hasn’t seen the field since 2014 is reason enough. Ed Davis was just granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after missing all of 2015 with a knee injury and he is getting back into football shape, knowing that he may very well see the field on Saturday.

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Davis has been absent from live action for some time now, but we all know what he’s capable of on the gridiron. Just a couple of years ago, he finished the season with 58 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. He was considered a preseason All-Big Ten candidate in 2015 before his injury.

Now that he’s back and ready to produce, I expect the coaching staff to have a number of blitz packages that call for him to get after the quarterback. He’s athletic enough to make that happen and I’d be shocked if he wasn’t used early and often in South Bend.

No, Davis isn’t going to make a world of difference defensively, but he’s an added weapon the staff can use and he’s good for a couple tackles for loss and a sack, maybe two, this weekend against DeShone Kizer and the Fighting Irish.

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