Michigan State Football: Don’t sleep on Tre Person to replace Josiah Scott

A couple of weeks after the announcement of the Josiah Scott injury, Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio has praised Tre Person.

Shakur Brown, Josh Butler and even true freshman Kalon Gervin. All three of those guys have one thing in common: they’re all battling it out for the starting cornerback job as a replacement for the injured Josiah Scott.

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How about Tre Person? Yes, the redshirt freshman who was one of the lower-rated recruits in Michigan State’s 2017 class.

Some have already forgotten his name in terms of the cornerback race, but Mark Dantonio was quick to praise the second-year player from Atlanta, Ga.

Person wouldn’t be the first lower-ranked Georgia-based player to break out for Michigan State at cornerback — remember Darqueze Dennard?

With just two weeks until the start of the 2018 season, someone needs to step up in order to replace Scott, a talented sophomore who is out for at least a month after suffering a non-contact injury in the first week of camp. Person could be that guy.

Butler and Brown are the two favorites while Gervin is making a push as a true freshman and walk-on Jiah Norman is another name to watch for, but Person is a high-IQ player who Dantonio praised on National Signing Day as a smart athlete who is likely to see the field early for the Spartans.

The kick return and punt return game is still up in the air for Person, but he could have a bright future in the secondary for the Spartans despite his slight frame — 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds isn’t ideal.

The quick-twitch cornerback is making a push and the coaching staff is taking notice. Can Person take over the starting job for a month and remain in that regular rotation? It looks that way. No matter what happens, Michigan State’s secondary is as deep as it’s ever been.