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Michigan State Football: 5 under-the-radar players who will surprise in 2019

By Connor Muldowney

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans watches warm ups before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans watches warm ups before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Every year, it seems like Michigan State football has a few guys who step up out of nowhere and become stars. Who will it be in 2019?

The excitement level is sky-high in East Lansing heading into the 2019 season. Michigan State may be coming off a 7-6 campaign that fell drastically short of expectations, but the Spartans are hungry to turn things around and Mark Dantonio is known for breaking out a big season after a disappointing one.

In fact, every time Dantonio has won seven or less games in a season, he’s followed it up with breakout years. In 2009, he won six games and the next year, the Spartans were contending for a Big Ten title and playing Alabama in a bowl game. In 2012, Michigan State went 7-6 and the following season it won the Rose Bowl. Lastly, after going 3-9 in 2016, the Spartans won 10 games in 2017 and flipped the script.

Will the 2019 season follow that same trend or will the Spartans fail to live up to expectations for a second straight season?

Michigan State has a number of players ready to step up who might not yet be household names in East Lansing and those are who could help carry the team to a Big Ten title in 2019. Which under-the-radar players could step up to surprise people and become stars in 2019?

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