Michigan State football: Jayden Reed, Jalen Nailor got absolutely ripped

Mel Tucker wanted his strength and conditioning staff to be relentless like him and it looks like he got what he wished for.

The second-year head coach finally saw his team through offseason workouts unlike last year when players were expected to hold themselves accountable on their own time and report back with the coaching staff on Zoom calls. Workouts were sent to players and the staff essentially had to trust that they were being followed.

If this offseason’s results are any indication, the diet and workout plan needed to be executed in person in order for these players to really benefit.

We will probably see countless pictures like this over the coming offseasons of players going from scrawny or skinny to absolutely jacked.

Just look at Jayden Reed and Jalen Nailor:

Reed looks like a completely different person, losing 3.2 percent body fat and gaining 9.8 pounds of muscle. He went from looking like a receiver who would get snapped in half by a linebacker on a crossing route over the middle to the dude doing the snapping in half. Nailor gained about five pounds of muscle and it shows.

These dudes are going to be a problem in the receiving corps this season against weaker cornerbacks. They scream “YAC” with these body changes.

Oh, and you can add Ian Stewart to the party.

Down five percent body and up 15.4 pounds of muscle. Not too shabby.

Sky is the limit for Michigan State football

If the offseason workout and diet plan is working this well in the first year, imagine just how well it’s going to work for incoming freshmen and early enrollees. They’re going to come in, get the training they needed and be ready to go by the start of the season, at least physically.

Michigan State needed to catch up in a lot of aspects on the field after the past few years and having an elite strength and conditioning and nutrition staff is the first step.

The sky is the limit for Michigan State football if this trend continues.