Michigan State Football: 3 takeaways from 2022 spring ball

1. The offensive weapons are plentiful

Losing players like Kenneth Walker III and Jalen Nailor in the same offseason may have been soul-crushing any other year, but Michigan State reloaded on the offensive side of the ball.

To replace Walker, the Spartans added Jalen Berger and Jarek Broussard in the transfer portal while (currently) retaining Davion Primm, Elijah Collins, Jordon Simmons, and Harold Joiner. There’s plenty of depth in the running back room and with Primm’s spring breakout, it seems like the Spartans have more than enough to make up for — at least for the most part — the loss of Walker.

I’m a firm believer that Broussard and Berger may just make up one of the best one-two punches in the Big Ten and the rest of the room will add talented depth.

Replacing Nailor will be Tre Mosley, Keon Coleman, and Germie Bernard. Those guys could all start this season and the obvious WR1 is Jayden Reed who might be the best the Big Ten has to offer. Cade McDonald, Antonio Gates Jr., Montorie Foster, Terry Lockett, and Christian Fitzpatrick add depth at wideout, too.

Finally, the tight end position seems loaded with Daniel Barker transferring in to complement Maliq Carr and true freshman Jack Nickel. Tyler Hunt is also back and this team will have its best group of tight ends in a while.

Payton Thorne will have no shortage of weapons to work with this season.