Michigan State Football: 5 players who will blow up in 2022

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 30: Keon Coleman #0 of the Michigan State Spartans warms up before the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 30, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty Images) /

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – OCTOBER 09 : Quarterback Noah Vedral #0 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights is sacked by Simeon Barrow #8 of the Michigan State Spartans during a game at SHI Stadium on October 9, 2021 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

I’m ready to kickstart the Simeon Barrow bandwagon because it’s been a little too quiet this offseason despite him having a really solid 2021 season.

As a redshirt freshman in 2021, Barrow had an impressive first year of action, posting 34 tackles, four tackles for loss, and three sacks. He was dynamite right next to Jacob Slade and the two are only going to get better and feed more off each other this season.

It’s hard to believe that Barrow has only played one season of college football after redshirting in 2020, but he is so young and still so raw. But Marco Coleman had plenty of praise for him during preseason camp, stating that he might be one of the best defensive tackles in all of college football along with Slade.

Because he’s being so overlooked, I’m going to say he’ll jump off the screen and surprise people in 2022. He’s going to absolutely explode on a loaded defensive line to the tune of 50-plus tackles and five-plus sacks.

We hear all about Slade, but we can’t sleep on Barrow.

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