Michigan State football: Top 3 position battles to watch ahead of 2023

Michigan State football: Top 3 position battles to watch ahead of 2023 season

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 18: Charleston Rambo #11 of the Miami Hurricanes is unable to catch the ball while being defended by Charles Brantley #0 of the Michigan State Spartans on September 18, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. . (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 08: Charles Brantley #0 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a first half interception for a touchdown while playing the Ohio State Buckeyes at Spartan Stadium on October 08, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

2. Cornerbacks

I believe Michigan State has two legit starting safeties, but there are a number of cornerbacks pushing for the starting job and I don’t think anyone knows who the starters will be.

Charles Brantley entered the portal shortly after Keon Coleman and Payton Thorne announced that they were entering only to withdraw his name a day later. He’s back as a veteran at cornerback but he’ll be fighting for his job. He’s been a starter, but he’s also had plenty of struggles over his first two years. Could he win that job back in camp? Absolutely.

Who else could start at cornerback for the Spartans? Iowa transfer Terry Roberts, Wisconsin transfer Semar Melvin, former Louisville transfer Marqui Lowery, and former Florida transfer Chester Kimbrough are all options. The Spartans also have Dillon Tatum who could play both safety and corner as well as younger guys like Caleb Coley and Chance Rucker.

Michigan State has a number of talented cornerbacks and some with legit experience so it’ll be interesting to see which two rise to the top of the depth chart.

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