Big Ten · Through Week 8
Michigan State Spartans Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#11 Alessio MilivojevicQB · SO · 7 G · 5 GS76%386 snapsQB2#10 Kayd CoffmanQB · FR · 2 G9%44 snapsQB3#2 Cam FancherQB · SR · 5 G10%49 snapsQB4#15 Leo HannanQB · FR · 1 G4%19 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#4 Jaziun PattersonRB · SR · 6 G · 1 GS37%29–46% · ~186 est.RB2#0 Cam EdwardsRB · SR · 4 G · 4 GS27%21–33% · ~136 est.RB3#21 Marvis ParrishRB · SO · 8 G21%15–45% · ~104 est.RB4Kenneth WilliamsRB · 8 G13%8–32% · ~68 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#13 Chrishon McCrayWR · SR · 8 G · 3 GS70%59–82% · ~355 est.WR2#6 Fredrick MooreWR · JR · 8 G · 5 GS62%39–76% · ~315 est.WR3#3 Rodney Bullard Jr.WR · SR · 8 G · 5 GS63%53–74% · ~320 est.—Bryson WilliamsWR · 5 G16%9–21% · ~82 est.—#5 Samson GashWR · FR · 3 G6%2–8% · ~29 est.—#19 Charles TaplinWR · FR · 2 G10%4–13% · ~49 est.—#8 KK SmithWR · JR · 3 G9%4–11% · ~45 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#31 Jayden SavouryTE · FR · 8 G · 3 GS70%60–84% · ~353 est.TE2#82 Brennan ParachekTE · JR · 7 G · 4 GS24%18–33% · ~121 est.TE3#12 Carson GulkerTE · SR · 3 G13%7–18% · ~67 est.TE4#88 Kai RiosTE · SR · 5 G16%11–22% · ~83 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#52 Nick SharpeOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS61%56–63% · ~308 est.OL2#58 Conner MooreOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS61%56–63% · ~308 est.OL3#63 Trent FraleyOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS61%56–63% · ~308 est.OL4#55 Rakeem JohnsonOL · SO · 5 G · 5 GS61%56–63% · ~308 est.OL5#75 Ben MurawskiOL · SR · 5 G · 4 GS50%46–51% · ~253 est.From each game’s starting lineup. Starting linemen play nearly every snap (NFL median: 100%), so a start counts as about 97% of the team’s plays.
Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#1 Kenny Soares Jr.EDGE · SR · 7 G · 4 GS49%31–63% · ~248 est.DL2#9 Keahnist ThompsonEDGE · SR · 7 G · 3 GS45%29–58% · ~228 est.DL3#96 Eli CoenenDL · JR · 8 G · 5 GS46%29–59% · ~233 est.DL4#55 Ben RobertsDL · SR · 7 G · 5 GS50%32–64% · ~252 est.—#11 Anelu LafaeleEDGE · SO · 6 G38%24–49% · ~193 est.—#52 Mikeshun BeelerDL · SO · 6 G33%21–42% · ~165 est.—#8 Trey LisleEDGE · SO · 4 G25%14–33% · ~129 est.—#98 Derrick SimmonsDL · FR · 6 G28%16–36% · ~140 est.—#13 Isaac SmithEDGE · SR · 5 G · 2 GS23%13–30% · ~118 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#18 Dion CrawfordLB · SR · 7 G · 3 GS78%65–94% · ~396 est.LB2#12 Cam StodghillLB · SR · 6 G · 2 GS55%47–66% · ~281 est.LB3#44 Caleb WheatlandLB · SR · 6 G39%18–54% · ~199 est.—#5 Jordan HallLB · SR · 4 G · 3 GS40%32–47% · ~201 est.—#45 Brady PretzlaffLB · SO · 6 G · 3 GS38%18–52% · ~195 est.—#10 DiMari MaloneLB · FR · 3 G9%2–12% · ~46 est.—#23 DeJae WhiteLB · FR · 1 G3%0–5% · ~15 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#21 Nikai MartinezDB · SR · 8 G · 5 GS91%69–100% · ~463 est.CB2#4 Charles BrantleyCB · SR · 6 G · 2 GS57%43–63% · ~289 est.—#3 Tre BellCB · SR · 5 G · 3 GS53%38–60% · ~269 est.—#24 Jeremiah FavoriteCB · FR · 4 G · 1 GS39%28–45% · ~199 est.—#0 NiJhay BurtCB · SR · 5 G · 3 GS33%23–36% · ~168 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#37 Liam BoydPK · SR · 8 G48kicks · 4 lastPunterby punts
P1#9 Rhys DakinP · JR · 8 G24punts · 7 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#50 Nick DuzanskyLS · JRJRLS2#53 Trey SerauskisLS · FRFRNo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Snaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Toledo | Wk 2 vs Eastern Michigan | Wk 3 @ Notre Dame | Wk 4 vs Nebraska | Wk 5 @ Wisconsin | Wk 6 vs Illinois | Wk 7 vs Northwestern | Wk 8 @ UCLA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 83 | 71 | 46 | 60 | 78 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 505 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 41 | 52 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 69 | 71 | 78 | 507 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Alessio Milivojevic | QB | 81 | 51 | 34 | 54 | 61 | 48 | 57 | · | 386 |
| Cam Fancher | QB | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 9 | · | · | · | 49 |
| Kayd Coffman | QB | · | · | · | · | 8 | · | · | 36 | 44 |
| Leo Hannan | QB | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19 | 19 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jaziun Patterson | RB | ~16 | ~10 | · | ~37 | ~39 | ~45 | ~39 | · | 186 |
| Cam Edwards | RB | ~55 | ~39 | ~28 | ~14 | · | · | · | · | 136 |
| Marvis Parrish | RB | ~12 | ~12 | ~11 | ~11 | ~28 | ~8 | ~14 | ~8 | 104 |
| Kenneth Williams | RB | · | ~9 | ~6 | · | · | ~5 | ~5 | ~43 | 68 |
| Brandon Tullis | RB | · | ~11 | · | ~10 | ~11 | · | · | ~5 | 37 |
| Zion Gist | RB | · | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Chrishon McCray | WR | ~66 | ~23 | ~28 | ~48 | ~58 | ~46 | ~39 | ~47 | 355 |
| Jayden Savoury | TE | ~62 | ~53 | ~32 | ~35 | ~52 | ~39 | ~43 | ~37 | 353 |
| Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | ~66 | ~44 | ~34 | ~52 | ~39 | ~33 | ~43 | ~9 | 320 |
| Fredrick Moore | WR | ~44 | ~41 | ~37 | ~45 | ~68 | ~27 | ~35 | ~18 | 315 |
| Brennan Parachek | TE | ~25 | · | ~18 | ~29 | ~20 | ~13 | · | ~16 | 121 |
| Kai Rios | TE | · | ~22 | ~14 | ~17 | ~30 | · | · | · | 83 |
| Bryson Williams | WR | ~12 | ~8 | · | · | · | ~6 | ~19 | ~37 | 82 |
| Carson Gulker | TE | · | · | · | · | · | ~26 | ~20 | ~21 | 67 |
| Charles Taplin | WR | · | ~38 | · | · | · | ~11 | · | · | 49 |
| KK Smith | WR | ~20 | · | · | · | ~16 | · | ~9 | · | 45 |
| Braylon Collier | WR | · | ~23 | · | · | · | ~13 | · | · | 36 |
| Samson Gash | WR | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~29 | 29 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Ben Roberts | DL | ~20 | ~27 | ~29 | ~42 | ~35 | ~47 | ~52 | · | 252 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | EDGE | ~24 | ~30 | · | ~34 | ~42 | ~42 | ~31 | ~45 | 248 |
| Eli Coenen | DL | ~30 | ~32 | ~41 | · | ~38 | ~32 | ~24 | ~36 | 233 |
| Keahnist Thompson | EDGE | ~14 | ~26 | ~36 | · | ~30 | ~34 | ~45 | ~43 | 228 |
| Anelu Lafaele | EDGE | · | ~22 | · | ~36 | ~18 | ~37 | ~41 | ~39 | 193 |
| Mikeshun Beeler | DL | ~26 | ~24 | ~33 | ~38 | ~24 | · | · | ~20 | 165 |
| Derrick Simmons | DL | · | ~18 | ~38 | ~31 | · | ~23 | · | ~30 | 140 |
| Trey Lisle | EDGE | · | · | ~31 | ~19 | · | ~30 | · | ~49 | 129 |
| Isaac Smith | EDGE | ~17 | ~16 | ~23 | ~26 | · | · | ~36 | · | 118 |
| Cal Thrush | DL | · | · | ~15 | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Jaxson Wilson | EDGE | · | · | · | · | · | ~15 | · | · | 15 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Dion Crawford | LB | · | ~44 | ~55 | ~35 | ~62 | ~56 | ~71 | ~73 | 396 |
| Cam Stodghill | LB | · | ~23 | ~18 | ~31 | · | ~69 | ~70 | ~70 | 281 |
| Jordan Hall | LB | ~39 | · | ~67 | ~54 | · | ~41 | · | · | 201 |
| Caleb Wheatland | LB | ~9 | ~36 | ~30 | ~67 | ~25 | · | · | ~32 | 199 |
| Brady Pretzlaff | LB | ~36 | ~51 | ~34 | · | ~56 | ~18 | · | · | 195 |
| DiMari Malone | LB | · | ~7 | · | ~2 | · | ~37 | · | · | 46 |
| DeJae White | LB | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~15 | · | 15 |
| Adam Shaw | LB | · | · | · | · | ~6 | · | · | · | 6 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Devin Vaught | S | ~40 | ~51 | ~66 | ~67 | ~62 | ~68 | ~71 | ~77 | 502 |
| Nikai Martinez | DB | ~6 | ~51 | ~66 | ~65 | ~60 | ~69 | ~70 | ~76 | 463 |
| Charles Brantley | CB | ~28 | ~18 | ~46 | ~67 | ~62 | ~68 | · | · | 289 |
| Tre Bell | CB | ~39 | ~49 | ~67 | · | ~62 | ~52 | · | · | 269 |
| Michael Richard | S | ~40 | ~6 | ~16 | ~54 | · | ~65 | ~39 | ~27 | 247 |
| Jeremiah Favorite | CB | · | · | · | · | ~42 | ~27 | ~66 | ~64 | 199 |
| NiJhay Burt | CB | · | ~47 | · | · | · | · | ~70 | ~51 | 168 |
| Tyran Chappell | CB | ~37 | ~39 | ~63 | · | · | · | · | · | 139 |
| Aveon Grose | S | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~56 | ~70 | 126 |
| Andrew Brinson IV | CB | · | · | · | ~67 | · | · | · | · | 67 |
| Khalil Majeed | S | ~8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~19 | 27 |
| Caleb Gash | S | ~14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | 21 |
| Evan Young | S | · | · | · | · | ~10 | · | ~2 | · | 12 |
| KJ Deriso | CB | · | · | · | · | · | ~10 | · | · | 10 |
| Deuce Edwards | S | · | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Keshawn Williams | CB | · | · | ~3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Jonathan Granby | S | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~2 | 2 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Nick Sharpe | OL | ~81 | ~69 | ~45 | ~58 | · | · | ~55 | · | 308 |
| Rakeem Johnson | OL | ~81 | ~69 | ~45 | ~58 | · | · | ~55 | · | 308 |
| Conner Moore | OL | ~81 | ~69 | ~45 | ~58 | · | · | ~55 | · | 308 |
| Trent Fraley | OL | ~81 | ~69 | ~45 | ~58 | · | · | ~55 | · | 308 |
| Ben Murawski | OL | ~81 | ~69 | ~45 | ~58 | · | · | · | · | 253 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.