{"id":6069,"date":"2023-08-26T15:53:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=6069"},"modified":"2023-08-26T15:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T19:53:26","slug":"michigan-state-football-maliq-carr-is-just-a-massive-target-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=6069","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State football: Maliq Carr is just a massive target now"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Michigan State football veteran Maliq Carr was already a big tight end, but he has grown even more this offseason.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/michigan-trying-to-flip-michigan-state-football-cb-commit\/\">Michigan State football<\/a> season is right around the corner and we\u2019re still gathering new info on guys like\u00a0Maliq Carr.<\/p>\n<p>Have you seen this meme floating around social media during the offseason?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AJ Hoggard on Mady Sissoko having another growth spurt this past year:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not lying\u2026 he\u2019s tall as f*** now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sissoko arrived in East Lansing at 6&#39;9<\/p>\n<p>Sissoko now rumored to be 7\u20194 \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fqGaucBDCC\">pic.twitter.com\/fqGaucBDCC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Spartans (@BarstoolMSU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarstoolMSU\/status\/1671190431344754689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, it\u2019s a clear joke, and multiple fanbases have posted the same meme about one of their players growing a ton this offseason. But\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/espn-fpi-predicts-a-favorable-season-for-michigan-state-football\/\">Michigan State football<\/a>\u00a0fans could use this to describe Maliq Carr this offseason and it wouldn\u2019t be far from the truth.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Carr has grown a ton this offseason. According to MSU\u2019s official site, Carr stands 6-foot-5 and weighs in at 260 pounds, but he\u2019s even bigger than that now. He was already a monster target for the Spartans, and now he\u2019s even more massive.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chris Solari, Carr has grown two inches and has gained 12 pounds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maliq Carr said he\u2019s still growing and is now measuring 6-foot-7. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ze83kEu2wL\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ze83kEu2wL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Solari (@chrissolari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissolari\/status\/1693663633564221736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While tight ends coach Ted Gilmore wants him to lose about seven pounds to get back down to 265, he\u2019s apparently still moving very well for his size. Dropping seven pounds shouldn\u2019t be an issue for Carr who has shaped his body a ton throughout his career. This new size is only going to help him against Big Ten linebackers in coverage. He\u2019s going to have a size advantage over everyone trying to guard him.<\/p>\n<p>Carr was already a really big tight end with plenty of athleticism, but now he\u2019s even bigger and carries the weight well. Also, can we talk about him growing two inches this offseason? That\u2019s insane.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State will need some targets to step up and help whoever is named the new QB1. Whether it\u2019s\u00a0Katin Houser\u00a0or Noah Kim, they\u2019re going to need a reliable, yet massive, target who can move the sticks with regularity. Carr looks like he\u2019s going to be that guy.<\/p>\n<p>Tre Mosley\u00a0and Montorie Foster Jr. are the veteran pass-catching options, but Carr can be added to that group. There should be plenty of optimism regarding the receiving corps and tight ends this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maliq Carr is somehow still growing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[59,331,191,189],"class_list":["post-6069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-featured","tag-maliq-carr","tag-michigan-state-football","tag-michigan-state-spartans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}