Michigan State Football: Freshman OL Stanton Ramil has surgery

According to his Twitter, Michigan State football freshman offensive lineman Stanton Ramil had surgery on his leg.

True freshman Stanton Ramil took to Twitter on Wednesday night to inform Michigan State football fans of an injury he suffered. He suffered what looks to be a significant knee injury that required surgery on it as well.

God is great all of the time and has a different journey for all of us! That being said, I wanted to share I have recently suffered a knee injury and needed to get it surgically repaired. pic.twitter.com/XTj67AHj76

— Stanton Ramil (@StantonRamil) August 31, 2023

Extremely talented recruit

Ramil is one of the stars from Michigan State’s very talented 2023 class. He is a massive offensive tackle, and massive may be an understatement. 247Sports has him listed at 6-foot-7 and 310 pounds. You just can’t teach size like that in a true freshmen, so having that on our squad is a huge advantage.

Ramil ended the 2023 rankings as a four-star and No. 222 recruit in the country. He is also the 17th best offensive tackle as well. As mentioned, Ramil was one of the headliners of the Spartans’ 2023 class. He is the fourth-highest ranked commit in our class, but arguably could be the most important. Offensive tackle is one of the most important positions in football. Having elite talent at that position is a requirement if you want to be a great football team, and Ramil fits the mold perfectly of an elite talent at the position.

He is an elite blocker both in the run and pass game, and has great athleticism for his size and age. He has a quick burst out of his stance and had great bend to out position the opposing defenders. To be as blunt as possible, Mel Tucker and Chris Kapilovic got the perfect tackle in this class.

How significant is this injury?

Nothing about the severity of the injury was shared online. In one of his tweets, Ramil said, “I’ll be out there soon.” I don’t think you can take that literally, however.

To me this is just a figure of speech and not an indication that he will actually be back on the field soon. When it comes to surgeries and large knee braces like he is seen wearing, it tends to be a significant amount of time spent on the sidelines.

Even with how highly-ranked of a recruit Ramil was, it was still unlikely for him to have gotten much playing time this year. He may have seen a few snaps in blowouts, but likely would not have had many snaps in significant moments of the game. That has nothing to do with his playing ability. This is a normal trend for all offensive linemen in college football. It is extremely rare to see anyone play on the line as a true freshman. Even the best linemen in the country don’t see the field much in their first year. So this injury may not impact wins and losses this year.

This injury does, however, impact Ramil’s future. As mentioned, freshman offensive linemen need a lot of time to develop in the college game. That is what Stanton will miss out on. Those crucial practice reps and weight training is a tough thing for him to miss. I think Ramil is plenty good enough to overcome that, but there’s no denying how detrimental this could be to his development.

I hope Ramil has an extremely fast recovery. Injuries are never fun no matter who they play for, but hopefully he is able to rehab fast and get back out there on the field as quickly as possible.