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Michigan State football transfer portal tracker: Who’s coming in and who’s leaving?

Who’s testing the waters?

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Transfer portal season has been kind to Michigan State football thus far despite losing some key players and projected 2025 starters.

Jonathan Smith and Co. have gone into the portal to land some help on both sides of the ball and while there’s still plenty of work to do if the staff is going to turn the program around and make it relevant again, this is a good start.

Nowadays, the transfer portal is arguably more important than high school recruiting because these guys can come in and have instant impacts as opposed to high school prospects needing 1-2 years of development, on average.

Michigan State has had a steady hand in the portal over the years and we’ve seen some superstars comes to East Lansing via transfer.

Guys like Kenneth Walker III, Jayden Reed, Ben VanSumeren, Jacoby Windmon, Nate Carter, Jonathan Kim, Jordan Turner, Jack Velling, Aidan Chiles, Luke Newman, Wayne Matthews III, and Jordan Turner have all had major impacts over the past few years. They’ve gone from portal additions to team leaders and while most of those guys are gone, few return to carry the torch.

And more help is on the way.

Who? Well, we’ve got you covered with our official Michigan State football 2025 transfer portal tracker.

First, though, let’s take a look at who has left the program this offseason and which former Spartans have found new homes.

Outgoing transfers

  • Charles Brantley, CB — committed to Miami
  • Jaron Glover, WR — committed to Mississippi State
  • Ken Talley, DL — committed to Arkansas
  • Jaelen Smith, WR — committed to UTSA
  • Aziah Johnson, WR — committed to North Carolina
  • Dallas Fincher, OL — committed to San Diego State
  • Aaron Alexander, LB — committed to Arkansas State
  • Jaylen Thompson, DB
  • Antonio Gates Jr., WR
  • Avery Dunn, EDGE
  • Brandon Lewis, ATH
  • Ademola Faleye, TE

Now, let’s get to the incoming transfers

Incoming transfers (grades from 247Sports)

  • Omari Kelly, WR (from Middle Tennessee) — transfer grade: 89
  • Luka Vincic, IOL (from Oregon State) — transfer grade: 85
  • Chrishon McCray, WR (from Kent State) — transfer grade: 86
  • Joshua Eaton, CB (from Texas State) — transfer grade: 88
  • Elijah Tau-Tolliver, RB (from Sacramento State) — transfer grade: 88
  • Grady Kelly, DL (from Florida State) — transfer grade: 86
  • Caleb Carter, OL (from Western Carolina) — transfer grade: 83
  • NiJhay Burt, CB (from Eastern Illinois) — transfer grade: 86
  • Malcolm Bell, CB (from UConn) — transfer grade: 86
  • Matt Gulbin, IOL (from Wake Forest) — transfer grade: 86
  • Anelu Lafaele, EDGE (from Wisconsin) — transfer grade: N/A; high school rating: 90

As you can see, Michigan State football has done a solid job in its 2025 transfer class. Michigan State has eight (through its first 11 commitments) players with a transfer rating of at least an 86. In comparison, the Spartans had 16 players with at least an 86 rating out of 24 commits.

There’s still a long way to go.

Writer, co-owner of Spartan Shadows. Michigan State and college football expert at FanSided and formerly of The Detroit News. Expert on all things Michigan State. Connor Muldowney has written about Michigan State since graduating from the university with a degree in journalism back in 2013. Ten years of experience as a Michigan State writer/reporter.

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