Michigan State's pre-portal roster projection: Special teams

Michigan State football is gearing up for a roster overhaul, with new head coach Pat Fitzgerald needing to put together his first roster in East Lansing through the transfer portal. With the transfer portal opening on Jan. 2, and only lasting for two weeks, it will be imperative to make a strong and immediate impact.

The first step to shoring up the roster is evaluating the members of MSU's roster that will be retained, while identifying the needs to plug holes in the starting lineup.

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Taking a look at the position groups on the Spartans roster, it will distinguish who the team may be pursuing when the portal opens at the turn of the new year.

After breaking down the offensive roster, the time has come to look at the specialists, and what new special teams coordinator LeVar Woods is going to have deal with for his first season in East Lansing.

Now, the Spartans are going to have to deal with the loss of Ryan Eckley to the NFL Draft and Martin Connington to the transfer portal, shaking up the room big time.

Depth Chart Projection:

• K: Transfer

• P: Transfer

• LS: Jack Wills (Soph)

Outlook: Luckily, Michigan State has a very good, young long snapper in Wills, who can lock down the position that's importance is very under the radar. Unluckily, the staff needs both a kicker and a punter out of the transfer portal (or the 2026 recruiting class) because both positions are vacant on the depth chart.

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