The 2020 fall roster for the Michigan State Spartans is almost unrecognizable compared to the roster MSU will have in the fall of 2021. Head coach Mel Tucker and his staff have had a busy offseason in the transfer portal, with 27 players from last year’s team entering the portal with the intention of leaving the program (so far), and with 18 additions coming into the program from other schools (15 scholarship players and three preferred walk-ons).
There were also three players who left for the NFL Draft in Naquan Jones, Shakur Brown and Antjuan Simmons (although none were drafted), and a few players who did not want to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and chose to move on from the program.