When the 2024 Michigan State football season came to a close, Jonathan Smith identified positions of need, and one of them was wide receiver.
The Spartans had just lost Montorie Foster Jr. to the NFL and Aziah Johnson, Jaron Glover, Antonio Gates Jr., and Jaelen Smith to the transfer portal. The only returning receiver with more than two catches from a season ago was Nick Marsh. That meant that the offense needed to address the receiver position in the portal, and it did just that.
Smith landed Omari Kelly from Middle Tennessee and Chrishon McCray from Kent State.