Once thought to be the weakness of the team, Michigan State’s defensive line went from helpless in 2016 to surprising in 2017. The Spartans had one of the lowest sack totals in the country in 2016 before recording 25 in 2017. Can this unit take another step forward in 2018?
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Losing Demetrius Cooper won’t help, but he had a relatively quiet senior season in 2017, so his departure isn’t going to hurt, either. Michigan State has also lost Lashawn Paulino-Bell to a transfer but the Spartans proved to be just fine without massive depth up front.