Who says football has too many tight ends?
Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker and TE coach Ted Gilmour weigh options for positions in 2023 and decide they need to see what’s available outside the walls of the Skandalaris Football Center It became clear that
On Thursday, the Spartans added their third addition among tight ends in the last four days when Boise State transfer Tinir Hopper made a verbal commitment to MSU.
This comes after Michigan also landed a commitment from the Norfolk transfer Ademora Faree and moved to Wisconsin Jaylan Franklin Earlier this week.
Hopper appeared in 45 games and started 11 in his five years at Boise State. A former Three Star recruit, the 6-foot-5, 242-pounder finished his Broncos career with 22 receptions for 259 yards and two touchdowns.
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Hopper transferred to Boise State University and has one more year of qualification left. He had a redshirt year as a true freshman in 2018, and in 2021 he had seven receptions for 132 yards and two points, and this season he added 13 catches. and he gained 108 yards.
This offseason, Michigan State lost a pair of veteran tight ends in Daniel Barker and Tyler Hunt following the 2022 season. Malikker, who is scheduled to redshirt his junior return next season, was the only experienced Spartan tight end left on the roster. After recording eight catches for 135 yards in 2021, Kerr has 16 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Behind Kerr, Michigan are tight ends and mostly unused prospects — Jackson Morse (Redshirt Senior in 2023), Evan Morris (Republican Senior), Michael Masnas (Republican French) and Jack Nickel (Republican French). The Spartans also moved former quarterback Hump Faye to tight end to end the 2022 season after safely switching former quarterback. is.
In addition to its three tight ends, Michigan State added two players from its offseason transfer portal — Wisconsin’s cornerback Semar Melvin and a North Carolina kicker Jonathan Kim.
Sparta suffer eight departures from 2022 roster to wide receiver portal Jamie Bernard When Terry Rocket Jr.defensive lineman Jalen Hunt When Dashawn Mallorydefensive end Michael Fletcher When chase carterlinebacker Carson Castiledefensive back kobe myers and kicker jack stone.