Michigan State has announced its depth chart for the season opener against Youngstown State. Some starting jobs haven't been determined just yet (as denoted by the presence of "or" after a player's name), but most of the positions are set. Check it out below.
| Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String |
| QB | Kirk Cousins | Andrew Maxwell | |
| TB | Edwin Baker | Larry Caper or Le'Veon Bell |
Nick Hill |
| FB | Todd Anderson | Niko Palazeti | Adam Setterbo |
| X | B.J. Cunningham or Keith Nichol |
Brad Sonntag or Tony Lippett |
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| Z | Keshawn Martin | Bennie Fowler | Keith Mumphery Chris D. Rucker |
| TE |
Brian Linthicum or Garrett Celek |
Dion Sims | Derek Hoebing |
| LT |
Jared McGaha or Dan France |
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| LG | Joel Foreman | John Deyo | |
| C | Blake Treadwell or Travis Jackson |
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| RG |
Chris McDonald | Ethan Ruhland | |
| RT | Skyler Burkland | Fou Fonoti | |
| Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String |
| DE | Marcus Rush or Denzel Drone |
Corey Freeman | |
| DT | Jerel Worthy | Johnathan Strayhorn | Micajah Reynolds |
| NT | Anthony Rashad White | Kevin Pickelman | |
| DE |
William Gholston or Tyler Hoover |
Taylor Calero | |
| STAR |
Chris Norman or Denicos Allen |
Taiwan Jones | |
| MIKE |
Max Bullough | TyQuan Hammock | |
| SAM |
Steve Gardiner or Denicos Allen |
Kyler Elsworth | |
| FC |
Darqueze Dennard | Tony Lippett | |
| FS |
Trenton Robinson | Dana Dixon | Mylan Hicks |
| SS |
Isaiah Lewis | Kurtis Drummond | RJ Williamson |
| BC |
Johnny Adams | Mitchell White | Jeremy Langford |
| Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String |
| K | Dan Conroy | Kevin Muma | |
| P | Mike Sadler | Kyle Selden | |
| KR | Keshawn Martin Larry Caper |
Nick Hill Le'Veon Bell |
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| PR | Keshawn Martin | Nick Hill | |
| KO | Kevin Muma | Dan Conroy | |
| LS | Matt Giampapa or Steve Moore |
Todd Anderson | |
| HLD | Brad Sonntag | Andrew Maxwell |
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