Malik McDowell
Malik McDowell has had a bumpy post-MSU career, but coming into school he was one of the highest-ranked recruits in school history and a bona fide five-star recruit. Coming out of Southfield High School, McDowell was the No. 1 player in the state of Michigan and the No. 31 ranked player in the country in the 2014 class. McDowell had a dominant run at Michigan State, where he was named Second-Team All-Big Ten twice before getting selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
McDowell would be the best defensive line recruit in recent school history, if not for the next Spartan…