Michigan State football announces week four captains for game against Nebraska

Michigan State has announced their week four captains

It is now known that the Mel Tucker era will feature weekly captains, and that they will be different on a game to game basis. We are now in week four and will be seeing another unique combination at the captain spots.

The one new thing we also will see this week, is a fourth captain has been added to the line of captains. The previous three weeks we had only seen 3 captains.

In week four against Nebraska, we will see Xavier Henderson, Tyler Hunt, Drew Beesley and Kevin Jarvis captain the Spartans against the Cornhuskers.

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Five Michigan State football players make Senior Bowl watchlist

5 Spartans named to the senior bowl watchlist

The Senior Bowl is an annual event for graduating seniors to showcase their talents to NFL scouts, while subsequently getting coaching from NFL coaches. It is a semi big deal, and a way to get on teams radars in order to be drafted.

To play in the senior bowl you need to be selected by the senior bowl committee, which usually means having a good senior season.

In a preseason watchlist, five members of the Spartans team were recognized. QB Anthony Russo and offensive lineman AJ Arcuri, Matt Allen, Blake Bueter, and Kevin Jarvis were all named to the list.

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Which Spartans are most likely to be drafted next year

After 80 years of having a player drafted into the NFL, the 2021 draft saw no Spartans selected for the first time since 1940.

The streak ended. After 80 years of having a player drafted into the NFL, the 2021 draft saw no Spartans selected for the first time since 1940. Shakur Brown had the best chance to get drafted, but ultimately ended up going undrafted.

Now this upcoming football season can set the precedent for starting a new draft streak. Let’s take a look at the players with the best chances to get drafted next season: