Rocco Cironi

Position: Offensive tackle
Hometown: Warren, Ohio
Career stats: Appeared in 34 games, starting 26 games at left tackle, including the last 24
Career highlights: Led the team in pancake blocks in 2008

Kendell Davis-Clark

Position: Cornerback/safety
Hometown: Alliance, Ohio
Career stats: 162 tackles, six for loss with four sacks, one interception, 12 pass breakups with one fumble recovery and four forced fumbles
Career highlights: Appeared in 42 games, making 21 starts; made a career-high 12 tackles against Bowling Green in 2007

Adam Decker

Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Rochester Hills, Mich.
Career stats: 77 tackles, including six for loss with one fumble recovery
Career highlights: Appeared in 37 games, starting eight; stopped Iowa’s Shonn Greene for a loss on fourth down to preserve a 16-13 win in 2008; named to CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Second Team with a 3.62 GPA in finance

Brandon Denson

Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Willow Run, Mich.
Career stats: 97 tackles, including 4.5 for loss with three sacks and one interception
Career highlights: Appeared in 43 games, with eight starts, all this season at WILL linebacker; recorded a career-high 10 tackles against Northwestern this season

Danny Fortener

Position: Safety
Hometown: Kettering, Ohio
Career stats: 116 tackles, including 2.5 for loss with three interceptions and nine pass breakups
Career highlights: Appeared in 49 games, starting 16; returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown against Illinois this season; tipped a pass that led to an interception in overtime against Michigan this season

Andrew Hawken

Position: Fullback
Hometown: Grandville, Mich.
Career stats: 33 receptions for 236 yards and three touchdowns
Career highlights: Versatile offensive player appeared in 47 games, starting 10; Has one touchdown in each of the last three seasons, including against Purdue

Ashton Henderson

Position: Cornerback
Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.
Career stats: 33 tackles with one fumble recovery and two pass defenses
Career highlights: Appeared in 44 games with five starts; returned a blocked punt 33 yards for a touchdown against Northwestern in 2006 as the Spartans pulled off the greatest comeback in NCAA Division I-A history

A.J. Jimmerson

Position: Running back
Hometown: St. Louis
Career stats: 61 carries for 215 yards and two touchdowns, 15 receptions for 77 yards and two touchdowns, 18 kick returns for 399 yards
Career highlights: Appeared in 43 games

Michael Jordan

Position: Nose tackle
Hometown: Lansing
Career stats: Nine tackles with one fumble recovery
Career highlights: Appeared in all 13 games last season

Brendon Moss

Position: Offensive guard
Hometown: Bay Village, Ohio
Career stats: 11 starts
Career highlights: Appeared in 23 games

Joel Nitchman

Position: Center
Hometown: Kalamazoo
Career stats: 32 career starts
Career highlights: Three-year starter at center. Named to Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List; named Lineman of the Week vs. Illinois

Andrew Pendy

Position: Fullback
Hometown: Shelby Township, Mich.
Career stats: One kick return for 11 yards. Five total tackles
Career highlights: Appeared in 21 total games.

Mike Schmeding

Position: Offensive tackle
Hometown: Rutherford, N.J.
Career stats: Appeared in 10 games
Career highlights: Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Eastern Michigan in 2006.

Brett Swenson

Position: Kicker
Hometown: Pompano Beach, Fla.
Career stats: 70-for-89 on field goal attempts (most in school history). Career long of 52-yards (twice). 158 career extra points (most in school history). 368 career points (most in school history).
Career highlights: Highly-touted recruit became latest talented kicker to come on to kick as a freshman, becoming the MSU record holder for points scored, field goals and extra points. Kicked a 44-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining to give MSU a 25-24 victory against Wisconsin last season.

Jeremy Ware

Position: Cornerback
Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
Career stats: Two interceptions, 75 tackles, one sack
Career highlights: Tied a school record five pass breakups at Northwestern last season

Ross Weaver

Position: Cornerback
Hometown: Southfield, Mich.
Career stats: One interception, 73 total tackles, one sack
Career highlights: Elected team captain by players this season

Marcus Webb

Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Pontiac, Mich.
Career stats: 1 tackle
Career highlights: Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week in 2008

Blair White

Position: Wide receiver
Hometown: Saginaw
Career stats: 107 catches, 1,538 yards, nine touchdowns
Career highlights: Four catches for 143 yards and a touchdown catch against Michigan last year