ESPN’s Dan Murphy forwarded Michigan State junior DT Mike Panasiuk as the team’s most underrated player.
“Most of the Spartans’ line deserves a bit more credit than it receives,” Murphy writes, later adding that "[Panasiuk] and Raequan Williams were the anchor of a revitalized run-stopping defense.” Panasiuk (6'4/296) has drawn starts in 16 consecutive contests for Sparty. During the most recent campaign, he recorded 23 tackles, three of which went for loss. The former four-star recruit will be looking to take a statistical step forward for the coming campaign. Michigan State is one of our favorite dark horse teams to make loud noises in the Big Ten once the season gets underway. MSU will open the year playing host to Utah State on Aug. 31.
