Brady Pretzlaff
Michigan State Spartans
73
Average

Brady Pretzlaff

Michigan State SpartansSolid
WLBDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Brady Pretzlaff starting?

Brady Pretzlaff is the projected starter at WLB for Michigan State Spartans.

Brady Pretzlaff is the projected starting WLB on a Solid Michigan State — 73 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 14573Brady PretzlaffStarter
  2. 24460Caleb Wheatland
  3. 31258Cam Stodghill

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jaiden Ausberry — at Notre Dame · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Caleb Wheatland — No. 2 at WLB for Michigan StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Michigan State Spartans

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Gaylord, ranked #476 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #476 Natl2-Yr Total11 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share0%
Gaylord, MI
Jersey
#45
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
238 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025410
2024710

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8904
National Rank
#476
High School
Gaylord
Hometown
Gaylord, MI

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 38th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 38% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WEMUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 5WTOLTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-20

Brady Pretzlaff's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Average
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Team Role

4 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.