Cal Thrush
Michigan State Spartans
66
Depth

Cal Thrush

Michigan State SpartansRebuilding
LDEDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Cal Thrush starting?

Cal Thrush is listed 3rd string at LDE for Michigan State Spartans.

Redshirt freshman · #97 · 6'5", 263 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 1979Keahnist ThompsonStarter
  2. 21375Isaac Smith
  3. 39766Cal ThrushYou
  4. 44755Jaxson Wilson

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Upper Arlington, ranked #1,419 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,419 Natl
Upper Arlington, OH
Jersey
#97
Class
RS FR
Height
6'5"
Weight
263 lbs

Cal Thrush is currently behind Keahnist Thompson at LDE on the Michigan State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 63 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8589
National Rank
#1419
High School
Upper Arlington
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 66 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −12 depth penalty

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 19LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-10

Cal Thrush's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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