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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State built up its wide receiver room heavily this winter, putting together a group that will give quarterback Aidan Chiles the tools to thrive. The Spartans added a number of transfers to the room, including standout veteran Chrishon McCray from Kent State.
McCray attained over 600 receiving yards on 40-plus catches in each of his last two seasons, last year having posted 705 receiving yards. He found the end zone nine times. McCray was named to the 2024 All-MAC Second Team and received first-team honors the year before.
He played just nine games that season, accumulating 610 yards and four touchdowns on 41 receptions. The transfer wideout addressed the media following the Spartans' 13th spring practice on Tuesday. You can watch some of his availability below: Michigan State wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins also spoke to reporters on Tuesday.
Below is a partial transcript from his availability: Q: What are the next steps for Nick Marsh ? Hawkins: "I mean, the next steps for him is, for one, is just still fine-tuning from a route standpoint. Challenging him to step out of his comfort zone, I need him to lead, come and lead the room. "Also, just playing fast being a playmaker, being that guy that we know on third down, the rock's coming to you.
You got to get open, man. And having that mindset, when he checks all those boxes -- right now, just continuing to get the game to slow down for him so he's understanding what's happening on the back end, the more you understand it, the slower the game appears to you as a wideout. "So, we're constantly pushing that right now.
And I think with him, man, the sky's the limit for his game, man. I think he can do a whole bunch of stuff." Q: How did Rodney Bullard Jr.
come on your radar? Hawkins: "Obviously, he had a great year. Put up some tremendous numbers, and he was pointed out to me, actually, by Coach [ Aaron] Pflugrad . He's like, 'Hawk, man, there's this kid from Valparaiso, you need to take a look at him.
' And broke him down, like, 'Hey, man, I like how he moves.' And gave him a call, and we got him up here, and he's a Spartan now. "So obviously, we did our homework on him.
He's a great kid, man. He's a great kid from the standpoint of academically, just off the charts. He's a kid that, he's working hard to learn an entire offense.
Excited to have him, man. He's a tremendous playmaker." Follow along with all of our Michigan State athletics coverage when you follow the official Spartan Nation page on Facebook, Spartan Nation, WHEN YOU CLICK RIGHT HERE , and be sure to share your thoughts when you join our community group, Go Green Go White, as well WHEN YOU CLICK RIGHT HERE .
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