Surpassing the likes of Greg Jones, Max Bullough and Denicos Allen when it comes to all-time Mark Dantonio era linebackers seems impossible, but Joe Bachie has a chance to do just that after the 2019 season.
Jones is pretty clearly the best linebacker Dantonio has ever coached, ranking in the top 10 in Michigan State history for essentially every major statistical category. He’s broken 400 career tackles and was an All-American for the Spartans, but decided to forgo the NFL draft after his junior season for a senior campaign.
That proved to be the wrong move for Jones who was considered an early-round prospect after his junior campaign but went on to be a sixth-rounder in 2011, at No.