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Michigan State football returns nation's No. 1 run-stopping defensive line intact

Brian Lewerke, MSU offense flash progress during spring game, despite the Spartans not showing many of their offseason fixes, April 13, 2019. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

(Note: This is part five of a series previewing Michigan State’s 2019 position groups)

EAST LANSING – Kenny Willekes emerged as an All-American. Raequan Williams and Mike Panasiuk formed an impenetrable wall up the middle.

Michigan State football’s defensive line became the nation’s best run-stopping defense.

Willekes’ broken leg he suffered in the Redbox Bowl brought him back for one more season, with a chance to join elite MSU company as a multiyear All-American.