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Michigan State's options in injury-ravaged tight end room include backup punter, ex-fullback

Matt Dotson is back and practicing. Max Rosenthal continues to mend.

Two of Michigan State football’s tight ends are coming off late-2019 injuries that have new position coach Ted Gilmore counting on younger players to make an impact at least early this season.

“It's a room that we're gonna need every single one of those guys to give us some depth,” Gilmore said on a video call Tuesday, less than two weeks before the Spartans’ opener Oct. 24 against Rutgers. “And obviously it's one that, in this offense, we need those guys to be good, because they factor in on every single thing we do — run and pass.