Special to The Detroit News
East Lansing — Connor Heyward had options.
With soon-to-be Heisman Trophy contender and eventual Doak Walker Award winner Kenneth Walker enrolling at Michigan State to take the job that Heyward desired, he considered all of them.
He was eligible to be a graduate transfer, after all, and there was a thought that perhaps an opportunity elsewhere could be what Heyward needed to draw eyes on him before entering the NFL Draft.
Talking after Michigan State’s Pro Day on Wednesday, Heyward said he’s glad the option he wound up pursuing remained in East Lansing.