The last piece of the puzzle has fallen into place for the Michigan State Spartans defense in 2019, as All-American defensive end Kenny Willekes announced his plans to return to East Lansing for his senior season:
Joining Willekes for their senior seasons will be middle linebacker and captain Joe Bachie, and the run-stuffing, gap-plugging interior defensive lineman Raequan Williams. Both of whom announced their decisions to return earlier this offseason. These are three huge pieces for the Michigan State defense, as all were likely to be NFL draft picks this April had they declared.