Michigan State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
WR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballK
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballK
/ FootballLB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballP
/ FootballTE
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballK
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballLS
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballP
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ Football
Jersey Number 6
Nick Marsh
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 203
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- River Rouge
CAREER NOTES: Had 100 career receptions for 1,311 yards with nine career TDs in 23 career games with the Spartans (2024-25), making 20 consecutive starts . . . reached the 1,000 career yards milestone in the game vs. Indiana (10/18/25), becoming 49th Spartan player to reach the 1,000 yards receiving milestone.
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Led Michigan State in receptions (59), receiving yards (662) and TD catches (6) . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . had seven catches in season-finale vs. Maryland at Ford Field (11/29/25), to reach exactly 100 for his career . . . had at least one catch in all 12 games, including multiple receptions in all 12 games . . . snagged four catches for 18 yards in game at Iowa . . . recorded four catches for 75 yards in game at Minnesota, with two going for first downs, coming on a pair of drives that ended with field goal attempts, highlighted by a season-long 48-yard pass play, adding one rush for a season-long 9 yards . . . snared game highs of six catches for 75 yards in Michigan game, with 3-of-6 going for first down, including two on MSU TD drive overlapping end for third and start of fourth quarter, highlighted by a catch that was initially called a TD, but was reviewed and overturned, ruling that stepped out-of-bounds at the UM 1, and MSU scored TD on next play . . . had 18 yards on MSU’s opening drive in game at Indiana, which put him over the 1,000 career receiving yards milestone, becoming the 49th Spartan receiver to reach the 1,000 yards plateau in program history . . . finished game at Indiana with team-highs of seven catches for 64 yards, including three catches on opening drive alone, with the seven receptions tying season-high for second-straight game . . . registered a 15-yard TD against the Hoosiers, for second straight game with a TD catch . . . snared a season-high seven passes for 77 yards in game vs. UCLA, the second-most of the season behind his top mark of the season of 94 yards vs. Youngstown State (9/13/25), and snared a TD catch for fourth scoring reception of season, with 6-of-7 catches going for first down or TD, including three on same drive in fourth quarter, with two going for first downs, with a 22-yard catch on third-and-5, and then was target on three straight passes, with a first down, incomplete and the third going for a TD, adding one rush for 6 yards . . . opened game at Nebraska at wideout and shared team-high honors with Makhi Frazier with four receptions for a team-leading 41 yards, with 2-of-4 catches going for first downs . . . started at USC and snared two catches for 28 yards, with 1-of-2 going for first down . . . snared six catches for 94 yards in the Youngstown State, all in the first half, before missing second half with an injury, with 5-of-6 catches going for first downs . . . tallied two TD catches in game for first time, as part of team-leading five catches for 68 yards in Boston College contest . . . scored MSU’s first TD of game on an 11-yard catch, run and drag, as he took several BC defenders into the end zone with him, adding a 41-yard scoring catch from Aidan Chiles in the third quarter . . . snared five receptions for 32 yards in season opener vs. Western Michigan, including a 7-yard TD catch from Aidan Chiles in the second stanza to put MSU ahead, 14-0 . . . 2-of-5 catches went for first down or touchdown.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made an immediate impact for the Spartans in his first collegiate season, setting Michigan State true freshman records for most receiving yards (649) and receptions (41) in a single-season . . . led MSU in receiving yards (649; 59.0 ypg), tied for the team lead in TD catches (3) and ranked second in receptions (41) . . . ranked eighth in the Big Ten in yards per catch (15.8) and 13th in receiving yards per game (59.0 ypg), marks which also ranked second among Big Ten freshmen . . . ranked fourth in the FBS among true freshmen in the regular season with 649 receiving yards and sixth with 41 catches . . . also had four carries for 23 yards (5.8 avg.) to finish with 672 all-purpose yards (649 receiving, 23 rushing), tied for second most on the team . . . recorded 23 first-down catches . . . had a team-best 10 receptions of 20-plus yards . . . had two 100-yard outings (194 at Maryland and 113 vs. Iowa) to become first Spartan true freshman to record two 100-yard receiving games in his first season . . . his 194 receiving yards at Maryland in Week 2 were the second-most ever in a single game by a Spartan freshman and 10th-most in a game by a Spartan receiver . . . his three TDs came on a 77-yarder at Maryland, a 20-yarder at Michigan and an 18-yarder at home vs. Indiana . . . played in 11 games with eight starts . . . had two catches for 13 yards and one rush for 10 yards vs. Rutgers . . . tallied two catches for 25 yards in Purdue game and added one rush for 11 yards and a first down . . . snared four receptions for 58 yards in game at Illinois, with three going for first downs . . . had two highlight-reel catches with an 18-yard TD and a 33-yard reception on the sideline on a third-and-7 in the Indiana game, finishing with five catches for 78 yards, which propelled him to top MSU freshman receiving record at 553 yards . . . snared second TD catch of the season with a 20-yard scoring catch-and-run for a TD in the fourth quarter in game at Michigan, finishing with a team-high tying four catches for 42 yards . . . recorded second 100-yard receiving game of the season by tying season high with eight catches for 113 yards in Iowa game . . . in the win over Iowa, teamed with senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. with 100 receiving yards to mark the first Spartan receiving duo with 100-yard receiving games since Oct. 2, 2021, when Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed did so against Western Kentucky with Nailor having 128 yards on eight catches and Reed snaring 127 yards on four receptions . . . 5-of-8 catches went for first downs against the Hawkeyes, including his eighth and final catch of night, getting down to the Iowa 1-yard line and Nathan Carter scored a TD on the next play with 2:03 left to ice the Victory for MSU . . . snared three catches for team-high 58 yards in game at Oregon, with two catches coming on drive that resulted in FG, and added one rush, in charting 48 snaps . . . after missing previous game-and-a-half, returned to action in Ohio State game in Week 5, snaring two receptions for 30 yards in limited action, with both going for first downs, including a 25-yard catch along the sidelines on a third-and-10 pass play, and also a 5-yard catch on a second-and-3 play . . . missed game at Boston College due to injury . . . snared two catches for 27 yards against Prairie View A&M, adding one rush for 8 yards, before sustaining injury in first half . . . named Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Week, Big Ten Freshman of the Week and the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week for his performance in Week 2 at Maryland, after catching eight passes for 194 yards – the 10th-highest single-game total in Spartan history – in the win over the Terrapins . . . it also marked the second-most receiving yards in a game by a Spartan freshman . . . with MSU trailing 24-17 with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter, sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles connected with Marsh on a 77-yard touchdown pass that tied the game . . . it was MSU’s longest TD reception since Jayden Reed had an 85-yard touchdown catch vs. Youngstown State on Sept. 11, 2021 . . . in the fourth quarter alone, Marsh had four receptions for 151 yards; in addition to the 77-yard TD, Marsh had a 57-yard catch earlier in the quarter, and receptions for 11 and 6 yards on MSU’s game-winning drive that culminated with Jonathan Kim’s 37-yard field goal with one-second remaining that put MSU on top, 27-24 . . . made Spartan debut in season opener against Florida Atlantic, snaring one catch for 11 yards in logging 13 snaps in collegiate debut.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star prospect (247 Sports, ESPN, On3, Rivals) . . . named one of the top overall players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 107) and ESPN.com (No. 167) . . . rated one of the best wide receivers in the country by ESPN.com (No. 20), 247 Sports (No. 22), Rivals (No. 45) and On3 (No. 46) . . . consensus top wide receiver in the state of Michigan (247 Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals, On3) . . . ranked one of the top overall players in the state of Michigan by 247 Sports (No. 2), ESPN.com (No. 3), On3 (No. 7) and Rivals (No. 10) . . . also rated the fourth-best wide receiver and 20th overall prospect in the Midwest by ESPN.com . . . selected to play in the U.S. Army Bowl . . . first-team all-state selection by MHSFCA (Michigan High School Football Coaches Association) . . . two-time honoree to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team and the MHSFCA Dream Team . . . named a captain on the Detroit Free Press Dream Team after recording 41 receptions for 718 yards and eight TDs his senior season in 2023 at River Rouge High School . . . also rushed for 412 yards on 46 carries with six touchdowns; added 314 kick return yards, including a touchdown; also threw a touchdown pass . . . helped River Rouge advance to the Division 3 Regional Final and an 8-5 overall record . . . played for Coach Eric Pettway at River Rouge High School . . . had a 95-yard kick return for a touchdown against Belleville in the season opener . . . also named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-West Team . . . was a MHSFCA Dream Team selection his junior year after catching 57 passes for 723 yards and six TDs . . . named to the 2022 Division 3 all-state first team by The Associated Press and The Detroit News . . . also named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-West Team his junior season . . . second-team all-state honoree by the AP as a sophomore in 2021 . . . as a freshman, helped lead River Rouge to the Division 3 state title game; caught four passes for 85 yards, including a 12-yard TD, and also had two 2-point conversion catches in the state championship game vs. DeWitt . . . also played basketball and ran track . . . high school teammate of Spartan safety Armorion Smith . . . son of Yolanda Wilson . . . planning to major in business . . . represented Michigan State at the 2025 Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas.
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Led Michigan State in receptions (59), receiving yards (662) and TD catches (6) . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . had seven catches in season-finale vs. Maryland at Ford Field (11/29/25), to reach exactly 100 for his career . . . had at least one catch in all 12 games, including multiple receptions in all 12 games . . . snagged four catches for 18 yards in game at Iowa . . . recorded four catches for 75 yards in game at Minnesota, with two going for first downs, coming on a pair of drives that ended with field goal attempts, highlighted by a season-long 48-yard pass play, adding one rush for a season-long 9 yards . . . snared game highs of six catches for 75 yards in Michigan game, with 3-of-6 going for first down, including two on MSU TD drive overlapping end for third and start of fourth quarter, highlighted by a catch that was initially called a TD, but was reviewed and overturned, ruling that stepped out-of-bounds at the UM 1, and MSU scored TD on next play . . . had 18 yards on MSU’s opening drive in game at Indiana, which put him over the 1,000 career receiving yards milestone, becoming the 49th Spartan receiver to reach the 1,000 yards plateau in program history . . . finished game at Indiana with team-highs of seven catches for 64 yards, including three catches on opening drive alone, with the seven receptions tying season-high for second-straight game . . . registered a 15-yard TD against the Hoosiers, for second straight game with a TD catch . . . snared a season-high seven passes for 77 yards in game vs. UCLA, the second-most of the season behind his top mark of the season of 94 yards vs. Youngstown State (9/13/25), and snared a TD catch for fourth scoring reception of season, with 6-of-7 catches going for first down or TD, including three on same drive in fourth quarter, with two going for first downs, with a 22-yard catch on third-and-5, and then was target on three straight passes, with a first down, incomplete and the third going for a TD, adding one rush for 6 yards . . . opened game at Nebraska at wideout and shared team-high honors with Makhi Frazier with four receptions for a team-leading 41 yards, with 2-of-4 catches going for first downs . . . started at USC and snared two catches for 28 yards, with 1-of-2 going for first down . . . snared six catches for 94 yards in the Youngstown State, all in the first half, before missing second half with an injury, with 5-of-6 catches going for first downs . . . tallied two TD catches in game for first time, as part of team-leading five catches for 68 yards in Boston College contest . . . scored MSU’s first TD of game on an 11-yard catch, run and drag, as he took several BC defenders into the end zone with him, adding a 41-yard scoring catch from Aidan Chiles in the third quarter . . . snared five receptions for 32 yards in season opener vs. Western Michigan, including a 7-yard TD catch from Aidan Chiles in the second stanza to put MSU ahead, 14-0 . . . 2-of-5 catches went for first down or touchdown.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made an immediate impact for the Spartans in his first collegiate season, setting Michigan State true freshman records for most receiving yards (649) and receptions (41) in a single-season . . . led MSU in receiving yards (649; 59.0 ypg), tied for the team lead in TD catches (3) and ranked second in receptions (41) . . . ranked eighth in the Big Ten in yards per catch (15.8) and 13th in receiving yards per game (59.0 ypg), marks which also ranked second among Big Ten freshmen . . . ranked fourth in the FBS among true freshmen in the regular season with 649 receiving yards and sixth with 41 catches . . . also had four carries for 23 yards (5.8 avg.) to finish with 672 all-purpose yards (649 receiving, 23 rushing), tied for second most on the team . . . recorded 23 first-down catches . . . had a team-best 10 receptions of 20-plus yards . . . had two 100-yard outings (194 at Maryland and 113 vs. Iowa) to become first Spartan true freshman to record two 100-yard receiving games in his first season . . . his 194 receiving yards at Maryland in Week 2 were the second-most ever in a single game by a Spartan freshman and 10th-most in a game by a Spartan receiver . . . his three TDs came on a 77-yarder at Maryland, a 20-yarder at Michigan and an 18-yarder at home vs. Indiana . . . played in 11 games with eight starts . . . had two catches for 13 yards and one rush for 10 yards vs. Rutgers . . . tallied two catches for 25 yards in Purdue game and added one rush for 11 yards and a first down . . . snared four receptions for 58 yards in game at Illinois, with three going for first downs . . . had two highlight-reel catches with an 18-yard TD and a 33-yard reception on the sideline on a third-and-7 in the Indiana game, finishing with five catches for 78 yards, which propelled him to top MSU freshman receiving record at 553 yards . . . snared second TD catch of the season with a 20-yard scoring catch-and-run for a TD in the fourth quarter in game at Michigan, finishing with a team-high tying four catches for 42 yards . . . recorded second 100-yard receiving game of the season by tying season high with eight catches for 113 yards in Iowa game . . . in the win over Iowa, teamed with senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. with 100 receiving yards to mark the first Spartan receiving duo with 100-yard receiving games since Oct. 2, 2021, when Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed did so against Western Kentucky with Nailor having 128 yards on eight catches and Reed snaring 127 yards on four receptions . . . 5-of-8 catches went for first downs against the Hawkeyes, including his eighth and final catch of night, getting down to the Iowa 1-yard line and Nathan Carter scored a TD on the next play with 2:03 left to ice the Victory for MSU . . . snared three catches for team-high 58 yards in game at Oregon, with two catches coming on drive that resulted in FG, and added one rush, in charting 48 snaps . . . after missing previous game-and-a-half, returned to action in Ohio State game in Week 5, snaring two receptions for 30 yards in limited action, with both going for first downs, including a 25-yard catch along the sidelines on a third-and-10 pass play, and also a 5-yard catch on a second-and-3 play . . . missed game at Boston College due to injury . . . snared two catches for 27 yards against Prairie View A&M, adding one rush for 8 yards, before sustaining injury in first half . . . named Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Week, Big Ten Freshman of the Week and the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week for his performance in Week 2 at Maryland, after catching eight passes for 194 yards – the 10th-highest single-game total in Spartan history – in the win over the Terrapins . . . it also marked the second-most receiving yards in a game by a Spartan freshman . . . with MSU trailing 24-17 with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter, sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles connected with Marsh on a 77-yard touchdown pass that tied the game . . . it was MSU’s longest TD reception since Jayden Reed had an 85-yard touchdown catch vs. Youngstown State on Sept. 11, 2021 . . . in the fourth quarter alone, Marsh had four receptions for 151 yards; in addition to the 77-yard TD, Marsh had a 57-yard catch earlier in the quarter, and receptions for 11 and 6 yards on MSU’s game-winning drive that culminated with Jonathan Kim’s 37-yard field goal with one-second remaining that put MSU on top, 27-24 . . . made Spartan debut in season opener against Florida Atlantic, snaring one catch for 11 yards in logging 13 snaps in collegiate debut.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star prospect (247 Sports, ESPN, On3, Rivals) . . . named one of the top overall players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 107) and ESPN.com (No. 167) . . . rated one of the best wide receivers in the country by ESPN.com (No. 20), 247 Sports (No. 22), Rivals (No. 45) and On3 (No. 46) . . . consensus top wide receiver in the state of Michigan (247 Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals, On3) . . . ranked one of the top overall players in the state of Michigan by 247 Sports (No. 2), ESPN.com (No. 3), On3 (No. 7) and Rivals (No. 10) . . . also rated the fourth-best wide receiver and 20th overall prospect in the Midwest by ESPN.com . . . selected to play in the U.S. Army Bowl . . . first-team all-state selection by MHSFCA (Michigan High School Football Coaches Association) . . . two-time honoree to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team and the MHSFCA Dream Team . . . named a captain on the Detroit Free Press Dream Team after recording 41 receptions for 718 yards and eight TDs his senior season in 2023 at River Rouge High School . . . also rushed for 412 yards on 46 carries with six touchdowns; added 314 kick return yards, including a touchdown; also threw a touchdown pass . . . helped River Rouge advance to the Division 3 Regional Final and an 8-5 overall record . . . played for Coach Eric Pettway at River Rouge High School . . . had a 95-yard kick return for a touchdown against Belleville in the season opener . . . also named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-West Team . . . was a MHSFCA Dream Team selection his junior year after catching 57 passes for 723 yards and six TDs . . . named to the 2022 Division 3 all-state first team by The Associated Press and The Detroit News . . . also named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-West Team his junior season . . . second-team all-state honoree by the AP as a sophomore in 2021 . . . as a freshman, helped lead River Rouge to the Division 3 state title game; caught four passes for 85 yards, including a 12-yard TD, and also had two 2-point conversion catches in the state championship game vs. DeWitt . . . also played basketball and ran track . . . high school teammate of Spartan safety Armorion Smith . . . son of Yolanda Wilson . . . planning to major in business . . . represented Michigan State at the 2025 Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas.
A New Era | Pat Fitzgerald's First Day in East Lansing
Wednesday, December 03
Pat Fitzgerald | Football Press Conference | Dec. 2nd, 2025
Tuesday, December 02
Jonathan Smith Postgame Comments | Maryland
Saturday, November 29
Jonathan Smith | Football Press Conference | Nov. 24 2025
Monday, November 24
