Each recruiting cycle, there are about 30-35 five-star recruits for programs to fight over. Michigan State football, however, hasn’t landed one since Malik McDowell in 2014.
File Malik McDowell under the list of names you thought you’d never hear again when talking about the NFL after he suffered a major injury in an ATV accident shortly after being drafted in the second round by the Seattle Seahawks back in 2017.
It’s been about four years since Malik McDowell played a down of football. The former Michigan State football star was drafted in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Seahawks but suffered an ATV accident that nearly cost him his career.
Sunday’s Giants vs. Browns preseason matchup was one of the more intriguing battles of the preseason for Michigan State fans as Brian Lewerke faced off against Malik McDowell.