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Jersey Number 81
Michael Masunas
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 259
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Hamilton
Played in 24 career games for the Spartans from 2023-25 . . . started in 12 games (four in 2024, eight in 2022) . . . had 24 receptions for 270 yards with three TDs . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten and two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games with eight starts at tight end . . . had a career-high 19 catches for 232 yards and three TDs . . . named to Academic All-District Team . . . also named to Academic All-Big Ten Team for the third year in a row . . . played a total of 391 offensive snaps . . . had two catches for 20 yards vs. Maryland . . . started contest at Iowa and tied career-high for second straight game with three catches, going for career-best 47 yards, with all three going for first downs . . . opened Penn State game at tight end, snaring career-high tying three catches for 29 yards, with two going for first downs, with the one that didn’t go for a first down coming on an MSU scoring drive that ended with a made field goal . . . started game at Minnesota and did not have a catch in charting 44 snaps . . . had one catch for a 21-yard TD in Michigan game, for third TD of season, but first in a Big Ten game, in logging 34 snaps . . . snared one catch for 8 yards in game at Indiana, charting 24 snaps . . . opened game vs. UCLA at tight end, finishing with two catches on four targets, halting perfect streak of catches and targets, going for 13 yards . . . started game at Nebraska and did not have a catch in logging 27 snaps, marking first time this season and just second time in career was held without a catch in a game . . . did not start game at USC, marking first non-start of season, and tallied one catch for 13 yards, with reception from wide receiver Omari Kelly, making athletic catch staying in bounds for a first down . . . caught one catch for a career-long 28-yard TD in the Youngstown State game, marking first career back-to-back games with a TD, after starting the game and playing 33 snaps . . . started Boston College contest and had career game, with career-best three catches for career-high 31 yards and snared his first TD of career, in logging 34 snaps, with one going for a first down and one for a touchdown for 2-of-3 doing so . . . started season opener vs. Western Michigan and tied a career-high with two catches, going for 22 yards . . . both catches went for first downs . . . first catch of the night set up MSU’s second TD of the night, as his 8-yard reception got the Spartans a first down at the WMU 7, and Chiles hit Marsh for the 7-yard scoring pass on the next play.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started first four games before suffering a season-ending injury . . . snared four catches for 37 yards, in logging 121 snaps, ranking second among tight ends and ranking 10th overall on the offense at time of injury . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second year in a row . . . named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar after earning a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year . . . made start in game at Boston College, snaring one catch for 3 yards, recording 28 snaps . . . opened Prairie View A&M game at tight end, snagging one catch for 5 yards in posting 26 snaps . . . started Maryland game and had two targets in 33 plays . . . made first start of career in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic and a career-high two catches for 29 yards while logging 34 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in nine games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . made 42 appearances on special teams and played four snaps on offense at tight end . . . caught his first career pass vs. Penn State for 1 yard in the regular-season finale at Ford Field.
2022 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked the top tight end prospect in the state of Arizona by 247Sports . . . ranked among the best overall players in Arizona by On3 (No. 7), 247Sports (No. 8) and ESPN.com (No. 20) . . . listed as one of the nation’s tight ends by ESPN.com (No. 39), On3 (No. 44) and 247Sports (No. 55) . . . helped lead Hamilton to an 11-1 record and a berth in the semifinals of the open division in the state playoffs . . . Hamilton finished ranked No. 22 nationally in the MaxPreps Top 25 in a season that featured wins over nationally ranked Bishop Gorman and Chandler High School . . . had 18 catches for 274 yards and two touchdowns . . . had three receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Bishop Gorman on Sept. 17 . . . also showed off his blocking skills with 20 pancake blocks his senior season . . . played two seasons for Coach Michael Zdebski at Hamilton High School . . . transferred to Hamilton in 2020 after beginning his high school career at Sabino High School in Tucson . . . during his first season at Hamilton in 2020, helped the Huskies reach the state title game in the open division while posting an 8-2 overall record . . . had seven receptions for 57 yards and one TD in 10 games as a junior . . . earned 3A South honorable mention accolades after catching 17 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019 at Sabino High School . . . son of Mike and Annalisa Masunas . . . interested in pursuing a major in business.
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games with eight starts at tight end . . . had a career-high 19 catches for 232 yards and three TDs . . . named to Academic All-District Team . . . also named to Academic All-Big Ten Team for the third year in a row . . . played a total of 391 offensive snaps . . . had two catches for 20 yards vs. Maryland . . . started contest at Iowa and tied career-high for second straight game with three catches, going for career-best 47 yards, with all three going for first downs . . . opened Penn State game at tight end, snaring career-high tying three catches for 29 yards, with two going for first downs, with the one that didn’t go for a first down coming on an MSU scoring drive that ended with a made field goal . . . started game at Minnesota and did not have a catch in charting 44 snaps . . . had one catch for a 21-yard TD in Michigan game, for third TD of season, but first in a Big Ten game, in logging 34 snaps . . . snared one catch for 8 yards in game at Indiana, charting 24 snaps . . . opened game vs. UCLA at tight end, finishing with two catches on four targets, halting perfect streak of catches and targets, going for 13 yards . . . started game at Nebraska and did not have a catch in logging 27 snaps, marking first time this season and just second time in career was held without a catch in a game . . . did not start game at USC, marking first non-start of season, and tallied one catch for 13 yards, with reception from wide receiver Omari Kelly, making athletic catch staying in bounds for a first down . . . caught one catch for a career-long 28-yard TD in the Youngstown State game, marking first career back-to-back games with a TD, after starting the game and playing 33 snaps . . . started Boston College contest and had career game, with career-best three catches for career-high 31 yards and snared his first TD of career, in logging 34 snaps, with one going for a first down and one for a touchdown for 2-of-3 doing so . . . started season opener vs. Western Michigan and tied a career-high with two catches, going for 22 yards . . . both catches went for first downs . . . first catch of the night set up MSU’s second TD of the night, as his 8-yard reception got the Spartans a first down at the WMU 7, and Chiles hit Marsh for the 7-yard scoring pass on the next play.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started first four games before suffering a season-ending injury . . . snared four catches for 37 yards, in logging 121 snaps, ranking second among tight ends and ranking 10th overall on the offense at time of injury . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second year in a row . . . named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar after earning a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year . . . made start in game at Boston College, snaring one catch for 3 yards, recording 28 snaps . . . opened Prairie View A&M game at tight end, snagging one catch for 5 yards in posting 26 snaps . . . started Maryland game and had two targets in 33 plays . . . made first start of career in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic and a career-high two catches for 29 yards while logging 34 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in nine games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . made 42 appearances on special teams and played four snaps on offense at tight end . . . caught his first career pass vs. Penn State for 1 yard in the regular-season finale at Ford Field.
2022 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked the top tight end prospect in the state of Arizona by 247Sports . . . ranked among the best overall players in Arizona by On3 (No. 7), 247Sports (No. 8) and ESPN.com (No. 20) . . . listed as one of the nation’s tight ends by ESPN.com (No. 39), On3 (No. 44) and 247Sports (No. 55) . . . helped lead Hamilton to an 11-1 record and a berth in the semifinals of the open division in the state playoffs . . . Hamilton finished ranked No. 22 nationally in the MaxPreps Top 25 in a season that featured wins over nationally ranked Bishop Gorman and Chandler High School . . . had 18 catches for 274 yards and two touchdowns . . . had three receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Bishop Gorman on Sept. 17 . . . also showed off his blocking skills with 20 pancake blocks his senior season . . . played two seasons for Coach Michael Zdebski at Hamilton High School . . . transferred to Hamilton in 2020 after beginning his high school career at Sabino High School in Tucson . . . during his first season at Hamilton in 2020, helped the Huskies reach the state title game in the open division while posting an 8-2 overall record . . . had seven receptions for 57 yards and one TD in 10 games as a junior . . . earned 3A South honorable mention accolades after catching 17 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019 at Sabino High School . . . son of Mike and Annalisa Masunas . . . interested in pursuing a major in business.
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