
Brandon Sowards is the steady, smart Michigan State wideout with real utility value
Brandon Sowards brings a grinder’s profile to Michigan State: a 6-foot, 193-pound senior WR who also has punt-return value, plus rare academic reliability as a five-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. His college production has been modest in the 2018 season — 18 catches for 201 yards — but his bigger differentiator is trustworthiness: he stayed on the field after recovering from a torn ACL that cost him the entire 2017 season, and he’s the kind of mature, assignment-sound piece coaches love when they want dependability over flash.