Ade Willie

CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner has played in 26 games for the Spartans the past three seasons (2022-24) . . . has 18 career tackles . . . has three career starts (one in 2023, two in 2024). 2024 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 10 games, including two starts at cornerback (vs. Purdue and Rutgers) . . . recorded a career-high 12 tackles, all solo . . . played 187 snaps on defense and 102 on special teams . . . tied his career high with three tackles in playing a season-high 52 snaps on defense and nine on special teams against Rutgers in a starting assignment . . . started against Purdue and played 51 snaps on defense and eight on special teams while collecting two tackles in win over the Boilermakers . . . recorded one solo tackle each against Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Iowa . . . tied his season best with three tackles in road win at Maryland. 2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, including one start (vs. Nebraska) . . . registered six tackles . . . played a total of 109 snaps on defense and made 70 appearances on special teams . . . had a season-high two tackles in 19 snaps vs. Penn State at Ford Field . . . logged season-high 45 defensive snaps in game at Indiana, notching one tackle . . . posted one stop in registering 25 snaps in Ohio State game . . . made first start of Spartan career in Nebraska game . . . missed Michigan and Minnesota games with an injury after seeing limited action on defense and on special teams in Rutgers game . . . recorded one tackle at Iowa game in playing both defense and special teams . . . was in on defensive and special teams plays in Maryland and Washington games . . . saw limited defense and special teams action in Richmond and Central Michigan games, logging one tackle in Richmond game. 2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in six games (Akron, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Rutgers) to earn his first letter . . . played four snaps on defense and 17 on special teams . . . played a season-high six plays on special teams in win over Rutgers . . . played three snaps on defense vs. Ohio State . . . made his collegiate debut vs. Akron in Week 2 . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2022 and participated in spring practice. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com . . . ranked among the top cornerbacks in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 39), On3 (No. 61), Rivals.com (No. 75) and 247Sports (No. 94) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of Florida by ESPN.com (No. 53) and On3 (No. 69) . . . IMG Academy had a 9-1 record in 2021 and finished ranked No. 17 in the MaxPreps Top 25 . . . member of the 2020 National Champion IMG Academy team . . . started his high school career at Broomfield Legacy in Colorado before transferring to IMG Academy . . . grew up in Baltimore, Maryland . . . son of Robert and Jamila Willie . . . communication major.