Brady Pretzlaff holds the WLB · Depth spot in Michigan State Spartans’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Brady Pretzlaff is a redshirt sophomore linebacker from Gaylord, Michigan, entering his third season with Michigan State in 2026. A four-star recruit rated No. 221 overall by recruiting services, he enrolled in January 2024 and appeared in four games that season while preserving redshirt eligibility, recording two tackles and a 4-yard loss for yardage against Prairie View A&M. In 2025, Pretzlaff played in the first three games before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 3 versus Youngstown State, finishing with four tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pass break-ups. He holds 11 career tackles including two for losses totaling 7 yards.