Rakeem Johnson holds the RG · Backup spot in Michigan State Spartans’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Rakeem Johnson is a right guard for Michigan State who hails from Boise, Idaho, where he attended Bishop Kelly High School. The redshirt sophomore was named the MaxPreps Idaho Player of the Year and helped lead the Knights to a 13-0 record and the Class 4A state title. Johnson has appeared in 16 career games, including all 12 contests in 2025. He earned four starts at right guard late in the season—against Minnesota, Penn State, Iowa, and Maryland—after making his first collegiate start in the Ohio State game as a true freshman in 2024. He was named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2025.

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