Michigan State CB Charles Brantley enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

Brantley played in nine games this season and finished with 27 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, seven pass deflections and a pick six. This was after just three games in 2023.

Over the course of his four-year career, Brantley had 103 tackles, five tackles for loss, five interceptions, 18 pass deflections and two touchdowns.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Brantley was a three-star recruit out of Venice (Fla.) High, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 83 overall prospect in the state, the No. 57 cornerback in the class and the No. 632 overall prospect in the class.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

Charles Brantley enters NCAA transfer portal

Brantley is off to the portal as Michigan State looks to build off of Jonathan Smith’s first year. The Spartans finished 5-7.

“In this landscape, I still think this thing is a game of development, so whoever’s on your roster, those guys need to get better and develop,” Smith said after the season finale loss to Rutgers. “We’ve got some good players on this roster that have a lot of years left and eligibility and confident that our approach on those guys continue to work, and that’s on us as coaches to develop.

“At the same time, you gotta continue to add good players, they can play at a high level that are in on our approach of doing it, and we are confident we can do that, and it turns into these next couple of months, there will be quite a bit of that.”