Michigan State has made a splash in the transfer portal, as Wake Forest transfer offensive lineman Matt Gulbin committed to the Spartans on Sunday.
Gulbin quietly visited East Lansing over the weekend. He will come to the Spartans as a graduate transfer and have one year of eligbility remaining.
Sources tell Spartans Illustrated that Michigan State intends to play Gulbin at the center position, but he also has vast experience as a guard.
The 6-foot-4, 315-pound Gulbin appeared in 40 total games for head coach Dave Clawson and the Demon Deacons, including 22 starts.
After allowing just one sack on the season, according to Wake Forest, Gulbin was an honorable mention All-ACC selection in 2024.
According to Pro Football Focus, Gulbin started all 12 games for Wake Forest in 2024. He recorded a total of 806 offensive snaps (the most on the team), and recorded an overall grade of 72.9. He also received a pass-blocking grade of 78.5 and a run-blocking grade of 72.0. He played 693 snaps at left guard and 113 snaps at center on the campaign.
Gulbin redshirted in 2021, but appeared in four games. In 2022, he saw action in all 13 of the Demon Deacons' games. He got his first starting experience in 2023 in which he started in 10 out of the 11 games he played in.
Rivals rates Gulbin as a four-star offensive guard transfer portal prospect. He is ranked as the No. 82 overall transfer portal player this cycle.
As a prospect out of Wilton High School in Connecticut in the class of 2021, Gulbin was considered as a three-star offensive guard. He was ranked as the No. 7 player in the state of Connecticut and had 16 listed scholarship offers out of high school.
He is the third transfer portal addition on the interior of the offensive line for the Spartans this cycle, joining Luka Vincic (Oregon State) and Caleb Carter (Western Carolina). Look for Michigan State to still pursue one more player along the offensive line, likely at the tackle position.
With Sunday's commitments of Gulbin, UConn transfer cornerback Malcolm Bell and Wisconsin transfer outside linebacker/edge rusher Anelu Lafaele, MSU has now received pledges from 11 transfer portal players in the month of December.
To keep up with all of Michigan State's transfer portal activity, please view the Spartans Illustrated transfer portal tracker.
