An article of footwear, including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole structure including a ground engaging sole component comprising: a baseplate having a bottom surface; at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the ground engaging member having a stepped cross-sectional size with an upper portion of the ground engaging member having a larger cross-sectional size than a lower portion of the ground engaging member, the transition between the upper portion and the lower portion forming a step; and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member independent of other ground engaging members, wherein the first support member projects downward from the baseplate and extends below the step in the cross-section of the ground engaging member, wherein the first ground engaging member has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape, the first ground engaging member has a substantially frustoconical shape, wherein the first ground engaging member has a height, and wherein the first support member extends downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate less than the full height of the first ground engaging member, characterized in that the baseplate includes a substantially square platform having a lower surface; the first ground engaging member is configured to extend downward from the lower surface of the substantially square platform; and the first elongate support member is configured to attach to the lower surface of the substantially square platform proximate a first corner of the substantially square platform. a baseplate having a bottom surface; at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the ground engaging member having a stepped cross-sectional size with an upper portion of the ground engaging member having a larger cross-sectional size than a lower portion of the ground engaging member, the transition between the upper portion and the lower portion forming a step; and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member independent of other ground engaging members, wherein the first support member projects downward from the baseplate and extends below the step in the cross-section of the ground engaging member, wherein the first ground engaging member has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape, the first ground engaging member has a substantially frustoconical shape, wherein the first ground engaging member has a height, and wherein the first support member extends downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate less than the full height of the first ground engaging member, characterized in that the baseplate includes a substantially square platform having a lower surface; the first ground engaging member is configured to extend downward from the lower surface of the substantially square platform; and the first elongate support member is configured to attach to the lower surface of the substantially square platform proximate a first corner of the substantially square platform.