Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Michigan State
Jacob Slade
DT • 6'4" • 315 lbs • Lewis Center, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Slade shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Jacob Slade built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Lewis Center, OH wearing No. 64, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Jacob Slade's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jacob Slade, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State. Jacob Slade shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 87
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jacob Slade quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 87
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Olentangy · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Olentangy · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 64 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DT 73rd (top 36%) · Big Ten 195th (top 32%) · National 1,883rd (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 24.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 44.1 |
Related Context
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Jacob Slade played DT for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Slade recorded 87 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 7 primary output with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
4.6
Consistency
52.1
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0.5. Akron: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 0.5. Rutgers: 1.5. Indiana: 2. Penn State: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 2 by 13.3. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 2 by 13.3. Rutgers: 2 by 23.3. Indiana: 4 by 36.7. Penn State: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Penn State | L 16-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 31-39 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rutgers | W 27-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Illinois | W 23-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Michigan | L 7-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Wisconsin | W 34-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Akron | W 52-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Western Michigan | W 35-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Slade story
Jacob Slade built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Lewis Center, OH wearing No. 64, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Jacob Slade's career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Slade's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 5.5 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5.5 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4.5 | 16.5 | 3.8 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 10.5 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10.5 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 19.2 | 4.6 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Pittsburgh
Week 1 · W 31-21 · Postseason
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 4 · W 23-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 1 · W 27-21 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 12 · L 31-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 14 · L 12-52 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
7 primary output · 19.2 efficiency · 4.6 usage
44.1
#2
2021 Postseason · Michigan State
42.7
10.5 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
42.7
10.5 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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