Player Career

Cal Haladay Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cal Haladay story

Cal Haladay built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Elysburg, PA wearing No. 27, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Cal Haladay's career was his defensive production: 365 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cal Haladay's production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.

The arc is straightforward: Cal Haladay moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2021 PostseasonMichigan State1139.27.511
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State1139.27.50
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State13.550.111.72.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State8.538.78.4-5
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan State6.525.66.5-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Illinois

Week 10 · W 23-15 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#2

vs Penn State

Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

91.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Central Michigan

Week 1 · W 31-7

2

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#4

@ Rutgers

Week 7 · L 24-27 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Prairie View A&M

Week 3 · W 40-0

2.5

Havoc Plays

80.6 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

13.5 primary output · 50.1 efficiency · 11.7 usage

75.1

#2

2021 Postseason · Michigan State

59.8

11 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Michigan State

59.8

11 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

9

Splash games

14

10+ tackle games