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Player Dossier
2020-2024Michigan State
Cal Haladay
LB • 6'1" • 233 lbs • Elysburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cal Haladay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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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: Illinois
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Cal Haladay, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State. Cal Haladay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 365
- TFL
- 25.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Cal Haladay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 365
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Petal · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Petal · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · LB 227th (top 19%) · Big Ten 48th (top 6%) · National 421st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 59.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 85 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 120 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 75.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 91 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.8 |
Related Context
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Cal Haladay played LB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cal Haladay recorded 365 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 13.5 primary output with 50.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
39.2
Usage
7.5
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 1. Northwestern: 1. Youngstown State: 1.5. Miami: 0. Nebraska: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Rutgers: 0.5. Indiana: 1. Michigan: 0. Purdue: 0. Maryland: 1. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 11 by 55.8. Northwestern: 6 by 35. Youngstown State: 7 by 44.2. Miami: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 8 by 43.3. Western Kentucky: 10 by 51.7. Rutgers: 4 by 21.7. Indiana: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 10 by 41.7. Purdue: 7 by 29.2. Maryland: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 11 by 75.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 11 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | vs Pittsburgh10+ tackles | W 31-21 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Penn State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-27 | 11 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Ohio State | L 7-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Maryland | W 40-21 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Purdue | L 29-40 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | W 37-33 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Indiana | W 20-15 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Rutgers | W 31-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Western Kentucky10+ tackles | W 48-31 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Nebraska | W 23-20 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Miami | W 38-17 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Youngstown State | W 42-14 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Northwestern | W 38-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
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
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Michigan State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 11 | 39.2 | 7.5 | 11 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 39.2 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13.5 | 50.1 | 11.7 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8.5 | 38.7 | 8.4 | -5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6.5 | 25.6 | 6.5 | -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
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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
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