Player Dossier

2022-2025

Mississippi State

Avery Sledge

LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Hattiesburg, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Avery Sledge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.4

Efficiency

8.4

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

4.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Mississippi State • Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Avery Sledge, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Avery Sledge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Mississippi State, Southern Miss.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

8.4

Usage

1.4

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Louisiana: 0.5. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Troy: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Jacksonville State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 2 by 13.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. South Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana

Best efficiency game

16.7 vs South Alabama

Result
Sat 11/29vs TroyL 18-2810000
Sat 11/22@ South AlabamaL 35-4240000
Sat 11/8@ Arkansas StateW 27-2122000
Sat 10/25vs UL MonroeW 49-2110000
Sat 10/18@ LouisianaW 22-10210.5000
Sat 9/27vs Jacksonville StateW 42-2521000
Sat 9/20@ Louisiana TechL 20-3010000
Sat 9/13vs App StateW 38-2222000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Mississippi State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Southern Miss

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State04.20.6
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State04.20.60
2024 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss29.31.32
2025 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss0.58.41.4-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.

#4

South Alabama

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.2 takeover score.

#5

South Alabama

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

34.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State

34.9

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss

7.8

2 primary · 9.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8656

Forrest County Agricultural · Brooklyn, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

31

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Avery Sledge quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
31