Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025NC State
Cian Slone
LB • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Rocklin, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cian Slone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Utah State • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player Story
Cian Slone built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Rocklin, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with NC State and Utah State. The clearest part of Cian Slone's career was his defensive...
Read the storyCian Slone, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Cian Slone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 139
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 28
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Cian Slone quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 139
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 207th (top 17%) · ACC 45th (top 6%) · National 374th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 12 | 26 | 5.5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah State | 12 | 49 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 56 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 73.7 |
Related Context
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Cian Slone played LB for Utah State and NC State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cian Slone recorded 139 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
NC State paired 26.5 primary output with 40.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.4 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 Utah State, NC State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Utah State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
35.4
Usage
10.2
Consistency
32.3
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Robert Morris: 2. USC: 0. Utah: 0. Temple: 1. Boise State: 0. UNLV: 4. New Mexico: 0. Wyoming: 4. Washington State: 1. Hawai'i: 4. San Diego State: 5. Colorado State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Robert Morris: 1 by 24.2. USC: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 1 by 14.2. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. UNLV: 6 by 65. New Mexico: 7 by 29.2. Wyoming: 5 by 60.8. Washington State: 5 by 30.8. Hawai'i: 4 by 56.7. San Diego State: 9 by 87.5. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3.8 · Games = 4 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · -2.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Colorado State | L 37-42 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | W 41-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 55-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Washington State | L 28-49 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Wyoming2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-25 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs New Mexico | L 45-50 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs UNLV2+ sacks · Splash game | L 34-50 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Boise State | L 30-62 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Temple | L 29-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Utah | L 21-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | @ USC | L 0-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Robert MorrisSplash game | W 36-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cian Slone story
Cian Slone built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Rocklin, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with NC State and Utah State. The clearest part of Cian Slone's career was his defensive production: 139 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Cian Slone's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2023-2024
Opening stop
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NC State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 19.5 | 26 | 6.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 19.5 | 26 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah State | 22 | 35.4 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 26.5 | 40.3 | 11.5 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 26.5 | 40.3 | 11.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San Diego State
Week 13 · W 41-20 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 105 Virginia Tech
Week 5 · L 21-23 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ San José State
Week 8 · L 21-42 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 7 · L 34-50 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 41 Florida State
Week 13 · W 21-11 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · NC State
26.5 primary output · 40.3 efficiency · 11.5 usage
73.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
73.7
26.5 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Utah State
58.9
22 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
18
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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