Player Dossier

2023-2025

NC 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 28 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.1

Efficiency

31.2

Consistency

37.4

Season Value

27.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Utah State • NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

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.

Cian Slone, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Utah State. Cian Slone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Utah State paired 17 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 31.2 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: Wyoming

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Utah State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

31.2

Usage

10.1

Consistency

37.4

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. USC: 0. Utah: 0. Temple: 0. Boise State: 0. UNLV: 4. New Mexico: 0. Wyoming: 4. Washington State: 1. Hawai'i: 3. San Diego State: 2. Colorado State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. USC: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 1 by 4.2. 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 46.7. San Diego State: 9 by 57.5. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins3 · Games = 3 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -2.3 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wyoming

Best efficiency game

65 vs UNLV

Result
Fri 11/29@ Colorado StateL 37-4250100
Sat 11/23vs San Diego StateW 41-20951.500.500
Sat 11/16vs Hawai'iW 55-10421.501.500
Sun 11/10@ Washington StateL 28-49540.500.500
Sat 10/26@ Wyoming2+ sacks · Splash gameW 27-2555220
Sat 10/19vs New MexicoL 45-5071000
Sat 10/12vs UNLV2+ sacks · Splash gameL 34-5062220
Sat 10/5@ Boise StateL 30-6244000
Sat 9/21@ TempleL 29-4511000
Sat 9/14vs UtahL 21-3810000
Sun 9/8@ USCL 0-4811000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown11110

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonUtah State12.520.15.3
2023 Regular SeasonUtah State12.520.15.30
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State1731.210.14.5
2025 PostseasonNC State10.52812.7-6.5
2025 Regular SeasonNC State10.52812.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wyoming

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#2

Virginia Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

#3

UNLV

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

#4

San José State

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Utah State

17 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage

27.1

#2

2025 Postseason · NC State

23.8

10.5 primary · 28 efficiency · 12.7 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · NC State

23.8

10.5 primary · 28 efficiency · 12.7 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

139

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cian Slone quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
139