Aveon Grose
Aveon Grose
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Iowa — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 15 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
vs Youngstown State
1 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Demarcus Rankin’s 2023 season.
Matches Demarcus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Patterson's junior season at Florida International (2024).
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Background
CAREER NOTES: Has played in 34 collegiate games, including five starts . . . lettered the last two seasons (2024-25) at Michigan State, where he has played in 24 games . . . transferred to MSU from Southern Illinois in January 2024 . . . played four games at SIU in 2023 . . . played six games at...