Avery Sledge
Avery Sledge
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Avery Sledge has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against South Alabama — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
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 | Southern Miss | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tim Terry Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Tim on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marc Pretto's senior season at Northern Illinois (2025).
Matches Marc on
Background
2023 (Redshirt Freshman, Mississippi State): Appeared in nine games … Mainly played on special teams without recording stats … Scored his first career touchdown in the season opener off a blocked punt ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown … Southern Miss (11/18): Made a...