Cal Haladay
Cal Haladay
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Cal Haladay has been at Michigan State through two head coaches in four seasons. 2022 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Rutgers — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 365 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
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 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 58 | 36 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 91 | 41 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 120 | 42 | 11.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 96 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 365 | 158 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024
W 32–20
vs Iowa
6 TOT · 4 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Malachi Langley’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Debo Williams's senior season at South Carolina (2024).
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