Jacob Slade
Jacob Slade
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent three seasons in the Michigan State defensive front. 2021 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Penn State — Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 61 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mel Tucker.
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-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 20 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 40 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 23 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022
W 23–15
at Illinois
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Keivie Rose’s 2021 season.
Matches Keivie on
Differs from Keivie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Domonique Orange's graduate season at Iowa State (2024).
Matches Domonique on