Jacob Slade: DT · Michigan State · #64.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacob Slade
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The five seasons at Michigan State span two head coaches: Mark Dantonio and Mel Tucker. The first one came in 2021: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Penn State — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 20 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 40 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 13 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 87 | 31 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-28vs Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-29@ No. 4 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-15@ No. 14 Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-39vs Indiana | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-35@ No. 11 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
15%3 hurries20 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Pass share
53.5%
410 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #241 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan State, 87 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
