Myles Slusher is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Purdue.
Slusher plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against USC, Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Southern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-33vs USC | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 30-56@ No. 24 Notre Dame | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-43vs No. 22 Illinois | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27@ Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-19@ Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ No. 21 Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-49@ Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 44 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL63 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
52.0%
404 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
64.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
63 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #101 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #16 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Sam Pittman, Deion Sanders and Barry Odom.
