OVERVIEW:
JUNIOR (2017)
- Looks to compete for immediate playing time along the defensive line after making an impact in practice now that he has become eligible
- Slade is the cousin of Jared Odrick, the seven-year NFL veteran who was coached by current Ohio State assistant head coach and defensive line coach Larry Johnson at Penn State
JUNIOR (2017)
- Sat out after transferring from Ohio State
- Earned Co-Defensive MVP honors as a member of the Scout Team
- He earned his first Varsity O letter in 2015 when he played in seven games for the Buckeyes
- Had a career-best 12 plays from scrimmage in the win over Rutgers that year and had 11 plays against both Virginia Tech and Michigan
- Slade recorded 37 quarterback sacks for 126 yards in losses as a junior and senior and helped Montclair High School, coached by John Fiore, to consecutive 12-0 seasons and back-to-back New Jersey Group 5 state championships
- His school has the distinction of being the first to claim consecutive state titles since the current New Jersey playoff system was implemented in 1974
- Slade had 67 tackles, including 23.5 sacks (and 35 total tackles for loss), as a senior and was named first-team all-New Jersey
- He had 13.5 sacks and 46 tackles as a junior
- Considered one of the Top 20 senior prospects in New Jersey
- Rated as high as the No. 30 strong-side defensive end by 247Sports and the No. 66 defensive lineman by Scout