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Darius Slade Season 2017

PositionDL
Weight255 lbs
Height6-4
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownMontclair, N.J.
Previous SchoolOhio State
OVERVIEW:
  • 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
ARIZONA STATE

JUNIOR (2017)
  • Sat out after transferring from Ohio State
  • Earned Co-Defensive MVP honors as a member of the Scout Team  
OHIO STATE:
  • 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
HIGH SCHOOL:
  • 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  
Darius_Slade

Redshirt Junior
2018

DL
6-5 / 257 lbs