Utah State University Athletics

HONORS
Second-Team All-Mountain West (2024); Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024).

CAREER NOTES
Played in 25 games with 14 starts … recorded 77 tackles (38 solo), which included 9.5 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss, to go along with four pass breakups and one fumble recovery.

2024 (SENIOR SEASON)
Earned second-team All-Mountain West honors as he played in all 12 games, starting the final eight … finished the season with 49 tackles (26 solo), which included a team-best 7.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a team-high five quarterback hurries … had a career high nine tackles, including 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a career-high-tying three quarterback hurries against San Diego State (11/23) … had seven tackles against New Mexico (10/19) … recorded six tackles, including a career high 2.0 sacks, against UNLV (10/11) … had five tackles, including a career-high-tying 2.0 sacks, at Wyoming (10/26) … notched five tackles, including 0.5 sacks, at No. 20 Washington State (11/9) … posted five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, at Colorado State (11/29) … had four tackles, including 1.5 sacks, against Hawai’i (11/16) … finished the season ranking fourth in the MW and 29th in the nation in sacks with 7.5 (0.63 pg) … earned academic All-MW honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete.


2023 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Played in all 13 games with six starts … finished the season with 28 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, to go along with seven quarterback hurries, four pass breakups and one fumble recovery … had a season high six tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, at UConn (9/30) … had his first career sack against Fresno State (10/13) … posted four tackles, including a career-high-tying 1.0 sacks and a career best 2.5 tackles for loss, at San José State (10/21) … had two tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against Georgia State (12/23) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl … lone fumble recovery was against Idaho State (9/9) … earned academic All-Mountain West honors.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Named a California Community College Football Coaches Association All-American and the state’s Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2022, as he helped American River College (North Highlands, California) to an 8-4 overall record, including a league title with a 5-0 record ... finished the season with 84 tackles, which included 12.0 sacks and 22.0 tackles for loss, to go along with a forced fumble, as he led the team in both sacks and tackles for loss, and ranked second in total tackles ... had a season high 12 tackles against both Sacramento City College and Laney College ... posted four double-digit tackle games during the year ... added a season best 4.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss against Sacramento City College, and had 4.5 tackles for loss against Laney College ... had at least 1.0 tackles for loss in 10 of the 11 games he played in ... recorded 39 tackles as a freshman, which included 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup ... had a season high nine tackles against San Francisco City College and seven tackles against Laney College.

HIGH SCHOOL
Had 77 tackles, which included 6.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup as a prep junior at Rocklin (California) High School ... had two double-digit tackle games ... posted a career high 11 stops, including a career best 3.0 tackles for loss, against Folsom HS ... did not play during his senior season due to injury.

PERSONAL
One of three sons of Tim and Susan Slone ... brother, Teeg, played football at Utah State (2023-24) ... majoring in kinesiology ... first name is pronounced Key-un.