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Josh Slayton
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    North Side
  • Position:
    DB
  • Major:
    Athletic Training
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    50.0
  • sac
    2.0
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Junior (2013): Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Selection ... HCAC All-Sportsmanship team ... Started in all 10 games ... Made 50 total tackles ... Made 28 solo tackles ... Made 22 assisted tackles ... Made 4.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 21 yards ... Made two sacks, totaling 13 yards ... Made two interceptions, with 17 return yards ... Returned one interception for a touchdown ... Had six breakups ... Had eight passes defended ... Forced one fumble ... Made two fumble recoveries.

Sophomore (2012): Played in seven games this season … Made 32 total tackles … Made 21 solo tackles … Made 11 assisted tackles … Made one tackle for a loss, totaling one yard … HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team … HCAC Academic All-Conference.

Freshman (2011): Made immediate impact with eight starts from cornerback slot … Saw time in all 10 contests … Led Jackets and ranked third among all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference  competitors with 10 passes defended … Ranked sixth on squad with 41 tackles … Ended third on team with 27 solo stops …Named Honorable Mention All-HCAC.

High School: Lettered three times on gridiron at North Side High … Played for head coach Ryan Hall … Two-time all-conference performer.

Personal: Son of Tammy Slayton … Majoring in athletic training.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 28 22
Assists 22 16
Tackles 50.0 38.0
Tackles per game 5.0 4.8
Sacks 2.0 2.0
Sack yards 13 13
Interceptions 2 2
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 2 2
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 2 5 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 5 4 9.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 3 2 5.0 1.5 9 2.5 11 1 - - 1 16 1 - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 2 3 5.0 - - 1.0 5 - - - 1 1 0 1 - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 0 1 1.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - 1 - - - - 2 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2011-12 7 - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - -
2014-15 10 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2011-12 7 - - - - 0 .0
2012-13 3 - - - - 0 .0
2013-14 10 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 30 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2011-12 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2014-15 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.4 - - - - 2 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2011-12 7 19 14 33.0 4.7 - - 1.0 4 - - - - - 8 -
2012-13 3 6 3 9.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 28 22 50.0 5.0 2.0 13 4.5 21 1 2 0 2 17 6 -
2014-15 10 43 14 57.0 5.7 2.0 12 4.0 14 - 2 0 2 42 10 -
Total 30 96 53 149.0 5.0 4.0 25 9.5 39 1 4 0 4 59 24 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 2.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 28 22 50.0 5.0 2.0 13 4.5 21 1 2 0 2 17 6 -
Conference 8 22 16 38.0 4.8 2.0 13 4.5 21 1 2 0 2 17 6 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 12 8 20.0 4.0 0.5 4 1.5 9 - 1 0 1 1 6 -
Away 5 16 14 30.0 6.0 1.5 9 3.0 12 1 1 0 1 16 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 9 7 16.0 5.3 1.5 9 3.5 16 1 - - 2 17 3 -
Losses 7 19 15 34.0 4.9 0.5 4 1.0 5 - 2 0 - - 3 -
Month                                
September 4 14 12 26.0 6.5 1.5 9 3.0 12 1 - - 1 16 - -
October 4 12 8 20.0 5.0 - - 1.0 5 - 1 0 1 1 4 -
November 2 2 2 4.0 2.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - 1 0 - - 2 -

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