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Josh Slayton
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    North Side
  • Position:
    S
  • Major:
    Athletic Training
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    57.0
  • sac
    2.0
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Senior (2014): First-team All-HCAC ... Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Played in all 10 games ... Finished fourth on the team in tackles with 57 (43 solo and 14 assists) ... Had four tackles for loss ... Tallied two sacks ... Recorded two games with 10 or more tackles, including a career-high 12 tackles against Mount St. Joseph University on Sept. 20 ... Had two interceptions for 42 yards ... Led the team and tied for tops in the HCAC in pass breakups with 10 ... tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries with two ... Returned one interception for a touchdown (42 yards) against Anderson (Ind.) University on Nov. 1.

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 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 43 34
Assists 14 9
Tackles 57.0 43.0
Tackles per game 5.7 5.4
Sacks 2.0 2.0
Sack yards 12 12
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 2 -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 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 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - 2 - 1 0 0 1 - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 7 4 11.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 9 3 12.0 2.0 12 2.0 12 - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 6 1 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 4 - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 1 1 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - 1 42 1 - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 6 0 6.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -

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 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

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 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 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 6 1.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 2.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 43 14 57.0 5.7 2.0 12 4.0 14 - 2 0 2 42 10 -
Conference 8 34 9 43.0 5.4 2.0 12 4.0 14 - - - 1 42 9 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 28 11 39.0 6.5 2.0 12 3.0 13 - 2 0 2 42 7 -
Away 4 15 3 18.0 4.5 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 3 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 8 4 12.0 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - 1 42 3 -
Losses 7 35 10 45.0 6.4 2.0 12 3.0 13 - 2 0 1 0 7 -
Month                                
September 4 21 10 31.0 7.8 2.0 12 2.0 12 - 2 0 1 0 6 -
October 3 12 2 14.0 4.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 4 -
November 3 10 2 12.0 4.0 - - 2.0 2 - - - 1 42 - -

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