Linebacker, NC State (from Utah State), 2023–25
Cian Slone
Lettered 2023–24 at Utah State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Rocklin, CA
- Born
- Sep 19, 2002
Cian Slone played linebacker at Utah State (2023–24) and NC State (2025).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20252sacks, career hightwice; last at Wyoming, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah State | 28 | 12 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 49 | 26 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | NC State | 62 | 24 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Career | 139 | 62 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah State | 8 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Utah State | 8 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 8 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 250 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 NC State 13 games, 62 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia | W 35–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Wake Forest | W 34–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Duke | L 33–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 21–23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Campbell | W 56–10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | L 7–36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–36 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 7–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Florida State | W 21–11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. North Carolina | W 42–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 31–7 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Utah State 12 games, 49 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Robert Morris | W 36–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at USC | L 0–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Utah | L 21–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Temple | L 29–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Boise State | L 30–62 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UNLV | L 34–50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. New Mexico | L 45–50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Wyoming | W 27–25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Washington State | L 28–49 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Hawai’i | W 55–10 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. San Diego State | W 41–20 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Colorado State | L 37–42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Utah State 12 games, 28 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Iowa | L 14–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Idaho State | W 78–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. James Madison | L 38–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at UConn | W 34–33 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Colorado State | W 44–24 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Fresno State | L 32–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at San José State | L 21–42 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atSan Diego State | W 32–24 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Nevada | W 41–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Boise State | L 10–45 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNew Mexico | W 44–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Georgia State | L 22–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ |
| Weight | 241 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 78¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.99 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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