Avery Sledge
2023 (Redshirt Freshman, Mississippi State): Appeared in nine games … Mainly played on special teams without recording stats … Scored his first career touchdown in the season opener off a blocked punt ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown … Southern Miss (11/18): Made a tackle. 2022 (Freshman, Mississippi State): Appeared in two games…Earned a redshirt…Had one tackle in his collegiate debut against ETSU. High School: Prepped at Forrest County Agricultural High School under head coach Brad Calcote … Considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports and is the No. 12 player in Mississippi according to that outlet … Totaled 66 tackles with seven tackles for loss and two sacks as a senior … Added four pass breakups and a forced fumble in 2021 … Was a multi-sport athlete, playing baseball, basketball and football. Personal: Born Avery D. Sledge on September 4...Son of Kim Gunn and Cedrick Sledge ... Has one brother named Kimari…Majoring in Liberal Studies with a minor in Communication Studies.
- TransferredPortal · 6/5/24, 11:32 AMAvery Sledge (LB) officially transferred from Mississippi State University to The University of Southern Mississippi
- CommittedUpNext · 5/15/24, 1:07 PMAvery Sledge (LB) committed to The University of Southern Mississippi
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The University of Southern Mississippi | 3 | 0 | 66 | -- | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | The University of Southern Mississippi | 11 | 0 | 103 | -- | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | The University of Southern Mississippi | 11 | 0 | 23 | -- | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 |  Mississippi State University | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State University | 2 | 0 | 4 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 0 | 196 | -- | 40 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026