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Jersey Number 44
Ken Talley
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Northeast
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Two-year letterwinner played in 15 games for the Spartans (five in 2022, 10 in 2023) . . . recorded 11 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games to earn his second letter . . . missed two games due to an injury (Boston College and Illinois) . . . registered six tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss (18 yards) and 1.5 sacks (12 yards), along with two QB hurries, posting 152 snaps . . . had one solo tackle in 17 snaps against Rutgers . . . was in on 12 snaps in Purdue game . . . missed Illinois game with an injury . . . logged eight snaps in both the Indiana game and at Michigan . . . matched jersey number by charting 11 snaps in Iowa game . . . was in on 17 defensive snaps at Oregon . . . logged 21 snaps in Ohio State game . . . did not play at Boston College . . . had first full sack (12 yards) of career for lone tackle in Prairie View A&M game, matching jersey number with 11 snaps . . . notched career-high tying three tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss in game at Maryland, playing a season-high 27 snaps . . . logged one tackle with 0.5 tackle for loss on 0.5 sack and added two QB hurries in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, recording 20 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Had five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss in playing in five games with 58 total defensive snaps . . . had one assisted tackle in playing 24 snaps vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . posted career-high three tackles and first tackle for loss of MSU career in Ohio State game, part of charting 27 snaps . . . saw limited defensive and special teams action in Maryland, Richmond and Central Michigan games, making one tackle in Richmond game.
2022 SEASON: Redshirted . . . transferred from Penn State to Michigan State during the first month of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star prospect (247Sports, ESPN, Rivals) . . . named to the Rivals250 (No. 210) and the ESPN300 (No. 300) as one of the top overall players in the nation . . . ranked one of the best prospects in the state of Pennsylvania in the Class of 2022 by Rivals (No. 5), ESPN (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 11) and On3 (No. 15) . . . listed among the top defensive ends in the country by Rivals (No. 15), ESPN (No. 27) and 247Sports (No. 29) . . . recorded 95 tackles, including 20 TFLs, 12 sacks and 11 QB hurries as a senior in 2021 . . . was a first-team all-state selection in Class 6A as a linebacker by the Pennsylvania Football Writers . . . named to the 2021 MaxPreps All-Great Lakes Team (third team) . . . attended the same high school in Philadelphia (Northeast) as former Spartan great Herb Adderley, who is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games to earn his second letter . . . missed two games due to an injury (Boston College and Illinois) . . . registered six tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss (18 yards) and 1.5 sacks (12 yards), along with two QB hurries, posting 152 snaps . . . had one solo tackle in 17 snaps against Rutgers . . . was in on 12 snaps in Purdue game . . . missed Illinois game with an injury . . . logged eight snaps in both the Indiana game and at Michigan . . . matched jersey number by charting 11 snaps in Iowa game . . . was in on 17 defensive snaps at Oregon . . . logged 21 snaps in Ohio State game . . . did not play at Boston College . . . had first full sack (12 yards) of career for lone tackle in Prairie View A&M game, matching jersey number with 11 snaps . . . notched career-high tying three tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss in game at Maryland, playing a season-high 27 snaps . . . logged one tackle with 0.5 tackle for loss on 0.5 sack and added two QB hurries in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, recording 20 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Had five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss in playing in five games with 58 total defensive snaps . . . had one assisted tackle in playing 24 snaps vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . posted career-high three tackles and first tackle for loss of MSU career in Ohio State game, part of charting 27 snaps . . . saw limited defensive and special teams action in Maryland, Richmond and Central Michigan games, making one tackle in Richmond game.
2022 SEASON: Redshirted . . . transferred from Penn State to Michigan State during the first month of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star prospect (247Sports, ESPN, Rivals) . . . named to the Rivals250 (No. 210) and the ESPN300 (No. 300) as one of the top overall players in the nation . . . ranked one of the best prospects in the state of Pennsylvania in the Class of 2022 by Rivals (No. 5), ESPN (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 11) and On3 (No. 15) . . . listed among the top defensive ends in the country by Rivals (No. 15), ESPN (No. 27) and 247Sports (No. 29) . . . recorded 95 tackles, including 20 TFLs, 12 sacks and 11 QB hurries as a senior in 2021 . . . was a first-team all-state selection in Class 6A as a linebacker by the Pennsylvania Football Writers . . . named to the 2021 MaxPreps All-Great Lakes Team (third team) . . . attended the same high school in Philadelphia (Northeast) as former Spartan great Herb Adderley, who is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.
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