2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 9
Jett Elad
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 202
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- St. Ignatius [Ohio]
- Prev School:
- Garden City CC
- Major:
- Adult and Continuing Education (Grad)
2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
2025 Cornish Trophy Finalist
2024 Third Team All-Mountain West (Phil Steele)
2024 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
2024 Cornish Trophy Finalist
2023 Cornish Trophy Finalist
2025 Cornish Trophy Finalist
2024 Third Team All-Mountain West (Phil Steele)
2024 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
2024 Cornish Trophy Finalist
2023 Cornish Trophy Finalist
2025 (Senior): Started all 12 games at safety ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten (12/3) by the coaches ... selected as a finalist for the Cornish Trophy (12/11), which honors the top Canadian in college football, for the third straight year ... led the team with 80 tackles ... had at least five stops in nine games ... led the team in tackles in five games ... ranked 18th in the Big Ten with 6.7 tackles per game ... added three tackles-for-loss, two interceptions, a pass breakup, forced fumble and fumble recovery ... posted a season-high 11 tackles with one for loss against Penn State (11/29) ... collected seven tackles with a pass breakup at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... brought in an interception in win over Maryland (11/8) ... added seven tackles with one for loss at Illinois (11/1) ... recovered a fumble that led to the winning field goal at Purdue (10/25) ... forced a fumble versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... posted seven tackles at Washington (10/10) ... led the team with nine stops at Minnesota (9/27) and against Iowa (9/19) ... collected an interception and blocked punt versus Norfolk State (9/13) ... recorded five tackles with one for loss against Miami (Ohio) (9/6) ... started and posted seven tackles in Rutgers debut versus Ohio (8/28).
2024 (Senior at UNLV): Played in all 14 games with nine starts at safety … named Third Team All-Mountain West by Phil Steele and honorable mention in the coaches and media vote … selected as a finalist for the Cornish Trophy, which honors the top Canadian in college football, for the second straight year … totaled 84 tackles with five for loss and a sack … contributed six pass breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery … posted 11 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in the LA Bowl victory over Cal (12/18) … broke up a pass and collected five stops in the Mountain West Championship Game at No. 10 Boise State (12/6) … in on nine tackles with a sack versus Nevada (11/30) … knocked away a pass against San Diego State (11/16) … added five tackles at Hawaii (11/9) … recorded nine tackles and two pass breakups versus No. 17 Boise State (10/25) … notched six tackles at Oregon State (10/19) … had a season-high 12 tackles with an interception and pass breakup at Utah State (10/11) … collected 10 stops with 1.5 for loss against Syracuse (10/4) … registered six tackles at Kansas (9/13).
2023 (Senior at UNLV): Played in 13 games with seven starts at safety … selected as a finalist for the Cornish Trophy, which honors the top Canadian in college football … totaled 57 tackles with 2.5 for loss … added six pass breakups and a fumble recovery … had two tackles in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl versus Kansas (12/26) … broke up a pass with six tackles against San Jose State (11/25) … in on eight stops with a pass breakup versus Wyoming (11/10) … returned a fumble 62 yards to set up a score at New Mexico (11/4) … collected a tackle-for-loss at Nevada (10/14) … recorded seven tackles and a pass breakup against Hawaii (9/30) … knocked away two passes at UTEP (9/23) … registered a season-high eight tackles with a pass breakup versus Vanderbilt (9/16) … in on six stops at No. 2 Michigan (9/9) … had four tackles in debut with the Rebels against Bryant (9/2).
2022 (Junior at Garden City CC): Appeared in 10 games … totaled 31 tackles and six pass breakups … had season highs with eight tackles and three pass breakups versus Independence (10/8).
2021 (Sophomore at Ohio): Played in nine games with five starts at safety … totaled 35 tackles with 2.5 for loss … posted three pass breakups … had seven tackles with 1.5 for loss versus Kent State (10/23) … in on five stops at Akron (10/2) … broke up a pass at Northwestern (9/25) … notched four tackles at Louisiana (9/16) … collected a season-high 11 tackles with one for loss and two pass breakups against Duquesne (9/11) … recorded six stops versus Syracuse (9/4).
2020 (Sophomore at Ohio): Played in all three games … totaled 11 tackles, two interceptions and two pass breakups … had three tackles, an interception and a pass breakup versus Bowling Green (11/28) … collected a season-high five stops with a pick and pass breakup against Akron (11/10) … made three tackles in collegiate debut at Central Michigan (11/4).
2019 (Freshman at Ohio): Did not see game action.
Prior to College: A 2019 graduate of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio … a two-time letterwinner for the Wildcats … named First Team All-Ohio as a senior … finished career with 106 tackles, 36 pass breakups, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one touchdown.
Major: Adult and Continuing Education (Grad)
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