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 ... posted 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) ... had four tackles and 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)
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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