CAL HALADAY
LINEBACKER | 6-1 | 205Elysburg, Pennsylvania | Southern Columbia HS
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Plans to enroll for the 2020 spring semester and participate in spring practice . . . ranked the No. 1 inside linebacker prospect in Pennsylvania’s Class of 2020 by Rivals.com and ESPN.com . . . listed among the top overall players in Pennsylvania by ESPN.com (No. 5), Rivals.com (No. 10) and 247Sports (No. 10) . . . rated one of the top inside linebackers in the country by ESPN.com (No. 16) and 247Sports (No. 42) . . . played for Coach Jim Roth at Southern Columbia High School and was a member of the most accomplished senior class in school history, winning three straight state titles and finishing with a record of 63-1 . . . is the all-time leading tackler in school history . . . four-time first-team all-state honoree by The Associated Press . . . helped lead Southern Columbia to a perfect 16-0 record and the PIAA Class 2A state championship, the 10th state title in school history and third consecutive championship for the Tigers . . . led the Tigers with nine tackles and a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown in the dominant 74-7 victory over Avonworth in the state championship game . . . Southern Columbia finished No. 1 in the nation in the final High School Football America Small School Top 25 for the second year in a row . . . also a member of the 2018 state championship team and was a first-team Class 2A all-state selection after recording 131 tackles . . . had 109 tackles as a sophomore in 2017 while helping the Tigers to the state title . . . set a school single-season record with 151 tackles as a freshman in 2016 as Southern Columbia reached the state championship game . . . son of Greg and Noreen Haladay . . . born Dec. 16, 2000.
DANTONIO ON HALADAY:
“Cal Haladay is very instinctive, plays downhill, and is athletic. He has a way of slipping blockers. He reminds me, a big comparison, when I was at Ohio State as a graduate assistant, Chris Spielman walked in there 205 (pounds), made every play. Very slippery guy, can defeat blocks; sort of reminds me of (Spielman) in that respect. Hopefully Cal gets to the height that Chris did. Cal is a three-time state champion and the all-time leading tackler at his high school.”
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) December 18, 2019