2017 Football Roster
Roster
Tolando Cleveland
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Powder Springs, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Hillgrove HS
2016 SECย Academic Honor Roll
2015 SECย Academic Honor Roll
2014 SECย Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Veteran cornerback and one of the leaders of the secondary โฆ Selected as a team captain in his final season โฆ Battled back from a torn ACL in his left knee suffered during preseason camp in August 2016 and returned to the field in 2017 โฆ Played in 51 career games, notching 91 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks ... A ball hawk with three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 14 pass breakups in four seasons of action โฆ Started 22 career games โฆ A three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member who earned his degree in December 2017.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Started 12 of 13 games at cornerback โฆ Rarely targeted through the air โฆ Finished the year with 18 tackles and three pass breakups โฆ Part of an MSU pass defense that ranked 12th nationally and fourth in the SEC โฆ Did not start against Kentucky โฆ Registered a season-high four tackles in start at Georgia (9/23) โฆ Had two tackles apiece in games against LSU (9/16), UMass (11/3), Alabama (11/11), Ole Miss (11/23) โฆ Finished his career with two tackles in the TaxSlayer Bowl win vs. Louisville (12/30) โฆ Registered a season-best two pass breakups in the Egg Bowl โฆ Also had a PBU against Kentucky.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: Did not play in any contests and received a medical redshirt following a torn ACL in his left knee in preseason camp. ย
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in all 13 games on the year, making 10 starts at cornerback โฆ Did not start vs. Northwestern State (9/19), at Auburn (9/26) or at Texas A&M (10/3) โฆ Made his first-career start in the season-opener at Southern Miss (9/5) โฆ Tallied 42 tackles (27 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, one sack, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one blocked kick โฆ Recorded a tackle in all 13 games with a multiple-tackle performance in eight games and five or more tackles in four games โฆ Made a season-high six solo tackles in the season opener at Southern Miss (9/5) โฆ Notched the first solo sack of his career vs. Troy (10/10) for a loss of five yards โฆ Recorded a quarterback hurry in the third quarter vs. Louisiana Tech (10/17) โฆ Blocked a 32-yard field goal attempt vs. Alabama (11/14) in the opening drive of the fourth quarter โฆ Forced a fumble in the third quarter at Arkansas (11/21) in what turned out to be an exhilarating 51-50 win.
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Served as a backup corner, playing in all 13 games โฆ Tallied 29 total tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and seven pass breakups โฆ Recorded four tackles in the season-opener vs. Southern Miss (8/30) and four more tackles one week later against UAB (9/6) โฆ Notched his first career interception and a career high 1.5 tackles for loss at South Alabama (9/13) โฆ Returned his first pick 45 yards in the fourth quarter โฆ Registered half a sack and four total tackles in the win at No. 8 LSU (9/20) ... Recovered a fumble against No. 2 Auburn (10/11) โฆ Totaled two tackles and a pair of pass breakups in the road win at Kentucky (10/25) ... Credited with a career-high five tackles in the Homecoming victory against UT Martin (11/8) ... Pulled down his second career interception against Vanderbilt (11/22).
2013 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Experienced action in 12 of the 13 games with the lone contest missed the opener against Oklahoma State ... Finished rookie campaign with nine total tackles (0.5 for loss), seven solo ... Added one pass breakup, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Turned in three special-teams hits, two on kickoff returns and one on a punt runback ... Booked a career-high three tackles against Bowling Green (10/12) ... Made victory-sealing fumble recovery versus the Falcons, scooping up a loose ball on BGSUโs lateral-filled last play of the game ... Tallied yearโs only hit for lost yardage against the Falcons, combining with Chris Jones to drop Jordan Hopgood for a one-yard loss in the fourth quarter ... Forced first career fumble in the home opener against Alcorn State (9/7) by jarring the ball away from John Gibbs Jr. on a rush in the fourth quarter โฆ Created second fumble against the Razorbacks, taking the ball from Mitchell Loewen on a kickoff return in the second quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitutionโs โSuper 75โ prospects list ... Helped Head Coach Phillip Ironsideโs Hillgrove Hawks to a 6-5 record in 2012 with a first-round loss in the state playoffsย ... Credited with 81 total tackles and four interceptions as a junior ... Helped lead Hawks to a 11-1 record as a junior and advanced to the second round of the state 5A playoffs.
PERSONAL: Born Tolando Derex Cleveland on Nov. 9, 1994, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. โฆ Parents are Michelle and Calvin Rogers โฆ Has three siblings โ Isaiah, Dorean and Talanda โฆ Darius Slay of the Detroit Lions is his all-time favorite MSU player โฆ Earned his degree in political science in December 2017.ย ย ย ย
CLEVELANDโS CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, (twice), last vs. Troy (10-10-15)
Tackles for loss: 1.5, (twice), last vs. Troy (10-10-15)
Fumbles forced: 1, (three times) last at Arkansas (11-21-15)
Fumbles recovered: 1, (twice), last vs. Auburn (10-11-14) ย
Pass breakups: 2, at Kentucky (10-25-14)
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