Honors
- FCS Freshman All-America: 2024 (Phil Steele)
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2024
- MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
2024
Named as an FCS Freshman All-America second-team selection by Phil Steele ... Tied for 3rd on squad with 51 total tackles in addition to 22 solos, 7.0 tackles for loss, a sack and a pair of fumble recoveries ... Shared MVFC lead in fumble recoveries (2), which ranked 15th nationally in FCS ... Played in all 12 games while earning 4 starts ... Named MSU Defensive and Special Teams Grinder of the game for win at Illinois State (10/12/24) in which he had a 42-yard scoop-and-score fumble recovery touchdown with 6 total tackles and 3 solos ... Earned MSU Defensive Showtime laurels for game at national champion North Dakota State (11/23/24) with 7 total tackles, including 3 solos ... Registered season-high 8 total tackles with 5 solos in season finale vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) ... Logged 6 total stops at Ball State (9/7/24) with 3 solos and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Finished with 6 tackles, 3 solos, an interception and a sack in win at UT Martin (9/21/24) ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC fifth-team all-conference list ... Earned spot on MVFC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
2023
Played in 4 games during his debut season to retain his redshirt status ... Made his debut in season opener at Kansas (9/1/23) ... Also saw action in key victories over Utah Tech (9/23/23), at Western Illinois (10/14/23) and homecoming vs. Murray State (10/21/23) ... Was on travel squad for all 6 road games.
High School
Teason led CBC High in St. Louis to back-to-back Missouri Class 6 state championships in 2021 and 2022 for coach Scott Pingel ... Led the Cadets in tackles with 102, including 5 sacks, and 14 total for a loss in 2022 ... Had 19 tackles, including three sacks in state semifinal win over Liberty North as a senior (2022) ... Named Metro Catholic Conference Defensive Player of the Year while earning first-team all-state, all-district and all-conference honors for the second straight year ... Started at middle linebacker his junior year after playing safety and outside linebacker earlier in his high school career and racked up 64 tackles, a pair of interceptions and three defensive touchdowns in 2021.
Personal
Michael Jay Teason Jr. was born 9/1/05 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Mike and Evelyn Teason of St. Louis ... Has five sisters, Dee-ann, Jazzmin, Taylor, Chelsea and Kaycee ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
