Player Dossier

2016-2020

Eastern Michigan

Clay Holford

DL • 6'2" • 255 lbs • Carrollton, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Clay Holford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.6

Efficiency

12.5

Consistency

100

Season Value

38

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Clay Holford, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Clay Holford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

1

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

12.5

Usage

1.6

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

1 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Ball State

Result
Thu 11/12@ Ball StateL 31-3832000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Eastern Michigan

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620162017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonEastern Michigan110.73
2016 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan110.730
2017 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan07.41.2-1
2018 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan010.11.40
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan2154.22
2020 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan012.51.6-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Coastal Carolina

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#3

Army

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.2 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8 takeover score.

#5

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 1.6 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

37.2

0 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

36.2

0 primary · 7.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7685

Hebron · Carrollton, TX

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

55

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
55