Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Eastern 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.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Clay Holford built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Carrollton, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Clay Holford's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Clay Holford, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Clay Holford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Clay Holford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hebron · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Hebron · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DL 607th (top 76%) · Mid-American 264th (top 62%) · National 3,192nd (top 62%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 16 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 17 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
Related Context
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Clay Holford played DL for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Clay Holford recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.1 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: Army
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
10.1
Usage
1.4
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Monmouth: 0. Purdue: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Ball State: 0. Army: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Akron: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Monmouth: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Army: 6 by 25. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 3 by 12.5
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Army
Best efficiency game
25 vs Army
Player Story
Clay Holford story
Clay Holford built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Carrollton, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Clay Holford's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Clay Holford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Eastern Michigan
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 14 | 3.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 14 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 8.5 | 1.6 | -2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 10.1 | 1.4 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 15 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 1 · W 30-23
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Mississippi Valley State
Week 1 · W 61-14
2
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 6 · L 15-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Army
Week 9 · L 22-37
0
Havoc Plays
15.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 1.6 usage
41.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
40.7
0 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
38.1
3 primary · 14 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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