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Player Dossier
2016-2019Baylor
Clay Johnston
LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Abilene, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Clay Johnston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 67.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Clay Johnston built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Abilene, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Clay Johnston's career was his defensive production: 225...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 234
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Clay Johnston, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Baylor. Clay Johnston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 67.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 225
- TFL
- 25.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Clay Johnston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · LB
- Career Tackles
- 225
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Baylor
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Northmont · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Northmont · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 20 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · LB 275th (top 22%) · Big 12 35th (top 8%) · National 495th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 22 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 8 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 83 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 49 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 6 | 58 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 84.9 |
Related Context
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Clay Johnston played LB for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Clay Johnston recorded 225 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Baylor paired 17.5 primary output with 67.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Baylor
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
40
Usage
10.7
Consistency
24.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 2. UTSA: 0. Duke: 0. Kansas: 0. Kansas State: 0. Texas: 2.5. West Virginia: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 0.5. TCU: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 4 by 36.7. UTSA: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 11 by 45.8. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 13 by 75. West Virginia: 6 by 35. Oklahoma State: 17 by 50. Iowa State: 9 by 42.5. TCU: 15 by 65
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
75 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | W 45-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs TCU10+ tackles | L 9-16 | 15 | 10 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Iowa State | L 14-28 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma State10+ tackles | W 35-31 | 17 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | @ West Virginia | L 14-58 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Texas10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-23 | 13 | 10 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Kansas State | W 37-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Kansas | W 26-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Duke10+ tackles | L 27-40 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ UTSA | W 37-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Clay Johnston story
Clay Johnston built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Abilene, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Clay Johnston's career was his defensive production: 225 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Clay Johnston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 6 | 16.8 | 3.7 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 6 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 13 | 42.6 | 11.9 | 7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 7.5 | 40 | 10.7 | -5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 7.5 | 40 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 17.5 | 67.2 | 14 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 3 · L 20-34
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa State
Week 5 · W 23-21 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas
Week 7 · L 17-23 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 7 · W 33-30 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
80.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Rice
Week 4 · W 21-13
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Havoc Plays
78.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Baylor
17.5 primary output · 67.2 efficiency · 14 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Baylor
61.1
13 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Baylor
49
7.5 primary · 40 efficiency · 10.7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
9
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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