Player Dossier

2019-2024

UTSA

Christian Clayton

DL • 6'3" • 335 lbs • Fort Worth, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Christian Clayton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.3

Efficiency

11.4

Consistency

51.9

Season Value

22.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · UTSA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
UTSA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Army

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.

Christian Clayton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · UTSA. Christian Clayton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

UTSA paired 9.5 primary output with 18.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Loss with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · UTSA

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

11.4

Usage

2.3

Consistency

51.9

Best Game by takeover score

Coastal Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 1. Kennesaw State: 0.5. Texas State: 0.5. Texas: 1. East Carolina: 0. Rice: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Tulsa: 1. Memphis: 0. Temple: 1. Army: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 0 by 10. Kennesaw State: 1 by 9.2. Texas State: 2 by 13.3. Texas: 1 by 14.2. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 3 by 22.5. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 1 by 14.2. Army: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Tulsa

Result
Mon 12/23vs Coastal CarolinaW 44-1500001
Sat 11/30@ ArmyL 24-2942000
Sat 11/23vs TempleW 51-2711100
Sat 11/2vs MemphisW 44-3611000
Sat 10/26@ TulsaL 45-46320.500.500
Sat 10/19vs Florida AtlanticW 38-2421000
Sat 10/12@ RiceL 27-2921000
Sat 9/28@ East CarolinaL 20-3010000
Sat 9/14@ TexasL 7-5611001
Sat 9/7@ Texas StateL 10-49200.5000
Sat 8/31vs Kennesaw StateW 28-16100.5000

Career Arc

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

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    UTSA

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonUTSA0
2020 PostseasonUTSA9.518.37.99.5
2020 Regular SeasonUTSA9.518.37.90
2021 PostseasonUTSA1.58.62.5-8
2021 Regular SeasonUTSA1.58.62.50
2022 Regular SeasonUTSA210.32.80.5
2023 Regular SeasonUTSA0.57.81.8-1.5
2024 PostseasonUTSA511.42.34.5
2024 Regular SeasonUTSA511.42.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Army

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.6 takeover score.

#3

San Diego State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

#4

Tulsa

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.

#5

UAB

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · UTSA

9.5 primary output · 18.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage

28.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · UTSA

28.6

9.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · UTSA

22.3

5 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7906

South Hills · Fort Worth, TX

Committed To
UTSA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

83

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Christian Clayton quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
9
Career tackles
83