Usage Score
7.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025Arizona State
Clayton Smith
DL • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Queen City, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Clayton Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.5
Consistency
44.9
Season Value
32.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Oklahoma • Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Scouting Read
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Clayton Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Arizona State. Clayton Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Clayton Smith played DL for Oklahoma and Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Clayton Smith recorded 15 receiving yards and 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 18 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma, Arizona State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
7.3
Consistency
44.9
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Arizona: 1.5. Mississippi State: 5. Texas State: 2. TCU: 2. Houston: 1. West Virginia: 0. Colorado: 1. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Arizona: 6 by 40. Mississippi State: 5 by 70.8. Texas State: 1 by 24.2. TCU: 1 by 24.2. Houston: 1 by 14.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 3 by 22.5. Arizona: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Arizona | L 7-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Colorado | W 42-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs West Virginia | W 25-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/26 | vs Houston | L 16-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs TCUSplash game | W 27-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Texas StateSplash game | W 34-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Mississippi State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 20-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Northern Arizona | W 38-19 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona State
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona State | 18 | 33.4 | 13.6 | 17 |
| 2024 Postseason | Arizona State | 24.5 | 27.3 | 9.3 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona State | 24.5 | 27.3 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12.5 | 25.5 | 7.3 | -12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Mississippi State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#2
Kansas
4.5
Primary metric
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
#3
Texas State
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#4
Colorado
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
Oregon
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Arizona State
18 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 13.6 usage
48
#2
2024 Postseason · Arizona State
43.9
24.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Arizona State
43.9
24.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.9812
Texas High · Texarkana, TX
- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
81
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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